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 23:07 | 20/Jul/2008
A wonderful week ahead
HiHope you had a wonderful week. Rains are still playing truant all over the country....power cuts and water cuts have started. Power is shutdown in the mornings for three hours. In hyderabad, the government has requested people and offices not to use their air conditioners. In jammu there is a power shutdown every two hours........61 years after i... more...
 07:34 | 14/Jul/2008
Thoughts
HiHope all fine with everybody. Due to hectic work schedule, have been unable to post anything worthwhile. Here are  a few thoughts received by me in the past 10 days and worth sharing. Have a wonderful week ahead. Keep writing and keep smiling. SPEED can be calculated "MILES PER HOUR"andLIFETIME can be calculated "SMILES PER HOUR"Always keep smili... more...
 06:55 | 3/Jul/2008
Travel Light to enjoy the journey of Lif...
HiThis is an article by Tia Paranjape which appeared in the Times of India newspaper yesterday and was worth sharing.I often wonder: Is it possible to love without attachment? We do have so much love to give, but is it the right kind of love? We tend to feel a kind of ownership over all that we love though we don"t own anything or anyone. It is ea... more...
 05:00 | 1/Jul/2008
One Liners
1. Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, not the one in front of you.2. More people are run down by gossip than by automobiles. 3. There is always free cheese in a mouse trap.4. Many people who go on diets find they are poor losers.5. A vacation should be just long enough for your boss to miss you but not long enough   for your... more...
 00:46 | 30/Jun/2008
Thoughts for the month
As I sit down to write this blog while watching the Euro 2008 finals, the rains have started lashing the mumbai city after a long lull in the month of June. Sitting near the window and  watching the rains falling down heavily with heavy winds made me wonder whether this will continue for a longer period this time around or an one day affair. Hope a... more...
 22:37 | 27/Jun/2008
Son
This is great, take a moment to read it, it will make your day! The ending will surprise you Take my SonA wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would  often sit together and admire the great works of art.When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to... more...
 08:32 | 26/Jun/2008
The Stone cutter
Hi I received the following story in yesterday"s mail. After reading the same, one realises that you are better off with what you are......happiness is within oneself........not in material things or anything with power. There is nobody powerful than you....realise that and be happy.There was once a stone cutter who was dissatisfied with himself an... more...
 06:30 | 25/Jun/2008
Time is short
HiCame across this in a blog and thought it was worth sharing.I was lucky to come across the works of a very good writer Kennedy James and I want to share his thoughts with you. As he said, the life that you share with others has an importance that knows no equal.Time Is Short . . . There are people waiting. Some of them are from your past. They t... more...
 06:12 | 25/Jun/2008
Humour
Jack decided to go skiing with his buddy, Bob. So they loaded up Jack"s minivan and headed north. After driving for a few hours, they got caught in a terrible blizzard. So they pulled into a nearby farm and asked the attractive lady who answered the door if they could spend the night."I realize it"s terrible weather out there and I have this huge h... more...
 03:48 | 24/Jun/2008
Forgiveness
Hi Hope the week went by was fine for all of you. This sunday I didnt get time to blog thoughts for the week as my comp was under maintenance and had a complete revamp with the latest version of XP. Here is wishing you all a great week ahead without the thoughts but a wonderful write up to share. For mumbai people it has been a dry week gone by. Ho... more...
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 venmonybimal... | 12:20 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (181)  | City: Chengannur  | Interests: writing,painting,...
My Visitor..........
These were my special visitors.........she came with family....except hubby, he is on a BT...  more...
 Rakshita Verma | 16:04 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (641)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Dreamy Eyes
   Déjà vu was not new for Karan. He often dreamt of times that lay ahead. Or should I say his dreams came true. He didn’t know if they were messages from God for people around him or was it a blessing for him. But he often used the phrase; don’t dream too much, what if they come true. Nobody except people very close to him understood this.  As a k...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 17:31 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (376)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Sheep’s Eyes and Baboon’s Bottoms – Read...
“Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.” Desmond Morris“The power to charm the female has been in some instances more important than the power to conquer other males in battle.” Charles Darwin in The Descent of Man.Saturday night.You are single and so willing to mingle that it hurts but you know that tonight’s ...  more...
 Priya I | 08:56 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: People, Travel, M...
