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 14:13 | 3/Jun/2007
STOP me Forever.... !!!
Blog together with your friends! Become a contributor to your friend's blog or vice-versa and get your posts featured on each others Blog. Share your thoughts views on issues together.  "what to say abt this msg.... but, it not both either.... just ignore this. some freedom, some non-sense, some sad, so much liberation on her writings........." The... more...
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 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...
 priya | 15:29 | 1/Jun/2007
Friends: (3)  | Interests: nothing
I m Bored
I m bored with this life!!! I have no intrest in anything !!!When i was kid i was told study and life will be v good. now i m doctrate in eco good job ...every thing good ...but i feal a vaccum in my life.....i don't know what i want ...but definately i want something from life....I  want a change but what change, i don't know???I was told by my pa...  more...
 Riviera Mancini | 13:00 | 30/Apr/2007
Friends: (21)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading and then ...
Cusp between life and death
This astounding picture of the killer waves, was taken on one of the coast of Sumatra Islands !!!.The estimated height of these waves was 32 feet.This picture was saved in a digital camera discovered a month and a half after the disaster.It is one of the most widely viewed pictures of the Tsunami, found and printed in the daily ...THE SUN .Wonder w...  more...
 Tara | 06:45 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (112)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading (spiritua...
Modi for PM
Why shouldn't Narendra Modi be the next PM?Future is looking Grrreat for Mr Modi.  I know that secularist ilanders will be outraged and bewildered.  Partly it is them and their ilk that are unwittingly helping Modi.Cocky, sharp-shooter, arrogant, over-confident but he is also very clean and uncorrupt.If a company is judged by its annual report, ret...  more...
 priyadarshini | 10:18 | 17/Apr/2007
Friends: (7)  | Interests: music singing mak...
w vs l
  HEY FRIENDS HERE IS A MESSAGE FOR YOU ALL:WINNER VS LOSERTHE WINNER- IS ALWAYS A PART OF THE ANSWER.THE LOSER- IS ALWAYS A PART OF THE PROBLEM.THE WINNER- ALWAYS HAS A PROGRAM.THE LOSER- ALWAYS HAS AN EXCUSE.THE WINNER SAYS- “LET ME DO IT FOR JOY”.THE LOSER SAYS- “THAT’S NOT MY JOB”.. THE WINNER-SEES AN ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM.THE LOSER- SEES A P...  more...
 savi savi | 19:58 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (358)  | City: nomansland  | Interests: sigh sigh sigh aa...
am i a coward???????
I got a threat in my GB that 'we will not stop at words "and I buckled under. I spose I am a coward The threat comes from a dear friend.So it hurt a lot anyway....no point in running away or living behind closed doors!  Jo hoga dekhenge !! so on with the blogs and a challenge to the person to harm me if he has the guts! I refuse to bow before anyon...  more...
 anasua chatt... | 20:38 | 2/Nov/2007
Friends: (87)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: writing, current ...
Happiness is a choice
Are we all messed up inside? The older I get the more convinced I am that there is nothing termed as a "normal" person. "Normal" should be deleted from all languages. Normal is such a vague term, I grew up thinking that the journey of life would be just so, but I found out that the road was so convoluted and there were so many exits, so many crazy ...  more...
 SHWETHA DEVOO | 16:56 | 22/May/2007
Friends: (20)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: LOVING AND CARING...
An Advice.........
"TO  You  MY  Friends".........for your  "Good" ,'Better',,or "Best"...                   "+" (add) your  Friends........                        but.......be sure that you are  "-"ing (subtracting) your Enemies......    by doing this..... .. .....you will  surely...                                  "x"(multiply) your Happiness........              ...  more...
 Ash K | 18:18 | 20/Nov/2007
Friends: (488)  | City: Wonderland - Iland  | Interests: Books, Food, Movi...
Healthy Contradiction….
Believing in commitment more than love…Palpable feelings instead of diplomatic smiles…Liking grey over black-o-white….Enjoying silence over garrulous sessions… Listening to Heart more often than the mighty Head…Adjusting rather than whining and retaliating…Taking a step or two to introspect than going full steam…Choosing a silent prayer over mindle...  more...
 Shyama Menon | 10:28 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (423)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Finding the real ...
