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 19:43 | 23/Aug/2008
Odious Warren
Odious Warren  Beautiful vista, small though…Benevolent sky, a falling kite,Swaying in blue a triangle whiteFree as child an insouciant swayPlayed the skies, its playful wayBid the wind on each swingNow it falls like a king There is beauty in the fallBeautiful vista, small thoughSpirited garden, a growing totTeetering in green a yellow dotSpirit of... more...
 17:54 | 11/Oct/2006
The Search
For long time it seemed to me That life is yet to beLife I would Say…..Just ‘round the corner, it layBut for this small, Debt to payThere is no more traverse en-way.Blissful Gloss.. amorous wayBright and Shining, no cold dayLife is like the leafy swayNo more tempests, just the breezy bayLife would begin I would say,Just around the corner it lay,But... more...
 20:34 | 19/Aug/2006
Fraud Alert For iLanders
Dear All,This is a mail that came to me via the iland and because this is a potentially dangerous i wanted all you people to be beware. the mail is given below. This is a form of fraud that is known in the cyber world as Nigerian fraud.http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigera lrt.htm Pls go through the link above you will come to know about... more...
 18:55 | 12/Aug/2006
Tiny Droplets
Tiny droplets shine and jostle, Windy night Whishpers’oft, as the light flickers, to tease….a smile, from the tumult of your eyes, like the smellof clove, in a strepitous bazaar.Tiny droplets shine and jostle, Aureate dawnrecreant darkness, as the flowers bloom, to steal….a smile, from your saturnine heart, like the scarlet blushof nymph, in a sequ... more...
 19:29 | 22/Jul/2006
The Child
Gloomy dawn and heavy skiesA dying mother and a weeping child…..How important few more pounds can be? Ask the weeping child not me!For a few more pounds can save his mom,Take the grief of the weeping child and the pain of a dieing maid.He runs house to house for few more pounds,Pitiless rain makes it hard, As the soft feet cut on the obdurate stone... more...
 12:22 | 12/Jul/2006
Wait.......
Wait….Mother waits, neonate grins Flowers wait, the bees spin,Dew drops wait, pristine dawn,Groom waits, bridal lawn, What is life, but a string of endless waits?Beetle waits, spiders’ claw,Innocence waits, corrupt guffaw,Widow waits, bygone way,A grey beard waits, judgment day,What is life, but a Sting of endless waits?Bliss and dolor, the cross o... more...
 18:05 | 5/Jul/2006
WORDS
WordsAs words fade...........intentions, dazzle my eyes.As words sear...........convictions, sting my nostrils.As words intoxicate...adulation, assault my sensesAs words thunder......abomination, split my eardrums."Words words words ....."As words slowly drip,and their meaning slither my back.These tiny winged words,perched on my lobesurgent relent... more...
 16:59 | 2/Jul/2006
Love...Can we define it.......
Love...Can we define it.......A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.Would that be it... A single sentence to define the complex emotion that we call love. i often wonder if there is anything sui generus a... more...
 18:51 | 21/Jun/2006
Quotes About India
Quotes about India. We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made. Albert Einstein. India is the cradle of the human race, the birthplace of human speech, the mother of history, the grandmother of legend and the great grand mother of tradition. Mark Twain. If there is ... more...
 18:51 | 21/Jun/2006
WORLD HISTORY FACTS ABOUT INDIA
1. India never invaded any country in her last 1000 years of history. 2. India invented the Number system. Zero was invented by Aryabhatta. 3. The world's first University was established in Takshila in 700BC. More than 10,500 students from all over the world studied more than 60 subjects. The University of Nalanda built in the 4 th century BC was ... more...
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 datanentrygo | 07:49 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (322)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Jobs of editorial proofreading.
Jobs of editorial proofreading. Editorial proofreaders they can also recommend changes in word choice or inappropriate punctuation. Jobs of editorial proofreading. http://jobcenter.webs.com/pr.htm  more...
 Prabhu Nair | 12:31 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (65)  | Interests: Solitude.. my com...
     karkkidakam*                                                                         The blue darkness unfurled,Wind flew shattering the doors,Trees swayed in the gust,Clouds roared the rageThe rain of Karkkidakam,Its again at my sky The saddles of the skies,The river of heaven,The oceans hid in clouds,The Ganges of Gods,The rain of Karkkidakam,...  more...
 Sowmya Shekar | 23:08 | 13/Jan/2008
Friends: (137)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: music, reading bo...
