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 00:14 | 21/Aug/2008
ENCOUNTERS – BRUTUS!!!
ENCOUNTERS – BRUTUS!!! A few years back I was at a party and since I am not much of a drinker I held on to a glass of “Pissky” (whisky) and circulated amongst the folks present, like I always do on such occasions. That way no body would force me to drink more “for company” (which is a boorish alcohol drinking Indian behaviour).   It was a party hos... more...
 12:11 | 20/Aug/2008
THE NEW BAHURANI
THE NEW BAHURANI It is a myth that when a son gets married and a new daughter-in-law arrives in the family, everything changes. The new wife (progressive Indian woman of today), was being welcomed at the husband's home in a traditional manner. As expected she gave a speech, "My dear family,I thank you for welcoming me in my new home and family, fir... more...
 20:23 | 13/Aug/2008
ENCOUNTERS – NOT A HAPPY OCCASION
ENCOUNTERS – NOT A HAPPY OCCASION  Friends I am starting a new series in which I will try to share my experiences of dealing with people in everyday professional or personal life. In my mid-twenties, I started a business of trading in papers. A paper mill director helped me by going out of the way and bypassed his regular distributor and gave me an... more...
 17:09 | 12/Aug/2008
The Story of Maria.
The Story of Maria. Maria is a devout Catholic.  She gets married and has 7 children. Eventually, her husband dies.  She remarries two weeks later, and has 10 children by her next husband.  Eventually, he dies.  Soon after her second husband's death she too dies.  At the funeral, the priest looks skyward and says, "At least they're finally together... more...
 00:27 | 8/Aug/2008
Types Of Women
Types Of Women HARD-DISK Woman:She remembers everything, FOREVER.}} RAM Woman:She forgets about you, the moment you turn her off. }} WINDOWS Woman:Everyone knows that she can't do a thing right, but no one can live without her.}} EXCEL Woman:They say she can do a lot of things but you mostly use her for your four basic needs.}} SCREENSAVER Woman:Sh... more...
 19:39 | 6/Aug/2008
JUST STUPID
Friends I am reposting an interesting one. RgdsSunshine :-) JUST STUPID  ·        Police in Wichita, Kansas, arrested a 22-year-old man at an airport hotel after he tried to pass two (counterfeit) $16 bills.  ·        A man in Johannesberg, South Africa, shot his 49-year-old friend in the face, seriously wounding him, while the two practiced shooti... more...
 15:46 | 6/Aug/2008
DONT MISS THIS VIDEO
THE WISHING WELL   http://ishare.rediff.com/filevideo-Wishing-Well-id-1080 80.php more...
 15:49 | 5/Aug/2008
In a Rajasthani Bus
In A Rajasthani Bus   Conductor : Baccha ko ticket??? } }  }   Rajsthani lady :- Iko bhi lagego ke? Yo tho abaar bobo chuse hai. } } }   Conductor:- Bobo tho iko baap bhi chuse hai - Toh uke bhi free me bitha looo?????   more...
 17:12 | 1/Aug/2008
SHOOTING BIRDS
SHOOTING BIRDS There was a Chinese father named Cheng who was very close to his son. They used to go everywhere together including looking for "birds" (Chinese slang for prostitute). One day, Chung the son decided to go overseas for study. The father was very supportive, and before his son left, the father told him, "Chung we cannot look for chicke... more...
 14:49 | 25/Jul/2008
Viagra for Diarrhea
Viagra for Diarrhea The lady teacher asks the pupils what kind of medicines they know and what they are used for. The first pupil said: 'Crocin' 'Very good! And what is it used for?' 'It is used for headache.' The second pupil said: “Calmpose' 'Excellent. And what it is used for?' 'To help you sleep.' Now it is Johnny's turn and he said: 'Viagra' '... more...
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 Himanshu Patel | 12:37 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (3)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: anything
In coming diwali vacation I am going toKERALA for holiday for 15 days. Please guid me.  more...
 venkataramana | 17:43 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (52)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading,writing,m...
THE SECRET RECIPE.
POSTED AT http://vvictoryman.blogspot.com  (since page here troubling-technical error I suppose).  more...
 cubicile blues | 14:34 | 13/Aug/2008
Friends: (118)  | City: Pune  | Interests: When I told my fr...
My super power is sleep
Sleep is natures gift to man. Many people say to me that they can only sleep in the bed. Moreover they want lights to be switched off, a soft pillow and silence. They can’t sleep if there is even a slight noise. Such people have never worked in a BPO. As an ex-BPOite I will suggest them to join a BPO as soon as possible so that they can overcome th...  more...
