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13:01 | 16/Nov/2008 |
| god | |
| Is there a reason to believe in God? The majority of the world believesthat a supernatural god exists. They do so for various reasons: Becausethey know that everyone they love will die including themselves; theywere conditioned from childhood to do so; they do not know howeverything came to be and they want answers; they want to be somethingmore th...
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06:27 | 12/Nov/2008 |
| floating words=ashes-inspired by KB | |
| KB buddy I am out of hibernation because of your "ashes of the floating words " of your poetic and poignant expressions in a mail to me stirring me deeply because I feel that everything is going to be "ASHES" in "THE END"AndI am nearing it It is every one's destination the black deep HOLE sucking every one "MRITYU DHRUVAM" ,the only certainty i...
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11:51 | 3/Feb/2007 |
| In praise of our POLICE | |
| Here is a "chip-in" from Kushwantsingh's 'Mailce...' by Kuldip Salil, Delhi in HT......it should make us proud !In Praise of Our Beloved Police I have a burning desire to praise the police, Praise theit policy never to harass or fleece, Praise their courtesy,urgency,honesty,Praise their impartiality,integrity, Their resolv...
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09:32 | 20/Jan/2007 |
| Three Desires | |
| I have only three desires to lie: FIRSTLY, to be as handsome and intelligent as my mother thinks me I am. Secondly,to have as much money as my childrens think I have . And , THIRDLY,to have as many girl-friends, as my wife thinks I have. ....... rajeshwari singh in HT newdelhi
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13:22 | 4/Jan/2007 |
| DARE TO BELIEVE | |
| DARE TO BELIEVE THERE IS A SONG IN YOUR HEARTDare to believe in your dreamsNothing can stop you from playing your partAs long as you dare to believeToo many people hold themselves backWhen they should be reaching outToo many people on the wrong trackLed estray by a seed of doubtWe dont haave to live that wayThe sun is up on a brand new day T...
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11:23 | 16/Dec/2006 |
| lady driver | |
| If you see a car driven by a lady ,and her right hand is sticking out of the window , genltly waving up and down, what can you be sure of ? That she is turning right ? Tutrnignleft? Drying her nail polish? Waving to a friend? THE ANSWER IS THAT YOU CAN BE SURE OF NONE OF THESE. The only thibn you can be sure of is that the window is open.!!! A...
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00:18 | 15/Dec/2006 |
| jane jaan | |
| yeh kahaan aa gaye hum,unhi saath saath chalte..teri bahon main a janum mere jismoun jaaan pighalte...... ,yeh kahaan aagaye hum......another scene....ek weh bhi tha jamana ,daal per khag bolta tha ,dolta tha must ho rus ek swar mein gholta tha ...aaj mere paas kya hai.?ek bujhey huay waqt ki raakh ,aur duniyan say battoree huee kuch khaak..khali ...
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20:47 | 12/Dec/2006 |
| height of heights | |
| 1.Height of Foolishness Two bald men fighting for a comb2.Height of Stupidity Looking through a key hole of a glass door3.Height of Suspence I'll tell you tomorrow4.Height of Secracy Offering a blank visiting card5.Height of Superstition ...
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19:43 | 9/Dec/2006 |
| Juvenile Jottings | |
| Answers written in school exams1. A vibration is a motion which cannot make up its mind which way it wants to go.2. When you breathe, you inspire. When you donot breathe, you expire.3. Cynide is so poisonous that one drop of it on a dog's tongue will kill the strongest man.4.The body consists of three parts --the brainarium, the borax,and the abom...
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22:08 | 8/Dec/2006 |
| cycling | |
| Consider the following, just as a HypotheticalIf 500 million people out of more than one billion in our country ride a bicycle at an average of 10-15 Kms. per day so each one of them saves equivalent to about a liter of fossil fuel each day (Consider 75% of one billion population can ride bicycle including old and young, rich and poor and then dedu...
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anilairen | 08:29 | 16/Nov/2008 |
| Friends: (591)
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| Marriage |
| . The above picture is theinternationally accepted symbol for marriage. The symbol was approvedby the Commission of Human Rights of the United Nations in the year2005. It shows a man kneeling at the feet of a woman, holding a creditcard in one of his hands. This speaks a lot about who is the boss in amarriage.This picture did bring a smile on my ...
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Kavitha Nara... | 06:45 | 8/Nov/2008 |
| Friends: (46)
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| Hello All,You know what inspired me to write this. I have suddenly had two of my near and dear ones quitting their job to move on to something different. I do it so very often that quitting a job for me is similar to partying (I mean, I dont do it so often but I dont miss doing it as well). I have never felt so attached to my job, yes I do 14-15 ho...
