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 09:46 | 8/May/2008
SEARCHING FOR TRINA
DAYS AFTER DAYS,NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, I HAVE SEARCHED FOR HER IN VAIN.EVERY NEURON OF MY BRAIN LONGED FOR HER,AND EVERY VEIN AND ARTERY THROBBEDIN MY DREAM,IN MY SENSES,IN MY AWAKENINGS,IN MY FEELINGS, SHE REMAINSSO NEAR YET SO FAR .I LONG FOR HER LAUGHTER,TO TOUCH  HER HAIR,LIPS,SMELL....THROUGH THE RAIN DROPS ON MY BODY,THROUGH THE SUNSHINE ENGULFIN... more...
 11:06 | 6/May/2008
THE TREES CAN SPEAK
TREES CAN SPEAK,YOU KNOW,WHEN RAIN COMES,DRENCHED AND WET,THEY SPEAK TO ONE ANOTHERIN WHISPER.... WALKING OVER A CARPET OF FALLEN LEAVES,I GET THE WET SMELL OF EARTH,I TRY TO LISTEN,WHAT THEY SPEAK...SILENTLY,SILENTLY. FERNS AND WILD FLOWERSAND HUMMING DRAGONFLIES,ALL INDICATES -HOPE,AS THE TREES SPEAK,SOFTLY AND SOFTLY. I NOW KNOW WHAT THEY SPEAK,... more...
 15:39 | 28/Apr/2008
UNKNOWN IN LIFE
COFFEE HOUSE,HOT PAKORAS AND EXPRESSO,YOU AND ME,EYES ON EYES,HAND ON HAND.YOU SAID--'WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,BUT NOT NOW.....!!'I WONDERED -'WHAT IT CAN BE.....!' OUTSIDE,THE SEASON  HAD PAINTEDTHE GULMOHUR'S RED.THE SPRING IN THE AIRBROUGHT  UNKNOWN CHEERS,HAND IN HAND,EYE TO EYE... IN THE TRAM,AT HOURS OF COWDUST,SIDE BY SIDEAND PALLU OF YOUR... more...
 15:35 | 8/Apr/2008
SEARCHING FOR MIE MIE
Ratul was worried.He saw it on T.V. Next day, the Newspaper also mentioned it.The Military Junta in Myanmar cracked down heavily on civilian peaceful demonstration lead by Buddhist Monks.Many are injured and some are killed.Figures are difficult to know.Why it happened?Why it happens to hapless people around the world?Sometimes or other?Why some pe... more...
 12:44 | 7/Apr/2008
THE NIGHT SAFARI
Samantada said-'We must go for it.'Jayanta said-'what is it all about?'Samantada said-'It is something you have never experienced.'Jayanta said-'Is it a Zoo?'-'No'-Samantada said-'It is unique here,Singapore.'I said- 'Let us go and experience it.'We started as usual.On a Saturday evening we met at Ang Mo Kio MRT station.As we came out of the MRT st... more...
 10:15 | 4/Apr/2008
AND THE MOON WAS UP THERE
And the moon was up there,flooding the whole surroundings--trees,forest,valleys,cotteges,flowers,gar dens and courtyard. Flooding them with it's milky white hues.It all became very surreal.The men were happy.The flowing alcohol,clinking glasses---the bonfire,the dancing and singing  troops of tribals in the courtyard of the Resort---All pointed out ... more...
 16:31 | 3/Apr/2008
ANSWERS TO THE TWISTER
HERE IT GOES---   1]OPEN THE DOOR OF THE REFRIGERATOR,PUT THE ELEPHANT INSIDE,CLOSE THE DOOR . 2]OPEN THE DOOR OF THE REFRIGERATOR,TAKE THE ELEPHANT OUT,PUT THE GIRAFFE INSIDE,CLOSE THE DOOR AGAIN. 3]THE GIRAFFE,BECAUSE IT IS INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR. 4]YOU CAN SIMPLY SWIM ACROSS THE RIVER AS THE CROCODILES ARE ATTENDING THE LION KING'S MEETING. :-)))) more...
