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 14:55 | 7/Nov/2008
NEW VERSIONS OF A QUOTE
THE ORIGINAL QUOTE     If you love someone, Set her free... If she comes back, she's yours, If she doesn't, she never was....       THE NEW VERSIONS  ARE .....       Pessimist: If you love someone, Set her free ... If she ever comes back, she's yours, If she doesn't, as expected, she never was     Optimist: If you love someone, Set her free ... Don... more...
 16:01 | 15/Oct/2008
25,550 Days
So I guess there's a point in life or perhaps a couple that make you stop and ponder things. It seems the older you get, the more you start to notice and fully comprehend that once you are born you also begin to die. Whether it is a morbid thought or not it is true. Whether we like it or not, it is still true, and unlike math two true's don't make ... more...
 16:13 | 28/Jun/2008
EMOTIONS
Emotions cause you pain and they actually dictate behaviour to you.In other words when you are emotional you are no longer in control.For example, when you are excited you might think excitement is good.You cant actually think clearly.The emotion of excitement takes over and leads you to act.Its not always the best action that is born from exciteme... more...
 18:43 | 28/May/2008
Scribbled Rubbish
  Today is gone Tomorrow comes Past gone...Future arrives No end to start No start to end Life continues Saddling on the reins of life Till one reaches where can you tell Confused Wavered But still galloping To an unknown place called destiny....   more...
 21:11 | 26/Mar/2008
SHOULD WE
 Should we build our surroundings --or thoughts?Should we seek pleasure --or happiness?Should we progress materially --or spiritually?Should we nurse our ego --or ability?Should we fear death --or disease?Should we be worthy of praise from man --Or God?Should we be intelligent --Or wise?Should we attempt to win --Or achieve?Should we envy –Or admir... more...
 18:21 | 22/Feb/2008
The Seven Wonders of the World
Junior high school students were studying the Seven Wonders of the World. At the end of the lesson, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following received the most votes: 1. Egypt's Great Pyramids2. The Taj Mahal in India3. The Grand Canyon in Arizona4. T... more...
 20:14 | 10/Feb/2008
LOVE IS RISK
 There is a risk involved in everythingEvery time you share a smileEvery time you shed a tearYou are opening yourself up to hurt.Some people tread slowly through life,Avoiding the closeness risk brings,Side-stepping the things they can't understandTurning away from those who care too much,Those who care stay too long,Those who hold too tightly.Ther... more...
 16:01 | 24/Jan/2008
!!! 21st Century !!!
 Our communication - WirelessOur dress - Topless Our telephone - CordlessOur cooking - FirelessOur youth - Jobless Our food - FatlessOur labour - EffortlessOur conduct - WorthlessOur relation - LovelessOur attitude - Careless Our feelings - HeartlessOur politics - ShamelessOur education - ValuelessOur follies - CountlessOur arguments - BaselessOur ... more...
 18:51 | 21/Jan/2008
LESSONS IN LIFE
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. 4. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does. 5. Pay off your credit cards every month. 6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree. 7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying al... more...
 12:37 | 16/Jan/2008
CHANGES
 I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot go back.I am not the one I will be tomorrow.I can not see that far ahead.I am who I am now, today.The person I see in the mirror changing so subtly, but changing, becoming a new person minute by minute day by day.The possibilities are endless, but I must choose which way I will change,each decision ... more...
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 Emanuel Singh | 17:32 | 6/Nov/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: chatting,movies,,...
confidence
CONFIDENCE: Once all village people decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer all people gathered and only one boy came with an umbrella.... That's Confidence..TRUST: Trust should be like the feeling of a one year old baby            when you throw him in the air; he laughs.....because he knows you            will catch him.... That's Trust.. ...  more...
 Dharmesh Man... | 14:56 | 16/Jun/2006
Friends: (80)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, movies
Car 9
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 Tinky Toinkers | 21:49 | 25/Oct/2006
Friends: (74)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I am Jack. All wo...
Colours and light, joy to the spirit, heart of life..  more...
 Sandeep Ozarde | 21:10 | 5/Oct/2008
Friends: (621)  | City: Bombay  | Interests: BREAKFAST: Assam ...
Mumbai...Shanghai or Goodbye!
 Quite a thoughtful article. The nerve centres of world markets are likely to be more distributed and interconnected now By Praveen Suthrum Two weeks ago, at my B-school’s alumni party, I ran into a New Yorker who has moved to Mumbai. When I asked him why he chose Mumbai, he said, “Well, the word on Wall Street is Mumbai, Dubai, Shanghai or goodbye...  more...
 Uday Sodhi | 13:29 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (259)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Internet, Travel,...
Lonely on an island....