 StudentOf VIHE | 13:40 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (130)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Reading Inspirati...
We Love You Mother
We love you Motherland, for the kind of Values you stood for, for the Enlightened souls, Spiritual Giants you have produced from the time immemorial, for the path of Universal tolerance and Acceptance you have shown, for the highest Ideals of Peace, Non-Violence, Universal well-being, Motherhood, Unselfishness, Forgiveness, purity, Universal Brothe...  more...
 Meera | 18:48 | 18/Aug/2008
Friends: (84)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: photography, musi...
Final Part of my Trip...Time to come bac...
Woke up at 7:00am on 23rd November….I went and woke Sikku and Ravi as well…..Asked them to get ready as we had to go for the mehendi ceremony….Ravi and Sikku were not keen on attending as it was a All Girls Thing…..I didn’t want to go alone and somehow forced them to come with me….I was dressed in a salwar kameez…. Ravi and Sikku in a pathani…They ...  more...
 nikita | 11:38 | 10/Aug/2008
Friends: (29)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music ,computer g...
new blog
new blog again...........with the same old stories.......love...betrayal...break-ups.....making up.....living it up......or....expectations....desire to be loved.....desire to excel....desire to love.......maybe....a bit of both............trying to figure out.........life......its beauty and complexity............n asking/giving some advices.....l...  more...
 diwakar sharma | 13:37 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (97)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Literature,music
Management Story
It's a fine sunny day in the forest and a rabbit is sitting outside his burrow, tippy-tapping on his typewriter. Along comes a fox, out for a walk.Fox: "What are you working on?"Rabbit: "My thesis."Fox: "Hmm... What is it about?"Rabbit: "Oh, I'm writing about how rabbits eat foxes."Fox: "That's ridiculous ! Any fool knows that rabbits don't eat fox...  more...
 rohit mitra | 23:31 | 4/Aug/2008
Friends: (38)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: football,hockey,m...
Progressive aspects of War and Mill...
      Progressive impacts of   Militarism and War War is total madness, a barbaric exercise an absolutely undesirable  event. As for militarism, itDiverts limited and essential resources from productive activities and puts them to destructive uses like  weapons  procurement and  the  like, militarist  ideology  is  based  on  chauvinism,jingoism,an...  more...
 Amrut patil | 17:07 | 26/Jul/2008
Friends: (110)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: singing
BILLO BARBER
BILLO BARBERActually i never thought that I would be writing on the topic like this....(Females pls excuse me as they dont have the luxury to keep a beard and they wont like to keep one..!!!!So they wont understand the parody of  to shave or not to shave.!!Alaa...Shavesphere!)As I am sporting a french beard now a days not because I am stylo types b...  more...
 Gudiya | 11:14 | 7/Aug/2008
Friends: (141)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: Doing something t...
WHAT THE HELL?
Everything fine and as usual. Sometimes life transforms into a routine and everything is monotonous. This is what is happening now a days in my life. Eveything is set and fixed.Good for some but as you know, " The Grass is greener on the other side."You really want the things to go haywire sometimes, you need to be in a messy situation!But, here I ...  more...
 infyteena | 08:51 | 9/Aug/2008
Friends: (122)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: S.S.L.C-student, ...
openion2
Modification of syllabus in Education system. The syllabus in Education system has to be modified to present current time. More stress to be given to computer knowledge, science, basic essentials like-food,shelter, residence, then natural resource management, security, responcibility. etc Also stress should beshould be given for basics of reproduct...  more...
 DIBYA | 17:18 | 4/Aug/2008
Friends: (483)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: MAKING NEW FRIENDS
MY BLOOMING LOVE
My Love is as dear as blooming lotus.As dear as princess of fairyland.Her heart as gentle as divineheart, She is love galore in herfathomless heart. She is as far as twinkling stars.She is as near as light of thosestarsHer smile as elegant as innocent flower, Everybody says, she is an angle�sdaughter.And her eyes, she turns likeshooting star, Fro...  more...
 Pat Grand | 23:05 | 6/Jul/2008
Friends: (51)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: everything under ...
Greys and Browns and all Such Nouns !!
 “when the crunch comes, people show their true colors” … lot of irritations were overflowing with these words in the course of conversation with my pal, vidya and her hubby satish.it was such a nice dinner eve at their residence … and then the talks had slowly turned into relating the not-so-nice experiences … satish was normally quite and smiley ...  more...
