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 Dheeraj bansal | 12:51 | 12/Mar/2008
Friends: (74)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: driving, playing ...
life
It is a Mystery,an unsolved history,sometimes, full of sorrow,        sometimes full of joyMaking you feel on top of the world,Like the stars or shining pearlsSometimes, shun you downLike a king's snatched crowns.Life forces you to think!It makes you fool just in an eye blink,It makes you to wonderIs your life worth living or its quist a blunder!wh...  more...
 so lilia | 18:58 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (88)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music
IN EVERYTHING YOU DO...TAKE A PAUSE
ONCE IN A WHILE ..IN MY NOT SO BUSY LIFE  ..I STOPPEDAND ASK  MYSELF IFAM I GOING IN THE RIGHT PATHAM I GOING TOO FAST ..FORGETTING THAT SWEET SMELL OF  THE BREEZE?AM I TOO BUSY TO NOTICE THE HEAT OF THE SUNTOO PREOCCUPIED TO ENJOY A DANCE IN THE RAINTOO MEAN TO ENJOY THE LAUGHTER OF THE CHILDRENTOO VAIN  TO APPRECIATE THE JOKES OF MY PEERS? THEN I...  more...
 Richard | 21:17 | 27/Mar/2008
Friends: (373)  | City: Johannesburg  | Interests: Charity Travellin...
DREAMS
 A man that I did not particularly like recently passed away ( died) I have my own reasons for disliking this individual while he was alive. Today I went home very early as I had to attend to ssome matters till 3am and was quite tired. I dramt that this man was in my car driving along a busy road. I saw a car in front of me driven by someone that I...  more...
 sheela rachel | 18:22 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (13)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: music,singing,act...
A friend who taught me to smile
hello friends ...its been pretty long time  since i wrote something here.I have been very busy with my training programmes ..hence my personal interests went unattended..let me see whatt i can pen down today .. I would like to share an experience with you all... A few years ago,2 years to be precise,I was not at all computer savvy ..infact  I hated...  more...
 Neha | 16:34 | 2/Feb/2008
Friends: (72)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listen music,read...
valentine
Love is the greatest feeling,Love is like a play,Love is what i feel for you.Each and everyday,Love is like a smile.Love is like a song.Love is a great emotion.That keeps us going strong,I love you with all my heart,My body and my soul,I love the way i keep loving,Like a love i can't control,So remember when your eyes meet mine,I love you with all ...  more...
 velan | 12:59 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (370)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Music,Sports, Che...
How Heavy is a Glass of Water
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.""If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an h...  more...
 fantasy | 17:02 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: fantasize
why do we blog?
Hi I was out of town  How have you all been?You know what I missed the most? I missed the blog land and of course the muaaaaaaaaahs! I wonder why we blog? for comments? for recognition? for friends? fir time pass? I dont ...for ANY of the reasons given above! so please tell me.....why dowe blog  more...
 James Oinam | 17:23 | 14/Mar/2008
Friends: (4)  | City: Imphal  | Interests: xyz
Enlightenment
How to die so that I will not be born again? If I understand correctly, this is the aim of Buddhists and many others who follow their religions tenaciously. Again if I’m right, there is a natural tendency in us to achieve this end. When reading about ghost, I came across a theory on how ghost materializes. Any kind of ‘mental disturbance’ creates t...  more...
 Sameera Nandi | 13:38 | 20/Mar/2008
Friends: (172)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Movies, music, re...
GOING AWAY
 I’m going away on a long overdue vacation. A couple of weeks of peace and quite. No cell phones. No PCs or laptop. Just “main aur meri tanhayee”. Need some time away from work. Away from the hustle and bustle. Away from the multiplexes and movies. Just AWAY. I shall miss logging on to iland. Reading and enjoying blogs written by all of you. I shal...  more...
 Arpit A | 12:34 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (82)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Listening music ,...