Once upon a time, a man decided to vacation on a cruise shipin the Caribbean. It was wonderful--the experience of his life! He was waited upon hand and foot. But, alas, it didnot last. A hurricane came up suddenly and the ship wentdown. The man found himself, he knew not how, swept up on the shore of an island. There was nothing else anywhere...  more...
 Mahesh Patwa... | 13:00 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (234)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: film, photography...
Euro fever
How much does the game actually capture the imagination of our public? Apart from pockets in the country, like Kolkatta and Kerala, does it really fire up people in other parts of the nation? You can see kids kicking a football around with great enthusiasm but does it really equal the maniacal craze that the game of cricket generates? No.. but stil...  more...
 Amit Agrawal | 17:20 | 20/Oct/2008
Friends: (300)  | City: New Delhi  | Interests: hayaa aur hayaat
If Words Could Heal
If words could heal it would have been easy,If climbing mountains was not an uphill task.I would tell you o dear friend that its gonna pass.ButIt is indeed gonna pass dear as it is meant to be,and not before it makes you bolder and stronger.Life's tests are like that, the most painful onesare the ones who give you precious moments disguised,The tro...  more...
 vikram rao | 17:49 | 11/Sep/2008
Friends: (97)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: later
Indian Stories
Indian Stories We have Large Collection of Indian Stories, Desi Stories,and Hindi Stories.  more...
 prasanna sri... | 20:06 | 29/Jul/2008
Friends: (553)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: in everything
Just Laugh
  Huge Pause A bearwalks into a bar and says, "I want a bourbon and............... coke"The bartender asks "what's with the huge pause?"The bear says, "I've had them all my life."  An Old Fart Oneevening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home andleaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nursesbathe...  more...
 Lalit Kumar | 16:35 | 18/Aug/2006
Friends: (4)  | City: Pune  | Interests: making friends, V...
Dosti
Dosti naa ho phuloon jaisi, kuch pal hi mehakane wali ..... Naa ho Suraj jaisi, har waqt zulasane wali ..... Naa ho Chand jaisi, jo din me saath chod de ..... Naa ho Parchai jaisi, jo hardum piche hi rahe ..... Dosti to ho 'Aansunoo' jaisi, jo sukh-dukh dono me  hi saath de .....    more...
 ratna rajaiah | 11:07 | 2/Nov/2008
Friends: (441)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Between the Sheets (Or the Devil and The...
"The only horrible thing in the world is ennui, Dorian. That is the one sin for which there is no forgiveness".Presidential wannabe Senator John Edwards has confessed to having an affair. The only unusual thing about that is that he says he was only unfaithful while his wife’s breast cancer was in remission. And his wife knew about it. I think we’r...  more...
 jasmeet singh | 09:49 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: swimming, wrting
Re_locate
Dream, reality...nightmare? The grime under his chipped fingernail is inky black as he points in the direction he wants me to take. "Sirji aap gol chakar se dahiney haath mud jao, phir ring road se outer ring road ko ho lena...bas." He has a belly that I can rest my breakfast tray on, a handlebar moustache that coils funnily at the tips and a dark ...  more...
 monu g | 22:10 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (200)  | City: This Heavenly Planet  | Interests: To Live Life To I...
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER...
Have u ever thought about the most memorable moments of Ur Life??? Have u ever thought what makes them so special and close to Ur heart?? It’s usually the FIRST time u feel or find something U’ve never felt or found before… And what IF something soooooooooo hilarious makes it even more memorable………. Hehehehehehehe…. There was this lovely couple who...  more...
 Nischal Thapa | 00:26 | 21/Sep/2008
Friends: (399)  | City: iland  | Interests: i am not that tal...
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 sahil banga | 12:11 | 24/Sep/2008
Friends: (274)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music has seven l...
Chaotic connection
The mind is full of chaos as I write this. Am I writing just because I feel like writing? Or write what am I feeling? Or decipher what am I feeling? Or feel what am I feeling? My mind is playing visual charades. Not a single visual I remember, such is the haste of the chaos. I want to pause the chaos, slow it down, let it linger in my mind, so that...  more...
 janus janus | 18:51 | 5/Nov/2008
Friends: (340)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Yoga, music, cook...
As I Mature
I've learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is stalk them and hope they panic and give in.  I've learned that no matter how much I care, some people are just assholes.  I've learned that it takes years to build up trust, and it only takes suspicion, not proof, to destroy it.  I've learned that you can get by on charm for abou...  more...
 Deepa | 15:25 | 22/Sep/2008
Friends: (83)  | Interests: reading, being wi...
Race against time
I finished my homework and ran out to join my friends who had already finished two rounds of hopscotch. Amma had dressed up, as usual, for the evening and was chatting with Malini aunty, our next door neighbour. She looked very pretty in her simple green cotton saree, neatly plaited long hair and a round maroon bindi. She called out to me as I ran ...  more...
