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 08:50 | 4/May/2007
The Glory Of Friendship
The Glory Of Friendship, Is Not the Outstretched hand,  Nor The Kindly Smile,     Nor The Joy Of Companionship;    It Is The Spiritual Inspiration  That Comes To One , When He Discovers , That Someone Else , Believes In Him , And Is Willing To Trust Him , With His Friendship !!! (source: internet) more...
 21:25 | 21/Apr/2007
Random Thoughts - 2
Inner thirst..... of being  simple, more human, empathetic, visionary, knowledgeable, profound thinker, being lively,charmer among people........ these are the few things which keeps me disturbing around... i think when i will have all these qualities in me..... i wonder if i  get these qualities........ will i be satisfied with my life...... or mi... more...
 20:00 | 20/Apr/2007
kaise shaam!!!
har shaam ek nayi subah kyun nahi laati jo haseen lamhey gujar gaye....jindigi usse phir kyun nahi dohraati!!! lamha lamha......inte zaar tere pyaar ka hai.... ish sham ki tanhai bhi tere  naam ka hai!!! ( written by my friend Priyanku Rachna) more...
 12:31 | 9/Apr/2007
Prayer
Prayer........ my frn forwarded it .... .... worth sharing..............I asked God to take away my habit. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a... more...
 23:34 | 8/Apr/2007
Random Thought -1
Random thoughts................... hum se na poocho dewane ka naam shiddath se mili  thi zindagi hum ko humne tau maut ko apna sathi bana rakha hai zindagi se rubaru na ho sake Fir bhi  uski chahat mein zinda rahe!!!! more...
 16:14 | 5/Apr/2007
Sharing
Got this on internet............................................... ................When we share laughter,There's twice the fun;When we share success, We've surpassed what we've done. When we share problems,There's half the pain;When we share tears, A rainbow follows rain. When we share dreams,They become more real;When we share secrets, It's our h... more...
 10:07 | 4/Apr/2007
Time
Waqt.....Har khushi hai logo ke Daman me,Par ek hansi ke liye waqt nahi.Din raat daudti duniya mein,Jindagi ke liye hi waqt nahi. Maa ki loree ka ehsaas to hai, par maa ko maa kehne ka waqt nahi.Sare rishton ko to hum maar chuke,ab unhe dafnane ka bhi waqt nahi. Sare naam mobile me hain,par dosti ke liye waqt nahi.Gairon ki kya baat kahen,jab apano... more...
 20:03 | 26/Mar/2007
Will you ever?
Will you ever?I don't think you willever fully understandhow you've touched my lifeand made me who I am.I don't think you could ever knowjust how truly special you arethat even on the darkest nightsyou are my brightest star.I don't think you will ever fully comprehendhow you've made my dreams come trueor how you've opened my heartto love and the wo... more...
 19:34 | 26/Mar/2007
The Meaning
The Meaning...................To love is to share life togetherto build special plans just for twoto work side by sideand then smile with prideas one by one, dreams all come true.To love is to help and encouragewith smiles and sincere words of praiseto take time to shareto listen and carein tender, affectionate ways.To love is to have someone speci... more...
 17:23 | 26/Mar/2007
Fly Me To The Moon
Fly Me To The MoonFly me to the moonLet me play among those starsLet me see what spring is like On Jupiter and MarsIn other words, hold my hand In other words, baby kiss meFill my heart with song And let me sing for ever more You are all I long for All I worship and adore In other words, please be trueIn other words, I love you Fly Me To the Moon (... more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 DENSON JOSEPH | 12:00 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (619)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Fitness
NRI's & NANDIGRAM
74 NRIs, belonging to a diverse group of academics, professionals, lawyers, activists and students, many of them volunteers and supporters of the organization - Association for India's Development  – have filed a collective Right to Information application at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC. The Questions raised are the following:ü       Have d...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 02:38 | 24/Nov/2007
Friends: (505)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Har shaakh pey ulloo baithha hai...
About four years ago, the then Defence Minister of India, George Fernandes, who was on an official visit to Washington, was "strip-searched" by the U.S. security at the airport. In response, the usually thunderous Fernandes behaved like a scared puppy, and stomached his humiliation quietly without telling a soul. A year later, Strobe Talbott, the f...  more...
 never yours | 19:45 | 8/Oct/2007
Friends: (39)  | Interests: Music,Soccer,love...
reh na paoge..
