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reading comics, watching cartooooons love them.. a lot.. painting, like to scribble a lot, singing out loud as i can, damn i care abt the lyrics..lov d beach...

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 03:42 | 9/Aug/2008
Self Awakening!
Well.. its 3:43 am on the clock... and m all jus wide awake, knwing nt wat to do.. felt i shud scribble smethin in the middle of ( gonna be sunrise soon) .. wee hours! my mind s totally blank nw.. i ve never stayed awake for this long... last time..i actually was awake the whole nite was durin my thesis day.. and its been a year and a half frm then... more...
 17:28 | 30/Jul/2008
Mite nt sound intrestin tho!....
Time machine! Yes if some “Einstein” or” Wright bros or smegeeky heads had invented it, life wud have been much easier. I have alwez endedup making a mess of sme thing or the other, but yeah every one makes mistakes.Not tat we all were designed to commit mistakes... It jus happens... jus liketat! Hw simple cud tat be, I agree sme wrong moves may ge... more...
 10:03 | 16/Jul/2008
Bulleh! ki jaana maen kaun
One of my personal favorites is this poetry by Bulleh shah, a sufi poet… this song sung by Rabbi Shergill, s smethin I listen to often …wen ever m down and feel that life s alwez a mess!   It jus soothes out our soul…makes you feel at peace totally wid urself! more...
 18:11 | 29/Jun/2008
m sorry.....
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 07:57 | 17/Mar/2008
dosti.....
The day has dawned, a fresh start.... . Thanks lubz and jassu.I owe u a lot, all the times we spent together at the campus .. r still fresh as a dew.we may be far.. but jus a ring away ;) i hav been rude most of the times, all along u both kept me goin thro'.... Hey jassu.. remember all those silent talks at the park,the borin lunch we shared oppos... more...
 21:59 | 16/Mar/2008
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 08:19 | 14/Nov/2007
Motivational Quote of the Day "You are always a valuable, worthwhile human being, not because anybody says so, not because you're successful, not because you make a lot of money, but because you decide to believe it and for no other reason." Dr. Wayne Dyer more...
 07:49 | 12/Nov/2007
Feelin all gloomy today...missin ole college days... life s no fun... becme a rat race... no one has time for anyone...best frenz stay as memories... none to catch up with... life s strange... its takes bac all that it once showered generously .....feel so lone n weary, jus wana sink.....let none find me! more...
 07:47 | 7/Nov/2007
LOVE U SUPERMAN;)
I’m lookin’ for someone who can made me feelA serious love like juliet’s is realA little impulsive and a boy at heartA little bit shy but he’ll be oh so smartSuperman I need a supermanYou got a complicated girl like meHe’s gotta be fair and treat me properly yeahI want him to understand equalityYou gotta keep searchin’ everywhere in the worldYou go... more...
 06:48 | 7/Nov/2007
HAVE A NICE DAY:)
Why, you wanna tell me how to live my life?Who, are you to tell me if it's black or white?Mama, can you hear me? try to understand.Is innocence the difference between a boy and a man.My daddy lived a lie, it's just the price that he paid.Sacrificed his life, just slaving away.Oh,if there is one thing I hang onto,That gets me through the night.I ain... more...
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 lets celebrate | 14:23 | 29/Jul/2008
Friends: (27)  | Interests: celebration trave...
woman
Dear friends, I am little confused . will anyone help me ?For some days one question is constantly arising in my mind ...>>Why i am confused ... a list of questions1. why some religion dont allow woman to enter in thier worship or prayer place ?2. Why one religion of India says that woman cannot get salvation without being reincarnated as a man ?3....  more...
 lonely | 10:47 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (342)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: sharing,observing...
Far away from reality..!!!
Yester day while watching TV there was an advertisement that caught my attention.. I think most of u people have seen that. It is an advertisement of some ****  water purifier, where there was a guy in a desert collapsed on his knee becoz of dehydration. Some people near to him observe and rush towards that guy and offering some water. If suppose u...  more...
 INDER VIG | 12:00 | 7/Aug/2008
Friends: (298)  | City: SILVASSA  | Interests: Music,Spiritualit...
BELOVED
BelovedNews Source: seekerofone.blogspot.com                                                               This story has a special place in my heart - it is based upon a vision of an enlightened soul who I dearly loved.Now all I do is sit at the window and look toward the road for the message from my beloved...Any day now the King would be sending ...  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 19:37 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (1209)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Romantic Yogi
HANDS OF LOVE - PART -20-"TERELIYE"
HANDS OF LOVE - PART - 20 - "TERELIYE"Dedication to : All the readers of my blogs..........., The Majestic performing art - Kathakali“Kamdev,you are the GOD of cores of feelings, and emotions…Can u tell me, among all these, which one is perennial…..?” One day Narada asked  his younger brother……… The question prompted Kamadev to think for a while….T...  more...
