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 09:57 | 5/Aug/2008
reading
Read 'How I taught my granmother to read & other short stories' by Sudha Murty, really inspirational. I know book is s'posed to be for kids but I really liked the way she simplified writing. Solutions are there its for us to find them. more...
 11:03 | 4/Aug/2008
Lionel Richie
lionel richie fans anyone?? I think he simply fabulous. Everyday I listen to him spellbound..."Lady, Stuck on you, Hello...one better than the other. what says guys?? more...
 11:53 | 31/Jul/2008
                    Wonder of a relation is to understand the words we speak And to understand the unspoken, Achieve that……. And then go all the Way!! more...
 09:46 | 31/Jul/2008
With the arrival of telly on the scene, things have changed.. Kids these days spend most of their time glued to the inane chatter of the idiot box, and so do the adults. Following absurdity with mindless plotting across all serials, even the news channels are full of frivolous news items!!Here we see growing, an entire generation of the nation, wit... more...
 10:09 | 29/Jul/2008
love
They set out with a happy song, music, light and shinning eyes! Somewhere someplace down the lane, love got lost and got replaced by long lasting frost!!       more...
 09:52 | 29/Jul/2008
As we walk hand in hand, to hitherto some distant   land, do u think, you can be a part.. Of a life, till it death do us apart more...
 11:55 | 28/Jul/2008
Distance perhaps increases with time, no telling, however much you deny, fears dispelling. How much is enough, who knows! Where to go from here, time goes!! Such carries on and one finishes Life is such a teacher, till it perishes!! more...
 11:54 | 28/Jul/2008
Time
Floating in space Loosing direction Distant eyes Blurring reflection Brimming with fears Yet another day Life goes on Time flies away more...
 09:41 | 22/Jul/2008
trekking
Thanx guys for so many opinions. well as all of u said my kiddo was back with loads of stories, full of excitement, really dirty but happy. This was something which really mattered actually...Said she missed us but enjoyed herself thoroughly with friends, wants to go again. Am really happy that her first experience away from home was good & she was... more...
 10:39 | 14/Jul/2008
missing
Am writing about my 6yr old kiddo for a camping trip, one night two days. First time she's going to be away from me for such a long duration. She's maha excited, its a school trip, going with friends, going to for hiking, sleeping bag, torch & all, and am u know slightly apprehensive. No not for her safety, but u know, we become more emotionally de... more...
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 keshav singhal | 09:29 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (462)  | City: Ajmer  | Interests: Learning, Reading...
Habeeb miyan naheen rahe ….
हबीब मियाँ नहीं रहे …. ज़िंदादि ;ली और शेर-ओ-शाय 52;ी के साथ 138 साल 3 मह...  more...
 manisha trivedi | 16:45 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (33)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: music,reading.tra...
hum bhi wapas jayenge
हम भी वापस जाएँगेआब ;ादी से दूर,घने सन्नाटे में,निर्é 2;न वन के प&#...  more...
 Prakash Deva | 23:19 | 17/Aug/2008
Friends: (87)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: acting & directio...
pyara bharat
मैं बहुत खुश हूँ.. ये जहाँ है मेरा.. ये आसमान है मेरा.. ये जमीन है म...  more...
 Nivia Dogra | 08:40 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (203)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: music,cooking, re...
If you 'r shy and worried about what others may think of you,it could helpto realize that they're probably also worried about what you may think of them! An out going interest in others will help to break down the walls of shyness.   [easy to write,but quite hard to apply......... hai na........ bcoz me too shy]  more...
 Putan Prasad | 11:04 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (296)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: singing, sharing ...
MAA DAR TERE AAYA HUAN
MA TERE DAR AAYA HUAN  APNA HI LENAJANMO KA PYASHA  HUAN  MERI PYASH BUJHA DENA MA TERE DAR AAYA HUAN...TUM DAYA KA SAGAR MA MAI TO EK BHIKHARI HUANMERI BANHA PAKAR KARKE AB PAR LAGA DENA  MA DAR PER TERE...KARUNAMAYI HO TUM ETNI TO KRIPA KARNA JAISA JUAN WAISE KO SHARAN  APNI ME LE LENA MA DAR.....KUCH YESHA KAR DE MA CHITA RAHE TUJHA CHARNAN ME D...  more...