Reh na paoge kabhi,bhulakar dekh lo,yakeen na aaye to aazmakar dekh lo,har jagah mehsoos hogi hamari kami,apni sooni mehfilo ko kitna bhi sajakar dekh lo.. Life has its ups n down.Smetimes d sun shines,smetimes d rain lashes,but then it takes both d sun n rain to make a rainbow. Love has one law "Make the person happy whom u Love" In the same way F...  more...
 Sanghamitra ... | 22:14 | 19/May/2007
Friends: (404)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing , Reading...
Major Som nath Sharma , The first recipi...
Major Som nath Sharma , The first recipient of Param Vir Chakra ..Disclaimer : The contents have been borrowed from reliable sources ---------------------------------------- -------------------------Major Somnath Sharma, son of Major General Amarnath Sharma, was born on 31 January 1923, in Himachal Pradesh District Kangra. He was commissioned in the...  more...
 alpana | 22:10 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (240)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: painting, reading...
 its a plea! please respect and love ur elders always! Aaj shaam thi ajeeb si na thi chiyoan ki chehak na thi phooloan mey mehak aisa laga ki pavan ney dhoond ki chaadarchaaroan aur li thi lapet! na tha mausam garmi ka na hua sardi ka ehsaasbas lag raha tha kuch rokh raha hai mera saansaaj shaam thi ajeeb siaur mein thi shayad bheetar mann key thod...  more...
 THE MARIGOLD | 13:34 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (168)  | City: NEAR TO U  | Interests: Reading,Movies,Co...
WHEN A GIRL.....................
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 Sathya Sathya | 00:59 | 19/Aug/2007
Friends: (220)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Thinking
Don't miss to read these two links
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s244535.htm http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=413523  more...
 Jolly Jacob | 12:22 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (211)  | City: Planet Earth  | Interests: music, reading, w...
My Lord calls to me
My Lord calls to mein the early morning light‘kuhu-kuhu’ she singsin joyous dulcet tones.My Lord enfolds mein the early morning mist,ethereal and uplifting,a mother's embrace.My Lord sings to mefrom the violin’s bow,gliding on the stringsin heartrending melody.My Lord looks at mefrom beggar-child eyesin desperate hope,for alms, for love.My Lord com...  more...
 chitra priya... | 19:58 | 21/Oct/2007
Friends: (382)  | City: ernakulam  | Interests: YOU CAME FROM NO ...
School memories Last bench chatting… silly fights Under bench munching Those yawned teachers Naughty pranks … out stood classes School uniforms … school trees Deep friendship … game period Lunch time … special classes Your lab galattas … b’ day treats Exam hall … beating from teachers Those never written postponed tests Last minute preparations …Fi...  more...
 hari sree | 20:19 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (92)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: you.
This happened near Chalakudy, a small but thriving township. Surrounded by villages, it has many temples devoted to the Goddess.Devdas was a well-built young man with a large female following. However, he was not interested in the opposite gender at all. Every day he could be seen pedalling his way on his bicycle tot he gym and back. He was so amic...  more...
 richa bhagwat | 12:56 | 19/Jun/2007
Friends: (134)  | Interests: paintin
m coming home
  I wana go back homeTo d place I belongLong lasting memoriesThat I always carry with meI have moved too farFrom my home, d place I belongMy aims where big& my dreams where biggerFor me, then, my home seemed smallerSo I left my home, all aloneIt’s been a lonely journeyIn search of pleasures And lots of moneyMy hunger alas my greedHas bought me here...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1459)  | 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...
 nishant shah | 03:43 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (516)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music Rock Meta...
Remember the days
Remember the DaysRemember the days when,We played at the beachside shed,Cloning the villas of sand and clayAnd when the oceans touched our feetWe would gleefully gaze the sun in crimson redRemember the days when,We used to hide candies from Mums eyesAnd our grandpas narrated the fables of the timberland.We swirled in the wind to catch the butterfly...  more...
 amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Goa  | Interests: understanding mys...