 Wise Donkey | 00:30 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (103)  | Interests: Blogging,Dancing,...
You raise me up.
This one's for you ma:When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;When troubles come and my heart burdened be;Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,Until you come and sit awhile with me.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up: To more than I c...  more...
 ahsan ghori | 15:11 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (391)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Tennis my passion...
Jay Walkers
Educate them first 25 January 2008I THINK the best way to create awareness about the dangers of jaywalking is to first educate the people about its consequences. Jaywalkers endanger their own life as well as those of others, especially surprised motorists.Once awareness is created then fines and penalties can be imposed if people continue breaking ...  more...
 swati rohatgi | 23:26 | 20/Oct/2008
Friends: (468)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: to have fun, shar...
Adventures of pink car!!
Rahul 's car is pink in color. Actually its two colors. A deep mauvecolored top and the bonnet etc in lighter shade. The car was stolen afew months ago and some relentless effort, court appearances and bribeslater was found again. One day Gautam borrowed it to drop offa friend, on the way back it started fuming. The smoke from the enginewas so much...  more...
 ashutosh upa... | 12:40 | 24/Sep/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Mirzapur  | Interests: Reading, watching...
Today's Quote
Don't Just Quote It. Read It.  more...
 Jasir Alavi | 13:58 | 27/Dec/2006
Friends: (201)  | City: lazibonia  | Interests: interests?? darn!...
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the epitaph    more...
 udita chaudhary | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (244)  | 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...
 rajesh vora | 15:23 | 21/Sep/2008
Friends: (43)  | City: in the middle of no man's land  | Interests: ICICI - 9% ...
Tag O'Mania
Last movie you saw in a theatreBye-Pass.It is a surgery which my uncle underwent in the Op. Theatre What book are you readingI love reading. Peoples faces, that is. Favourite board gameFirst let me get into the board of some big company Favourite magazine.303 filled one, with as many rounds as I can lay my hands on.Anyone who tags me again will get...  more...
 Rajiv Sahay | 12:41 | 9/Sep/2006
Friends: (3)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: knowing people
new
Hey.....just landed  more...
 steve thomas | 19:17 | 10/Aug/2006
Friends: (81)  | City: Kottayam  | Interests: music,reading,bro...
Volcanic Eruptions
Eruptions Mayon Volcano overlooking Legazpi AirportMayon is one of the 22 active volcanoes in the Philippines: Babuyan Claro, Banahaw, Bulusan, Mount Biliran, Bud Dajo, Cagua, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Hibok-Hibok, Iraya, Mount Iriga, Mount Kanlaon, Leonard Kniaseff, Makaturing, Matutum, Musuan, Mount Parker, Pinatubo, Ragang, Smith Volcano, ...  more...
 sunny sharma | 09:11 | 1/Dec/2005
Friends: (13)  | City: Jodhpur  | Interests: date, masti and f...
female friend
HI SUNNY HERE, SEEKS INDIAN FEMALE OF ANY AGE, FOR ME AGE CASTE AND BEAUTY IS NOT CRIETRIA. SEEKS INDIAN FEMALES OF ANY AGE. ANYONE INTRESTED, FOR FUN, MASTI OR MORE MAY FRANKLY WRITE ME AT HOTBURGER@INDIATIMES.COM. SECRACY ASSURED. IF POSSIBLE PLEAASE SEND ME YOUR CELL NO. I AM FROM JODHPUR, RAJASTHAN.I LUVS EVETRYTHING WHICH GIVES PLEASURE UINDER...  more...
 Peram Rao | 14:24 | 23/Jul/2008
Friends: (18)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Movies,SAP Forms,...
Bench
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 sanket raaj | 09:43 | 21/Mar/2007
Friends: (154)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: cricket, india, e...
BOB WOOLMER (1948-2007) : REST IN PEACE
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.” BOB WOOLMER : REST IN PEACE 1948 - 2007 Death may be the essential condition of life, but its suddenness can shock and benumb feelings. Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. The sudden death of Bob Woolmer has sent shivers down my spin...  more...
 rekha kumar | 14:53 | 29/Oct/2008
Friends: (184)  | City: ajmer  | Interests: singing, reading,...
Deepawali greetings
Happy Deepawali to all....Its so good to be surrounded by the sweet calming sounds with a fur blanket and some peace and quite ....sounded like a dream.... Absolutely just out of the books. This is how i feel this Deepawali. I have tried my best to find that peace and quite but the phone just does not stop and what else could go wrong.Some Deepawal...  more...
 kishore gupta | 09:41 | 2/Nov/2008
Friends: (353)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: all beautiful thi...
