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 17:19 | 30/Jun/2008
To :All of You.
I am ready to live with a girl-even ready to marry her,if she respect & trust me. She has to know the whole story from the very begining and help me to write a book on last three  & half years life under this situatiion. Tapan Borah 9993023785 more...
 15:49 | 24/May/2008
To: All of you
To: Shri Dileep Padgaonkar, Times of India,Shri Pronoy Roy, NDTV,Shri Vir Sanghvi, Hindustan Times,Shri Rajdeep Sardesai, CNN IBN,Shri Shekhar Gupta, Indian Express.Shri Vinood Mehta, Out Look.Ms Antara Dev Sen, Little MagazineDear Sirs,All of you know the story from the begining. This is a terrible situation. The other day YAHOO TV showed: prolong... more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 Dheeraj bansal | 12:51 | 12/Mar/2008
Friends: (78)  | 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 | 17:32 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (175)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music
sometimes i feel too tiredof wearing a mask as a fronttoo tired of hiding what i feelthe pain of bitternessthe hurt that lingersi used to say life is what we make itbut sometimes i too feel tired of that lifeseems everything is not in their proper placeseems existence not worth the pain.....but on second thoughtsthink i can endure that painhiding w...  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...
 sheela rachel | 18:57 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (52)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: music,singing,act...
i am back
Hello friends...Thanks for all the wishes and comments..I am getting settled in this new place.this shifting is a  headache to tell you the truth HAHAHA. Our apartment  is quite alright and the locality is also good. From now on I will try to be in touch  with  my friends on a regular basis. till then, take care god bless sheels.  more...
 Neha | 16:34 | 2/Feb/2008
Friends: (98)  | 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: (379)  | 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: (75)  | 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 | 09:34 | 16/Apr/2008
Friends: (6)  | City: Imphal  | Interests: xyz
The Gap of God
When we talk of belief, we generally take into account only two categories. Let us accommodate a third party in the believer and non-believer dilemma – the agnostics, the “I don’t know” category. Although this classification does not simplify the matter, this makes things more comprehensive. How does an agnostic view the world? Unlike a believer, a...  more...
 Sameera Nandi | 13:39 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (405)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying the rain...
Rainy Monday
It has started raining again in Mumbai. Thank God for that!! Otherwise we would have been officially declared as drought affected. It was a rainy day yesterday, Sunday. Though not an out-and-out heavy rain types. It was mostly a drizzle. But I was happy even with the drizzle. I love to watch the rain from my window. The rain trickling down the leav...  more...
 Arpit A | 20:12 | 17/May/2008
Friends: (112)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Listening music ,...
Nice Experince
Hey Friends, Long time since I scribbled something here. Was way too busy with my own office chores but I regularly used to visit most of ur blogs and commented to them too frequently.  Well , had a real nice experience abt 10 days back. The main power supply of our office had some problem that day and somehow huge flames of fire started coming out...  more...
 anil verma | 01:17 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (509)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
ANSWER OF QUESTION - 2
2. EXPPECTETION- I am not saying you can not expectetion from any other persson or closed relationship, please understand i am saying only if you have expectetion from others and want his/her complet your expectetion than frist you complet expectetion of others. Example - agar aap chahte hai ki anay vaykati (chhote or bare ) aapki ijjat kare toh pa...  more...
 prakash | 23:44 | 28/Jan/2008
Friends: (32)  | 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... | 11:44 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (267)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: interested in alm...
Sab random ha re!
The convincing ability of human beings is mindblowing. We convince ourselves for just everything. Anything, which does not please us, but is necessary for us to do; and we very smartly convince ourselves to follow what brain says. I feel sorry for my heart, I take it so forgranted.Lucky are those, who are in love with themselves. I too love myself,...  more...
 A M Daniel | 17:35 | 21/May/2008
Friends: (482)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
BE A RIGHT PERSON
When the Person Is RightOne rainy Sunday afternoon, a little boy was bored and his father was sleepy. The father decided to create an activity to keep the kid busy. So, he found in the morning newspaper a large map of the world. He took scissors and cut it into a good many irregular shapes like a jigsaw puzzle. Then he said to his son, "See if you ...  more...
 Rakshita Verma | 16:04 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (606)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Dreamy Eyes
   Déjà vu was not new for Karan. He often dreamt of times that lay ahead. Or should I say his dreams came true. He didn’t know if they were messages from God for people around him or was it a blessing for him. But he often used the phrase; don’t dream too much, what if they come true. Nobody except people very close to him understood this.  As a k...  more...
 prasanna sri... | 21:49 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (533)  | 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... | 02:40 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (357)  | City: iland  | Interests: i am not that tal...
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OOPS! q: Sorry for disappearing... Hope you guys will like this one. enjoy | nischal  more...
 K B | 08:56 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (47)  | City: ...  | Interests: zzz!
A Weighty Question Answered...
Weighing your head?(revised editiion) My head weighs 4.78 kg. I shall not weigh it again!But someone did ask once on Yahoo answers…Most people said "chop it, and weigh it after draining the head juice!" I think that may be illegal, but the local laws apply I guess!They almost beat me to the answer!I researched the 'Net: My answer?"To resolve this i...  more...
 SHEERAN ANWAR | 13:26 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: video games & cha...
