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| New Beginning | |
| I wish I was a kid again, because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts.My well-meaning close friends are now people on a mission- they want to set me up with some nice guy. I totally appreciate their thoughts. But the idea of getting into another relationship gives me jitters. As they pushed me towards the idea of losing my 6-month-ol...
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| 23:04 | 18/Mar/2008 |
| The Old Questions | |
| I happened to read Frozy's post abt the philosophers of ILand. I loved his post..it was cool..funny..and intelligent. ILand's junglee pages..and a new ayurvedic soup to "glow your soul" - ROFL!!! But apart from the fun part of it, his post somewhere struck a cord with me becoz even I was thinking on the same lines abt myself. In fact, I had typed a...
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| 14:52 | 13/Mar/2008 |
| Decoding the future.. | |
| I finally got my closure. It was something very necessary. I feel good about it. Does it mean I am dancing with joy-hehehe ofcourse not! The fact that I have ended that relationship permanently is definitely a cold fact. It is like losing someone to death. U know there is no looking back. There is that official formality about things. People who di...
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| 13:03 | 9/Mar/2008 |
| In search of: The Perfect Closure | |
| It's very obvious from my blog that I adore Jennifer Aniston and Rachel Green. Rachel had a funny dialogue in Friends abt Closure..She calls Ross and says- "I am over you. I am over you and that, my friend, is what they call closure."Closure...is what makes a difference between a successful break-up and an unsuccessful one. For last few days, I hav...
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| 22:29 | 15/Feb/2008 |
| Ego Battles | |
| Thanks so much for all the comments on my V day related post. It was really nice to see the viewpoints..all of them much more correct than my own.Well yesterday was really like just any other day. I was so busy with work during the whole day that I didn't get any time to think and feel miserable. For a change, I didn't mind the workload. I carried ...
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| 00:30 | 2/Feb/2008 |
| 14th Feb- Officially Miserable Already | |
| I subscribe to a newsletter of a website. A monthly task list is part of the newsletter and it gets published on the 1st of every month. The designer for the newsletter does a good job with different themes and colors for each month's task list. And today's edition is based on the Valentine Day theme..spashes of red and pink and white all over..Lov...
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| 23:24 | 18/Jan/2008 |
| Sleeping With The Enemy | |
| Here's a disturbing story..a true one..the person involved happens to be a good friend of mine. she is actually my cousin's best friend. She is older than me, is married and has a 1.5 yr old son. Her husband is the villian in her life. He is abusive, dominating and greedy. He comes from a rich family and thinks that he can do whatever he wants-whic...
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| 22:32 | 15/Jan/2008 |
| Uttarayan Begins... | |
| Makar Sankranti is a festival celebrated all over India with different names like Pongal, Uttarayan, Lohri, Sankranti, etc.Interestingly, it always happens on 14th Jaunary (non-leap years) or 15th January (leap years). Because this is a Solar calendar event, while most of the other Indian festivals are Lunar festivals. Sun enters the zodiac of Maka...
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| 01:28 | 27/Dec/2007 |
| Anger Management | |
| “Krodhat bhavati sammohah sammohat smriti-vibhramahSmritibhramshat buddhinasho buddhinashat pranashyati.” “From anger comes delusion, from delusion, the loss of memory; from loss of memory, the destruction of intelligence; from destruction of intelligence, he perishes.” This is a verse from The Geeta..it is timeless..still relevant in today's times...
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| 22:59 | 21/Dec/2007 |
| The importance of Dharma | |
| I had touched upon the concept of violence and non-violence in my previous post.What does Hinduism teach us about violence? If you go to any Hindu temple, the Hindu Gods are always carrying their weapons. While Mahadev and Kaali Maata have Trishuls, Shrikrishna has Sudarshan Chakra, Ganapati has paash and ankush, Shriram has bow and arrow, Maruti h...
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| RAMESH | 23:30 | 4/May/2008 |
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| GARLIC ---THE GOLD FOR ALL HUMAN BEING |
| GARLIC -------GOD'S GOLD CREATION FOR ALL------Garlic has been used as a medicine for centuries. At first, garlic was used by physicians as a digestive aid. In more recent years, as researchers have isolated and studied individual compounds in garlic, the herb has been touted for its ability to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. Additionally, ga...