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 anil verma | 16:13 | 23/Feb/2008
Friends: (86)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
DHARAM
Jiwan jine ke teen hi parkar ho sakte hai . Pahla ye ki tum bhay ke karan jiyo , tab tumahara jiwan hoga ek dukh , ek pira , ek santap. waise jiwan mai anand ke phul khilane ka koi upay nahin , waisa vayakti bhaybhit kanpta hi rahega . Use santulan banana bhi katin hoga or wah chahega ki paida hi na hua hota to achchha tha.Dusra parkar hai lobh ka ...  more...
 prakash | 23:44 | 28/Jan/2008
Friends: (30)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: music,small bussi...
Earn money without invest
just click the link below and start earning. http://moneycosmos.com/?r=335186  more...
 Desley Baker | 20:30 | 23/Jun/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: graphology, signa...
signature analysis
Analyse your signature..If you put the a circle on top of the small i..it means you hate being dictated or bossed .If you write i and put the dot exactly on top u are a careful person otherwise u tend to be careless.If you write the alphabt y without circling it u will b away from your swet home and busy travellingIf you sign at an angle of thirty ...  more...
 Namrata Sriv... | 18:30 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (222)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: interested in alm...
Bhad main jao
I don't know why, but I am developing a kind of serious dislike for studies. Something like, you bring books close to me and I'll vomit :( I loved reading, but never enjoyed reading for clearing exams. My world was out of classroom and unfortunately, I myself took a lot of time to realise this. As long as 22 years. And now when after two months, I'...  more...
 A M Daniel | 20:54 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (293)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
A name for my new book
Friends, I am intending to publish a book containing the stories and passages which are motivating and life-changing and with a lesson for life. I request to you to think about a good and impressive name for the book and kindly let me know at the earliest. I shall be very grateful for your effort. Thanks Daniel  more...
 Rakshita Verma | 20:23 | 23/Mar/2008
Friends: (484)  | 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: (510)  | 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...
 Nischalson C... | 16:55 | 7/Mar/2008
Friends: (313)  | City: iland  | Interests: i am not that tal...
30
so... does it mean that the rest of the year is "man"s day"? q: kidding people. [and oh! thanks to rediff"s complex system (specially when it comes to images) etc... i had to link it from another site. just realised that i can"t keep posting (and checking) it everytime. sigh!] enjoy | nischal q:  more...
 K B | 22:11 | 28/Feb/2008
Friends: (40)  | City: ...  | Interests: Hair now, gone to...
Women!
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 SHEERAN ANWAR | 15:08 | 16/Feb/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: video games & cha...
I"ve beencompletely screwed up lately. It"s a surprise to be single again. The wholething about being back on the market and the pressure to look for someone todate etc. can be really overwhelming. I don"t know where life is taking me orwhat I"m going to be doing. What do you do when you really miss your ex and youreally need to move on? ...  more...
 rekha kumar | 07:24 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (140)  | City: ajmer  | Interests: singing, reading,...
Holi re Kya keh gayi
Hooley se hawa ke jhonke ki tarah kuch keh gayeChupke se bin aahat ke gulal lagaBhigo diya gulabi, peele, harey, neelam se rangoon mainYeh holi thi hi kuch alag seKhushiyaan jiwan main saat roongon ko bikhertiHar rang kuch keh gayaa,Muskaan ke saath lali si bichaataEk mahak chod gayaaHar din holi, deepawali si lageKyaa kahoon chupke se kya keh diya...  more...
 Kiran Raivad... | 10:58 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (167)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: journalism, liter...
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART...FOR THE HEART. (Posting it as it may be useful/kr)  A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees . The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone. Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart? Ans:1. Diet - Less ...  more...
 Ash K | 23:42 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (111)  | City: --  | Interests: Reading, Food, Mo...
