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 naina chopra | 14:09 | 10/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (85)
| City: Delhi
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| ???............... |
| “The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares .”
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| kartik shriv... | 18:09 | 9/Mar/2008 |
| Friends: (496)
| City: Bhopal
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| Salam Bhopal.............. |
| Dec. 2-3, 1984-The Bhopal Gas Tragedy........One Of The Biggest Disasters in the World in Which More Than 20,000 People Were Killed and More Than 170,000 Were SEVERELYAFFECTED........It Has Been 23 Years Since Then But the Effect of thatDisaster is Still Continuing.......Here are Few Lines Dedicated to AllWho Were Affected by This Disaster...........
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| nocturnal cr... | 10:03 | 4/Oct/2007 |
| Friends: (79)
| City: Gwalior
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| fast life |
| There are songs that come from the blue-eyed grass,From the dust of a thousand country roads,From footprints in white sand.Aboriginals call it 'songlines'-Mapping steps through the silk route of time.If only, we could pause,And hear the songs around.The one on our shoulder,The one on autumn's last leaf.On monsoon's first rain drop—Riding on a butte...
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| Elisabeth | 14:53 | 26/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (498)
| City: Amsterdam
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| Olympic sporters honoured |
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| Warm welcome for Olympic athletes in 1928 stadiumThe Olympic athletes arrived home today, and they were given a warm welcome at the 1928 Olympic stadium in Amsterdam.(Amsterdam is one of the few cities in the world with the label Olympic on it. Amsterdam was host to the 1928 Olympics.)More than twenty thousand witnesses, among which the family and...
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| Joseph Antony | 00:22 | 30/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (528)
| City: Kottayam,Changanacherry
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| Agarbattis can cause cancer......... |
| Burning agarbattis or incense sticks may fill a room with a sweet smell, but long term exposure to their smoke can put people at risk of developing cancers of the respiratory tract, according to a new study. The analysis, which the authors say is the first prospective investigation of incense and cancer risk, appears in the October 1, 2008 issue o...
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| Chanchal Nis... | 14:03 | 23/Jan/2008 |
| Friends: (138)
| City: Mumbai
| Interests: Solitude
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| Good Bye and Take Care |
| Free like a BirdI fly away from hereLeaving all that’s mineBreaking away from illusionsIn search of new dimensionsTo explore the unseenThat’s wrapped in time Free like a BirdI fly away from hereSlipping out of your gripsTo find my destiny for myselfSeeking salvation in the far landTo find the real meI had kept in disguise Free like a BirdI fly away...
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| roopesh pras... | 15:54 | 5/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (10)
| City: Coimbatore
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| Break up is no more a hang up |
| Many a times, we encounter people who give this impulsivereply to a question on Love and Relationships “I can’t stand break ups, so I amnot for emotional relationships”. Everybreak up results in a mental trauma and the person gets devastated tantamount tothe magnitude of love and relationship he/she has poured in the relationship. People,who have ...
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| Silent Words | 22:30 | 6/Nov/2007 |
| Friends: (79)
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| A wonderful diwali to everyone in advance as most likely things will get so haywire and busy that I won't find the time to write. Planning to have a wonderful diwali and all other upcoming festivals. Want to make the celebrations a remembrance for them...leave them with very very happy memories. Am planning on telling Gaurav soon perhaps in January...
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| star | 18:33 | 8/Nov/2007 |
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| City: galaxy
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| Happy diwali |
| Dear Friends, Wish you all a very happy Diwali..I am blogging from my main id star trekker.So my friends here please add star trekker id as your friend. Regards, star Star
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| Ishan Arora | 23:43 | 3/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (182)
| City: Jullundhar
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| Happy FRIENDSHIPS DaY ! |
| Wish ya All a very.....*************HAPPY********************* ***********FRIENDSHIP"S***************** **************DAY********************** ...{`--..-."_,} .{;..,__...-"/} .{.."-`.._;..-"; ....`"--.._..-" ........,--\..,-"-. ........`-..(.."-... ................;---,/ ..........,-""-;
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| Sandeep Ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007 |
| Friends: (620)
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| The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution |
| Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...
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| Uday Sodhi | 13:29 | 23/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (255)
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| Lonely on an island.... |
| Once upon a time, a man decided to vacation on a cruise shipin the Caribbean. It was wonderful--the experience of his life! He was waited upon hand and foot. But, alas, it didnot last. A hurricane came up suddenly and the ship wentdown. The man found himself, he knew not how, swept up on the shore of an island. There was nothing else anywhere...
