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 14:30 | 22/Apr/2008
need a suggestion
Dear friends,                   Nice to be back again into the blogging world.This time though it is a suggetion I wish to seek from you all-- Iam desperately trying to take up formal training in the practice of meditation to achieve a balance. Iam looking for such an institute which teaches you without asking you to give up your regular worship pr... more...
 15:44 | 7/Jan/2008
Warm New Year Wishes
Dear friends,                            Hi!!  Here is wishing you all a very Happy & Prosperous 2008!!!! Cheers....   more...
 19:38 | 13/Jul/2007
hi!!!!!!
Dear friends,                       Hey ,Folks, hope you are all doing good..Ya,I know my visit is after a very long time.Quite tied up,actually.Hope to be back and catch up with you all.....Till then, bye and take care!!                                   more...
 22:13 | 10/Jun/2007
sweet little pets
  It was way back as a kid while coming back from school everyday, there was this old man by the side of the pavement in dhothi, kurta who used to sell guinea pigs and white mice in four cages. Two for the guinea pigs and two for the mice. He used to be well dressed and his dhothi kurta would always be in spotless white. I still can remember his br... more...
 11:55 | 30/May/2007
On Soya Consumption
  Dear friends, this I received as a forwarded mail.Please circulate it to increase awareness of the dangers of soya consumption:ONE WOMAN'S STORY ON SOYA... All Males-PLEASE pass this info to all your female friends... It may save their lives!Something to take note of.This is my true story, nothing altered. These are facts, as they relate to my ex... more...
 17:36 | 27/May/2007
train journeys.....
  I always wonder about the friends we make during train journeys.Train journeys are always so good. Inspite of the dirt and pollution there is something very “desi” and gives “my very own India “ kind of feel….The seats,the berth number ,the window seat the two day long journey, the cutlet wallah, the soup man, and the likes, the meals order, the ... more...
 18:09 | 25/May/2007
fond memories...
  There was a time when having a phone connection meant you are rich or atleast well- to- do.In my school,children from all walks of life studied, and so in our school environment atleast this was the notion. We got our landline connection in 1992.It came one fine day in a carton on which was printed”Phone Set: Colour: Ice Blue.”These words are as ... more...
 17:32 | 23/May/2007
Power of positive words
  "A careless word may kindle strife, A cruel word may wreck a life,A timely word may lessen stress,A loving word may heal and bless." -- Author Unknown Words have the power to make you or mar you. Words can actually make or break a person’s life. Such is their impact. This post is not about words as such but I guess it has got to do with positive ... more...
 10:58 | 18/May/2007
A silent prayer
Dear friends, The following prayer was written by Dr.Reinhold Neibuhr..... God,grant me the serenity To accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to know the difference. more...
 11:45 | 17/May/2007
Ask yourself
  This I received as a forwarded mail.....read on...The following story is without prejudice.I guess we need to rethink our priorities and standards of behaviour, in today's world of false values and confused thinking, where we satisfy our endless needs and justify our odious deeds in the name of destiny, in the name of so-called social norms and e... more...
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 Kumar Ahuja | 11:09 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (272)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
Some more humor
Long back, a person who sacrificed his sleep,forgot his family, forgot his food,forgot laughter were called "Saints"But now they are called.."IT professionals" ------------------------------------------------------- ----- ---------------An interesting line written at the back of a Biker's T Shirt:"If you are able to see this, Please tell me that my ...  more...
 Prototype X | 11:50 | 22/Apr/2008
Friends: (18)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: sports, music and...
Shop till we die... Literally!!!!
Have we ever noticed what has changed most about the way we live in the last twenty years? The two major activities that anyone does nowadays are to watch TV and go shopping. Even after all the shopping we do, we have that one other friend who is cooler or hotter than us, and so to match up to the person ... we shop more!Everyday we are compare our...  more...
 azaa g | 20:19 | 14/Apr/2008
Friends: (177)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dreaming
Baby dont worry
Baby don’t worryI will never leave youThis is trueI promise youYou’re the only one for meBaby I love you can’t you seeI want to be with you foreverI will leave you….neverThis may sound crazyBut some day I want to have your babyI want to be your wifeI want to be with you for lifeLike I saidThis may sound crazyBut when I’m with you I can be meI’m hap...  more...
 datanentrygo | 07:49 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (297)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Jobs of editorial proofreading.
Jobs of editorial proofreading. Editorial proofreaders they can also recommend changes in word choice or inappropriate punctuation. Jobs of editorial proofreading. http://jobcenter.webs.com/pr.htm  more...
 BEST FRIEND | 01:31 | 22/Apr/2008
Friends: (337)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: meeting new, inte...
Thoughts for the week
Hi a few thoughts as usual from my sms collection. have a wonderful week ahead. thanks for reading my post and giving your comments. do keep reading and be in touch.Distance never separates any relation;Time never builds any relation;If feelings are true from heart, then friends are always friends forever.*******************************************...  more...
 samar | 22:01 | 11/Apr/2008
Friends: (71)  | City: Toronto  | Interests: Music,Reading,Wri...