Am Back :)
hi ilanders... been a very long time... happy to meet u guys again.... its been 6 months... so belated NEW YEAR wishes and Makara Sankaranthi wishes...  more...
 tisha hi | 02:03 | 5/Feb/2007
Friends: (168)  | City: London  | Interests: can't stop laughi...
sorry to go :(
Sorry friends! this is my last post..nahi masti waali nahi sachhi waali !I came here and peeped at the iland from the corner, not daring to step out.. I kept standing there holding on to the curtains and my fingers clinched tight anticipating rejection. Then unsure of myself,  I posted my first blog and friends posted comments which made me hold th...  more...
 Chethna Shenoy | 11:18 | 21/Feb/2007
Friends: (163)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Watching movies. ...
Mera Dil
Raah mein kaante bichein,par nahi rukta yeh dil,pair cheel jayein sahi, par nahi jukta yeh dil|Ghaav khakaar bhi use,Aaage badana jo pasand hai|Raah mein nadiyan milein,ya mile sagar sahi,is dil mein hai hosala, ki par kar jaye vahi|Doob kar bhi teranais dil ko jo pasand hai|Raah mein parvat kayi,par paar jana hai use,pair yeh dagamaga rahe, par di...  more...
 vivek jain | 13:06 | 21/Jul/2007
Friends: (97)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: sports,travel,pol...
Freindship and Faith
The miracle that costed 1 dollar and 11 cents> >> >> >    A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly  jar> >from its hiding place in the closet.> >> >      She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully.> >Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes.> >> >      Carefully placi...  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 19:37 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (1212)  | 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...
 Sailesh Cousik | 09:08 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (65)  | Interests: Reading, Music, M...
My Favourite Things (Re-Revised)
JULIE ANDREWS TURNS 69 To commemorate her 69th birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance  at Manhattan's RadioCity Music Hall for  the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers  she performed was "My Favorite Things" from the legendary movie, "Sound Of  Music". Here are the lyrics she used: Maalox and nose drops and ...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1468)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Social upliftment
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...  more...
 Manasee Mishra | 11:58 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (259)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Nature,Moovies,Th...
Find... Who R You !
Hi frnz...Here'z somethin 4 u , which describes   -  "WAT SORT OF PERSONALITY DO YE POSSESS..."  1.)- Me First     AN EGOISTUr attitude to life is simple, direct, and aboveboard - every decision u make is based on the answer to one question : "What's in it for me?" If ur selfishness, greed, and ruthless desire for self-advancement hurt other ppl, t...  more...
 Common Man | 11:18 | 15/Aug/2006
Friends: (88)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: A Common Life, Si...
Happy Independence Day
The Comman Man wishes everyone a very Happy Independence Day!  more...
 udita chaudhary | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (244)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: self-improvement,...
 "What a Wonderful World"-Louis Armstrong“ I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldI see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world”The soulful rendering of this song evokes vivid images of a vib...  more...
 Krishna Reddy | 16:30 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (324)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Art of Living, Sw...
Happy Guru Purnima
Today is Guru Purnima .Wish you all a wonderful Guru Purnima. See my earlier article on Guru Purnima . Also see Guru Purnima at about.com . http://hinduism.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/a/gurupu rnima.htm http://hinduism.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/a/gurupu rnima.htm  more...
 Sneha Pradeep | 18:27 | 18/Aug/2006
Friends: (53)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Books, music
This Life
This lifeDespite its strife and sorrowsI’ll hope for better tomorrowsInThis life This lifeIn spite of worries & uncertaintiesI will cast off all doubts And learn to liveThis life This lifeWill have reasons for blame and hatredBut I will fill it with faithPour in loveIntoThis life This lifeWith its ordinarinessI will seek new joys, discover new shor...  more...
 wise donkey | 14:42 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (53)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Writing,Psycholog...
New Year Threat
Statistics reveal that everyday over 200 people are killed in India due to drunken driving. Perhaps not alarming like terrorism, but for the victims, it doesnt make a difference if the death had been due to an act of terror or stupid choice of driving by a drunken driver.Let no one make that stupid choice on this New Year's Eve or ever.Happy New Ye...  more...
 Anil Goel | 21:40 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (776)  | Interests: Bollywood, Group ...
If you're good... (Education!)
Gasp!!!?Guys...this is shot from my Nokia just last week...Its a classroom desk....St. Andrews, Bandra, Class IV to be precise... (Yeah I 'have feet, will dance')And yeah, its been there for a while now...What did Julius Caesar say to Brutus as he breathed his last?Who cares a whatever....No, he didn't say that, he of course said "Et tu Brute"....b...  more...
 sree nair | 19:19 | 4/May/2008
Friends: (155)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: POETRY.......READ...