Success in Life
  The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.”     Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.  more...
 aravind das | 11:03 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (644)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
GOD MUST BE CRAZY
"Darling, yesterday i had a bad dream & saw many  horrible things.i was really scared. I even saw many temples in my dreams. Today i analysed all the things & suddenly realised that i had made some serious mistakes.""What mistake '" ?i asked my wife in  a bit doubt ."Actually last year , after your promotion, i had promised rather vouched god that ...  more...
 manisha sharma | 13:14 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (238)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading,Listening...
monkey....nahin bolna kisi ko......   SOMETIMES...  We must be hurt in order to grow,We must fail in order to know,We must lose in order to gain. Some Lessons are learned best only through pain.  SOMETIMES... The Lord calms the storm, SOMETIMES... He lets the storm rage... and calms His child...Better go through the storm with Him, Than smooth wate...  more...
 sunita som | 11:46 | 25/May/2007
Friends: (220)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: surfing the net, ...
Aashiyana
One of my frens on the Iland (Neetha Nair) suggested that i write something about my new home....i was seriously thinking on those lines when the Radio FM played this wonderful song from yesteryear.....this song says it all....it is from the movie Saath Saath released in 1982 with Farooq Shaik and Deepti Naval playing the lead roles....a timeless m...  more...
 arunima nath | 14:58 | 16/Aug/2006
Friends: (12)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, theatre ...
Our Forgotten Heroes
Yesterday we celebrated our 59th Independence Day amidst much fanfare. The Prime Minister raised the flag at the Red Fort and delivered the customary speech. But do we remember those who laid down their down their lives so that we can enjoy the fruits of freedom.  The struggle for Independence was a long journey in which many has contributed in wha...  more...
 Christina Al... | 21:30 | 17/Mar/2007
Friends: (12)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: philately
movie time.
the trio decided to go for an outing. we landed up at the cinemas. as there were no good movies, we thought of watching the worst of the pick. "just married".it was so boring. at times we had to actually pray please spare us. my daughter was very interested in what will happen in the end we could not walk out.the director did not have a story so th...  more...
 ashwini bhat | 12:40 | 20/Jun/2007
Friends: (100)  | City: madikeri  | Interests: making friends,ph...
Respect Your thoughts...
This is one more reason why we have to thank God for the food that we can have easily.But in the otherhand....ironicly, we still waste the food that we buyI feel very GRATEFUL for what I have today.......We are so blessed for the wonderful works of God's hand in our life today, just think of this.............."I felt very fortunate to live in this ...  more...
 ganeshbabu s... | 23:34 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (46)  | Interests: writing, travelli...
Husbands of the year-1
  While one basks in the sun shine, the other seeks a shade,A dejavu of finding each other, they lost, while in search of comfort,Each one unto himself/herself, bereft of belonging to each one, pray, why then this charade of sharing a life under matrimony?(a free verse written on the spur of the moment after watching the photo, don't read in betwee...  more...
 pandharish c... | 15:10 | 2/Aug/2007
Friends: (57)  | City: malkapur  | Interests: creative writing,...
Real jokes
 Real jokes  These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of keeping a straight face while these exchanges were actually taking place. ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active? WITNESS: No, I just lie there. ___...  more...
 slipperyways rM | 17:03 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: nowhere  | Interests: nothing
Alvida
     “Please!! Please!!  Could you drop me home today?” there was urgency in her voice “It is too late and I do not want to travel by bus so late”.I looked at her. Her dry lips were trembling. She was almost shivering with cold. The weather had become merciless. The met dept. had predicted the temperatures would hover around 0-2 degrees for next co...  more...
 Sophia Roy | 00:22 | 6/Jul/2007
Friends: (196)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music, books, psy...
JOURNEY OF THE SOUL---5
FOR YOU on YOUR BIRTHDAY----6TH JULY 2007 “LIFE IS AS UNCOMPLICATED AS YOU MAKE IT”   --- Capt Sameer Roy Choudhury    Corps of Signals, 19 Assam RiflesToday for the first time in 27 years I cannot hear your voice as I wish you happy birthday…for  you have crossed the boundaries of space and time…the final frontier has been left behind…you are a fr...  more...
 Shree Sharma | 21:37 | 27/Aug/2007
Friends: (464)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading
Why?