Before you give up.
There are times when you don’t get reasons to be brown.When the path is lonely and life pulls you, down.You wonder when your hardships would end.Is there is going to be anyone who could lend you a hand. Then if you have to learn to walk, you have to learn to fall first.Sometimes you have to dig a well just to quench your thirst. If you want to turn...  more...
 vira | 12:17 | 22/Apr/2008
Friends: (1588)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
Voices in my Heart  The Voice in My Heart You spoke to me gently as a lover and a friend,With my soul I wanted our hearts to blendAnd the voice of my heart, I listen to wellBut my mind interferes, it wants to tell. My heart's voice is so gentle, so quiet, so still,My heart wants your love for life but until....I know in my heart and my mind ...trut...  more...
 silversulfur | 18:50 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (228)  | City: SULFUR LAND  | Interests: BLOGING,SINGING,E...
A CUP OF MY LOVE
    A Cup of My Love When you're sad And feeling down, Don't you cry Or even frown. I'm here for you Now and forever. I'll care for you always And leave you never. So when you're lonely, Know it's you I'm thinking of. And if I could, I'd send to you A huge cup of my love!  more...
 Kainaat Crea... | 22:47 | 16/Oct/2007
Friends: (182)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing
Dream Weave Walk
Dream Weave Walk is the brand of Kainaat Creations. Kainaat Creations has several blogs on different topics. Dream Weave Walk provides resource links to all the Kainaat Creation websites.How to use the links:The links lead to all the sites on the topic.The RSS/Atom feeds from those sites are linked on these pages, as a result the content is contino...  more...
 Observer Me | 03:32 | 29/Dec/2007
Friends: (81)  | City: Paris  | Interests: I as in Me, You a...
Only solution to terrorism - Children of...
      When the sounds from the play ground fade             When the last baby of the earth stops crying     All the men will yearn for that eluding one     Years after years they pray for that knocking one     And just as the years pass by with no apparent knocking up     We have found a solution to the problems of any religion      No more birth...  more...
 Kainaat Crea... | 12:49 | 22/Apr/2008
Friends: (1298)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Wife Tales
Some old some new (you may have read a few) When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. Sacha Guitry       After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together. Hemant Joshi       By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. I...  more...
 J G | 19:06 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (526)  | 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...
 ansul sahu | 22:16 | 29/Jul/2007
Friends: (157)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: Alwayes MASTI.
Taj Mahal - The Symbol of Love & Beauty
If there is any monument associated with love, passion and glory, it is undoubtedly the "Taj Mahal". Taj Mahal is not only the pride of a nation with more than one billion people, but also it highlights the glory of Mogul art and architecture. Above all, it is regarded as the symbol of love.Shah Jahan, the fifth Mogul emperor, built Taj Mahal in me...  more...
 News Domain | 12:36 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (963)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
please income
SantaSingh got his promotion and became principal in colledge. To keep up with his status, he decided tospeak only in English to all his juniors. One morning, his peon peeped through the doorto see if his principal was busy. Santa Singh noticed him and shouted, 'Why areyou outstanding! Please in...  more...
 angel a | 16:09 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (151)  | Interests: Life, relationshi...
Celebrating Children’s Day!
While coming back from an official trip a few days back, my driver stopped the car for a cup of tea in one of the small dhabas that spring up like mushrooms on the highways. As soon as I settled down on a chair close to the window and ordered tea, I noticed a small boy of about 8 years old, bubbling with energy running errands, taking orders, servi...  more...
 chitra priya... | 13:30 | 2/Apr/2008
Friends: (414)  | City: ernakulam  | Interests: YOU CAME FROM NO ...
break your silence
 Hundred words do not give pain But a special persons silence Makes more tears in our heart …    This is a big true which I have experienced myself. I had a very special friend who was very much close to my heart we shared our feelings to each other he was really a gift for me and I loved him a lot ….. But one day every thing went wrong we fought  ...  more...
 ashminder bahal | 18:44 | 16/Sep/2007
Friends: (125)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: sports, physical ...
Cu Chi Tunnels
One of the most interesting and adventurous places that I visited in Vietnam was Cu Chi tunnels. Essentially these tunnels came into being during the Vietnam war. The Vietcongs had dug them to escape the relentless bombings carried out by the Americans in the dense jungle forests of Vietnam. The huge B-52 bombers rained down a barrage of bombs blin...  more...
 Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: SEEKING MY NEW SE...
Jab We Met
Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...  more...
 Cubes 3B | 11:59 | 24/Mar/2008
Friends: (46)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Music, Driving, P...
Ferrari is back
Hey guys, those who watched the Malaysain F1 GP would know what I am talking of. As expected (and wished) Ferrari has flown back in. With superb driving by Kimi they are back on the podium, and was very happy to see them win. It was like a part dream come true. The rest part was shattered when Massa could not complete the race, which would have giv...  more...
 reenu sahore | 19:18 | 14/Jun/2007
Friends: (44)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: Nowdays everythin...