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Jessi May | 10:29 | 3/Feb/2007 |
| Friends: (7)
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| how should i use a blog |
| This is my first effort to blog! I am not sure what to do with it though any suggestions? What do you do with your blog?
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Sandeep Ozarde | 21:10 | 5/Oct/2008 |
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| Mumbai...Shanghai or Goodbye! |
| Quite a thoughtful article. The nerve centres of world markets are likely to be more distributed and interconnected now By Praveen Suthrum Two weeks ago, at my B-school’s alumni party, I ran into a New Yorker who has moved to Mumbai. When I asked him why he chose Mumbai, he said, “Well, the word on Wall Street is Mumbai, Dubai, Shanghai or goodbye...
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Kanchan Bhat... | 09:49 | 16/Nov/2008 |
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| Kaboom! |
| MHe who puts a rocket in his pocket, fliesQA few inches, a few miles, even to the moonANotNo, not too soon-It depends on the sizeOf the rocket in his pocket; or he fallsIf the rockets hit his sack of ballsThat is the story of humanL bombsRiding a cycle, Suzuki, bike, camel, bullock, even on Allah’s back Who once in a day in Pak or Iraq Or in India,...
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Dheeraj Khanna | 21:15 | 19/Aug/2007 |
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| The Bourne Series...... download now!! |
| The Bourne Ultimatum has turn out to be huge this summer in Hollywood. So I thought, why not give a tribute to that great spy-master Robert Ludlum who created Bourne and made him a delicious character, an anti-thesis of James Bond.So I give you the The Bourne Trilogy. Now available for download.Go ahead, get ready for a thrilling ride.Downloand the...
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Ash K | 00:16 | 9/Jun/2008 |
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| Book Review: Keep Off The Grass - By Kar... |
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| 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,...
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Saahil | 13:34 | 3/Mar/2007 |
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| Love is something... |
| Love is something in which you give the other person power to destroy your life... and still trust that the person wont...
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alpana | 19:33 | 13/Nov/2008 |
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| today words seem to have deserted mejust am unable to say the things that trouble me...i wonder if its fear or if its cos i know that it might lead to tears... the feeling holds me at ransoma hostage i am to a thought...a pain that makes me struggle ...a stronghold it has on my heart...yes its my heart that quivers everytime i think...yes its my he...
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Priya Joseph | 21:09 | 5/Oct/2008 |
| Friends: (336)
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| Geeta Dutt |
| This lady really amazes me!!! Don't know how many people today even have heard of her. But she truly stands out in her own way. For those who don't know Geeta Dut she was the wife of late actor/producer/director Guru Dutt.As a kid I never really knew anything about her. Until few years back. During my teenage years I was a big fan of actress Waheed...
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Monishikha R... | 13:49 | 27/Sep/2008 |
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| A Soldiers Lament to the President |
| This is something I found while trawling the internet for reports of a "Black Diwali" for the Armed Forces. I think it reflects the simmering anger of those in the services. SCPC: A Soldiers Lament to the PresidentWhile we awaited the pay commission bountyThe IAS got there firstand now, President AuntyWe have no choice but to be bluntWe are third ...
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Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007 |
| Friends: (1471)
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| 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...
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Reshma Thakkar | 14:55 | 7/Nov/2008 |
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| NEW VERSIONS OF A QUOTE |
| THE ORIGINAL QUOTE If you love someone, Set her free... If she comes back, she's yours, If she doesn't, she never was.... THE NEW VERSIONS ARE ..... Pessimist: If you love someone, Set her free ... If she ever comes back, she's yours, If she doesn't, as expected, she never was Optimist: If you love someone, Set her free ... Don...
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Trishna Mumbai | 10:43 | 24/Sep/2008 |
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| “No you are not, Pri, not yet”, I said. “Lets get real, Pri – couples on bikes are just learning about what love is. It’s exciting for them, its perhaps their first intense relationship. They are not weighed down by EMIs, credit card payments and first term exams. Love between teenagers gives highest weightage to physical proximity for a much marr...
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Sudaman TM | 15:16 | 25/Apr/2007 |
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| sing the state of penniless momentssing the world of abysmal miseriesjob is lost sing itmoney is lost sing itlove is lost sing ityou are lost sing itsit in the corner sing ityou are young and you lost your fathersing ityou are old and you lost your sonsing ityou are one and you are nothingsing ityou are lone and you need someonesing itthe light in ...