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| Gautam Bhara... | 19:19 | 8/May/2008 |
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| BE A PART OF BEAUTY |
| BEAUTY AND TRUTH ARE ONE AND THE SAME. WHEN U SPEAK THE TRUTH YOU ARE REALLY BEAUTIFUL IN THE EYES OF GOD. LIES AND SINS MAY ONLY MAKE THE BODY BEAUTIFUL THAT NEVER LASTS. DO YOU ALL AGREE
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| daniel ribero | 10:43 | 8/May/2008 |
| Friends: (380)
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| Soulmate Connection |
| We know there are magical signs once we meet our soulmates face to face. Expect it to be not ordinary. Imagine a fairy-tale coming alive. Most certainly, there would be sparks flying, butterflies in the stomach, stuttered sentences, ease of communication, physical attractions, love-at-first-sights, answered prayers, love remembered from dreams; in ...
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| PAV | 15:53 | 8/May/2008 |
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| My Angerizi speech. |
| Hi, buddies, let me continue with the speech.The other reason for my late arrival was too much time was lost getting slippper reservation in the three-tyre compartment. The clerk rejected to give ticket. I put complain on station master. He said me to go to window No.14 and press the lady clerk. At first she also rejected. I then pressed and presse...
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| vicky | 09:59 | 5/May/2008 |
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| Problem of labour class people |
| Yes we have politician who are filling their pockes, they should be removed. But we are the democrat people who are giving them these offices.First we should educate ourselves.Think yourself if you were not educated you would not know what the computer is??Same thing is with your washer man and other labour class people.But i think they should be g...
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| parthasarath... | 23:05 | 3/May/2008 |
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| Endless smile |
| Endless smile Night Visits and revisits daily, for you!You are the moon! Flute creates the melodies of love, for you! You are the queen! Sun beams on the dew atop the grass, for you!You are the beauty! The Gypsy king disappears in blue, ...
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| Puneet Agrawal | 03:16 | 3/May/2008 |
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| YEH DIL MAANGE MORE .... GOVT!! |
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| I am living in Saudi Arabia for the last 3 years as NRI, working for a pharmaceutical company. Earlier, I worked in New Delhi in the same capacity for a top pharma company in the international business unit. I went through a sea change in my personal life that I am living today, and I would like to share some of this through my blog. The biggest ex...
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| BEST FRIEND | 01:04 | 8/May/2008 |
| Friends: (386)
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| The River, Cow and Butterfly |
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| HiI hope you all liked the series on " Law of Attraction".........will continue. I couldn"t find time to analyse the articles on the subject for sharing it over here. In the meantime, I thought of sharing articles which I had sent to my friends in 2004. Due to exigencies of work, am unable to go through all the blogs posted by fellow ilanders and g...
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| Sunil Dhamija | 11:04 | 6/May/2008 |
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| T R A V E L - Pain OR Gain |
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| Some people feel sick of traveling. Others are always looking excuses to avail the opportunity of travel. But traveliing covers so many vistas. It culd be daily commute from home---office---home. Or u can drive aimlessely in liesure mood. Another travel can come from your religious calls i.e. visiting shrines, temples and samadhis. And if that is ...
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| uday mukadam | 00:34 | 13/Apr/2008 |
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| FRIENDSHIP |
| friendship is not like the rain ! that pours & goes. it is more like the air ! sometimes, keeping quiet & sometimes,makingnoise but is alwaya there around .
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| Shashi | 23:46 | 2/May/2008 |
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| JOURNEY. . . . The night crept slowly Scattering the stillness that it always wraps Reminding her the void that it brought, Unable to overlook what she had lost,Carrying the darkness in its arms,Spreading emptiness all around, A loud silence, a silent cry, Itengulfs her in its dark,Yet in this dark she lingers around,Waiting in a state of uncerta...
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| Apratim Shaw | 09:44 | 3/Apr/2008 |
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| The Faded Photograph (Part 2 of 2) |
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| The girl had come to me, an old beggar, seeking my help. I wish I had refused her then. You can never imagine how terrible it is to die with no loved one near. I should have asked her where she lived. Fates can be so cruel. But I am getting ahead of myself. This is no way to tell a story. The temple priest gave us our first true lead."Ask Khalida; ...