 J G | 19:06 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (543)  | 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...
 Leonard Jemonie | 19:45 | 21/Dec/2007
Friends: (182)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Friendship, Photo...
Christmas Gift
Hi friends its been really a long time since I have written anything.Christmas is here  and  I  was thinking of the christmas of last year. Preparation starts from the 1st of December onwards with   decoratingour house, putting up stars outsinde house, hanging misletoeand gifts on the christmas tree buying new clothes and gifts.Asusual I had purcha...  more...
 chitra priya... | 14:11 | 11/Jul/2008
Friends: (449)  | City: ernakulam  | Interests: YOU CAME FROM NO ...
In that sunny day
IN THAT SUNNY DAY As yesterday was a sunny day I planned to go for a shopping. I decided to go by a bus. Traveling alone is the one thing I hate but the fact that some one always cannot accompany us through out my life, made to go....Traffic block was a really a big problem. The sound of horn really made me annoyed .even though I like sunny days du...  more...
 Gaurav Sharma | 11:20 | 6/Jun/2007
Friends: (6)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading, travelli...
Changes in Life.....
Hi Friends..Well I am writing after a long long time. Changes in life happening tooooooo fast. I have moved back to Delhi from Bangalore. Last month was totally spent in planning the movement and getting things shifted. I also bought a new car, which is SX4... A fabulous vehicle. In case anybody needs any feedback, just let me know. Last 2 months I...  more...
 Shree Sharma | 09:31 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (484)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading
Who Decides
Who decides who gets love in life?   Is it pure luck?   Accident?   F ortune?   Why everybody is not fortunate to get such trivial but yet such auspicious/beautiful/aw thing in life Why? After all Who decides who will get love in life?  more...
 dilip krishnan | 13:01 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (255)  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
The State of the Nation: Some Irreverent Thoughts  The nation waits with bated breath,So too Uncle Sam, NSG and the IAEAAs the world's largest functioning anarchyTurns its wheels of democracy.Hastinapura gets ready for another MahabharataBugles are sounded, conches are blown,Flags aflutter, soldiers march on,We shall fight, we shall win.In the corr...  more...
 el amor | 19:28 | 8/Aug/2008
Friends: (250)  | City: London  | Interests: painting, travelling
ise di se
The Plastic bag issue....I hope I have mentioned previously that I refuse plastic bags wherever I go....sometimes I have my clothbags/ used plastic bags, handy with me. Yesterday I went into a shop to buy a pair of shoes, the till operator scanned the item to purchase and started to pack up.....when I interrupted her and said 'no thanks I don't nee...  more...
 Priyan Rebello | 11:26 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (157)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: call me at 099955...
Down with the designs
I have been thinking like writing for too long. It would be an unwisetruth if there is nothing really to talk about. There is lot of newsaround me. Right about the nuke deal, terror strikes, Cash on vote, 3gspectrum, the rains in kerala- and a lot more.I am a bit frustrated over many things. Personal life and need to chillout somewhere. The academi...  more...
 Neeraj Arora | 14:14 | 22/Mar/2007
Friends: (289)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Cricket, dining, ...
tennis elbow
One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Jim says to Mike behind him, "My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor.""Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike replies. "There's a diagnostic computer down at Wal-Mart. Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.It ta...  more...
 Elecsys expr... | 03:32 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (50)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Reading, Singing
Pendulum Nature of life
I have been thinking about this for a long time and thoughtthat a blog on this topic will be the best way to corroborate or probablyrefute my thoughts. Can the nature of life be likened to the motion of aPendulum? Does the experience in life tend to be pendulum like, giving exactlyas much happiness or success as it gives pain or struggle? From my p...  more...
 Joseph Antony | 01:01 | 9/Aug/2008
Friends: (525)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" Guide 4 Fabulous Friendship "
"A good friend is a connection to life - a tie to the past, a road to the future, the key to sanity in a totally insane world." - Lois WysFew people would dispute the benefits of friendship. Friendship cannot be created once. It must be created over and over again. People and priorities change. What worked yesterday may not work today. We must nurt...  more...
 Piyush Philip | 12:08 | 2/Jun/2008
Friends: (345)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Country-Music, N...
About Leaving n stuff !!!!