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Aparna Bagwe | 15:54 | 26/Oct/2008 |
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| A Fervent Plea, from the Heart...Just as most of us cannot bear very loud noisesJust as many of us are scared of sudden bursts of sound and light So are the rest of our animal brethrenLet us not forget that we the humans are thinking animals.During Diwali, a lot of cruelty takes placeKnowingly and unknowingly... at the hands of children and even ad...
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Purnima Palkar | 15:26 | 22/Feb/2008 |
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| City: Nagpur
| Interests: work and work
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| global warming |
| STOP Global Warming!!!!!!!!What is Global Warming?The Earth as an ecosystem is changing, attributable in great part to the effects of globalization and man. More carbon dioxide is now in the atmosphere than has been in the past 650,000 years. This carbon stays in the atmosphere, acts like a warm blanket, and holds in the heat — hence the name ‘glob...
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Hellz Angel | 02:50 | 18/Oct/2008 |
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| tum mujhe yu.n .. bhula na pao.ge…haan tum mujhe yu.n .. bhula na pao.ge…jab kabhi bhi sunoge geet mere…sang-sang tum .. bhi gun-gunao.ge…haan tum mujhe yu.n .. bhula na pao.ge…ho tum mujhe yu.n…woh baharein woh chandani raatein…humne ki thi woh pyaar ki baatein…woh baharein woh chandani raatein…humne ki thi woh pyaar ki baatein…un nazaron ki...
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True Feelings | 18:16 | 28/Mar/2007 |
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| Eternal love <3 |
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| Here it comes, another song which i love. Guess who introduced me to this song?? I will give 10 out of 10 if you get it right. Guess guess guess, naaaaahhhhh u cant. Its "HELLZ ANGEL" http://hellsangel.rediffiland.com /iland/hellsangel.htmlShe doenst like much of this song, actually she hates it (he he he ) because i have irritated her enuf with th...
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Jissy Thomas | 14:45 | 14/Nov/2008 |
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| Happy Children's Day |
| Today is Children's Day. I was thinking about how to wish my fellow ilanders. I was pleasantly surprised to see Sareena and Sunshine (abitofsunshine.rediffiland.com/) take the lead and wish me "Happy Children's Day" instead. Thanks a lot. Here's a small poem that I have written for this occasion.The simple pleasures of childhood : Of building sa...
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Kiran Salaunkey | 18:35 | 19/Dec/2006 |
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| Change is Constant |
| After pouring venom in my previous blog about the name change of my beloved city, I was led to believe that name changes is largely an Indian phenomena, aptly demonstrated by the big metros of Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and now Bangalore nee Bengalooru; but was quite surprised to find that not to be the scenario. Infact there are many places in the w...
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Black magician | 17:10 | 29/Jul/2008 |
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| Addiction is a cult rendering an evil spirit that we benevolently adhere to, without pride or prejudice. I am addicted to a hell lotta things in life. Pity my soul… but then I choose to stretch the limits in any case. I have always had this pride in being a man and every moment has been celebrated.Well, almost.Till the other day and I wish i was ne...
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shreedipta m... | 17:05 | 9/Dec/2006 |
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| Mysteries of the sexes... |
| Last time when i posted my blog about men, it sure created fury amongst many men. But i sure didn't mean to hurt anyone. It was just a dab of fun i wished to share.Here's something i found interesting......Women wonder....1.Why do men think that women are bad drivers even though they have found evidences to the contrary, time and again? 2.Why do ev...
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swati naik | 10:08 | 2/Dec/2007 |
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| Leave me alone |
| Leave me alone here,Where the shadows of the sun tickle my feet,Where sequestered moons of my twenty years, They rub their silver scales against lonely wounds. Here, where the night skies wallow in my smallness.I will worship my own godsI will fight my own demonsHere, the evening prayer chants carry my soulHere, the temple’s inner sanctum beckonsOh...
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KANNAN KANNAN | 08:30 | 22/Sep/2008 |
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| SUCCESS |
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| SUCCESS IS A ROUGH ROAD THAT LEAD TO THE HEIGHTS OF GREATTNESS. I WISH YOUR SUCCESS JOURNEY TO CONTINUE TO REACH STILL GREATER HEIGHTS .
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arvind kunday | 16:21 | 11/Nov/2006 |
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| New Indian Order |
| Before reading this post, you have an question to answer yourself. The question is "How many of you think that the government is not maintaining the roads or buses or trains clean?" Have the answer ready to yourself. When I was traveling by day train last week, I had an opportunity to look into the present situation of India. Those who have travel...
