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 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007
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...
 12:07 | 19/May/2007
CONSULTANTS AGAIN !!
A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for an organization... Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket.    It seemed a little strange, but I ignored it. However, when the busboy brought out   water and utensils, I noticed he also h... more...
 11:52 | 23/Apr/2007
FALLING IN LOVE !!
17 signs of falling in love :  take the test and let me know !!! SEVENTEEN:  U LOOK AT THEIR PROFILE/PICTURE CONSTANTLY   SIXTEEN: WHEN YOUR ON THE PHONE WITH THEM LATE AT NIGHT AND THEY HANG UP, YOU STILL MISS THEM EVEN WHEN IT WAS JUST TWO MINUTES AGO.  FIFTEEN: YOU READ THEIR TEXTS or IMS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.   FOURTEEN: YOU WALK REALLY SLOW WHE... more...
 15:29 | 19/Apr/2007
Collection of Tongue Twisters !!
·        Peter bought a butter, The butter Peter bought was bitter, So Peter Bought A better butter, To make the bitter butter better.·        Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.  Did Peter Piper pick a peck of pickled peppers? If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?  ·     ... more...
 10:39 | 16/Apr/2007
MEMO FROM GOD
                               To: YOUDate: TODAYFrom: THE BOSSSubject: YOURSELFReference: LIFEI am God. Today I will be handling all of your problems. Please remember that I do not need your help. If life happens to deliver a situation to you that you cannot  handle, do not attempt to resolve it. Kindly put it in the SFGTD (something  for God to d... more...
 13:29 | 11/Apr/2007
STRESS ??
Short Message but effective !!!!  A lecturer was giving a lecture to his student on  stress management. He raised a glass of water and  asked the audience, "How heavy do you think this glass  of water is?" The students' answers ranged from 20gmto  500gm. The lecturer said, "It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold ... more...
 11:49 | 7/Apr/2007
Our Parents
On Mother's Day and Father's Day, we send our parents cards and flowers and gifts. We tell them we appreciate them, we tell them we love them. Then we spend the rest of the year trying to avoid them.Well, some of us try harder than others. According to two recent polls, 36% of elderly parents say their grown children have failed to help them in a t... more...
 16:53 | 31/Mar/2007
WORDS WOMEN USE !!!
enjiyed reading - just sharing with you all !!!!! - shaileshFINE     This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks - this will cause you to have one of those arguments. FIVE MINUTES    This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that... more...
 12:14 | 23/Mar/2007
that's love …………….
 Spare three minutes to read this. It is so worth it. Touching words from the mouth of babes.  What does Love mean?A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What  does love mean?"    The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: ---------------------------... more...
 14:29 | 22/Mar/2007
Determination and Persistence .....(tri...
In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an Idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island.  However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this  was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could  not be done. It was not practical. It had never been don... more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 prem | 17:06 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (11)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: musiq
I LOVE YOU DEAR ALL SOON  more...
 vira | 11:41 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (213)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
some useful for love
 Funny situations between boys & girls.........BOY : I can't leave you ... GIRL : Do you love me so much?? BOY : It's not that. You're standing on my foot. BOY : May I hold your hand??GIRL : No thanks, it isn't heavy.GIRL : Did you miss me while I was away?? BOY : Were you away?? GIRL : Who was that girl I saw you kissing last night? BOY : What tim...  more...
 saurabh upad... | 01:31 | 11/Nov/2007
Friends: (410)  | City: dream land  | Interests: photography,sport...
BEST FRIEND
    Will you walk with me?My friend could you always be?Will you take my hand ?When times are tough,can you take command? Will you laugh with me, And share in my glee?Will you be at my side at every turn,Teaching me the things I need to learn? Summer, Winter, Spring, and Fall,Will you be with me to share it all?As we walk together year after...  more...
 Dharmesh Paul | 19:42 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (16)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Hindi songs, phot...