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| Rakshita Verma | 15:56 | 29/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (692)
| City: Mumbai
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| The Canvas |
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| The Canvas The painting is pulled downFreed of the frame Repaint, recreate a storyPut up on a fresh frame The canvas is clogged Will the amateur artist know?Layers of lonely shades How’ll the colors in contrast show? Smear and smudge The sob story is over Young, smart strokes are hereHope is hopping over (Experimenting with Alliteration)©...
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| A Meet | 03:15 | 13/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (295)
| City: New Delhi
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| success in life |
| Get a good educationget a good job change to a better job ----do we really understand why job is being done for money most of the time and more often than not we are probably not looking at ways to get rid of money-dependence and its impact on our time pressures? Thoughts/Comments?
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| ratna rajaiah | 20:48 | 28/Aug/2008 |
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| A Butterfly in Waiting |
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| Night I lie softly curled In my mosquito-net cocoonWatchingThe shaman-witch windWeaving a shadow playWith the light from the street lampAnd the leaves of the parijata treeOn my soft cobwebbed walls It’s an enthralling taleSung, not told In voices that only I hearOf how it will be To have gaily painted wingsTo flit and floatAnd sip fromFlowersMore g...
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| monu g | 21:54 | 10/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (199)
| City: This Heavenly Planet
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| MY space |
| Strange is the notion of "being mine".. When i look into myself everything seems to be, when i look outside nothing really is.. Of late i have been noticing, this notion of "my space" spreading far & wide ... bole to, , the places i want to go, the clothes i want to wear, the food i want to eat, the way i want to talk, the things i want to do so on...
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| Nischalson C... | 02:09 | 5/Aug/2008 |
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| no offense... q: enjoy | nischal (:
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| ahsan ghori | 15:11 | 27/Jan/2008 |
| Friends: (390)
| City: Thiruvananthapuram
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| Jay Walkers |
| Educate them first 25 January 2008I THINK the best way to create awareness about the dangers of jaywalking is to first educate the people about its consequences. Jaywalkers endanger their own life as well as those of others, especially surprised motorists.Once awareness is created then fines and penalties can be imposed if people continue breaking ...
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| Isha Dixit | 13:39 | 10/Oct/2007 |
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| I found My ANGEL |
| …Puff…………. The Marijuana, dissolving and liberating, cathartic and somber…into the lungs, into the blood streams, straight to the head.. The young boy, though had not eaten a good meal in days, was ecstatic for he could see stars in the mid noon. His head felt heavy, but nevertheless good. And he levitated. That’s how he felt, six feet above the gr...
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| Vish R | 03:10 | 27/Aug/2008 |
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| The (lost) voice of India |
| It all began whilst flipping through the various TV channels on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I dropped anchor at a news channel I hadn’t seen in years...The national news showing a certain woman speaking in an inset and another one speaking with her hands. I smiled, giggled, laughed, cracked every idiotic morose joke I could think of, and finally set ...
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| rekha kumar | 06:51 | 17/Aug/2008 |
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| City: ajmer
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| A nation? |
| I guess we all celebrated the I-Day. Lots of news flash with India's glorification and achievements year after year. However, this year and past, how many times did we do things to bring her to shame, not just by ordinary men but also by the so called Hi-Fi society or even our politicians. Every channel showcased the achievements in every field lik...
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| febin joy | 08:19 | 25/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (465)
| City: Cochin
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| Shells |
| Hi.... Here is an experiment with a home made soft box...... hope u guys will like it :) Love.... febz
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| parag jain | 20:44 | 5/Dec/2006 |
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| A must read. |
| When 27-year old Sarathbabu graduated from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, he created quite a stir by refusing a job that offered him a huge salary. He preferred to start his own enterprise -- Foodking Catering Service -- in Ahmedabad. He was inspired by his mother who once sold idlis on the pavements of Chennai, to educate him and h...
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| Siddarth-The... | 17:43 | 17/Jul/2008 |
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| I am a superhero but I cannot flyI am a superhero but I cannot act slyI am a superhero but I am not muscularI am a superhero but I am not popularI am a superhero but I am not the ghost who walksI am a superhero but I am not the one who stalksI am a superhero because I made someone happyI am a superhero because I made someone smileI am a superhero b...