 12:52 | 27/Mar/2008
A TWISTER
DEAR FRIENDS ,LET US HAVE SOME FUN.I WILL ASK YOU 4 QUESTIONS.IF YOU CAN ANSWAR THAT ,YOU ARE A BRILLIANT PERSON.SOME OF YOU MAY BE KNOWING IT.I REQUEST TO THOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE.HERE GOES THE QUESTIONS--- 1]HOW CAN YOU PUT AN ELEPHANT INSIDE  A REFRIGERATOR ?2]HOW CAN YOU PUT A GIRAFFE INSIDE THE REFRIGERATOR ?3]THE LION KING HAS CALLED A MEETIN... more...
 11:36 | 21/Mar/2008
A JOURNEY,SEA,LOVE AND LIFE
Sometimes in life,whatever you try or plan to do, fails invariably.I was going through such a phase.The biggest setback was that I though cleared my Civil services Prelims.Exam ,my application for the Main Exam was rejected by UPSC.It was heart breaking but fault was mine.I made a mistake in filling up the form.So, the dream of becoming an IAS offi... more...
 11:48 | 15/Mar/2008
A NIGHT IN A FOREST
Neel said-For a long time ,we didn't go anywhere.Since Riku is here for a short while,why not have a break? I said-Neel,you had enough, breakin in various book stalls.They are thinking of putting close circuit cameras.Even if you escape somewhere,you,the Book Thief ,will be caught.Manoj said-Arre,he needs a break from his usual mission,ha,ha.Neel r... more...
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 geetanjali k... | 09:27 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: people watching, ...
Looking after carpets
*Use a rug pad to prolong your carpet’s life* Nothing can be more damaging to a rug than poor or impropercleaning. It is important to always get your carpet cleanedprofessionally, your dealer will be able to recommend a good cleaningservice. If cleaned or dried imperfectly, a hand knotted carpet couldget permanently warped.* Rotate your rug 180 d...  more...
 Amit | 14:05 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: internet,travelli...
Amit Kumar Lawania
hi ... i am Amit... very friendly by nature...simple cool minded...person.. i am in b'lore...  never take tension in life...be always positive.. i studied in kendriya vidyalaya's.. currently working for our nation.... Indian Air Force.... proud to be an INDIAN.....  more...
 shirin grover | 11:03 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (5)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading, going fo...
A Women's poem
A Women's poemHe didn't like the curryAnd he didn't like the cakeHe said my biscuits were too hardNot like his mother used to makeI didn't prepare the coffee rightHe didn't like the stew,I didn't mend his socksThe way his mother used to doI pondered for an answerI was looking for a clue.Isn't there anything I could doTo match his mothers shoeThen i...  more...
 anjali sharma | 06:48 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (8)  | Interests: reading
Backache
I remain physically very active yet i suffer from backache. I do a lot of walking, no extra fats......... then why this backache is troubling me for so many years?  more...
 Pragati | 16:03 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (56)  | City: Pondicherry  | Interests: music , photograp...
SHAYARI
AAP KO MISS KARNA ROZ KI BAAT HAI, YAAD KARNA AADAT KI BAAT HAI ,AAP SE DUR REHNA KISMAT KI BAAT HAI,MAAGAR AAP SE MILNA NASEEB KI BAAT HAI. MAUT KI GODI MAI JAB SONA HOGA,NA KOI TAKYA NA HI KOI BICHONA HOGA,HUM HONGE BUS HAMARI TANHAYI HOGI ,AUR KABRISTAN KA EK CHOTA SA KONA HOGA.  more...
 sneha | 16:41 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (4)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: singing,reading b...
SNEHA
man's life is life a day in our life. it starts at the dawn of his birth, hurries through the noon of youth hood and without preparation meets the silent dusky death....so let us try to make our best today for we dont know about our life on earth tomorrow.  more...
 justaju | 18:25 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (15)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: khud ko samajh le...