Sporting me!
You know how it is, one fine day, you end up playing some sport and realize how fit you really are. It may be a company sports event or maybe a club sports day that lets you know your fitness level. For me it's our building association’s fancy sounding “Winter Olympics”! So there I was participating in all sorts of things these last two weeks and d...  more...
 Meera Krishna | 16:49 | 23/May/2007
Friends: (91)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Old Hindi film so...
Pyaar Diwana Hota Hain
Pyaar Deewana hota hain, mastaana hota hainHar khushi se har gham se begaana hota hainShama kahe parwane se pare chala jaaMeri tarah jal jaayega yahan nahin aaWho nahin suntan usko jal jaana hota hainHar khushi se har gham se begaana hota hain Rahe koi sau pardo mein dare sharam seNazar ahi laakh churaye koi sanam seAa hi jaata hain jispe dil aana ...  more...
 saher h | 00:36 | 31/Mar/2007
Friends: (1)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: reading, travelin...
time like an everlasting stream...
time like an everlasting stream,bears all its sons away;they fly, forgotten, as a dreamdies at the opening day!!these are words from a hymn me learnt @school,The great stream of time rolls on, carrying with it myriads of human beings with all their cares and fears. No minute passes but some are borne away. Almost every day from among ourselves one ...  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...
 Indigo Iris | 17:04 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (71)  | City: terra firma  | Interests: poems,country mus...
The Maker's Will...
Faces unknown stare at youWhat do they say, you wonder anewEyes that tell many a taleTake me home, some sadly bewailOft they plea, hear me outYou're left to cringe, shudder and doubtOf God's mysteries, old as rockSome to cradle, some to mockOthers left to dusty trailFull of woes, and oh, so frailNone ever to bail them outOn their own must fight the...  more...
 Stylish Gal | 01:10 | 12/Sep/2007
Friends: (245)  | Interests: Masti, awaragardi...
Flame Part 3
Do you rememberWhen we first met... in that cold december  I shivered in my blue Cashmere pulloverYes! The one with exact shade of my eyesn how we instantly felt those strong vibes Do you rememberThe way we waited to catch a glimpseTime stood still, the world in an eclipseAnd when we met our eyes were lockedchoking with emotions the mind was blocke...  more...
 anagha mann | 23:11 | 22/May/2007
Friends: (18)  | Interests: blogging, talking...
Words, words and words : Part 1
  The other day, I was going through some etymological research volumes. I got stuck on some common family related words and was greatly shocked to know how some of these words came into use. Husband came from the initial ancient European word group “hous bondi”, or house bander meaning house-holder, the man who was the master of the house. It did ...  more...
 mini francis | 11:38 | 18/Aug/2007
Friends: (234)  | City: delhi  | Interests: Reading, travelling
LUNCH WITH GOD
hi, friends, a forward just come to my way, thot to share with u.A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just staring...  more...
 Priya nair | 20:30 | 7/May/2007
Friends: (149)  | Interests: Reading, Music
Blinded
Kiss – Definition for that I really don’t know… I have even read an article which describes the different ways of kissing – God knows what that is all about??? Well anyway I have always imagined how my first kiss would be. Well no surprise there – I am sure about 99% of you would have done the same. I didn’t have much of reference except for well E...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 12:23 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (1867)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: drawing,reading,s...
LIFE
Life can be compared to sleep.You close your eyes and prefer to be in darkness,Thinking it to be a restful phase.The dreams are nothing but your life events,Which you seem so attached to.Sunrise can be compared to death.The light streams in.Your eyes open,The dream ends,And reality sets in.The dreams now appear unreal to you.When I say "death",I me...  more...
 rini biswas | 17:29 | 20/Apr/2007
Friends: (9)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading,writing,s...
A happy moment.
19th April, 2007 is one of the happiest days in my life so far. Last year on this same date a period of my life began which was most unsatisfectory and unpleasing....and the same date this year it was quite happy.Can't believe life....it has so many wonders in its sleeve hidden that takes us aback....Well, the incident that needed this much introdu...  more...
 Sahiti Bhara... | 11:49 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (268)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and enjoy...
What do the "awakened" ones do?