 Rama Bulussu | 15:26 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (112)  | City: Secunderabad  | Interests: Internet,communic...
Happy Independence Day !
Dear AllValentines Day, new year, friendship day . Every one celebrates and send msgs !  Celebrates the independence day also !                                                                Freedom is not a Right but a Feeling! Let's be proud to feel the Freedom! Let all of us get to-gather & Let's Celebrate Our Freedom! It is our duty to preserve ...  more...
 Meoww Meoww | 09:21 | 7/Aug/2008
Friends: (24)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: I love to read bo...
Mummy 3
Mummy for us is like cricket in India. We can fit it anytime, analyze it, scrutinize it, quarrel over it, laugh with it. It is just a great way of passing time! Not having the privilege of watching the previous mummys at the cinemas, we made a big fuss over this movie and drove 20km to PVR to watch it in the silverscreen.:)Watching the movie the re...  more...
 RAJEEV GARG | 06:18 | 16/Aug/2008
Friends: (790)  | City: HARYANA  | Interests: LISTENING MUSIC,O...
RAKSHABANDHAN
                                                            RAKSHABANDHAN                  RAKSHA BANDHAN IS A HINDU FESTIVALWHICH IS MEANT FOR SISTERS AND BROTHERS.BUTI FEEL DISAPPOINTED ON THIS DAY  BECAUSE NEITHER I HAVE ANY REAL SISTERS ,NOR I HAVE ANY REAL DAUGHTERS,SO MY TWO SON`S ALSO FEEL BAD ON THIS DAY.         SOME OF THE RELATIVES,FRIEND...  more...
 Sameera Nandi | 18:02 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (523)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Its raining! I am...
Back to college
Those who follow my posts have pointed out that I missed out a post last Monday. I have had this record of posting from Monday to Monday. But, of late I have been busy. Not “busy” in a work kind of boring way. I have been “good” busy. Those who I’m in touch with know what I am talking about. About time I appraised you all with what is happening in ...  more...
 Manu Nair | 14:07 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (717)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing,reading,s...
Cooking Is An Art In Itself !!
Do men have to know cooking? In the early ages, men were not allowed in the kitchen but now it’s not so. Men should be welcomed in the kitchen by their wives as they should learn the art of cooking. This will also make their married life happier, it will also help the men to fend for themselves during the various times of emergencies and they would...  more...
 Ocimum Sanc | 16:40 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (101)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, Travel, Ph...
Moments in a day can often become memori...
Moments in a day can often become memories of a lifetime.  Today morning while I was driving to work, one of my favourite songs was playing – ‘A new day has come’ by Celine Dion. There is something really magical in her voice, in this song that gets me into another world, for a brief while I almost forgot I was driving. This song and voice like so ...  more...
 Shalini K | 01:07 | 24/Jul/2008
Friends: (266)  | City: Singapore  | Interests: Books, environmen...
Taboo words
Yesterday morning I overheard my 6 year old son say "Stupid" and immediately my 4 year old daughter said in an almost threatening tone "Ho-ho, you said a bad word. I am going to tell Amma." Yes, "stupid" is a taboo word in my home. Call me "stupid" but I believe that the word is one of the most demoralisng words that can be  used on another person ...  more...
 usha dhana | 14:51 | 13/Aug/2008
Friends: (126)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading
My promise
I feel odd to sign in to the ILand today, as I will be missing my friend Renu... Well, I am expecting her return at the earliest...Today I felt some strong energy flowing over me, to work hard to achieve my goal, to learn something new... I am on the way, I will continue to work hard and concentrate on my goal... Why I am saying this here?... is be...  more...
 Asif Dabir | 11:23 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Thane  | Interests: Travelling, Makin...
How to teach your kids to Save
The best way to inculcate a saving habit in your child is to start at a very young age. This will give life-long benefits. Most grown-ups, who are not prudent in handling their personal finances, are those who have not had much exposure to this topic when they were young. Open and Honest Communication Right communication is imperative to starts any...  more...