Kahan??
Saans lene ka hai jo naam zindagi,to beshak jee rahi hoon main. Rozmarra ki  hai jo daud zindagi,to beshak jee rahi hoon main. Yeh khokhli si hansi,yeh sarsari si baatein,yeh duniya ke reeti-riwazon ki baatein...kuchh bhi to na badla,sab jyon ka tyon hai. Waqt bus guzarta hi jata hai...tumhare saath aur tumhare bina bhi. Per  kahan hai zindagi? Kah...  more...
 jack jai | 09:35 | 5/May/2008
Friends: (18)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: poetry,
DECEPTION, STAND IN .
DECEPTION Plastic smiles Almost real.Put on faces ,Dubiously plural . Mask at ease Habitual habitat .Face pack packed Fast like quick glue.   Duped by veiled warmness ,Merely a veneer .While Cold shrewdnessTheir  Permanent residence . Naiveté failing to probe Perceptions  being short sightedBecoming pathetic prey To pseudo goodness Ignorance bliss?...  more...
 madhu kumar | 13:24 | 10/Feb/2008
Friends: (73)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Meditation,spirit...
COME CLOSE TOGETHER
COME BE CLOSE TOGETHER FOR A BETTER FUTURE WITH THE GOD ALMIGHTY  WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION  more...
 leena | 17:29 | 27/Apr/2008
Friends: (42)  | City: Haryana  | Interests: litrature n philo...
Indian Mythology Popular Tales
Hi all, just writing in few more insights into Indian culture..In our day to day routine we perform so many rituals, but do we actually know the significance of them. 1) Why do we light the lamp before God?..........The lamp symbolizes knowledge and darkness symbolizes ignorance. Hence in Indian culture we bow down and join our hands in front of kn...  more...
 gman | 17:13 | 5/May/2008
Friends: (13)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading Music Lon...
BUSHONOMICS
 George Bush eating a cake A la Marie Antoinette style and says  “Eat less, feed the world”  This seems to be the message coming out of Washington. The white man has always been a burden on the third world and in that light this sentiment is the most obnoxious one. Bush and Rice would like to blame the Indians and Chinese for  Firstly having boomin...  more...
 vidushi chau... | 09:21 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (6)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Books, kids, conv...
Hiding     When pain becomes too much to bear, It comes out in words. Searing, charred, soul blackened words.   They spew involuntarily, poisonous and vitriolic, often laced with shame.   Hiding doesn't help, Sleep doesn't aid, The monster under the bed finally has a face- And it is your own.      more...
 s vaidhya | 15:43 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (28)  | City: Mannargudi  | Interests: Poems and poems !!
A Chinese Story !
சமீபத்தி ;ல் நான் படித்து ரசித்த ஒரு சீன மொழிக் கதை.ஹான் வமĮ...  more...
 Swati Kapoor | 11:32 | 5/May/2008
Friends: (5)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: reading,painting,...
Deeper than Ocean
Deeper than Ocean                                                        Deeper still lies my thoughts.                                            Water is the symbol of my mind                                                       Sometimes it lies as calm and still as a mirror                                         When suddenly something disturbs...  more...
 Lovely Views | 20:22 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (14)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Nature walks, bea...
F-A-M-I-L-Y --- Do Read!!!!
F A M I L Y                      I ran into a stranger as he passed by,                       "Oh excuse me please" was my reply.                         He said, "Please excuse me too;                           I wasn't watching for you."                    We were very polite, this stranger and I.                     We went on our way and we sai...  more...
 Shiny Vikas | 20:13 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: music,writing,rea...
