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 22:28 | 15/Jul/2007
THE DEFEATED
Defeat   is  colourless......all  alone......you.............................lick   your  wounds.......thinking,  what  might  have  been......Your   dreams......lying   shattered......in  myriad   pieces........What   has  gone   wrong.......?.......................................... .....Agonising........you   are  all  alone........................ more...
 21:12 | 24/Jun/2007
THE MOTH AND THE FLAME
The   moth........forever  hungrying  for  the  flame......Death....inevitable,,,,,flame.....irresistab le...................Comsummation....a  fiery  death....self-immolation..?..Where  is  survival  of  the  fittest...?........................Self  preservation.....the  prime,,cardinal  rule...........Given  a  go-by........the  moth,, a dumb  lit... more...
 19:59 | 16/Jun/2007
GENIUS
The    pendulum   swings......one  end  to  another.........................The    mood  moves  from.....one   extreme  to  another.................Laughing,,,,crying......knowing   not  what   for................................Or  rather....what  we  ordinary  mortals   know  not.......................What   for....................................... more...
 20:28 | 10/Jun/2007
THE UNUSUAL LOVE STORY
This   is  a  story.......an  unusual  love  story........................Told  on  the  cyber space.....happens  only.........................On  the  cyber  space.................................................. ..........He,,,  the  hero........expressing....ventilating  his  ideas........The  anonymity   of  the  net .....a  release  for  pent ... more...
 20:33 | 3/Jun/2007
MIGRATION
IN  my  inbox,  I  find  mails  in  decreasing  numbers..................Prolific   writers  with  prodigious  outputs  have  suddenly.........Gone   silent.........due  to  lack  of  time,  I  visit  my  Iland..........Once  in   while.........My  inbox  used  to  be  choke-a-block......With  posts.........Now  even  if  I  visit  after  days,,I f... more...
 19:36 | 22/May/2007
SOCIALISM
Socialism   has   arrived  in  India.  The  votaries  of  socialismlike  the  ilks  of  yadavs,  Mulayam  and  sharad  and  laloo,notto  forget  the  GOP   and  the  assorted  Lohiaites  and  thecomrades  can  rejoice...............               The  low  cost  carriers  have  made  flying  availableto  the  common  man.  Kudos  to  them. And  the... more...
 20:31 | 20/May/2007
THE VICTIMS
Here    I   stand     at    corner........the   Accused.........................There  is  she.......the   Accuser.....her   eyes...............................Angry...........with   a  hint  of  tears.......a  remembrance................Of  all  opportunities  lost,   all  that  warmth,................................A    cold   comfort............... more...
 11:05 | 8/Apr/2007
EASTER
Neeyum....Njanum.....snehathil...................Namoru   ....swargam....deivathil.............Softly  sings  sabu................................[you  and  me, in friendship, paradise.....here  on  earth]Easter...........the  day  of  hope  eternal...HE  told  us......love  thy  neighbour........No  other  commandment is  bigger........In  apprecia... more...
 15:31 | 6/Apr/2007
MINIATURIZATION
Miniaturization.....the  modern  world.......Swears   by  it.....megabytes,gigabytes.....Crammed  into  chips, getting  thinner.......Minis  and  microminis, universe  gets.......Shrunk  by  the  day..............................Progress  with  a  capital  P....stares  at.....Our  faces............................................Family   too  gets  ... more...
 20:43 | 29/Mar/2007
WORDS
I  am  a  miser.....miser  with  my  words.............Words.....are.....precious,,,not  to  be.................Strewn  heedlessly.......needlessly.....................Holding   fast  to  my  bosom,  comfort    on  a....Cold    lonely   night.......words  light  up...........My  world.......warmth,,,comraderie....................Word s......they  are... more...
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 Nilesh Gore | 12:01 | 4/Dec/2007
Friends: (73)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Management, Caree...
The Barber and the Client
------------------------------------------------------ man went to a barber shop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about so many things and various subjects. Suddenly, they touched the subject of God. The barber said: "Look man, I don't believe that God...  more...
 balaji jayas... | 13:59 | 29/Jun/2007
Friends: (33)  | City: tiruvannamalai  | Interests: reading,mobile,la...
life
life has so many lessons to teach us.but, there is no books from which we can learn all these lessons.In my experience i have learned many things from others,some of them are very valuble.To learn from others we should have the patience to listen what the other says?.the other way is to observe the people with you.you can't straight away act upon t...  more...
 dee vine | 12:45 | 5/Aug/2007
Friends: (145)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: eat out, go out, ...
;-) a friend with weed is a friend indeed .... and a friend in need is a pest ... LOL ....   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305vRNoofr8      more...
 greengrass | 10:29 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (473)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Swimming, Dance, ...