 Shreya Tiwari | 12:12 | 31/Jul/2008
Friends: (303)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing Hindi Poe...
Where is my INDIA ?
मेरा भारत कहाँ गया मै ढूंढ़ रहा बाज़ारों में ,वतन बेचने वाले ब&...  more...
 vijayaram reddy | 14:52 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (735)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, Poetry, ma...
సరిగ్ĵ...
సరిగ్ĵ 5;ా చూడు ప్రాణ రహిత జీవాలĺ 9;లా తిరుగĹ 7;తోంది - ఈ ప్రజా గుం...  more...
 Nitin Maradia | 17:12 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (71)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Hindi Movie Songs...
Perfect Boss....
Perfect Boss . . . There were about 70 scientists working on a very hectic project. All of them were really frustrated due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting the job. One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him - Sir, I have promised  to my children that I will ...  more...
 sunil deshpande | 19:43 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (163)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: success is the ab...
INDEPENDENCE DAY
DEAR ALL, The Freedom & Pride we enjoy saying that we belong to a free & great country India..........We owe a tribute to these TRUE MARTYRS of our Motherland.As the Independence Day approaches spread the light of the torch lit by these Jawans with their blood & remind as many people of our country as you can that even today the spirit of patriotis...  more...
 Suvas Dutt | 22:22 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (30)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: Social matters,Sp...
Compliments
Dear Friends,              Wish you all,                            "Happy Independence Day"                                                               JAI  HIND                                                                JAI  HIND                                                               JAI  HIND  more...
 Dr.Anil Verma | 21:40 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (797)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
Terror
बड़ी फितरत से गढ़े जाते हैं सिमी के माडयूë 4;देश को हर दूसरे- 40;ीस&#...  more...
 karuna ghatge | 11:01 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (63)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: watching movies,r...
R WE SLEEPING?
"NAVI MUMBAI STUDENT IS STILL IN US CUSTODY FOR THREAT MAIL",READ ONE OF THE HEADLINES ON PAGE 3 IN THE TIMES OF INDIA ,paper today.and then i read the news of mr.haywood  leaving india without even the ats.noticing it,despite a lookout notice.!i do believe a person is innocent until proven guilty and so lets give mr haywood the benefit of the doub...  more...
 swati phatak | 20:46 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (93)  | City: Indore  | Interests: music painting re...
Mid age crisis !!! - (Part II)
 (concluding part)Monday morning, when Anu was getting ready for the office, her cell rang and it was Nikhil's call. Anu went through mixed feelings. Her heart skipped a bit and mind quickly revised all the points she was to discuss in the meeting today. “Morning Anu, Sorry to bother you, but I have some urgent work in the morning so can we meet at...  more...
 ujjwal gangele | 11:59 | 8/Aug/2008
Friends: (174)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: music,photography...
new search engine - CUIL
Cuil search engine takes on GoogleThe Cuil search engine has been brought into existence by Anna Patterson and her husband Tom Costello on 28th July, 2008. But why has Cuil attracted so much attention? This is because; its founders have claimed that this search engine is capable of performing better and more comprehensive job of indexing online inf...  more...
 baba sharad | 06:12 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (58)  | City: Varanasi  | Interests: I am an engineer ...
आज़ादी ...
नयी फिजा में आज़ादी के रंग उतर गए, सपनो के पुष्प खिलने से पहले ब...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (1024)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 ankur vishnoi | 16:05 | 18/Aug/2008
Friends: (180)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dancing, networki...
Earn money From Mobile
Earn money from mobile Hey Friends earn money from mobile. You can earn upto 1000 Rs. per weak. To start visit www.iseak.tk and click on earn from mobile link. Don't forget to verify your mobile. use invite id 76306  more...
 san gupta | 10:49 | 16/Jul/2008
Friends: (8)  | City: rohtak  | Interests: listening old mel...
bas tu hi hai
Na humne berukhii dekhii na humne dushmanii dekhii, Tere har ek sitam me humne kitnii saadgii dekhii, Kabhii har cheez me duniyaa mukammal dekhte the huM, Kabhii duniyaa ki har ek cheez me terii kamii dekhii, Na diN me roshanii dekhii , na shab me chaandnii dekhii, Terii ulfat me humne is kadar bhii zindagii dekhii  more...