Better Investment
Better be matrerialistic in life at times...As money cud at times be cheaper than our numerous emotions!!Human sensibilities,love,care,need for togethernessgetting so terribly expensive..Nor rich,nor poor,nor the common man any longer desire easily to buy it. Dreams attained are more complicated than the reality we live in ...Water is more cheaper ...  more...
 nomenzone | 23:49 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (11)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: blogging
it was raining hard..Part II
Yes, it was still raining hard..and as I sat beside him, cudn’t help myself stealing a glance at him sideways..he was tossing his ball on the ground, hmmm, was gud at it, must have been a gud sportsperson or sorts….!!.......Suddenly he stopped and asked,“wats the time by your watch..?”...Oh, I was taken aback as if caught red handed…!! “unnn…its qu...  more...
 Tulip Glossop | 20:23 | 1/May/2008
Friends: (24)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music,books,anima...
Only = Lonely?
Two is company and three is a crowd. But is onesome definitely lonesome? I firmly belive in two kinds of people in society.One is the kind that requires company for everything it does. This kind makes shopping trips together with people, socializes in a group, goes to the movies accompanied by friends and families, likes to eat its meals with compa...  more...
 Meena Ballal | 21:02 | 3/Apr/2008
Friends: (13)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: love to paint, li...
Examination Special !!!!!!
Three Examinations special 1) Special offer....... . Bring a chit on exam day, scratch and show it to your nearest teacher and win free trip to Principal's office and enjoy 3 years vacation at home.Hurry offer valid until exams only....2) It takes 15 trees to produce the amount of paper that we use to write our exam once (excluding supplementary) ....  more...
 Charu Govil | 16:32 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (89)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, listenin...
Breaking News/// Breaking Hearts…
 Today I was watching the TV, and there was breaking news that the inflation rate has reached to the highest level in 3 years to 7.57%. How does a common man understand it, in terms of its effect on his lifestyle, with no increase in wages?  For instance, I live in Faridabad. My washer man- Rajinder (u see him here with his daughter; a BA graduate ...  more...
 amalendu upa... | 14:07 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (115)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: News,Reviews on c...
u.p. ME AGHOSHIT APATKAL KI TAYYARI
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 vibhor | 12:26 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music, books
DETERMINATION
 In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done ...  more...
 uday mukadam | 00:34 | 13/Apr/2008
Friends: (116)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: reading,traveling...
FRIENDSHIP
friendship is not like the rain ! that pours & goes. it is more like the  air   ! sometimes, keeping quiet & sometimes,makingnoise but is alwaya there around .  more...
 aditi chaskar | 14:10 | 30/Apr/2008
Friends: (14)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: drawing, painting...
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 ANUP | 23:55 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music,cricket,foo...
AAG LAGE BASTI MAIN RAHO TUM MASTI MAIN
I AM GIVING YOU AN ADVICE FREE THAT IS WORRYING ABOUT ANYTHING IS USELESS BECAUSE   IF ANY PROBLEM HAS A SOLUTION THAN THERE IS NO NEED TO WORRY AND IF IT DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION THEN WORRYING INDEED IS  USELESS.  more...
 sonia keet | 13:26 | 16/Apr/2008
Friends: (24)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: games
sonia
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 jishnu | 12:37 | 10/Apr/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Calicut  | Interests: Life.............
The Forgotten Dreams
      Am I a bubble ready to break,alone in the see of life?Waiting for some one elsewaiting for some perfect momentsHave I lost myself?Lost?Myself?What am I meaning by these words?What unsaid nonsense am i seeking for?The world see...the colour of happinessOn my out face,which no longer is truthCan't u see my dark face;the crying soul of mine?How ...  more...
 gulzar | 18:07 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (45)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: Music, Playing, R...
dil
Tum banke dost aise aaye zindagi meke hum yeh zamana hi bhool gaye tumhe yaad aaye na aaye hamari kabhi par hum toh tumhe bhulana hi bhool gaye Apne dil ki baat hum unse keh nahi sakteBin kahe bhi jee nahi sakteAye khuda aisi takdeer banaWoh humse khud aakar kahe"HUM AAPKE BINA REH NAHI SAKTE"Kabhi kabhi dil udas hota hai halka sa aankho ko ehsas h...  more...
 Prototype X | 12:42 | 4/May/2008
Friends: (29)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: sports, music and...