Moving house
Am moving house today. Chaos and madness reign supreme. Tempers are frayed. Everyone has an eye on the movers and packers to make sure that their pet item gets transported without any damage. My camera, my photo albums, my wine glasses, my CDs, my watches…   And then I discover an old shoe box with memories - brought from all previous trips. A pas...  more...
 swati rohatgi | 17:11 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (419)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: to have fun, shar...
Of bikini babes and being a good friend ...
Location: Bournemouth, a famous beach south of LondonCharacters: MeDivya, Saurabh and CP: friends from LondonManish and Akansha: husband and wife staying at Bournemouth due to Akansha"sofficial work. Manish is CP"s friend for the past 10 years, they were together in engineering. We all were sitting on the beach surrounded by women and bikinis in va...  more...
 sindhu nair | 19:51 | 29/Feb/2008
Friends: (44)  | City: trissur  | Interests: music,travlng
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder . . .  She was not beautiful. Nothing about her was extraordinary. Nothing about her made her stand out in a crowd. She grew up in a family of six. The eldest, she learnt responsibility at an early age. As she grew stronger, and brighter, She instilled a sort of light cheer to whomever she met.   She was not bea...  more...
 U C | 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...
 anuradha aseem | 12:21 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (117)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading,watching ...
KAJU_BARFI
I have always written what ever came straight away from my heart,I just can't make up stories,or give a lecture on spirituality or religion,for I am not that aged and my knowledge is less too, but the number of increasing mails in my inbox made me realise that its high time that I should write ,so this timeI have decided to write a true story, from...  more...
 krishna veni | 10:43 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (176)  | City: City of Destiny  | Interests: Exploring the unk...
Take me away
                             Take me away to a distant land far, far away from the misery and suffering of this uncanny world.  Wake me up and take me away for here I lay in a dormant state in the cocoon of this materialistic world. Take me away from this gloomy world towards the path of enlightenment. Take me away from the grief, misery, aversion ...  more...
 Aarthy Sriram | 07:28 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (105)  | City: Auckland  | Interests: friends, Reading,...
Enjoy a byte of soul food ! Bamboo
A Byte of Soul Food !  -- To give you a boost on Monday Morning. Bamboo -- Author UnknownOnce upon a time in the heart of the Eastern Kingdom lay a beautiful garden. And there in the cool of the day was the Master of the garden, who went for a walk. Of all the dwellers of the garden, the most beautiful and beloved was a gracious and noble Bamboo.Ye...  more...
 Rajasree Nair | 21:59 | 4/Apr/2006
Friends: (42)  | Interests: Reading, travelli...
The dog vs the leopard!
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dog along for company. One day the dog starts chasing butterflies and before long he discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch.The dog thinks, "Boyo, I'm in deep trouble no...  more...
 amishi bharty | 09:19 | 27/Dec/2007
Friends: (31)  | City: Goa  | Interests: reading,singing,d...
finally.. m back!!!
So finally m back... ages since i wrote my last blog. Recently i ran into one of my best friends.. just like other days.. v had our usual round of gossip After sometime, the conversation took a serious turn and she asked me.. "amishi, what is the most important thing in a relationship?". I thought for a while and i said, "feelings?!". She replied, ...  more...
 Sonu Katha | 18:25 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (532)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: news,investment,l...
The most important relationship you can ...
One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym". In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleague...  more...
 myna mg | 10:44 | 17/Jun/2008
Friends: (148)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and Music..
HAPPY?
Happiness Is Not Comforts ‘Does Happiness depend upon comfort? ’ Happiness lies in not comforts alone! Happiness is not a static quality of the human mind, body and soul. All can’t remain happy all the time. It would be foolishness to wish for a life, filled with happiness alone; Happiness is more when woes come in-between. Happiness is just a feel...  more...
 sam iland | 11:28 | 16/Apr/2007
Friends: (60)  | 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...
 aprajita laroia | 16:21 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (36)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dancing...Readin ...
An UnTOld FeELnG..!!
Well..I've written Somethng Any Guy Wud HAv Written WHile GoINg THru aN UntOlD fEelnG..ALtHouGH m A gURL..bT i;Ve WrItteN tHIS StoRY bY d POiNT oF a Guy HUZ lOST hIS evErYtHNg There was nothing for me to do now except to fall on my knees and cry my heart out…..                When I was a kid, I had a girlfriend.  She also happened to be my classma...  more...
 Sowmya Shekar | 23:08 | 13/Jan/2008
Friends: (137)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: music, reading bo...