Staying late in office
Dear Friends, I got this mail from a friend 10 mins back. Liked it and so thought of putting it up here. This message is for those people who are staying late in office... Just read it and give your suggestions.... :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ::::::::::::: It's half past 8 in the office but the li...  more...
 sunil lotlikar | 15:07 | 30/Nov/2007
Friends: (4)  | City: Thane  | Interests: cricket, movies
me and my wife
hello friends, its again a new day but not diffrent from any other days which we left behind.that same local train,the rush inside the compartment the same old job and the same old faces to be with. but i cannot say the same old wife. you can get tired about everything ,but you cannot say you are tired about your wife. the fact is sometimes i feel ...  more...
 rishi | 18:52 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: share feelings
INTAZAAR
hi waitng 4 u since long..... i will start posting blogs only when u visit my iland.... leave msg ...plz  more...
 Paramita Roy | 09:13 | 25/Nov/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Music, photography
ray of light
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 Dharmesh Maniar | 14:56 | 16/Jun/2006
Friends: (80)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, movies
Car 9
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 Rakshita Verma | 16:08 | 19/Sep/2007
Friends: (309)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Ghazal
     Sab kuchh apne saath le aayi hunKuchh yun zindagi baant aayi hun Ek mutthi hansi, ek katra aansuEk naya chehra maang laayi hun Kuch tukde khayaalon ke samet keHar fikra se bekhayaal ho aayi hun  Rishton ke tokre se is baarPhir apna naam chhaant laayi hun Zameen se thokar kha ke mainAb ek parat aasmaan laayi hun Ek dibbi bhar ke khushi seGham k...  more...
 Amit Agrawal | 23:11 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (255)  | City: New Delhi  | Interests: hayaa aur hayaat
kahin koyi
kahin koyi manzil chhupi to hogikahin koyi aas dabi bhi hogikaise chudaoon apne haathon se lahoomere jurm ki panaah kahin to hogibaar baar hai beshumaar hai kehta hai dilhar baar dil ki sada tum tak pahunchi to hogidin guzar chuka hai raat bhi rawaan hogiis shabe gham ki bhi to koyi subah zaroor hogichalta jaaoonga jab talak na milegi mujhesaahil k...  more...
 srinivas chari | 13:02 | 21/Feb/2007
Friends: (1)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading.painting....
హయ్ నా పేరు శ్రీనివా ;స్ చారి.ఇది నా మెదటి తెలుగు బ్లాగ్.నĹ 4;క...  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...
 Kanchan Bhat... | 23:49 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (116)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: Impossibole... th...
Randomized
Randomized You women lie Kneeling and praying Dancing in endgames Praying as life ebbs To the Goddess of stupid things, Just nothingness Rejoicing in my death Forever A blindfold through The stakes Kill me Would you Or rather, Wont you? © kanchan 12 Dec 2007  more...
 Wise Donkey | 12:08 | 6/Nov/2007
Friends: (99)  | Interests: Blogging,Dancing,...
Until we meet again
He stood in the blazing sun, looked at the stone and read what had been inscribed on it."May the road rise up to meet you.May the wind be always at your back.May the sun shine warm upon your face;the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again,may God hold you in the palm of His hand."In the last seven years that would be the upmteenth...  more...
 swati rohatgi | 23:53 | 26/Nov/2007
Friends: (229)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: to have fun, shar...
Gymtales and protein confidence
hi folksOne of the major reasons you never see my picture on the blog is because i am a few grams..er...kilograms overweight. So after a lot of wishful thinking i decided to join the gym alongwith Mili. Most of the guys had already joined the gym. Some of the girls we heard had also joined. So we did the tour of the gym and decided to join. Point t...  more...
 gurudutt nag... | 22:28 | 16/Feb/2007
Friends: (3)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music,Videos spor...
Marathon
It was 21st Jan 2007, the Marathon day at Mumbai. I had joined as participant in the 6.5 KM Dream run. When the race started, a see of Humanity moving, it was more of a walk than a run. But soon enough the field became clear and I was running along with others. And to my surprise she was a beautiful girl, full of pep and lot of energy and that beau...  more...
 Jasir Alavi | 13:58 | 27/Dec/2006
Friends: (188)  | City: lazibonia  | Interests: interests?? darn!...
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the epitaph    more...
 U C | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (214)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: self-improvement,...
 "What a Wonderful World"-Louis Armstrong“ I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldI see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world”The soulful rendering of this song evokes vivid images of a vib...  more...