Technology has improved so much…aaah! ?!
From www.manakkudiyan.com :  All the technology advancement is only for people comforts. I remember my teacher told me once “The fellow who invented the TV remote must be very lazy. But his invention made work easy for others”.  When you have technology, you should use it. See How an IT professional uses the technology for his need.  I am sure, you...  more...
 Cju C | 15:30 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (111)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Eating & Dating
10 Quick Ways to Pray
Do you struggle to find time to pray during your hectic daily life? These 10suggestions for quick ways to pray will help you catch a few moments to talkto God in the most unlikely of places, from the shower to the elevator. Get started on your new daily prayer routine now. 1. Give an Alarm Clock Alleluia:When your alarm goes off in the morning, ope...  more...
 Moe M | 02:00 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (167)  | City: Third Rock  | Interests: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ -...
Hu Who?
At the White House Oval Office - Condoleeza Rice meets with George Bush - this is their conversation.George Bush: "Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?"Condoleeza Rice: "Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China."George: "Great. Lay it on me."Condi: "'Hu' is the new leader of China."George: "That's what I want to know."Condi: "...  more...
 aravind das | 17:28 | 26/Nov/2007
Friends: (641)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
CHEERS FOR TEAM INDIA
Three cheers for ANIL " THE JUMBO"  & his men in blue.By defeating pak in the opening test anil kumble has opened his account on a winning note & pushed  vigour into the team to aim for 3-0 win.Another person to be congratulated is our 10dulkar...By surpassing allan border's runs he is now standing next to LARA.Hope he will be numero-uno by next ye...  more...
 Sanghamitra ... | 22:14 | 19/May/2007
Friends: (404)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing , Reading...
Major Som nath Sharma , The first recipi...
Major Som nath Sharma , The first recipient of Param Vir Chakra ..Disclaimer : The contents have been borrowed from reliable sources ---------------------------------------- -------------------------Major Somnath Sharma, son of Major General Amarnath Sharma, was born on 31 January 1923, in Himachal Pradesh District Kangra. He was commissioned in the...  more...
 prabu metha | 19:24 | 2/Sep/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: poetry, sports, m...
alive
friends......i am very sorry for not posting anything for long time..... i am too busy..... i never forget to read your posts....... keep going... keep smiling.. with you...prabu me  more...
 Ranjit | 12:34 | 18/Apr/2007
Friends: (39)  | City: Pune  | Interests: music, driving, t...
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 Srinivasan R | 23:27 | 13/Jul/2007
Friends: (14)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Society, Developm...
India's overlooked 'grey market' workfor...
India’s growth story no longer needs to be sold. We are a trillion-dollar economy with a trillion-dollar stock market. India is now one of the world’s major software and services hubs. India’s much-maligned manufacturing sector is also increasingly seen as one (in select sectors at least) that can deliver global scale manufacturing capacity and pri...  more...
 shruthi kumar | 15:19 | 11/Apr/2007
Friends: (12)  | Interests: Music, reading, w...
Back to school......
  During my last visit to chennai, I was in a very good mood, as I had planned to go to my old school and had also asked some of my school friends to be there in the school on a particular day. I just could not wait for the day during my stay at Chennai. Finally, on the fixed day, got ready and took an auto to the school. I was moving forwards towa...  more...
 s vaidhya | 10:12 | 11/Oct/2007
Friends: (20)  | City: Mannargudi  | Interests: Poems and poems !!
Poem Today !
வெய்யிலு ;ம் மழையும்இ ;ங்கே வெய்யிலு ;ம் மழையும் சேர்ந்து ; அட&#...  more...
 Mari Vin | 12:20 | 17/Jul/2007
Friends: (50)  | City: iland  | Interests: writing,music, w...
ECLIPSE
                      E C L I P S E                 This   to   my   50   friends  …                                   ’ THANK  YOU ‘ Thanks   specially  to  my  30  friends  for  your    comments on my posts… Thanks in particular  to  my faithful  friends who commented in appreciation on  all my  posts from the beginning  till the end.   E .P, E B...  more...
 monu g | 22:58 | 10/Oct/2007
Friends: (167)  | City: This Heavenly Planet  | Interests: To Live Life To I...
Of recognition & beyond
I remember the first time I wrote on this isle... I was sitting in the web-world at JBP, it was an autumn evening turning into night... my evenings used to be spent there as that was the only place in that big-village (as we used to call that city) where city-freaks like me could identify themselves with.. the multilights, teak round tables, cushio...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1020)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘Eating the Earth’!
 Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...  more...
 shiva r | 22:10 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (191)  | City: Indore  | Interests: making friends, m...
om shaathi om!