Am Back :)
hi ilanders... been a very long time... happy to meet u guys again.... its been 6 months... so belated NEW YEAR wishes and Makara Sankaranthi wishes...  more...
 rakhee sinha | 21:02 | 3/Jan/2008
Friends: (65)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading,Net surfi...
A contradiction that I wish exists...
I read a very beautiful mail recently. It said, those who are always seen as the strongest, are in fact the weakest internally. Those who are always seen helping, caring and protecting others are the ones who need help,love,care and protection the most. And the ones who never show their feelings are the ones who feel it most deeply.And if the world...  more...
 Manisha Bane... | 14:11 | 4/Jul/2008
Friends: (89)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: creative writing,...
Onion peeler
The Onion Peeler She wakes up and face the thing called loveFor which they sacrifice livesFor which the mortal is deified in mausoleumsFor which the lyricist asks for music She is no PicassoOr some modern-day KeatsHer wonder is confined in the box  of conformityShe counts and recounts the minutes aheadTo make up a healthy lunch and a tiffin for the...  more...
 Manasee Mishra | 11:58 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (254)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Nature,Moovies,Th...
Find... Who R You !
Hi frnz...Here'z somethin 4 u , which describes   -  "WAT SORT OF PERSONALITY DO YE POSSESS..."  1.)- Me First     AN EGOISTUr attitude to life is simple, direct, and aboveboard - every decision u make is based on the answer to one question : "What's in it for me?" If ur selfishness, greed, and ruthless desire for self-advancement hurt other ppl, t...  more...
 alpana | 21:48 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (305)  | City: delhi  | Interests: painting, reading...
Walking by the sea side I seized a moment of delight As it flitted aboutShowing me promises of unadulterated funChasing after a butterflyWhile the breeze entangled itself in my hairAnd the sun A brassy oblong medallionHad just begun to melt Within the hovering clouds. Laughed I As the butterfly suddenly became coyAnd sat upon a flower…Did it realiz...  more...
 mi ni | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (266)  | City: delhi  | Interests: Kids, Reading,
FRIENDS
A STORY OF TWO FRIENDSA story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.They kept on walking until they f...  more...
 Savitha Ram | 10:23 | 25/Jun/2008
Friends: (33)  | City: TUTY  | Interests: Reading,writing,c...
purifier
The Bible says:'He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver.' Thisverse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what thisstatement meant about the character and nature of God. One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study. Thatweek, the woman called a silver...  more...
 parthasarath... | 19:54 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (136)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: poetry & literature
Some other day again
     Some other day againDays will come and go alsoWeeks and months will runaway,Years and decades will just pass bye!!Lazy moments, colours of evening light..I shall peep on your mind’s windows,My smiling eyes will bring you closer again!!Vacant afternoon on a cloudy day as today..You will walk on your memory lane,I shall clutch your hand on the c...  more...
 Monishikha R... | 11:35 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (217)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: Books,Music,Sketc...
Stand up for the Indian soldier
Someone forwarded this article to me, and I think it"s worth a thought , at the very least!Stand up for the Indian soldierHarsh V PantIt is with a sense of disbelief that one hears the Indian minister of state for defence, sitting in his cozy air-conditioned seminar room, pontificating that "it is unbecoming" of former soldiers to protest against t...  more...
 Sonal Verma | 15:18 | 8/Nov/2007
Friends: (85)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Everything
Diwali Greetings
A Happy Diwali and A Happy and Prosperous Year Ahead to all and your families.  more...
 gaurhav h. atri | 16:05 | 13/Apr/2007
Friends: (266)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Travelling, Explo...
Photos
Its not a laughing matter, after all we are standing at the highest point in Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra).  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 16:13 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (2294)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
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...
 Trishna Mumbai | 16:43 | 20/Jun/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Life in all its o...
Season of Acceptance
  It’s been a long two months. The vacant look in mum’s eyes is slowly giving way to a twinkle – very slowly but surely.  I suppose letting go of 40 years of togetherness is a tall order for anyone. When she reached Mumbai and I saw her, my whole being froze up. A forehead sans the familiar vermillion and the mangalsutra gone, her appearance gave a...  more...
 Lakshmi | 16:39 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (167)  | City: smewer between reality n imagination !!  | Interests: lost.. in a world...
frnds :)
The friendship between a man and a woman which does not lead to marriage or desire for marriage may be a life long experience of the greatest value to themselves and to all their circle of acquaintance and of activity;but for this type of friendship both a rare man and a rare woman are needed. Perhaps it should be added that either the man or the w...  more...
 charu dutta | 12:56 | 21/Aug/2007
Friends: (93)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: I like making tru...