 RAMESH | 21:26 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (155)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: health,astrology,...
40 TIPS...
FORTY TIPS TO A....1. Take a 10-30 minutes walk every day. And while you walk, smile.2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.3. Sleep for 7 hours.4. Live with the 3 E`s -- Energy, Enthusiasm, and Empathy.5. Play more games.6. Read more books than you did in 2007.7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, and prayer. They provide us with ...  more...
 manvendra | 16:05 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (150)  | City: Indore  | Interests: chating,making fr...
END OF CURFUE
This seems to be funy for some people to have curfue in there city.but not for me when i saw the situation here in indore , i found that the life of the people daily routine was totaly disturb.no one can coming out of the houses.whatever shown in the news paper was totaly wrong. the situation was out of controle of the police.first time i saw such ...  more...
 mahesh phulara | 15:51 | 13/Aug/2008
Friends: (56)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: music
lovely
some love one some love two my love one I love you.  more...
 fozia aziz | 14:29 | 10/Jul/2008
Friends: (149)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: singing,dancing,p...
story
                                          Rapunzel(part 2)     The enchantress allowed her anger to be softened, and said to him: 'If the case be as you say, I will allow you to take away with you as much rampion as you will, only I make one condition, you must give me the child which your wife will bring into the world; it shall be well treated, a...  more...
 Swati Kapoor | 19:58 | 27/Jul/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: reading,painting,...
A LISTENER
THE NEED OF A LISTENER Everyone despises a person who talks very much. Talking is not a crime; no not at all. In fact it is the gift of God given to us to express n to communicate our feelings; but I secretly think it’s a crime to bore somebody.                                        Talking is an art. According to me only a few people know how to ...  more...
 anilairen | 00:00 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (455)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling music ...
Independence Day
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 namita | 18:02 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (108)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: SW-Eng delhi. 40'...
hi
hi please do comments and suggestions by  more...
 ROOBLE varghese | 14:19 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: music, science
My Tryst With Doordarshan Channels - PAR...
                                                PART - 1This is an account of d emotional 'trauma'  I hav to undergo watchin the national channel availabl without paying a penny.I do not write dis as one criticizing d channel /its content n neither am i suggesting measures to revamp the channel 4 a mature audience.Its just a first-hand take on the ...  more...
 Dr.Anil Verma | 18:33 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (812)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
ADWANI KI AMARNATH YATRA KI TAYAARI
आडवाणì 8; जी की अमरनाê 1; यात्रì 6; की घोसणा RATH YATRA DECLAIRED BY ADWAANIजब लिया था राम नाम क...  more...
 shirin grover | 14:51 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (129)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading, going fo...
Smart Old Woman
An older lady gets pulled over for speeding.......... Older Woman: "Is there a problem, Officer?" Officer: "Ma'am, you were speeding."  Older Woman: "Oh, I see." Officer: "Can I see your license please?" Older Woman: "I'd give it to you but I don't have one." Officer: "Don't have one? " Older Woman: "Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving. " Office...  more...
 Rucha Joshi | 22:07 | 25/Jun/2008
Friends: (17)  | City: Pune  | Interests: singing
friends
It is rightly said that we should,'measure your life by smiles not tears,                                               count your life by friends not years.   God gave us our relatives , thank GOD we can choose our friends.                                                                                      more...
 Ananta Khakh... | 19:26 | 13/Aug/2008
Friends: (252)  | City: Balacharah  | Interests: Football , Cricke...
Indenpendance Day pledge
My dear ilander , Greetings to you all on this day of national celebration of 61stanniversary of our independence. Let ussalute our beloved tricolor with special pride , patriotism and remember� the great sacrifice of our freedom fighters,whose undying love for India secured us our freedom. On this occasion please join me to bow our head in memor...  more...
 kshitij | 01:25 | 17/Aug/2008
Friends: (56)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Cricket, Soccer,D...
Catapult
Oh no! Oh no! I lost my catapult! I know! I know! I'll ask my mother, my mother said no Oh no! Oh no! I lost my catapult! I know! I know! I'll ask my father, my father said no Oh no! oh no! I lost my catapult! Oh yes! I found it in my pocket!  more...