                    So,my company has decided to move some of us to a newer swankier office,and I am sad.As I am spending my last few days or perhaps hours in my cubicle in front of my worksation I realise that for the last 9 months or so this place has become a pseudo home for me.I always knew that our new corporate office was getiin ready,but the...  more...
 Ramesh chordia | 23:07 | 5/Jul/2007
Friends: (388)  | 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...
 Ganesan VG | 21:49 | 25/Jan/2008
Friends: (420)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Reading books, ta...
R - DAY WISHES - 2008
R - DAY WISHES - 2008DEAR ILAND FRNDS;LET US ALL SALUTE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR FREEDOM AND THE NATION ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAYSMALL REQUEST - IF TIME PERMITS, TRY TO ATTEND A SMALL GATHERING OF FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY (AS I USED TO IN THE PARK IN OUR COLONY IN CHENNAI/WATCH IN TV/ATTEND IN OFFICES)THANKS & REGARDSYOUR LOVING ILAND FRND...  more...
 Think Tank | 00:08 | 7/Aug/2008
Friends: (607)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Eat healthy, Thin...
How to win over Array!!!
BlogsYou can do it! Array can't kill your comments...  When it first happened to two of my posts, I was surprised at his name: Array! What an exotic name :) Then an array of thoughts came running… The comments page was left looking like ruined. Let me do some experiments! And when Monalisa got angry, I had to do something… :) (P.S.: One round of th...  more...
 Desh Bandhu | 18:52 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (204)  | City: Ludhiana  | Interests: 54 Reading, trave...
OFF MY HEAD GOES TO PANJABNOW
 I am very thankful to all my rediff iland friends for their constant love. My weekly column- OFF  MY HEAD-  which appeared for a long time on rediff iland, can  be read in Sunday Plus of Panjab Now which is the first online English-langiage daily of Panjab. All my frriends can log onto  www.panjabnow.com which I am editing as well.with Best Regard...  more...
 nishant shah | 23:57 | 24/Jul/2008
Friends: (526)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music Rock Meta...
Marijuana
MarijuanaWhile his corpse doped for a ephemeral bliss,The pall enshrouded on his face.Now counting the beads on his bed,He journeyed the land myriads away.Twirling his fingers in gamut of smoke,he discoursed with the silhoutte of hope.He passed his verdict as if king of this realm,But still he is pauper in his own destiny.A sudden shimmer of light ...  more...
 Sanjeev Yadav | 18:17 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (457)  | City: Chengdu  | Interests: We wish & aspire ...
otherside
How long how long will I slideSeparate my side I dontI dont believe its badSlit my throatIts all I everI heard your voice through a photographI thought it up it brought up the pastOnce you know you can never go backIve got to take it on the othersideCenturies are what it meant to meA cemetery where I marry the seaStranger things could never change ...  more...
 Richard | 13:47 | 3/Jun/2008
Friends: (414)  | City: Johannesburg  | Interests: Charity Travellin...
VIOLENCE
Thye violent situation that swept many areas of South Africa has been covered by many news channels in both print and audio visual. The tragedy is that many peope lost their lives and others were displaced.  The hype of xenophobia hass been echoed by many people including many in government, the media, and ordinary people. The upper and  middle cla...  more...
 Ashish G | 01:22 | 19/Apr/2007
Friends: (228)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: to become a bette...
Facts About Women
Why are women so difficult to understand? Why relationships fall apart because of misunderstandings? What exactly do women want? Why men fail to properly understand the woman in their lives? These questions have been asked many a times but nothing has been done to seek those answers.http://factsaboutwomen.wetpaint. com is an effort in that regard. I...  more...
 Balaji S | 11:08 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: trekking, hiking ...
Rang de basanti
 ...................................................... ..........................Please read and Forward This Mail to All If You Are Real Indian Don't miss         Late Mr. Surjan Singh Bhandari N.S.G. Commando During The Attack on Akshardham temple on 24th September 2002 this Brave Man fought the greatest battle of his life. Yes he was the N.S.G. ...  more...
 ShadesOf Life | 05:07 | 6/Apr/2007
Friends: (32)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: no interest
Low Man's Spirit
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 Krishna Prasad | 13:42 | 27/Jul/2008
Friends: (1508)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Food Wastage
FOOD SHORTAGE Preface: I heard in BBC Radio one day morning that Somalia is suffering with acute food shortage.  There was an interview with an unknown woman of Somalia village that she used to take maize powder and some times she used to take Animal Feed in order to subside the hunger.   This is a horrific situation. Also, she told that when she e...  more...
 Sanjeev Mulc... | 10:19 | 22/Feb/2008
Friends: (211)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: travelling
thought provoking...