Daffodils -
Althought my tryst with the world of words, prose, similes, metaphors, euphemisms and literature began with the advent of i-land, I also owe part of this passionate endeavour to the poem penned by William Wordsworth. The poem is plain and simple, yet has a style which is unique and one of its kind, hard to emulate kinds. Stumbled upon this poem on ...  more...
 Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (656)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Life
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...  more...
 Sue | 02:13 | 25/Jul/2007
Friends: (446)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: relationship, bei...
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...  more...
 mini francis | 11:38 | 18/Aug/2007
Friends: (253)  | City: delhi  | Interests: Kids, Reading,
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...
 Madhavan PK | 15:34 | 15/Mar/2008
Friends: (365)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
Sloshed
The first time I met her, I was not original. But then have I ever been with girls. I told her, “ Hi! That’s a beautiful body your dress is wearing”. It was a line I had picked up from a James Hadley Chase book.  That was my first ever interaction with her. She was quiet. She didn’t say anything then and anyway I had moved away. She had quite a rep...  more...
 Mithu | 08:43 | 29/Jul/2006
Friends: (88)  | City: Kannur  | Interests: Loving, keeping F...
I Love You !
When U Were Only 5 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U...U Asked Me: "What Is It?" When U Were 15 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U....U Blushed.. U Look Down And Smile.. When U Were 20 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U..U Put Ur Head On My Shoulder AndHold My Hand.. Afraid That I Might Dissapear.. When U Were 25 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U..U Prepare Breakfast And Serve It InFro...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 21:11 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (2064)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
SHOULD WE
 Should we build our surroundings --or thoughts?Should we seek pleasure --or happiness?Should we progress materially --or spiritually?Should we nurse our ego --or ability?Should we fear death --or disease?Should we be worthy of praise from man --Or God?Should we be intelligent --Or wise?Should we attempt to win --Or achieve?Should we envy –Or admir...  more...
 Kumar Ahuja | 16:38 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (226)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
I Believe...
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,but we are responsible for who we become.That no matter how good a friend is,they r going to hurt u once in a while n u must forgive them.That it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others,sometimes you have to learn to forgive ur self.That sometimes when i m angry i have the ri...  more...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (859)  | City: Ever heard of Nadir ?  | Interests: blogging ...and t...
Sleepless in ......
I have always been a dreamer.But, these days I am not even able to sleep properly. A constant irritation itches on in my mind and I know not where it comes from. As a child, our own Doctor Uncle used to point out that diagnosis was pivotal to medication. I somehow found a deeper meaning in those words in connection to our daily lives even when I wa...  more...
 RajKishore P... | 17:26 | 31/Jan/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Blog writing
BONSAI
I was EightA circus came to our villageEvery body went for shows, so as I.There was a lilliput,Jumping all over, falling, rolling and laughing,Every body laughed and  so as ISome one told he is so cuteI said yes, he is. I was eight,Papa once visited town ,He took me along with,There were beautiful shops, Buildings and what not.Again I saw a lillipu...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1043)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘Eating the Earth’!
 Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...  more...
 Tumble Weed | 11:26 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (364)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Soch ko Badlo, Si...
To My Daughter
   I’ll watch her from the doorAs she plays along the shoreShe’ll dig her toes into the sandBuild a castle from the landA wave sweeps past her kneesShe’ll giggle, as if to teaseA bucket, shovel, sand and waterWould easily occupy my daughterShe’ll have a smile, when she looks up at meMy child will be so happy by the seaShe is alone, but not lonelySh...  more...
 Hellz Angel | 18:11 | 22/Feb/2008
Friends: (407)  | City: The other side of heaven  | Interests: lazin ma ass off....
Dire Straits - Part I
 I told him how I felt about him, at last!!! What was I thinking??? I don’t know. I really don’t know. But I had to tell him. It was the night before his wedding, just 20 hours or so before he would be some one else’s husband.  *** Every one was in a festive mood. His relatives and the bride’s relatives were all having the marriage-masti. Playing g...  more...
 meena sundar | 10:51 | 25/Mar/2008
Friends: (574)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
.......................................?...