 nishant | 13:53 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (34)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: makin girl friend...
friendship
My heart's like an open book, it depends on how u read me. Don"t judge me by my cover.. Look in and discover.. i will be ur True friend for ever... Höld ä trüé frìénd wìth böth yöür händs, doñt lét gö 4 trüé frìend cömés öncé ìn ä lìfétìmé. Thåt's why ì'm höldìng yoü tight! Cänt lét Ü goStars has 5 ends Square has 4 ends Trinagle has 3 ends Line ha...  more...
 hardhitter h... | 16:44 | 16/Aug/2008
Friends: (129)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Life
Everybody Cheats-XI
Everybody Cheats-XII dropped ‘her’ at her home. Drove back home. Dev called after he reached home , missing his flight to Chennai and asked me for lunch with my wife. Mukhi was a bit reluctant initially as on Sundays she wants to sort out the world’s problem around her and she always plans at least hundred errands and paper work on every Sunday. Bu...  more...
 sugreev | 13:37 | 5/Jun/2008
Friends: (38)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: music,watchingmov...
about love
love is life. i think every man do love every person & every part of nature  more...
 Shailesh Soni | 16:03 | 28/Jul/2008
Friends: (394)  | City: Surat  | Interests: Friendship, music...
Lost In Your Eyes
I remember our very first dateI held your hand for the first timeI took a wrong turn, it was getting lateOne a.m. according to the local church chimeI drove like a madman, trying to get you homeYou said" Don`t drive so fast, everything will be fine"I pulled over to the side of the roadYour calm voice relieved my worried mindI took your face in my t...  more...
 DIBYA | 17:18 | 4/Aug/2008
Friends: (468)  | 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...
 rahul deb | 18:15 | 7/Aug/2008
Friends: (196)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: wild thoughts
intelligent and lazy
i am pasting a paragraph ...........  this may not be palatable to many .............i would like to have  your views and valuable comments please.............  its in a management best seller ..... the 80/20 principle by richard koch............  he is one of my fav.......... as he had a profound influence on my life... there are only four types o...  more...
 SHAHID ALI | 13:22 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (22)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: politics, legal, ...
Innocence
Look at this photo....must have reminded you the golden days of your childhood....of which you infact have no remembrance. Looking at a child is always worthful. It delight the watchers, it takes him to his childhood...it in fact forced him to spare some time and to co-relate him with the childish activities of the said child. For a moment, he forg...  more...
 vidushi chau... | 20:31 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Books, kids, conv...
Michael Phelps- The underdog
Publication:Times Of India Delhi; Date:Aug 14, 2008; Section:Times Sport; Page Number:28Mom ensured it’s no splash in the pan Michael Winerip     Deborah Phelps’ third baby and only son was larger than life from Day 1. 9 pounds, 6 ounces and 23 inches long. As a little boy, said the mother, he asked 25 zillion questions, always wanting to be the ce...  more...
 Vish Iyer | 00:32 | 16/Aug/2008
Friends: (211)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, Sports, ...
Wisdom only comes the hard way
I want to share a few of his words with you-on the subject of optimism and dealing with life's trials elegantly and with grace. As a young psychologist, his newborn son died. That event devastated him and plunged him into dark despair. In the book he writes of his lessons and that through his challenges "I learned what optimism really is: it's know...  more...
 Kamal Nuhiwal | 03:51 | 16/Aug/2008
Friends: (127)  | City: Siliguri  | Interests: writing, travelli...
FREEDOM
I love to fly free Between the clouds - White, grey and excitinglyThe farthest with a veil of rainbowOn its headI love to fly – like a birdSpreading colors, all sevenAnd a piece of peaceI love to fly free….. My freedom flows like a riverThrough the greenMy river takes all the dirt The human-sinI love to run freeOn the earth-Through the grass, sand ...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 12:45 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (727)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
Once upon a time......
Once upon a time.... There was a rich King who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for...  more...
 praveen sharma | 15:26 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (944)  | 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...
 Ashwini Rai | 14:40 | 15/May/2008
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