Worth Reading-Thought-provoking article                  by a Pakistani writerCapital suggestionBy Dr Farrukh Saleem12/9/2007  Twenty-five thousand years ago, haplogroup R2 characterized by genetic marker M124 arose in southern Central Asia. Then began a major wave of human migration whereby members migrated southward to present-day India and Pakis...  more...
 SHASHANK SINGH | 21:28 | 10/Jan/2008
Friends: (119)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: life, travel, wri...
Victory
light and dark have a carnal connection,one consumes other without much affection,the end for one is the beginning for the other,the star twinkled sky is not all the same,its where you stand at the start of the game,victory for one is defeat for someone,a surreal perception through the prism of desire,shut the wailing and open your eyes,tomorrow's ...  more...
 Mari Vin | 12:20 | 17/Jul/2007
Friends: (50)  | City: iland  | Interests: writing,music, w...
ECLIPSE
                      E C L I P S E                 This   to   my   50   friends  …                                   ’ THANK  YOU ‘ Thanks   specially  to  my  30  friends  for  your    comments on my posts… Thanks in particular  to  my faithful  friends who commented in appreciation on  all my  posts from the beginning  till the end.   E .P, E B...  more...
 Dil Kannur | 10:32 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (101)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music,Sports(Exce...
Date with ???
This is a beautiful story that touched my heart, trust you will enjoy reading it and then practice it .. Toooo.After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said I Love you but I know this other woman loves you and  would love to spend some time with you.The other woman that my wife wanted me to ...  more...
 Constant Seeker | 15:40 | 5/Jun/2007
Friends: (8)  | City: Cosmos  | Interests: Eclectic & deliri...
4:12pm,June 5th,2007
A big Hi to all those who are listening me out there...Well,to begin with,we spoke to each other about the incident and he was very sad that he hurt me..poor thing..he wasnt aware tht i was so hurt :(And he understood me perfectly well..and expained to me the situation he was in..me too understood him :)And he wasnt even aware that his female frien...  more...
 jayesh | 19:56 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music,Reading,Blo...
Comparing Men and Women at the ATM
Instructions for the guys:1. Pull up to ATM2. Insert Card3. Enter PIN4. Take cash, card and receipt5. Drive awayInstructions for the Gals:1. Pull up to ATM2. Back up and pull forward to get closer3. Shut off engine4. Put keys in purse5. Get out of car because you're too far from machine6. Hunt for card in purse7. Insert card8. Hunt in purse for gro...  more...
 tamilini A | 13:40 | 21/Jul/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Needs Music to br...
SOULMATES
A soul within a soulA heart within a heartThe quench ever persistsSeperate identities hardly existsIrresistible and irrevocableAll enchanted and mesmerizedSoothing mind, body and soulMaking both their lives wholeWhere sharing is the best wayWithout togetherness joys nayLove is the way of lifeWithout a single strifeRemaining anchor for the otherIn t...  more...
 pinak vaghela | 20:26 | 8/Aug/2008
Friends: (190)  | City: Jamnagar  | Interests: Making True Frien...
love takes times.....
              Love, you say you love me How could this be true? I've only just met you Love takes time to develop It's not an instant thing You can't know what love is If you say it this soon Love takes time It develops with trust, patience, caring, understanding You have yet to earn that of me I have loved before True love, an unconditional caring...  more...
 priya | 13:08 | 26/Nov/2007
Friends: (98)  | City: Agra  | Interests: music,talking,coo...
snoopy parents
hi friends....these days....i m so busy ..i even dont get time to blog...but cant stop blogging....thankx for all the nice comments....my dear friends...today i will ask u all a very important question.....frankly tell me how many of u r really "THE SNOOPY PARENTS" i think i will get the positive answers from most of u.yes now a days life is too fa...  more...
 Ashish Tiwari | 23:30 | 17/Jun/2008
Friends: (54)  | Interests: I am trying to li...
What changed us?
Ok,first of all thanks to all those who are reading or will read this blog as I was away for almost an year now. Thanks for remembering me and reading me again.Couple of days back, suddenly I came to know that one of my school time mate lives in the same city as mine and I managed to dig out his phone number. I called him up and we decided to meet ...  more...
 sujata nair | 13:18 | 17/May/2007
Friends: (9)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: politics teaching
the Bacchans
I am a die hard fan of Big B. He is definitely God's gift to mankind. But lately even i think he is cheapening himslf. with too much exposure in ads and Tv. The bacchan charisma is slowly getting on my nerves at least. And now with Aishwarya Rai also joining the family the media is going beserk. True they did not invite anyone for the wedding but w...  more...