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| Khushi A | 14:37 | 15/May/2008 |
| Friends: (84)
| City: Michigan
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| CRAZY |
| “You are crazy”, My friend once saidHow can you laugh? putting worries to bed I winked with a grin, And smiled awayTo live life right, Is to live each dayLife isn’t a rehearsal, It’s a broadway showIts here to applaud, Your act and your bowThe choice is yours, You have one chanceTo sulk and slack, Or jump and danceNot denying the fact , that cros...
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| Saurin Parikh | 14:59 | 2/May/2008 |
| Friends: (128)
| City: Ahmedabad
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| Tashan Ve |
| It was a good thing that Tashan didn’t release in multiplexes. A hell of a lot of money was saved with cinema goers not having to fork out 150 bucks per ticket.Single-screen theatres were expected to do good business thanks to the movie not releasing in multiplexes, but with lacklustre reviews coming in from all corners, no one really went to a sin...
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| Ajay Sattikar | 17:15 | 20/Jul/2008 |
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| City: Mumbai
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| THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX |
| Below are the Interview Questions, which were asked in HR Round.....Be careful while you answering, No one will GET second chance to impress....Very very Impressive Questions and Answers..... ... Question 1: You are driving along in your car on a wild, stormy night,it's raining heavily, when suddenly you pass by a bus stop, and you see three people...
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| RAGHU IYER | 01:17 | 30/Aug/2008 |
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| City: UNIVERSE
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| oNe sTeP fuRthEr |
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| I know, you all read my blogs, that too, with your open and good hearts! Hey dear ones, may be you are not able to keep track of my quick blogs! I still know, you will read!! Its for you da J I am not saying something unheard or new here! You know, life is so fast! As the years pass by, its 2008 now! May be 2009 will be much fast, 2010 much more fa...
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| kala Subrama... | 11:42 | 6/Aug/2007 |
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| City: Siliguri
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| Happy friendship day!!! |
| "I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship." -- Pietro Aretino (1537) Happy Friendship Day to all my iland friends!!!
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| Debasish Cha... | 05:47 | 1/Mar/2007 |
| Friends: (123)
| City: Delray Beach, Florida,USA
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| Effort |
| There is a little story...that teaches a lot... A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young boy. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went ...
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| Licensed Pirate | 14:24 | 29/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (351)
| City: kuala lumpur
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| Christmas Cop And Smart Kid |
| On Christmas morning, a cop on horseback was sitting at a traffic light, and next to him was a kid on his shiny new bike. The cop said to the kid, "Nice bike you got there. Did Santa bring that to you?" The kid said, "Yeah." The cop said, "Well, next year, tell Santa to put a taillight on that bike." The cop then proceeded to issue the kid a $20 bi...
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| Dheeraj Khanna | 21:15 | 19/Aug/2007 |
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| The Bourne Series...... download now!! |
| The Bourne Ultimatum has turn out to be huge this summer in Hollywood. So I thought, why not give a tribute to that great spy-master Robert Ludlum who created Bourne and made him a delicious character, an anti-thesis of James Bond.So I give you the The Bourne Trilogy. Now available for download.Go ahead, get ready for a thrilling ride.Downloand the...
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| Baldeo Pandey | 14:33 | 7/Aug/2008 |
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| Never Alone |
| Inhaling aroma of her presence,Feeling her touch with cool breeze,With closed eyes,Peacefully accepting her existence….Tears start rolling on cheeks….Midnight,When entire world sleeps…She creeps in the life,Days of laughter,Day dreaming,Vanishing in one-another….Time strands for a while,Letting her memory to reflect on the canvas….Never alone,She,H...
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| Dhee Kar | 14:36 | 30/Jun/2007 |
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| INSPIRATIONS |
| "Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal."Give to yourself the highest of expectations. And all the while, be patient with yourself as well. Know for certain that you are surely born to do great things. And know also that real value takes time a...
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| Ash K | 00:16 | 9/Jun/2008 |
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| Book Review: Keep Off The Grass - By Kar... |
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| The novel has an honest attempt - to make you laugh till your sides ache. The book is replete with humor, laughter and funny one-liners which keep you on the edgeto the last word read. Certainly this one tickles your funny bone. The novel's protagonist Samrat Ratan, son of second generation US immigrantschooses to leave hot shot investment banking,...