(this is just my attempt to answer the question logically. Again, my definition of "logic" may differ from yours :o))  The order is the post first and the musings. But this time around it is opposite. The Musings seemed more relevant and hence come first followed by the original post,  so that i dont test your patience! :-) My Musings "The Truth" a...  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...
 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...
 ayesha julka | 19:22 | 25/Oct/2007
Friends: (108)  | City: Indore  | Interests: dancing,travelling
RULES
RULES HOW TO BEHAVE WITH A PUPPY! 1.YOU HAVE TO TALK V POLITELY WITH THE PUPPY. 2. YOU CANNOT SCOLD THE PUPPY 3. YOU CANNOT TIE HIM TO THE CHAIN. 4. YOU HAVE TO ALLOW HIM TO MOVE FREELY ANYWHERE IN THE HOUSE. 5. YOU CANNOT SHOUT WHEN HE IS SLEEPING. 6. YOU HAVE TO COME BACK EARLY WHILE GOING OUT. 7. YOU HAVE TO BUY ALL THE EXPENSIVE STUFF FOR THEM.    more...
 deepdesires ... | 12:03 | 4/Dec/2007
Friends: (84)  | City: everywhere  | Interests: hmmmmm
never........
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 manisha sharma | 13:14 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (236)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading,Listening...
monkey....nahin bolna kisi ko......   SOMETIMES...  We must be hurt in order to grow,We must fail in order to know,We must lose in order to gain. Some Lessons are learned best only through pain.  SOMETIMES... The Lord calms the storm, SOMETIMES... He lets the storm rage... and calms His child...Better go through the storm with Him, Than smooth wate...  more...
 Rashmi Kandiyal | 23:43 | 27/Mar/2007
Friends: (6)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: Music, Singing, R...
devbhoomi ...............UTTARANCHAL
hi Uttarancha now Uttarakhand is place of gods thats why it is known as DEVBHOOMI. uttranchal has got BADRINATH, KEDAR NATH, GANGOTRI, YAMNOTRI dhams thats why it is known as DEVBHOOMI ( Land of Gods)  more...
 sulakshana d... | 12:52 | 27/Jul/2007
Friends: (64)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading, cooking,...
Don’t let someone become a priority in y...
   I’m very sad. It’s a big let down for me. I ’m so emotionally shocked that I cannot express it in words and neither feel the pain that is cuffing my heart every minute. ‘Where did I go wrong?’ This is the question I repeatedly ask myself. But there is no answer that comes back to me. I haven’t certainly expected such a treat from you, my life. T...  more...
 shilpa sebas... | 22:49 | 12/Apr/2007
Friends: (6)  | Interests: dreaming,watching...
friendship
hai i  am  shilpa.as  amitva  told  me  to  post  a blog,i  am  doing  so. hello  amit, i  have  a doubt  about   your  use  of  ok.whenever  u  type a message  the  word   ok  is  twice  used.i  like  it.please  send  me  reply  in  your  free  time.ok  ...ok by   from  shilpa  more...
 pari chauhan | 11:33 | 12/Nov/2007
Friends: (112)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Ever cross the su...
 Teri yaadein, mulakaatein, wo raatein aur baateinTeri saansein, wo baahein, ab mujhko yaad aayeTere bina mera jiya, sataayein kyun piyaYaadon ne teri mujhpe, ye jaadu kiya reTeri saansein, wo baahein, ab mujhko yaad aayeWo adaaon ki ghatayen, mere dil ko chhu jaayenPyari hai duniya saari, maine hai tujhpe waariDil mein, mere dil ne tujhse, yaari k...  more...
 Shreya Shreya | 19:25 | 3/Jun/2007
Friends: (7)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music,Books, Trav...
ADJUSTMENT comes with STRESS : Isn't it ...
This is a story of my neighbour....I feel bad for her at times...what do you think??????Let me give you a background of Shalini and Shantanu...Both of them were IT professionals in different companies and were doing very good in their field.A typical IT couple who used to work hard throughout the week and enjoy to the fullest during weekends.Though...  more...
 arpita sutra... | 20:54 | 5/May/2007
Friends: (43)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music,books,singi...
let them still be kids!