 Himanshu Sonkar | 00:16 | 4/Apr/2007
Friends: (110)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Adventure, Hills,...
Happy Bday Wishes
Seeing a falling star, I wished last night. May you find your moon, May you both burn bright. A strange wish i had, not everyone's delight "May the day never come, May the night never fly. May your moon be even bright, May you never see sunrise" --Heman  more...
 Vish R | 20:40 | 28/Nov/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Football cooking ...
Matrimonial Blues
  "Hello...""Hi buddy.Wassup?""First congratulate me...""What for? Gotta a pay hike?""I got engaged man..."         ...i got engaged man... i got engaged man...( Its an echo for dramatic effect)I couldnt believe my ears.The words kept ringing like a pathetic free ringtone one downloads when half drunk."Whats the big deal?" i kept questioning myself...  more...
 atul sabnis | 10:39 | 30/Mar/2007
Friends: (153)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Swimming, Aquariu...
Management Lesson
 Management Lesson   One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight,built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground....  more...
 febin joy | 19:58 | 8/Dec/2007
Friends: (381)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Music, Drawing, P...
Reading between lines
Hi..... As it was a holiday... I was in my usual Saturday syndrome... (Sleeping) Later tried reading for a while and then the idea of this frame flashed my mind... Hope u guys will like it... :) febs  more...
 amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Goa  | Interests: understanding mys...
Success in Life
  The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.”     Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.  more...
 mahesh joshi | 13:19 | 22/Oct/2006
Friends: (20)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: i am intrested in...
hi everybody,   wish u a very happy & prospurous dewali to everybody.  more...
 Amal Surve | 17:51 | 10/Nov/2006
Friends: (30)  | Interests: reading,chatting,...
Good Sentences... Read It...
1)Call People by Name. The sweetest music to anyone's ears is the sound of his/her own name.2)Be Alert to give Service..... What we do for others counts most in life... 3)If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours!4)Learn to understand first and to be understood second.5)Don't underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word...  more...
 kamal sharma | 20:51 | 13/Nov/2007
Friends: (65)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Music,Travelling,...
IQ Test for today
B elow are four (4 ) questions and a bonus question. You have to answer them instantly. You can't take your time, answer all of them immediately . OK? Let's find out just how clever you really are.... Ready? GO!!! (scroll down) First Question: Y ou are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position are you in? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~...  more...
 Siddarth-The... | 19:59 | 22/Oct/2007
Friends: (135)  | City: Madurai  | Interests: Anything under th...
At 10.40 pm
At 10.40 pm are you thinking of me?Or are you thinking of the other person who betrayed you At 10.40 pm are you level headed?has the spirit left you enchantedto leave the bitter taste behind to a sweeter paletteto kill the person who did all the stuff to you with a machette At 10.40 pm are you sane ?Are you attempting to jump out of the window to f...  more...
 sangam sen | 10:44 | 24/Mar/2007
Friends: (8)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: music
~~~~~~~~Time...Time.....Time.....Time......
Wife: Kya kar rahe ho?Man: Makkhiya maar rha hu.Wife: Kitni mari?Man: 3 male aur 2 female.Wife: Kaise malum?Man: Kyonki 3 daru ki botal se chipki thi or 2 phone se...Teri doori ka ehsaas jab satane laga.Tere sath guzra har lamha yaad aane laga.Jab bhi bhulane ki koshish ki.Tu dil ke aur karib aane laga.Jise koyal samjhe, woh kauwa nikla.Dosti ke na...  more...
 Rajendra Chadha | 20:39 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (46)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, book lov...
chanakya
"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are victimised first." Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC)   ***************************************************   "Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous." Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategis...  more...
 Satish Gadi | 05:34 | 18/Jul/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: New York  | Interests: Cricket, Music, D...
The Price of War
I am back after a long time!Check this link from a leftist liberal site.The US is currently spending close to $12 billion per month, with a cumulative expenditure of over $600 billion. Over $9 billion US taxpayer's money is reportedly lost and unaccounted for.Currently 160,000 US troops are deployed in Iraq alongside 8,524 from other countries. 361...  more...
 khyati thakkar | 00:45 | 9/Apr/2007
Friends: (14)  | City: akola  | Interests: reading ,playing ...