I am a SUPERHERO
____________________________I was one of the few who gave their mother the joy of choosing my birthday! I was born at exactly at 12 midnight and the doctors gave the option to my mother to choose the day … she selected the next day as my birthday as a sign of looking forward…  I have to admit I was not the best looking baby but my mom would look at...  more...
 Hetal Shah | 01:15 | 20/Apr/2008
Friends: (14)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: Am a complete Hin...
I want to be a child again!!!
Hey I want to be a child again,So that life is at its best again.I can look at the twinkling stars;And count the passing cars;I can ask for lots of candy;And can sit for long with my daddy;I can watch my favorite cartoons;And play with colorful balloons;I can play with so many dolls;And can throw the balls;I can ride a bicycle;And blow the whistle;...  more...
 ramakrishna | 20:41 | 26/Nov/2007
Friends: (146)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Plays Cricket,Vol...
Stress
Acute Stress Disorder Definition Acute stress disorder develops within one month after an individual experience or sees an event involving a threat or actual death, serious injury, or physical violation to the individual or others, and responded to this event with strong feelings of fear, helplessness or horror. The diagnosis was established to ide...  more...
 neekie | 19:23 | 3/May/2008
Friends: (99)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: poetry,photograph...
ruke ruke se kadam
रुके रुके से कदम रूक के बार बार चले करार लेके, तेरे दर से बेकर...  more...
 DURGA | 10:19 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (83)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: interest in liste...
Time and tide waits for none
SUCCESSSuccess is a way of lifeHe has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it whether by an improved poppy, a perfect ...  more...
 mohiz world | 15:52 | 3/Apr/2008
Friends: (40)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: creativity, love,...
Amazing cloths trick
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 Rakshita Verma | 20:23 | 23/Mar/2008
Friends: (515)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Time...
 The sun sets and risesAmidst this grindThere are answers That I do not findTime has stolenMy peace of mindThe honest personThat I was once Am seeking childhood In its virtual absence Time has stolen My innocence  My love nest isNothing but wilderness  I have lots of energy That I cannot harnessTime has stolen My hopefulness  From far off I get A w...  more...
 prasanna sri... | 21:49 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (518)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: in everything
Jokes
Stewed Tomatoes A guy isgoing on an ocean cruise, and he tells his doctor that he's worry about gettingseasick.The doctor suggests, ''Eat two pounds of stewedtomatoes before you leave the dock.''The guy replies, ''Would that keep me fromgetting sick, Doc?''The doctor says, ''No, but it'll look realpretty in the water.''Respectfully Cheating Jack an...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 20:52 | 9/Mar/2008
Friends: (321)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Penguins dancing to Raga Desh
.....or maybe not, but whatever raga they are dancing to, it's the cutest animation I have seen in a long time...cuter than Happy Feet? Pigloo - Le Raga des Pingouins Uploaded by Iplus  more...
 monu g | 10:18 | 20/Apr/2008
Friends: (181)  | City: This Heavenly Planet  | Interests: To Live Life To I...
MCP
 “You didn’t bring along Sandhya” Ritu asked“No, I didn’t” Sachin replied“Why?” “I left her back home.”“Com’on you couldn’t be doing this.. Where is she?” Ritu sounded unconvinced“Why can't?.. I m the husband.. I can do what I want. Call me an MCP but I didn’t bring her along” Sachin teased her“Whats MCP?” she asked innocently“You don’t know that!”...  more...
 sahil banga | 15:21 | 3/Apr/2008
Friends: (237)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music has seven l...
Kalingini, the Story.
No one knows what lies ahead, and because curiosity is greater than fear, and truth is stranger than fiction, we all are searching, like our predecessors. Actually trying hard to face the future. Just like buying an umbrella on the onset of black clouds hovering upon the mauve sky like the ghosts of the 18th century. 18th century. What a period in ...  more...
 K B | 22:11 | 28/Feb/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: ...  | Interests: gone!
Women!
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 swati rohatgi |