The Law of the Seed
Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on theTree, each with ten seeds. That's a lot of seeds! We might ask, "Why would you need so many seeds to grow just a few moreTrees?" Nature has something to teach us here. It's telling us: "Most seeds neverGrow. So if you really want to make something happen, you better tryMore than...  more...
 Ramesh chordia | 23:07 | 5/Jul/2007
Friends: (381)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Badminton
Male or Female?
You might not have known this,  but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female.  Here are some examples:  FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.   They are an effective repro...  more...
 PGR NAIR | 18:43 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (167)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Literature, Cinem...
A Hungry Husband
On a recent rainy afternoon, a hungry husband rushed home from his office in his unique Uno car to dine a wholesome meal with his wife. The husband upon entering his house hurriedly called his Beebi’s name and an urgent plea to dish out the lunch as he had to rush back to office to attend an important meeting with his Boss at 1:00PM. He called her ...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (840)  | 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...
 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...
 Dhiman Bose | 00:23 | 11/Mar/2008
Friends: (621)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, making fri...
Bye Forever..
I met neha for the first time in mid 2007, she was my first friend on the internet. Then I was in my first job in ites sector, I offered her to come to Calcutta for a better treatment. Some things I need to tell u here. She came from a rich background. Her father was a businessman. When she was 21 he died in accident (the incident took place in the...  more...
 C V | 14:49 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (176)  | City: India  | Interests: Nature, philosoph...
Dreams
 Each one of us has been endowed with the innate capacity to dream. We begin dreaming very early in life as kids.  All of us recollect those times in ourchildhood, can’t we, when we dreamed of wanting to excel in our studies or ofhaving that special toy and when it did materialize, what was it that we felt? A feeling of joy, ecstasy? A dream come t...  more...
 P Nayak | 15:37 | 20/Jun/2007
Friends: (72)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Listening, readin...
Wanderings of my mind
Today I read an interesting peice in TOI. The writer says we begin by blaming the others for any problems. i.e. "You" are responsible. Then as we grow spiritually we start saying "I" am responsible and as we evolve we say "No one is to blame" ! Interesting, right? I am sure it must be right, there must be a deeper meaning of the self, ego et al. My...  more...
 vivek swamy | 08:26 | 14/Apr/2007
Friends: (26)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Legal issues
Zen Thoughts
  ZEN AND LIFENATURE OF WORKEverything in life is work. To be alive is also work. Thinking, eating, walking, sleeping, caring and brushing are works.  There is no escape from work.  Work is everywhere. There is no work time or leisure time;  there  is  only  daytime,  nighttime  and  lifetime. There is physical work; and there is mental work. There...  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...
 SOVAN BANDYO... | 11:34 | 6/Feb/2008
Friends: (128)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Making friends, R...
The Healing Power Of Love
Today I got a fantastic writing on Love in my mail box which was an enjoyable reading. I thought to share the same with my friends in iland. The piece goes like this,-"In praise of love, lift your gaze and open your heart.In service to love, open your hands and let go of your burden.In a world that lives by the motto, “Seeing is believing,” how do ...  more...
 anasua chatt... | 20:38 | 2/Nov/2007
Friends: (96)  | 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...
 Sunil K | 10:02 | 18/Sep/2007
Friends: (529)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: sleeping, watchin...
Common lines after people get drunk…
Common lines after people get drunk…1.     Tu Mera bhai hai…2.      Gaadi mai Chalunga…3.      Abe abhi itni Aur Andar ja sakti hai…4.      Tu bura mat manna bhai…5.      Mai teri Dil Se Izzat Karta hu…6.      Aaj Chad nahi rahi hai kya bat hai…7.      Tu Kya samajh raha hai mujhe chadd gayi hai…8.      Ye mat samajh ki pi ke bol raha hu…9.      Ya...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 20:08 | 13/Apr/2008
Friends: (1445)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
THOUGHTS ON A VISHU* DAY
THOUGHTS ON A VISHU* DAY I don"t know why my mind is wanderingGoing deep until I reachYears behind there I saw meAs a small kid We wait for Vishu alwaysSince we could play with CrackersMy father tell us to buy crackersFrom a shop known to him He knows my father very wellSo he will not sell anything harmfulI will ask him to give big onesShop guy nev...  more...
 Abhiroop Bha... | 19:25 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (201)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: computer,internet...
A Joke
A little girl asked her mother, "How did the human race come about?" The mother answered, "God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so all mankind was made." Two days later she asks her father the same question. The father answered, "Many years ago there were monkeys, and we developed from them." The confused girl returns to her mother and s...  more...
 Baldeo Pandey | 00:47 | 14/Apr/2008
Friends: (1205)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Trust ...
Bhod Gyalo!
At Jantar Mantar….Rising fists…. Bhod Gyalo! Bhod Gyalo!Manju Ka Tila…..Dreaming eyes….. Rangzen! Rangzen!Fort Kochi...‘Torch of Shame without flame’,Hey! Sino Monsters! Bodies could be butchered,Not souls….Frightened sinners,Blood licking beasts…Frustrated to see…Sons and daughters of soil committed for ultimate sacrifices…In Amdo, Kham, Machu, Pa...  more...