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| vicky podiz | 12:47 | 11/Jun/2007 |
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| 17 years ago ! |
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| A big hello to everyone! Its been a long break from rediff iland and I hope the citizens of rediff iland would pardon me for the long absence considering my new marriage status ! When I was digging into a pile of old files and papers , I found some interesting piece of papers ! It was written on Feb , 1990 . 17 years back ! 17 years back there w...
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| Cajetan Vaz | 21:33 | 6/Jan/2008 |
| Friends: (1163)
| City: Goa
| Interests: silence
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| how far back can you remember? |
| 13:27 | 15/Mar/2007 | 37 Comment(s) How far back can you remember? Some of my oldest memories - Tripping and hurting my knee on my way to nursery - My first day...
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| Apurba Sen | 18:27 | 29/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (73)
| City: Mumbai
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| Sardar fir se champion |
| Dont get foxed by the title - it has nothing to do with "bhajji".Its funny but real story.My sardar friend "Happy Singh" [name changed] is in Canada on deputation from a leading Indian software company.He wanted to gift me something from Canada.My MS office 2007 trial version expired.I thought what will be best gift other than a "Pirated Office 200...
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| Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008 |
| Friends: (658)
| City: Jaipur
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| Smirk |
| Wandering…The dark alleys of the mind’s deepest corridorsResounding… Crying…Grasping the folds of the silken shawl of memoriesSearching… Seeking…Truths too bitter to tell, too smattered with the bloodSpreading… Covering…Hiding the realities, the ignorant bliss of a heartless mindSalvaging… Begging…For redemption from the knowledge that defies the s...
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| Shikha Walia | 18:55 | 4/Jan/2008 |
| Friends: (122)
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| WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR
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| Sue | 02:13 | 25/Jul/2007 |
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| City: Kolkata
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| Separation and Travel |
| Traveling to distant places is perhaps one of the most exciting things that could happen to me. I enjoy traveling and visiting places. It has always been my dream and I coveted a job that would include travel once in a while. But strange how motherhood changes everything. I have to travel to USA for work, and whenever I have this opportunity, I st...
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| friendly ghost | 12:02 | 9/May/2008 |
| Friends: (351)
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| Our world is coming unravelled |
| I'm continually amazed by a kind of public blindness to the obvious realities around us. I don't want to go into details, arguments, justifications etc. because they obscure the big picture. I don't want to talk about global warming, unsustainable growth, extinction of species etc. because they seem like distant theoretical stuff to us.I'm stating ...
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| alpana | 15:44 | 29/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (298)
| City: delhi
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| ek khubsoorat raat paati hoon mainaapki gheri aankhoan meintaraoan jaisi ek chamak paati hoon aapki aankhoan mein...mann kho jaata hai jab nazar milti haiphir khayaal aata haiki poochoon...yehan aashiyaan mujhey milega kya?yahaan bana sakti hoon kya main apna baserayahin jee sakti hoon main kyais jeevan ki baaki din saarey??? ehsaas hai mujhey ki w...
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| mini francis | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (271)
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| 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...
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| Madhavan PK | 16:15 | 26/Aug/2008 |
| Friends: (412)
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| Corps or Corpse |
| While at school, I was part of the NCC unit for two years. I was in the naval wing and so they taught us knots, signals, parade, salute, and firing. I also remember a visit to a submarine, walking inside it, machines, shafts et al and coming within 10 metres of the torpedo room. My biggest disappointment was I didn’t get to see the periscope. As a...
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| Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007 |
| Friends: (1468)
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| Interests: Social upliftment
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| This MAY BE LAST POST FROM ME, IT ALL WI... |
| This may be my last post, depending on the out come of the decision of Justice Radhakrishnan and Justice Dalvi at 2.30 p.m. Case detail is given in the image which is given at the end.If this is the last post, then see you in the next world (if what the religions teach is truth). If not, then it does not make any difference, because then, we will...
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| A S | 21:53 | 23/Jun/2008 |
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| City: Pune
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| Am off to Bangalore |
| Well folks, i am off to Bangalore tomorrow. I take off at the unearthly hour of 7.50 a.m. which means that i have to leave my house at 6.30, while all of you'll are busy snoozing!! :(I will be in Bangalore all of this week. (Come back on sat morning) and though i already have way too many outstation friends a few more can not hurt. :) so anyone w...
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