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| Yogesh Tatwal | 16:16 | 7/May/2008 |
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| 5 Ways Date a Woman in de Workplace |
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| As a dating coach, people come to myblog every day and ask me this question: ''yogesh, there's this great woman that I want to date who works with me at the same company. How do I get her to date me and still keep my job?''Dating in the workplace is very tricky, because you don't want to jeopardize your status in the company or her status in the co...
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| vivek | 22:39 | 7/May/2008 |
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| PRISM |
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| PRISM OF RELATIONS ........................................ ..........................
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| shyamal kuma... | 09:09 | 6/May/2008 |
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| Do U Know |
| Who I am? What for I came to Earth? What to be done? From where I came? What is my destination? nobody knows. Still we enjoy everything and think all are only for me and donn't to be share eccept knowledge is it the right way of living? If we try, we could know more about my last three generation and after this lifespan three generation, but how? ...
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| shalinitandon | 13:28 | 7/May/2008 |
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| Tête-à-tête |
| It takes me one long hour, one way everyday to reach my office and vice-versa. I generally take a small nap or read newspaper or just get lost in my thoughts or keep observing the crowd. I tend to keep my ears closed and not listen to others’ conversations and mostly I don’t even understand as most of the time they are in local language but yes at ...
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| Nischalson C... | 01:13 | 12/Apr/2008 |
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| i found this one too funny... i know.. i know.. i created it but i always have a good laugh everytime i create a strip. if it doesn't make me laugh.. then it's not worth posting it. i guess, it's like that quote - "laugh and the world laughs with you".. ok.. or was that "smile and the..."?anway, hope everyone liked the strip. do leave me a nice com...
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| janus janus | 19:51 | 17/Apr/2008 |
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| Why women marry |
| It’s always a wonder to me as to why women marry. Don’t get me wrong, but mostly I find that women marry the wrong sort of guy for the right reasons (eg, Karisma Kapoor), or marry the right sort of guy for all the wrong reasons (eg, Karisma Kapoor again). The more beautiful/successful they are, the more vulnerable they seem to be on this front. It’...
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| Srinivasan P... | 21:00 | 1/May/2008 |
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| CORRUPT SYSTEM and SLUGGISH CITIZENS |
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| Great leaders like Mahathma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel fought for independance of India from the British Rulers. Had they been alive now they would have asked Britain to take over the country once again. The independance has been ushurped by local Goondas who have no patriotic values and rob this country unmindful of the millions of ...
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| RAGHU IYER | 22:26 | 8/May/2008 |
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| Dedicated Songs |
| I dedicate some Classic Songs to me! these are some of my favourite ones, just for a change presented here!! Hey reader, Nothing personal, but let me tell you, you too would like these songs!! My Caller Tune:Bhool BhullaiyyaRam ram ram ram…Where’s she at, I m searching for this fine shoddyAnd you think like i be gettin naughtyI m for you, you kno...
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| Kiran Raivad... | 10:58 | 26/Dec/2007 |
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| 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 ...
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| dharmesh nandu | 15:13 | 23/Jan/2008 |
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| THOUGHT OF THE DAY |
| YOU ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOU BUT, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU GIVE THEM TO THINK ABOUT YOU HAVE A GR8 DAY
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| Sanjeev Verma | 23:16 | 7/May/2008 |
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| Echoes of the Past |
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| By Sanjeev VermaCinema—and I usually say this when the wife is out of earshot—is my first love. For me it’s cinema. Or films. Never movies. I painstakingly—and I am sure gratingly—object to even my nine-year-old son calling them movies. Why, he asks? Aren’t they synonyms—films, cinema, movies, et al? No they most certainly not. Movies, I maintain, ...
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| mi ni | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008 |
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| FRIENDS |
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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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| Kumar Ahuja | 15:45 | 30/Apr/2008 |
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| Love Quotes |
| "One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love." - Sophocles "Attention is the most basic form of love; through it we bless and are blessed." - John Tarrant "Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away." - Dorothy Parker "Sometimes love is stronger than a man's ...