Guys had half smirnoff..yeah ..quarter and then haaaalfffff... feel like my kundalini has raised...the spellings r correct becos im re doing them....anyway..wanted to convey smirnoffs gud after four...bottom line ...gulpin is injurious to health...top line ...make hay when the sun shines! once in awhile is ok..rt...all cool boys common make sm nois...  more...
 pandharish c... | 15:10 | 2/Aug/2007
Friends: (57)  | City: malkapur  | Interests: creative writing,...
Real jokes
 Real jokes  These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of keeping a straight face while these exchanges were actually taking place. ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ___...  more...
 firdaus | 13:41 | 14/Jul/2007
Friends: (112)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: books...
irony pie...
Irony Pie???? I was walking home clutching my umbrella, one afternoon. I had the tea party in mind and was wondering how many of my students would turn up. I had invited the graduating class over to my home as a special pre-graduation treat, like I do every year. That is when I noticed the sign. It said “Wonder Land” Bakery. –“We sell all kinds of ...  more...
 mesha bhat | 08:49 | 26/Sep/2007
Friends: (130)  | Interests: reading,poetry,pa...
He..He...This one rocks..
"The Obedient Wife" There was a man who had worked all his life, had savedall of his money, and was a real "miser" when it cameto his money. Just before he died, he said to his wife..."When Idie, I want you to take all my money and put it in thecasket with me. I want to take my money to theafterlife with me." And so he got his wife to promise him, ...  more...
 WHOOPEE GUY | 11:32 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (80)  | City: Iland  | Interests: everything that i...
Wifeless Future
 Wifeless future for China's men In recent years, the kindergarten has been getting more and more boys.Since the late 1970s Chinese couples have been allowed just one child - and most parents here prefer to have a son.China is worried about what may happen in 20 years or so when these kids grow up and start trying to settle down.An official estima...  more...
 Shreya Roy | 16:54 | 20/Aug/2007
Friends: (141)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Friendship is the...
Celebration means......
Celebration means...... A winter evening.Four friends.One barsaat.Four glasses of chai.Celebration means......Hundred bucks of petrol.A rusty old bike.And an open road.Celebration means......3 old friends.3 separate cities.3 coffee mugs.1 internet messenger.Celebration means......Rain on a hot tin roof.Pakoras deep-frying.Neighbours dropping in.A p...  more...
 shailesh S | 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007
Friends: (1383)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Internet, surfing...
Ever You Wonder ………(Some stray thoughts…...
Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?Why, any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner?  If love is blind, how can we believe in love at first sight?  Why 'abbreviated' is such a long word?How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?  Why, when you change...  more...
 Pranothi Rajan | 22:56 | 19/Jun/2007
Friends: (3)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music
Baarish Ki yeh boondein..
Karte Hain yaadon ko ojhal, Baarish Ki  yeh Boondein, Banaate hain Shristhi ko chanchal, Baarish Ki  yeh Boondein, Laati hain apne saath tanhaiyaan, Baarish Ki  yeh Boondein, Chod jaati hai parchaiyaan,Baarish Ki  yeh Boondein,  more...
 vishal luna | 16:54 | 6/Apr/2007
Friends: (12)  | City: Ludhiana 
Try it!
fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too.Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe can.i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsi...  more...
 Gagandeep Kaur | 18:53 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (258)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Internet surfing(...
Herez my msg to the men in power blue.wh...
Herez My Message to the Men in Power Blue : Be a team person and a leader I want in each one of you...........Full of that dash and drive that makes the opponent shivers……………Have that fire ….that zeal in you………..search for it inside you and search until you find it………..Project on the dynamism…...believe that you have the potential…… and also gain t...  more...
 Seena Vincent | 21:11 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (513)  | Interests: Internet Money
Friend Search Dating - Free online datin...
Friend Search Dating - Free online dating services with no credit card needed document.write('');Startedin 1996, Friend Search is one of the world's oldest and largest onlinedating service. With over 15 million photo personals, and thousands ofsingles flocking to join everyday, you're sure ...  more...
 ayesha afri | 16:02 | 13/Oct/2007
Friends: (228)  | City: dhaka  | Interests: blog ,book reading
why
There are no moonlight, no sunlight The earth is so dark… No wind to take breath.   There are no flowers No color The earth is colorless   There are no bird, no butterfly No song, no color, no light… No love, no humanity   The earth is so dark…so… Why  life?   more...
 Minimol Charles | 11:43 | 9/May/2007
Friends: (99)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: Listening to musi...