Trust
Littlegirl and her father were crossing a bridge. The father was kind ofscared so he asked his little daughter, 'Sweetheart, please hold myhand so that you don't fall into the river.' The little girl said, 'No,Dad. You hold my hand.' 'What's the difference?' Asked the puzzledfather. 'There's a big difference,' replied the little girl. 'If I holdyou...  more...
 VIJAY Khare | 12:37 | 18/Aug/2006
Friends: (8)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Net surfing, Trav...
A travel to GOA.
A setting sun behind the trees. The setting sun is the end of the day. And a nice colourful show starts in the skies. A natural spray of colours. A biggest sketch on a very big screen. An evening time is really a nice moment of the day I think. Its setting sun at goa. We freinds travel to GOA every year. Visitng GOA is a relaxing time for us.  more...
 vivek jakkal | 22:21 | 14/Sep/2008
Friends: (61)  | City: tikamgarh  | Interests: chatting , travll...
desh
सुना है की हम 15 अगस्त 1947 को आज़ाद हो गये थे . क्या हमारी आजादी यही ...  more...
 wise donkey | 14:42 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (53)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Writing,Psycholog...
New Year Threat
Statistics reveal that everyday over 200 people are killed in India due to drunken driving. Perhaps not alarming like terrorism, but for the victims, it doesnt make a difference if the death had been due to an act of terror or stupid choice of driving by a drunken driver.Let no one make that stupid choice on this New Year's Eve or ever.Happy New Ye...  more...
 javed mahmood | 14:47 | 17/Mar/2008
Friends: (20)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: GODS NATURE , FUN...
touch
KHUSBOO KI TRAH AYAA WOH TEZ HAWAWO ME MANGA THA JISE HUMNE DIN RAAT DUWAWOO MEN /  more...
 Aarthy Sriram | 05:06 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Auckland  | Interests: friends, Reading,...
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 febin joy | 07:48 | 9/Oct/2008
Friends: (480)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Phtography, Drawi...
The Big Empty
Thanks everyone for the support u have showered on my posts. Here is another picture from me. I don't think this one needs a description. Enjoy.... Febin  more...
 Rajesh iyer | 21:07 | 12/Feb/2006
Friends: (120)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: cricket,batminton...
Prayer 2006
Oh God Almighty!!May my password get acceptedAnd my explorer get connectedHelp me upload my data foreverNot let a hanged out serverKeep my floppies working in their driveGive me place to back up hard driveHelp send my emails fasterShield me from virus disasterScan my folders without failAnd filter out all junk mailGive my entire download a surgeSto...  more...
 Vikram Karve | 23:53 | 30/Sep/2008
Friends: (40)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing, Food, Wa...
Last Post
LAST POST  In the early hours of the 22nd of September 2008, Pratap Dattatraya Joshi, breathed his last, and departed for his heavenly abode, at the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune.  Pratap Joshi was an epitome of simple living and high thinking. Born on the 6th of March 1932, he imbibed sterling values from his father, DP Joshi, a Teacher an...  more...
 abhishek cho... | 10:28 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (20)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Want to go every ...
Reality Shows(are actually unreal)
Rakhi sawant and Abhishek definitely deserve to win the Nach Baliye3 title. I am not a Rakhi fan , but this time she deserved to be the winner.This reality shows are completely unreal. It's not about nach baliye but earlier also in shows like Indian idol , Voice of India , Sa Re Ga Ma Pa the deserving one never wins. Why??? This channels are doing ...  more...
 Mohan jadeja | 20:51 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (46)  | City: Porbandar  | Interests: cricket,reading
Wish you all the Best Laxmi
In everyday news of politics and terrorism there was pleasant surprise to see a little multi limbed girl from Bihar being brought to Banglore for very complicated operation.As for now operation is succes. Lets wish her a very healthy and warm recovery. Also hatsoff to medical staff who has operated her free of charge, A total Dr Munnabhai style tre...  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...
 kamal sharma | 11:09 | 17/Aug/2008
Friends: (77)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Music,Travelling,...
3 Parrots
3 Parrots   A man wanted to buy his son a parrot as a birthday present. The next day he went to the pet shop and saw three identical parrots in a cage. He asked the clerk, "how much for the parrot on the right?       The owner said it was Rs 250.   "Rs 250", the man said. "Well what does he do?   "He knows how to use all of the functions of Microso...  more...
 Arindam Chat... | 11:19 | 1/Feb/2007
Friends: (65)  | City: Serampore  | Interests: Life in itself.
Confessions - II
Raju … is an old friend. If I can recall it right - I remember him from my days in a Nursery School called Sishu Aakash somewhere in South Calcutta. Hence, he was the person there whom I had known for the maximum numbers of years now. Not that we were the best of friends but somewhere we both were proud to know each other for such a long time now. ...  more...