The relationship between a happily married couple started getting tense.It reached its cresendo and then came a time when it was just impossible to carry on .They had a 5 year old sonThey finally decided to call it a day and then started their journey of seperationThey met a lawyer who advised them to file for a divorceBut the million dollar questi...  more...
 Sabarinath Nair | 12:54 | 28/Nov/2007
Friends: (59)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Nature Photograph...
Pics of Hogenakkal
Rediff somehow doesnt allow more than one pic - or I havent found out yet. So posting a link to my other blog http://cacafonix.blogspot.com/2007/11/kavery-hogenakkal .html  more...
 Bari Kokani | 00:11 | 25/Mar/2007
Friends: (29)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Camping, Trekking...
Please Fix Bangladesh & Bermuda Match
I am sincerely requesting Bookies to please fix the match between Bangladesh and Bermuda. Let Bermuda win and give India one last chance to face the world cup.Bookies,please fix this at the larger interest of the Indian public, there are 1 Billion Indians behind you. You guys can involve the BCCI to get some financial help, even the Indian players ...  more...
 Nandan Newla... | 01:20 | 22/Aug/2007
Friends: (68)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: read write arithmet
SAND
im never myself and never for myselfand that was why i had dug down the sandfor some short messagesthe bucket was deepand the sand mostly dryi took it out one after otherbucket in hand i emptied my messagesand my world went tring tringno one knew where i had hidsuch was the load of unread messagesi was dog tiredbut i still tried and tried to keep t...  more...
 anjeneyan an... | 13:57 | 10/Oct/2007
Friends: (61)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: movies, reading,s...
The silent treatement and others.
 A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving each other the silent treatment.  Suddenly, the man realized that the next day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early morning business flight.Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wrote on a piece of paper, "Please wake me at 5:00 AM...  more...
 warm sunshine | 22:03 | 2/Jul/2007
Friends: (124)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: books,music,movie...
My Lost Muse
Looks like my muse has decided to take a long holiday.I have been struggling to find it for the past few weeks and it just doesn't seem to be willing to come out of the closet:( So this is my written attempt to find my muse and ask all of you to pray that it decides to come back soon...and hey I kinda feel my fingers tingling already...:)...yipeeee  more...
 sam iland | 11:28 | 16/Apr/2007
Friends: (55)  | City: capital  | Interests: music
Few Definitions
School:  A place where Papa pays and Son plays.                                                                                                            Life Insurance:  A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that        you can die Rich.                                                                                                     ...  more...
 balaji ramam... | 14:53 | 27/Mar/2007
Friends: (69)  | City: Madurai  | Interests: Sports,Movies
Fun
There was a couple married for quite some time and they had a boy of 5-6 years old. Their relationship was turning sour. So finally it reached such a stage that they thought it was better for them to be divorced than carry on such a relationship. So they consulted a lawyer. But the big question was who would have the kid. In the hearing in the cour...  more...
 Anjan Preet | 21:33 | 22/Nov/2007
Friends: (39)  | City: Sengkang  | Interests: Me a technical wr...
Jingles -- kuch yaadein purani si
Remember guys the jingles which were all the time on our lips when we were kids.. yes am talking about the creative tv advertisements and their jingles...Today me and my virtual friends on orkut (luckily I made great friends here in UK Indian community) were talking on this and we refreshed our memories with our all time favourite ads jingles.I tho...  more...
 Cyril Paul | 23:23 | 9/Nov/2007
Friends: (34)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Whoa...! Music/ M...
Phataaack!!!
Explosions everywhere. An otherwise dark sky is lit up in a grey haze. Some people run - some don't, choosing to stay and watch the explosions. Deafening noise all around, the kind that makes your heart leap to your throat. Sporadic gunfire - even little children know how to handle guns adroitly these days. A series of explosions go off somewhere t...  more...
 Licensed Pirate | 07:16 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (290)  | City: kuala lumpur  | Interests: Blogging.surfing ...
E-Mail Error
It's wise to remember how easily e-mail can be misused, sometimes unintentionally, with serious consequences. Consider the case of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his ...  more...
 Dheeraj Khanna | 21:15 | 19/Aug/2007