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suhani jain | 17:27 | 20/Sep/2008 |
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| Doctor & Patient......Awesome!!!!!!!! |
| Doctor : Ab aapki tabiyat kaisi hai.Patient : Doctor saheb Pehle se jyada kharab ho gayi hai.Doctor : dawai khali thi kya?Patient : Nai doctor saheb. dawai ki shishi to bhari hui thi.Doctor : Are Sir ji mere kehne ka matlab hai ki, dawai le li thi kya.Patient : Ji, aapne dawai de di thi aur maine le li thi.Doctor: Abe, dawai pili thi kya?Patient : ...
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vijaysingh t... | 22:33 | 8/Aug/2007 |
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| Appreciation |
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| No matter who we are or what our actions may say, we all want to be recognized and appreciated. I often quote Lou Holtz, the famous Notre Dame Coach, who said, “Why is it that the people who need love, (appreciation), and understanding the most usually deserve it the least?” Jaime Escalante, the teacher on whom the movie Stand and Deliver was base...
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Virender Aga... | 20:56 | 3/Aug/2008 |
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| MERE HUMDUM MERE DOST |
| Chaman say kaun chala yeh khamoshiyan lei kar,Kali -kali tadaph utthi hai siskiyan leikar, Tamasha dekh rahey thay jo duubnay ka merey,Meri talaash mein niklay hain kashtiyan lei kar, Kafan Na mera hatao zamaana dekh naa lei,Main sou Gaya hun tumhaari nishaaniyan lei kar, Jo raat din meray marnay kee kar rahe thay dua,Voh ro rahey hain janaaze pay ...
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kinshuk kumar | 17:55 | 5/Jun/2008 |
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| Trying to get back in shape. |
| Its been sometime now that i have been able to cotinue with my morning exercises. Though am still far away from letting people feel that there has been some change in my appearance. From the outside everything looks the same. But from the inside there is tiredness though and a feeling that I am just about to break from the shackles of Fat around my...
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ZEUS ZEUS | 22:23 | 9/Jan/2008 |
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| 'Away From Her' - A Review |
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| An aged wife tells her husband,“You could have just driven away without a care in the worldfor me, and forsaken me”With a pause pregnant with unsaid emotions he whispers,“Not a chance.”Inthese two lines which appear to be so unambiguously banal in content at first glance there might lay the ultimate test and triumph of an alliance forged over a li...
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hira kadlabju | 20:39 | 17/Oct/2008 |
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| Dreams |
| Dreams--like the unkempt hair of a rowdy impDreams---Like unbridled horsesgalloping away to the horizonDreams---Like flooded streams gushing out to meet the seaDreams---Like torrential rain splitting the earthDreams---Like the aroma of colourful flowersDreams--Like the magical notes fom chirping birdsDreams---bad dreams, day dreams, uncanny dreams,...
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tisha hi | 02:03 | 5/Feb/2007 |
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| sorry to go :( |
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| 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...
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Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007 |
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| Jab We Met |
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| 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...
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bushra ali | 20:35 | 28/Mar/2008 |
| Friends: (141)
| City: meerut
| Interests: reading, observing
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| i am back... |
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| Hey friends and iland users i am back after a hiatus of almost a year.... hope u all are doing good..... my good wishes are always with u ppl...
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Me Rediscovered | 10:34 | 29/May/2007 |
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| Reflections |
| Everything in life is temporary. Darkness of the night; or a bright day Even sunrise is temporary; so is sunset. So if things are going good, enjoy it because it won't last forever. And if things are going bad, don't worry. Because it won't last forever either. Everything passes by.
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samvedita sh... | 08:00 | 16/Sep/2006 |
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| hi |
| hi frens...... welcome 2 my blog... im awaitin to make amazing new frens here...so that we can share our veiws with each other n do what frnds do the best...chat!!!! yes so lets chat,chat, n chat a lot whnevr v get time adios 4 now hope to see ur blogs/msgs soon.......
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Swati NitinG... | 23:37 | 3/Aug/2008 |
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| PLASTIC OR NO PLASTIC: IS WHAT THE QUEST... |
| Recently in the Kingdom of Bahrain started a debate on how environmental friendly are the jute/cloth bags over the plastic bags which are injurious not only to our nature but even our little ones. Well! It was not actually a debate rather an effort by some of the popular malls and joints in the country to introduce environmental friendly bags to th...
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