 Vimmi banu | 23:06 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (42)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Motivators
Don't be afraid to admit when you know you are wrong.It is not a sign of weakness,but shows character and responsibility.Others will respect you for that.Always do the right things,even when everyone does as they please with no consideration for the feelings of others.Never compromise your values and beliefs,even if it means risking ridicule and re...  more...
 sareena nafe... | 10:26 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (141)  | City: kannur  | Interests: colours of life
FRANKLIN AZAD GANDHI
"We've to stand united against terrorism",spoke the president on the eve of Independence day.I sat listenung to the television news.In the regional news .....there was another message from a cybercafe to the DGP's office.....threat to kill the chief minister by an  terrorist outfit.The DGP was answering anxious journalists,"as such the DGP's site w...  more...
 dinesh dubay | 10:15 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (63)  | City: Udaipur  | Interests: hindi songs, read...
Independence Day
Happy   Independence   Day  more...
 pia kumar | 15:07 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (21)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: music,food,reading
friends
friendship is the most beautiful realation in this world. God has given us every realation but the friendship is one we make it. so always love n trust ur friend bcoz they r the ones who makes us happy when we r sad    more...
 venmonybimal... | 15:37 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (202)  | City: Chengannur  | Interests: writing,painting,...
SMILES TO REMEMBER
The first smile I remember is my mother’s, when I was two, too young,That was the day, all celebrated my second birthday, she was very happy,I remember her face, a happy mother’s face, with a smile of satisfaction, likeEvery mother’s smile, when she watches and feels happy of their kids. The second smile I remember is father’s smile when I called h...  more...
 Piyush Philip | 08:18 | 18/Aug/2008
Friends: (348)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Country-Music, N...
Three Trees
Three TreesHi friends.Its been a long time since my last post.Now this one is a story i got in an email forward.Many of you may be familiar with this.But it is inspirational and the moral of this story is worth repeating if possible a hundred times...Read on. Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. Theywere discussing their hopes and dr...  more...
 manoj c | 23:00 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (1)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: old english movie...
why intelligent life on earth alone?
We are not the only ones..someone somewhere is also there..but, don't know where..we are searching.. they are elusive.. the solar system does not hold much promise for intelligent life, so the scientists get excited even if something looks remotely to the most primitive bacteria, most of the concenteration is on Mars. They have given hope that most...  more...
 praveen sharma | 15:26 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (945)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
THE LOVE
"The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is the eternally real," . So, if you focus on the name, then you are likely to lose the actual substance and essence of it.Basically “LOVE” is a unique feeling that can’t be defined if we really live it. On the contrary it can be defined with all its technicalities for all other pur...  more...
 Renu Ayyar | 16:13 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (61)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Putting down my t...
Adieu..
 Dear iLanders, Sometimes, in life priorities change…what matters the most to you become secondary or perhaps redundant!‘Normal’ becomes boring, mundane and very off-beat!!! And as always,’ Change’ becomes the only constant in our lives….!!!! All of us understand that excess of anything is always bad, injurious & harmful to health. Yet, we commit t...  more...
 raj phad | 13:10 | 28/Jul/2008
Friends: (139)  | City: Pune  | Interests: music literature....
no words
no words................................... ..., my heart is crying for the innocent people ,those who are injured or dead in current bomb blast series  for those  sufferers who  are not at all concerned .  the fight for existance{?} continue within the masses, communities, and then u and me. when it is going to stop?    more...
 soumya menon | 13:10 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: Poetry, Sketching...
Friendship with God!!!
THE FRIENSHIP WITH GOD      "Man proposes and God disposes."In a way, it is not always so. God listens to each and every need of man. The only difference lies in the way God meets those needs. The presence of the omnipresent God cannot be proved. It's just a matter of self-realization. The art of talking to oneself gives its best instance.While you...  more...
 Monalisa Smile | 18:46 | 6/Aug/2008
Friends: (163)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Taking pleasure i...
Monalisa Angry !!
Carpathian Bashi-bazouk! Dictatorial duck billed diplodocus! Miserable blundering barbecued blister . . . Anamorphic aardvark! Dunder-headed Ethelred! Addle-pated lump of anthracite! Nitwitted ninepin! Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles!Ten Thousand Thundering Typhoons! Ahem....Lassies and lassas...no no, Captain Haddock has not taken ov...  more...
 Ishan Arora | 23:43 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (182)  | City: Jullundhar  | Interests: Muzik,musik,....n...
Happy FRIENDSHIPS DaY !
Wish ya All a very.....*************HAPPY********************* ***********FRIENDSHIP"S***************** **************DAY********************** ...{`--..-."_,} .{;..,__...-"/} .{.."-`.._;..-"; ....`"--.._..-" ........,--\..,-"-. ........`-..(.."-... ................;---,/ ..........,-""-;  more...