THE MEADOW
MEADOWS ARE GREEN WHERE ALL ARE JEALOUSMETERING THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF FABULOUSMELLOWING BUDS OR INFATUATION OF GLAMOROUSMUTE THOUGHTS JUST FLOWING AS GLORIOUS. GLORIOUS MUST BE THE TOUGHTFUL WAYSGROWING EACH DAY IN CONFIDENCE OF RAYSGREYING NEVER TO FEEL THE YOUNG HEART SAYSGLWOING ARDENT SUBLIME MELTING AND PAYS. PAYING THE HEIGHT OF TRIBUTES ...  more...
 Aparna Kumar | 23:11 | 1/Aug/2006
Friends: (294)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Life, romance, fi...
Affairs of the Heart
The last I posted a blog on a married woman’s affair, the response I got came in a flood. The friend who I wrote about, read both the blog and the response and arrived last night for a heart-to-heart with me. We spent all night talking. I wrote about her erotic encounter with an ex-boyfriend and both she and I agreed that the film Unfaithful came c...  more...
 Deepa | 19:32 | 23/Jul/2008
Friends: (83)  | Interests: reading, being wi...
Just another cliched blog :)
"Have any of the things that you badly wanted been granted to you?", Soums asked over lunch.I reflected and took a while to answer that. If she had asked me this probably a decade ago, I would have answered like many other melancholic, dispassionate, disappointed youngsters, "Never...I've never had any dreams of mine come true ever in my WHOLE LIFE...  more...
 warm sunshine | 18:39 | 7/Feb/2008
Friends: (138)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: books,music,movie...
JUST A GRAIN OF SAND
As I write this, I lie on the sea shore, resting and reminiscing about the days gone by when I used to wonder what my purpose in life was.I was a miniscule part of the great Sahara desert till I latched onto the shoes of a tourist and traveled across continents and countries. I always used to wonder if this was the life I was supposed to live. Be a...  more...
 sumita bhatn... | 11:28 | 16/Apr/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: capital  | Interests: music
Few Definitions
School:  A place where Papa pays and Son plays.                                                                                                            Life Insurance:  A contract that keeps you poor all your life so that        you can die Rich.                                                                                                     ...  more...
 Amal Surve | 17:51 | 10/Nov/2006
Friends: (34)  | Interests: reading,chatting,...
Good Sentences... Read It...
1)Call People by Name. The sweetest music to anyone's ears is the sound of his/her own name.2)Be Alert to give Service..... What we do for others counts most in life... 3)If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours!4)Learn to understand first and to be understood second.5)Don't underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word...  more...
 Krishna Raj | 14:34 | 23/Jan/2008
Friends: (60)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Please let us res...
Sowing the seeds of a future society
By Ken Whitehead, Growth is MadnessCivilisation as we know it will no longer exist within 30 years. This bleak conclusion is not one I have arrived at lightly. However, wherever I look the evidence suggests that we are heading towards a major ecological breakdown which the majority of us are unlikely to survive. A number of critical environmental p...  more...
 Manisha Bane... | 21:36 | 26/Aug/2008
Friends: (95)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: creative writing,...
Wishes
          Wishes :  One of the three Since when you are trained to control your tears and Keep  your sunny side up………..Oh why is the sun so luckyThat people just love to make a yellow round with dots And a pen stroke for a smile I wish some at least one or two whom I know Love the dark moon The strokes blurred by one tiny drop of rain………. I wish we...  more...
 Amit Agrawal | 03:15 | 13/Aug/2008
Friends: (295)  | City: New Delhi  | Interests: hayaa aur hayaat
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?  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...
 Pooja Verma | 13:25 | 6/Jun/2006
Friends: (27)  | Interests: cheerful and bind...
Living up my profession
Doesn’t the title sound little strange to the ears? As I read it time and again it starts making sense to me. How many of us live our professions? Do you? Well I have always done that and still do it. Many of us have been working for over a month now – day and night and no weekends either. Though Saturday and Sunday I go for studio pottery classes ...  more...
 febin joy | 08:19 | 25/Aug/2008
Friends: (465)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Music, Drawing, P...
Shells
Hi.... Here is an experiment with a home made soft box...... hope u guys will like it :) Love.... febz  more...
 Sonu Katha | 19:29 | 4/Aug/2008
Friends: (538)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: news,investment,l...
Are Your Top People Ready To Leave You?
How can I tell if my best employees are getting ready to leave?Why would they want to leave?How can I keep them?This article looks at how to tell if you're in trouble, and what to do about itTop 10 Clues Your Best Employees are Leaving * They start dressing better * They take lunches at different times * Their production drops off * Th...  more...