Khushi, my two and a half year old daughter.. would get all excited when she saw children going to school. Her one dream was to have a water bottle, and a bag and go to school in a bus. 2 weeks ago I got her admitted in a playway. a very nice playway school, good teachers who smilingly said that, " no, no, we only help the children to gain confiden...  more...
 suhani jain | 19:55 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (58)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: music,shopping,wa...
The meaning of Jobs
1) Project Manager is a Person who thinks nine women can deliver a baby in One month.2) Developer is a Person who thinks it will take 18 months to deliver a Baby.3) Onsite Coordinator is one who thinks single woman can deliver nine babies in one month.4) Client is the one who doesn't know why he wants a baby.5) Marketing Manager is a person who thi...  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...
 bhaswati | 13:28 | 5/Jun/2007
Friends: (2)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: books
Values of Life!!!
How important is money in a person's life??? Should one work hard to earn more money?? Is there in any limit in earning more money?? All these topics when discussed can give rise to a whole lot of questions and view points. Thats both negetive and positive. But given todays scenario, the rising consummerism and the desire to fulfill the wishes as e...  more...
 THE MARIGOLD | 13:34 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (168)  | City: NEAR TO U  | Interests: Reading,Movies,Co...
WHEN A GIRL.....................
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 tapan dutt | 18:08 | 24/Apr/2007
Friends: (8)  | Interests: lots of interests...
long lost life
my life has started taking toll on me!shuruat meri gf se hui.i lost her due to my bullshit ego.it was followed with a bad or rather vey poor performance in my exams.Then my stupid pc got hung up with some MALICIOUS worm called sxs(i m writing this blog frm my frndz compu)my whole world came crashing down wen i saw her with my only enemy on this pla...  more...
 simran | 16:45 | 15/Apr/2007
Friends: (63)  | Interests: travelling, liste...
love
Somewhere thers someone who dreams of your smile and finds in your presence that life is worthwile, So when you are lonely remember this is true, somebody somewhere is thinking of you.    more...
 shashi tahil... | 23:09 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (240)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Making friends,Su...
PLACEMENT OF EMPLOYEES
HOW TO PROPERLY PLACE NEW EMPLOYEES   1. Put 400 bricks in a closed room. 2. Put your new employees in the room and close the door. 3. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours. 4. Then analyze the situation: a. If they are counting the bricks, put them in the Accounting Department. b. If they are recounting them, put them in Auditing. c. If the...  more...
 chaitali rai | 12:24 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (483)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
Around the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end,Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.And I never see my old friends face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell.And he rang mine but we were younger then,And now we are busy, t...  more...
 Mommies AtWork | 20:18 | 16/Nov/2007
Friends: (114)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: parenting, relati...
Of Little girls & difficult - to - expla...
Though I am going through a phase when I'm usually harried or depressed....there are some genuinely light moments....thanx to maya.A few days back, maya & I were watching some movie on tv. Noah was asleep. Since its diwali hols, sleeping deadlines for maya are a lil relaxed. Among the ads that play again & again in between the numerous breaks, ther...  more...
 sajini | 17:27 | 15/May/2007
Friends: (67)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Got lost...pickin...
Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hain......
Feel a lift under my wings, Of the light cool breeze Feel the fragrance in the air, Of the pink and yellow roses Feel the warmth in my limbs Of the bright golden sun Feel the music in my ears Of the flying, chirping birds Feel the kindness of the words Of the people around me Feel the desire from within To live my life once again.  more...
 J G | 22:51 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (486)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Reading, Music, K...
This is a forwarded msg. hope worth sharing with you all...If you have a function/party at your home and if there is excess food available at the end, don't hesitate to call 1098 (only in India) - child helpline. They will come and collect the food. Please circulate this message which can help feed many children. PLEASE, DON'T BREAK THIS CHAIN, "He...  more...
 A S | 10:11 | 5/Nov/2007
Friends: (356)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Food, Books, Movi...
Why God allows pain
 This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen... A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barb...  more...
 juhi s | 19:41 | 9/Jun/2007
Friends: (66)  | Interests: reading,gardening...
In Memoriam
                                                 In Memoriam Jayesh---the very name conjures up the image of a tall, slim youth, dusky in complexion and extremely good-looking. I can never think of him without also remembering the intelligent spark that perenially shone out of his dark eyes…. My association with Jayesh, both direct and indirect, go...  more...