In India we think of very high of those people who are living or working abroad !!! As a student or as a professional we grow up with a dream of studying or working abroad.I feel nothing in the world is like India. We leave behind our families and the place where we were brought up, once we leave then we realize what we have missed.I have seen a bl...  more...
 chaitali rai | 12:24 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (488)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
Around the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end,Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.And I never see my old friends face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell.And he rang mine but we were younger then,And now we are busy, t...  more...
 Shahabaz Muhsin | 18:37 | 9/Mar/2007
Friends: (17)  | City: Jeddah  | Interests: Travelling
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise - child hood pic  more...
 vanna ici | 15:29 | 25/Nov/2007
Friends: (152)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Reading, chatting...
Struggle For Life
Struggle for LifeShe completed all her responsibilities….brought up her children, nourished themwith all delicacies, decent clothing, taught them mannerism, to be generous andkind towards humanity and accept things as they are……..she gave them good educationeven in crises to make them stand on their feet.…..she made them tough to standstrong in lif...  more...
 Angel Johnson | 16:48 | 1/Jun/2007
Friends: (42)  | Interests: Listening to Musi...
Our blessings
A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other option but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on o...  more...
 beena john | 10:52 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (276)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: MOVIES, MUSIC, SH...
Acres of Diamonds..
One of the most interesting Americans who lived in the 19th century was a man by the name of Russell Herman Conwell. He was born in 1843 and lived until 1925. He was a lawyer for about fifteen years until he became a clergyman.One day, a young man went to him and told him he wanted a college education but couldn't swing it financially. Dr. Conwell ...  more...
 shailesh S | 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007
Friends: (1383)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Internet, surfing...
Ever You Wonder ………(Some stray thoughts…...
Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?Why, any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner?  If love is blind, how can we believe in love at first sight?  Why 'abbreviated' is such a long word?How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?  Why, when you change...  more...
 Chitra Venka... | 14:49 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (176)  | City: India  | Interests: Nature, philosoph...
Dreams
 Each one of us has been endowed with the innate capacity to dream. We begin dreaming very early in life as kids.  All of us recollect those times in ourchildhood, can’t we, when we dreamed of wanting to excel in our studies or ofhaving that special toy and when it did materialize, what was it that we felt? A feeling of joy, ecstasy? A dream come t...  more...
 sunaina pandita | 10:18 | 17/Nov/2007
Friends: (21)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: MUSIC
Love
                                          You're in my world each time I wake,                              Each time I go to sleep.                                My love for you has grown so deep                                My heart just skips a beat.                               Each time when I'm so close to you                             ...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 13:31 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (1206)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Krishna Sthuthi
Krishna Sthuthi Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare JayaKrishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Jaya Nin Naamam EnNaavil vilanganameKrishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Jaya Nin charanam pathikkum manthariyayiMareedaname adutha janmaththilum Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare JayaKrishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Jaya Nin Roopam Enmanassil vanneedanamKrishna Hare Jaya Krishn...  more...
 Anamika Gupta | 18:40 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (65)  | City: Manchester  | Interests: Photography, Trav...
what I can say.. part 3
I speak.....Raghav and I were together for really long time now... means when I joined this company as a fresher and really liked working along with his team but i had this feeling that this is not really i desire from my professional career and so I decided to make a shift ....ya I was thinking to going abroad. I had couple of offers from good uni...  more...
 anita g | 12:46 | 20/Aug/2007
Friends: (54)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Trying to underst...
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's...  more...
 Sahiti Bhara... | 11:49 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (268)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and enjoy...
What do the "awakened" ones do?
(this is just my attempt to answer the question logically. Again, my definition of "logic" may differ from yours :o))  Suppose there is a campus with a high boundary walls on all sides, where unhealthy ppl live all their life. Every person there has been going to the hospitals taking medication, living on pills which provide temporary relief all th...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 12:23 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (1871)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: drawing,reading,s...
LIFE
Life can be compared to sleep.You close your eyes and prefer to be in darkness,Thinking it to be a restful phase.The dreams are nothing but your life events,Which you seem so attached to.Sunrise can be compared to death.The light streams in.Your eyes open,The dream ends,And reality sets in.The dreams now appear unreal to you.When I say "death",I me...  more...