  …………..Self-analyzing……………  What I am going to write now is a common thing to each and every one, trying to find our true selves once in a while, just trying to analyze our past and try to correct our present, and to think about our future. This is one of the hardest things, bcoz this self analyzing thing is not just thoughts, this is the thought ...  more...
 beena john | 19:04 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (337)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: MOVIES, MUSIC, SH...
Jokes
A guy dials his home and a strange woman answers.The guy says, "Who is this?""This is the maid," answers the woman."We don't have a maid," says the man.The woman says, "I was hired this morning by the woman of the house."The man says, "Well, this is her husband. Is she there?"The woman replies, "She is upstairs in the bed room with someone who I fi...  more...
 kumaresh bha... | 16:36 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (12)  | City: bongaigaon  | Interests: making friend, wa...
You are my first true love
There's not a day that passes by I don't think of you, You are my first true love, Like an angel you were sent from above. I wanna be with you more than you know, More than words could ever show. Can't you just see all the happy days? Our holding hands, and loving ways? I'd walk a thousand miles just to see you smile, I know we are meant to be. I w...  more...
 Sandeep Ohri | 04:33 | 12/Mar/2008
Friends: (377)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading non-ficti...
REL changes its name to Reliance Infrast...
Don"t know how many of you saw the small news item .. but our good friends at REL have decided on another name change!So now the Mumbai Distribution License which didn"t get formally transfered to BSES Ltd .. and then which didn"t get formally  transfered to REL .. will now (I guess) also NOT get formally transfered to Reliance Infrastructure... th...  more...
 Jolly Jacob | 11:42 | 29/Feb/2008
Friends: (230)  | City: Planet Earth  | Interests: music, reading, w...
Moonlight Sonata
This came to me by email as a .pps with some stunning images which sadly I cannot post here. I don’t know about the authenticity of this tale, so it has to be read as an inspirational story rather than as a true one. Best to let the message and the music speak rather than getting bogged down by the facts. Best to be read with the music playing …......  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...
 Sumit Arya | 14:36 | 2/Jan/2008
Friends: (256)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Computes, Latest ...
New Year....
New Year is a time to unfold new horizons and dreams, make resolutions, rejoice and face new challenges... Wishing you a truly fulfilling 2008 !!  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...
 neetha nair | 09:58 | 29/Jan/2008
Friends: (124)  | City: Everywhere  | Interests: All that is betwe...
The bird flu and Me
There is  news about avian flue in West Bengal  every day. There are pictures with the news – of men and women carrying the  dead and alive birds and taking them away for “Disposal”. I have not even the vague idea of how this “culling” is being done exactly. There were pictures all over, of even live birds  being thrown to  pits and  covered alive....  more...
 sunshine | 12:20 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (350)  | Interests: Keep on LAUGHING ...
WOW!! What A Pick Up Line!!!
 WOW!! What A Pick Up Line ;-)))  A man is in a hotel lobby. He wants to ask the clerk a question.   As he turns to go to the front desk, and accidentally bumps into a woman beside him.....and as he does, his elbow goes into her breast.   They are both quite startled.   The man turns to her and says, "Ma'am, if your heart is as soft as your breast,...  more...
 Pavement Freud | 08:16 | 23/Mar/2008
Friends: (269)  | City: Vasai, Maharashtra.  | Interests: Bollywood kitsch...
The Landlady: Part 1
Maggie moved her upturned palm carefully along an invisible arc against the morning sun. Her narrowed eyes, pursed lips, twitching eyebrows—her very being—followed the painfully labored and awkward trajectory: as if her life depended on it. Only when her palm bridged the gap between the window and her hazel eyes did she breathe easy. The object of...  more...
 Kush A | 21:40 | 25/Mar/2008
Friends: (164)  | City: BLR  | Interests: Football, books, ...