Accha hai...................
achha hai............................ kuchh cheeze na mile to hi accha haipa kar jee bhar jayeusse to tarapna accha hai..................  yaadon ko teri seene se lagayerakhna accha hairoz milkar jee behalane se tokwabon me tere aagosh me samana accha hai tujhe pa kar bhi na pana acha haina rahe teri kadra in aankho koisse to hasraton ka afsana acc...  more...
 Karuna sanghvi | 15:50 | 27/May/2008
Friends: (114)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, browsing...
Rules For Managers
Rules For Managers 1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 4:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.2. If it's really a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That helps. Even better, hover behind me, and advise me at every keystroke.3. Always leave without tellin...  more...
 anju singh | 10:48 | 30/Jan/2008
Friends: (101)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading....loving...
ONE MOMENT ..............single MOMENT
One of the ILanders said (i dont remember the name, i was surfing through) " Only people who have never loved or been loved try to define what is love, cause people who have loved or been loved they would not try even answering What is love."Actually she is right, in a way most philosophical and defining kind of statements would come only from peop...  more...
 a b | 17:41 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (215)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Pets, Music, Book...
And how it POURED today...Last month on this same date, I was lamenting the heat of summer and eagerlyawaiting the onset of the rainy season...Today, I am smiling and humming to myself as I look out of my office window...My very own friendly neighborhood hills are verdant green... lush grass, bushes,and trees with their squeaky clean washed wet loo...  more...
 Shivaja V | 10:06 | 5/Jul/2008
Friends: (73)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Reading,writing,K...
Aestheticism and vulgarity........ 3rd July 08, Q n A at rediff.com was follows.  Some of the answers have you in splits. The nine comments are reproduced below as it is! Q. How do you differentiate the thin line between aestheticism and vulgarity? 1. If a person does not have belief in the concept of God he is aesthist. Vulgarity is obviously what...  more...
 Namrata Sriv... | 00:33 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (282)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: interested in alm...
Making most from every minute!
I just now realised that I have actually started following an old adage that says "Live every minute". I set alarm for timings like 6:46 AM or 3:43 PM. Like if I am going to bed at 2:43 AM, I"ll get up at 6:43 AM. It seems to be a positive change, after I have learned to zonk out for exact 7 or 11 minutes, in the middle of the class; and feel refre...  more...
 puja | 09:18 | 26/May/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Indore  | Interests: music,travel,kids...
TRUST......HIM
Just read this morning from one of the books i have been reading "YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE" and jus one thought is so beautiful and can change our lives and pattern of thinking Learn to trust GOD ...The most important thing we need to live is our ...BREATH...and hegives it to us without us asking for it...imagine if  we dint breathe the next second ?...  more...
 meena sundar | 16:05 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (604)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
Thank you god for your kindness at last!
  Losing someone is not that easySeeing them sufferingSeeing them cryAll makes our heart tear apart  We feel uselessWe feel desperateTrying our hands on every possible wayTo keep them comfortable  We know they are going to dieBut we careAnd we pray, For two things….  Let them live peacefullyOn the other hand, take them immediatelyBcoz we can’t stan...  more...
 J G | 19:06 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (540)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Reading, Music, K...
Have you Ever?Have you ever climbed up in a tree and sat there for no apparent reason? I still remember the joy it brought me.I didn’t know at the time why I had the urge to climb the tree, a mature May Flower tree whose heavy lower limbs were a good eight feet off the ground in the near by hill. It had been 19 years or so since I was in a tree for...  more...
 Veena Jayaraman | 12:14 | 14/Apr/2008
Friends: (152)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, Music, c...
A Tale of two cities
Am presently enjoying my maternity break at my in-laws place back at Jamshedpur, the steel city. Frankly loving the attention, loving being overfed ( appetite seems to be an unending saga), but just detesting the "much bigger me" and have resolved to get back to my original size at least a month after the delivery.One thing that I am enjoying the m...  more...
 Prajakta Q | 20:27 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (112)  | City: USA  | Interests: Arts
Enjoying Life!
I am really sorry for posting my old stories for those of you who have already read them. Havent had the chance to jot new one"s for sometime now. Havent had the chance to read other blogs either. Will do both soon :-).It was a decent house on a crowded lane in Chenna