Earth Day
Donna and her kids, Ethan and Emily, are going crazy organizing for an EarthDay event. Emily already had her face painted at the Grand Central EarthFair. Over the weekend, they're planning to go with Mrs. Bradley to plantflowers and trees at a small park on the Lower East Side. It's the perfect timeof the year to be out in the sun planting trees...  more...
 rekha kumar | 11:39 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (162)  | City: ajmer  | Interests: singing, reading,...
Shona - I love you
This day, past few years I had a vacant heartSome one tried to step inAnd out they wereMischeveous he, unlocked my inhibitionsThe law of Reverse Effects Helping him all along.I did not know the end was near Begining a new life to this day.The shores have all the sand and waterThe beaches have the shells and pebbeles beautifulThe moring sun looks so...  more...
 Kiran Raivad... | 10:58 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (179)  | 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 | 00:16 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (110)  | City: --  | Interests: Reading, Food, Mo...
Book Review: Keep Off The Grass - By Kar...
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,...  more...
 Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (658)  | 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: (502)  | 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 | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (266)  | City: delhi  | Interests: Kids, Reading,
FRIENDS
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...  more...
 Madhavan PK | 16:15 | 21/Jun/2008
Friends: (393)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
Scarlet Sins
“When I am dead, I hope it may be saidHis sins were scarlet, but his books were read.”    1.      “Reading maketh a full man, conference a ready man and writing an exact man” wrote Francis Bacon. He was a renowned English author, courtier and philosopher (1561 – 1626).  Later, may be after his death, there were reports that he had the bottom pinchi...  more...
 Mithu | 08:43 | 29/Jul/2006
Friends: (91)  | 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 | 16:13 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (2271)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
EMOTIONS
Emotions cause you pain and they actually dictate behaviour to you.In other words when you are emotional you are no longer in control.For example, when you are excited you might think excitement is good.You cant actually think clearly.The emotion of excitement takes over and leads you to act.Its not always the best action that is born from exciteme...  more...
 Kumar Ahuja | 10:56 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (398)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
A Lost Soul
Man created machines for his own useIn turn, machines turned him of no useDiscoveries take place every new morningWho cares for nature's warning?Natural things have come to a standstillEverybody now thinks digitalMan calls himself as independentIn reality, he is now machine dependentIn the forest of machines,On a gifted planet called earth...A sear...  more...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (860)  | 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... | 13:32 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (42)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Blog writing
Essence of Life
Yesterday I called on Siddhatha, after gossiping half an hour, I asked him what are special news from Bhubaneswar? Nothing special he told me, Just the killed of Biranchi Das (Coach of Budhia, The child marathon runner) has been nabbed today, and the news channels here are covering only him and nothing more. Any thing more special. Yes there is one...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1045)  | 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 | 12:08 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (416)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Soch ko Badlo, Si...
Love is...
But some emotions don't make a lot of noise. It's hard to hear pride. Caring is real faint - like a heartbeat. And pure love - why, some days it's so quiet, you don't even know it's there.  To love is find pleasure in the happiness of the person loved.  The quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love.  There are more people who wish to be loved than...  more...
 Hellz Angel | 09:37 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (414)  | City: The other side of heaven  | Interests: dunn bludie bug m...
Dire Straits - Part III (Final Part)
The place from where I was standing I could see the complete set-up. Every thing was so bollywood type. The mandap was decorated with marigolds, roses and tulips. The rice-lights were dancing too-n-fro in the most synchronic way. Every one was dressed as richly and as sparkly as they could. There was the rushing and hushing of the ghar-ke-buzurg, w...  more...
 meena sundar | 17:40 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (598)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
illusion or real
         If we say, something is not thereThen there is nothing in thereBut if we constantly Hear there is something in thereThen someday We come to believeSomething must be thereWords and thoughtsAlways have some power If we continue to hear and talk about themThen the illusion, Looks real!It is fateThat, we humans are weak To eliminate all in the...  more...
 beena john | 12:08 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (428)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: MOVIES, MUSIC, SH...
Power of Positive Talk -Dr. A. P. J. Abd...
  I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success. One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and liter...  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: (380)  | 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 | 09:28 | 25/Jun/2008
Friends: (239)  | City: Planet Earth  | Interests: music, reading, w...
The third choice
"It takes more courage to die than to live", he thinks woefully as he squats beside the tracks, blinking to keep out the already hot, late morning sunlight. He had failed again in his third attempt at flinging himself in front of a train. The first time his courage had abandoned him completely and he had moved away to safety just as the mammoth was...  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: (258)  | 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...
 sunshine | 19:58 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (419)  | Interests: Its raining Billi...
GETTING DRENCHED
GETTING DRENCHED STRAY THOUGHTS IN MUMBAI ON 29.06.08 My peanut brain (PB) is running in the sulk gear… has to do first with the antics of Raj Thackrey and his ilk … and then the sword brandishing and rioting Sardars of Mulund. My PB is also sulking and damned worried about the “chakkas” (eunuchs) that are populating the Mumbai Police.  My PB’s won...  more...
 Pavement Freud | 10:05 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (284)  | City: Vasai, Maharashtra.  | Interests: Bollywood kitsch...
The Landlady: Concluding Episode
For Fountainahas the night before Good Friday was a watershed in its rather uneventful history; many years after that fateful night, women in the neighborhood would habitually use it as a point of reference to establish facts: so-and-so’s age for example. ‘Oh! Don’t you remember? She was almost knee high that Good Friday!’ That night as Maggie lay ...