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| Sweet Devil | 18:21 | 2/Apr/2008 |
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| Sweet child of mine!! |
| She's got a smile that it seems to meReminds me of childhood memories Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special placeAnd if I'd stare too long I'd probably break down and cry Sweet child o' mine Sweet love of mine She's got eyes of the bluest skies As if they thought of r...
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| Binndu k | 13:07 | 6/May/2008 |
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| Don't Mess! |
| Awoman gets pulled over for speeding... Woman: Is there a problem, Officer? Officer: Ma'am, you were speeding. Woman: Oh, I see. Officer: Can I see your license please? Woman: I'd give it to you but I don't have one. Officer: Don't have one? Woman: Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving. Officer: I see...Can I see your vehicle registration papers p...
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| sunshine | 12:21 | 7/May/2008 |
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| MEDICAL CERTIFICATE |
| MEDICAL CERTIFICATE Certified that Mr. /Miss ____________ _____ , working in your organization, is suffering from 'time-bound' illness. Due to this, he will NOT be able to work more than 8 hours a day and 5 days a week. Any attempt to stretch beyond this timing will lead to severe health problems. The losses to the company due to medical reimburs...
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| Vijit Vivek | 13:57 | 17/Mar/2008 |
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| You could save a life |
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| STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R . If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a party , a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance) They got her c...
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| Shyama Menon | 13:12 | 28/Apr/2008 |
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| Sree-Bhajji and a few reactions... |
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| The mallus today are a confused lot! The men in particular are perplexed, dumbfounded even to see their poster boy of aggression, Sreesanth, weep like a baby on the IPL ground. I suspect some of them feel exposed ...a little emasculated collectively, maybe. Now don’t kill me guys I’m nothing but an observer! :D Is this the real macho mallu? A sobbi...
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| Animesh Raj | 19:01 | 25/Feb/2008 |
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| Divided We Stand... |
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| It takes only a faction of people to show us the kind of fractured society we live in. It takes only a group of rogues to let us realize how effete our police force is. It takes only a few common beings to let us know that we live in a country full of insensitive bigots who are not even ready for dialogue- violence is the only language they speak. ...
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| Rajivlochan Das | 18:12 | 7/Dec/2007 |
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| Bhaja Govindam |
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| Bhaja Govindamby Sri Shankaracharya Adi Shankaracharya is widely known for his teachings on Vedanta. Shankaracharya was born in the village of Kaladi, in South India, about 2500 years ago to his Brahmin parents, Sivaguru and Aryamba. He traveled throughout India during his life, preaching and establishing four important maths, or centers, a...
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| ajay rana | 21:37 | 29/Jan/2008 |
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| Consciousness in the Single Neuron |
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| Are the contents ofconscious perception tied to individual brain cells? Can we use singleneurons to determine someone’s subjective experience? A recent studiespublished in PNASsuggests otherwise: there are no specialized neuronsthat carry information about what enters awareness and what not. If oneholds the picture of a butterfly in front of one ey...
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| Dinesh Patekar | 10:21 | 2/Jul/2007 |
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| SOMEONE.... |
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| Someone I can talk toSomeone I can trust.Someone who will be thereWhen my relationships rust.Someone who wil save me,When everything goes wrong.Someone who wil comfort meAnd help me to be strong.Someone who listensAt any time of day.Someone who wil brightenAny sky that’s gray.Someone who will alwaysWant to be my friend.Someone who wil fight for me,...
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| Sahiti Bhara... | 12:15 | 8/May/2008 |
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| The Purpose of Life?! |
| Thousands have pondered over it, yet only very few reached anywhere near the answer. Going by the hypothesis that there is indeed a purpose for life, I started pondering over mine. There are certain moments in everybody’s life, moments of purity, I would call them. They are the moments of utter delight at something natural, something simple like t...
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| Ganesan VG | 21:49 | 25/Jan/2008 |
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| 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...
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| Think Tank | 20:32 | 7/May/2008 |
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| Age of Indians |
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| Indian Companies Indians know how to play game! Few Indian companies have the size and the might that can give global firms a shiver. This incident gives a change. Mahindra & Mahindra is World's third largest tractor manufacturer. The # 1 is John Deere from the US. John Deere is considered one of the flag bearers of American industrial success. ...
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