MISSED YOU ALL
You were always thereJust as my soul,Just as my breath,Me myself being unawareYou were always there. In each moment of my life,In each passage of time,There was somethingSomething to remind me of you all Breezy memories of friends, long lost (Piyush Philip)Lazy evenings (without you) past (Cju) A caring word from an honest friend (Pandharish Cheke)...  more...
 meena sundar | 23:15 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (508)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
Current … Wind….Life !?
  Every time a word is utteredIt creates a specific meaning!                                                      Life is a boat, it swaysBecause of current- current due to wind.                   Current moves along with the Wind’s direction.That is the nature of current.  We also move with the words of airLike the boat.  Surviving everything…That ...  more...
 Priyam Ranga... | 23:48 | 28/Jan/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: harry potter, cla...
Identity - part 1
Last weekend, I was invited by a friend to meet a few friends of his, so when I got there introductions were made in this vein; this is so and so doing bla and bla and from (run out of pointless words so this one of my own) flu and flu.  One lady in particular was introduced simply as Mrs. ---------. Later that evening I couldn’t help but ponder at...  more...
 Chitra Venka... | 14:49 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (176)  | City: India  | Interests: Nature, philosoph...
Dreams
 Each one of us has been endowed with the innate capacity to dream. We begin dreaming very early in life as kids.  All of us recollect those times in ourchildhood, can’t we, when we dreamed of wanting to excel in our studies or ofhaving that special toy and when it did materialize, what was it that we felt? A feeling of joy, ecstasy? A dream come t...  more...
 hindu icon | 09:58 | 25/Aug/2007
Friends: (111)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: hindutva
HAPPY ONAM AT TN RAILWAY STATIONS
 ON ONAM eve we get snubbed by Tamil Nadu by its regional satraps, we as Malayalees need to evaluate the causes of total lack of respect for the state in the national political scene.Wat astonishes me more is the fact that this is in the backdrop of the great respect that Malayaless get as individuals across any spectrum. I can personaly vouch for ...  more...
 Gloria Aurora | 16:52 | 28/May/2007
Friends: (462)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: In almost everyth...
Run.....the race of life
Every morning in Africa, a gazelle awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the fastest lion. If he cannot, then he will be eaten. Every morning in Africa a lion awakens. He has only one thought on his mind: To be able to run faster than the slowest gazelle. If he cannot, he will die of hunger. Whether you choose ...  more...
 Venu Gopal | 22:45 | 8/Nov/2007
Friends: (25)  | Interests: Reading, Writing
Upright Rama or Unjust Rama?
[One of our bloggers Mr. Vikas Vij, who writes very well, had written a blog titled Trial by Fire, which I have taken the liberty to quote in full below. His views, according to me, appeared to be misleading and I have given here below my view on the subject, which I had also posted at his blogsite.]Trial by Fire By Vikas VijTrial by FireWhen Sita ...  more...
 Giftson SJ | 18:13 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (128)  | City: Tirunelveli (stationed: Lagos, NIGERIA)  | Interests: Being Naughty.......
BATTLE OF THE SEXES
Hiee Buddies.....         The Battle continues...................................,   Love you all.....!!!!!  Cheers.....:-) ~:gift:~  more...
 Hemantkumar B | 20:20 | 17/Mar/2007
Friends: (95)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Travel, Sports & ...
Hi friends...After long period i come back on my favorite rediffiland.I missed all of my friends on my rediffiland.---------------------------- --------------------------------------I just received this message from Monique Banbanson at IRL, who forwarded it from Douglas Nortz at CMU. Thought it might be of interest...----------------------------- --...  more...
 Mona Suan | 18:17 | 25/Nov/2007
Friends: (301)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: dating
Indian movie actress photos and vedios
 http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_topics.as p?FID=26http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_po sts.asp?TID=350http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/f orum_posts.asp?TID=313http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/ forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=234http://www.yellowpagesindi a.info/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=281&PID=1637#1637telug u, sexy, clippings, ...  more...
 Saint W | 13:08 | 14/Oct/2007
Friends: (1)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading, browsing...
who was insulted
A  viewers comment that appeared on NDTV news channel today. ” The Indian ambassador to the US Ronen Sen should be recalled immediately. He has no right to insult chickens this way.” Read the story that relates to here ..  more...
 Namrata Hari... | 09:16 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (351)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: JILL OF ALL TRADE...
The "DATE -RAPE"
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault(WARNING AND DISCLAIMER: The readers are advised to apply their common sense after reading this article and behave responsibly. However, I am not responsible if someone picks a tip from the article and uses it with criminal intentions. Care has been taken to keep some portions and the names of the drugs ambiguous, to ...  more...
 L Kini | 13:52 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (781)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Netsurfing,Nature...