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 19:24 | 27/Aug/2008
HURT OR BE HURT?
HURT ORBE HURT?                                  Hurt or be hurt, where have I heard this? Kindlyforgive me, if I had heard this while conversing with you and if I don’t saythe above; I would definitely end up hurting someone. That heart may bleed unknowingto me, someday it might explode all over me, but by then it might be too lateto pick up the p... more...
 22:26 | 23/Aug/2008
UNSAID
It’sbeen a while since I posted some poetry,Iwanted to lighten things upNotto post thought provoking posts all the time UNSAID I had an opportunity to venture,Into the world of the unsaid,It is the world Where those feelings,That goes unsaid,Finds a place I saw the unsaid love,As a damsel in distress,Waiting for a prince,To rescue herFrom the bonda... more...
 15:03 | 20/Aug/2008
FREEDOM
FREEDOM                                                                    Much has been said about this issue, lots ofpeople take this issue for granted and some even ridicule this issue. What isfreedom? It is (a gift of) choice to do what we want and when we want. Is thisimportant? Let us find out.                                        I amsittin... more...
 22:08 | 17/Aug/2008
LISTEN TO ME
LISTENTO ME (A short story)                                                     Tick tock…ticktock, everything around me happens just like clock work. It is yet anotherbeautiful morning; I don’t know how many of you admire the beauty of themorning, the sun, the birds and the colours of twilight. I am surrounded bybeauty and I do wish the smell will ... more...
 15:58 | 15/Aug/2008
b***dy indian
This story has only one motivation to highlight theproblems; it doesn’t accuse anyone or any system. B***dy Indian                                    Three friends met on a cosmopolitanIndian city, they were not just ordinary Indians, and they were non residentialIndians (NRIs). Their names were Praveen, ashok and makesh. This meeting wascrafted to... more...
 19:47 | 10/Aug/2008
FACE OF THE FEAR
What should one be afraid of?Things in the closet, thingsunder the bed,All the monsters and ghosts That hide in the shade.Or,The Matters of the mind andheartThe loss of a lover, the lossof a job,The Fear of failure, The Fearof rejection,That scorches your heart,But,What if, the fear had a face?  FACE OF THE FEAR                                     ... more...
 01:37 | 3/Aug/2008
an announcement
                                                     an announcement                        fellow ilanders....for i a month now.....i have been reading your works.....amazed at the skills.....tasted your poetries.....been the characters in your stories........and i do hope you  liked my comments                                     but now i am at ... more...
 11:47 | 27/Jul/2008
dark days
Dark days                                                            These two days were the darkdays for India, India is notnew for serial bombings but this is the first times two cites are targeted backto back. At this time we should tell ourselves not to give into fear for that’swhat the terrorist want, we should stop using any loose talks and s... more...
 18:47 | 25/Jul/2008
survival of the fittest concept
Survival of the fittest concept                                          We have heard this now and again, the survivalof the fittest concept…for those who did not take biology classes let me put itin a nutshell “there are many species that walked the earth out of which veryfew have only survived. Nature itself acts as a god wiping out those creatu... more...
 15:38 | 18/Jul/2008
INHUMANELY HUMANE
         THIS BLOG IS DEDICATED TO FREE THINKERS ALL OVER THE WORLDINHUMANELY HUMANE                              Rajesh and Deepti were good friends, theywere studious, they do not miss any coaching classes, even if it’s in the otherside of town, one day it so happened that there was minor riot in that side of town,Rajesh acted as a guardian angel... more...
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 Unni Thekkoot | 12:41 | 9/Aug/2008
Friends: (57)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Observation, Book...
SLOGAN
SLOGAN In second half of 1960’s there were 3 constituent assembly elections conducted in the State of Kerala.  The out-come of these elections are not our matter. But the slogans are.  The very slogans overcome the decades and still haunting and giggling us. At that time, no groups / fronts were contesting, only parties.  One or more against each o...  more...
 r j | 14:22 | 25/Aug/2008
Friends: (62)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Hindi film songs,...
Waqt Nahi
A very beautiful poem on today's fast life." WAQT NAHI "Har khushi Hai Logon Ke Daman Mein,Par Ek Hansi Ke Liye Waqt Nahi. Din Raat Daudti Duniya Mein, Zindagi Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi. Maa Ki Lori Ka Ehsaas To Hai,Par Maa Ko Maa Kehne Ka Waqt Nahi. Saare Rishton Ko To Hum Maar Chuke,Ab Unhe Dafnane Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.Saare Naam Mobile Mein Hain, Par Dos...  more...
 Aria | 16:37 | 26/Aug/2008
Friends: (76)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: poetry
Fucktastic
neither lewd nor respectable, inshort enough distance from you  to appear suspiciously intriguing despite my teasing proximity conspicuously puzzling centrality, evanescing, a struggling stammererstill subduing the nemesis syllablenot a stone-throwing lover, buta word-throwing poet, unlike you soft, sentimental and ineffectiveI'd leave behind parol...  more...
 cris kochukalam | 10:43 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (32)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: creativity,educat...
Congratulations
Congrats !!! Abhinav On behalf of ilanders.  more...
 hina sharma | 19:03 | 25/Aug/2008
Friends: (25)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: Music,Singing,Pai...
it painsssssss
A married couple went to he hospital to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a new machine that would transfer a portion of the mother’s labor pain to the father.He asked if they were willing to try it out. They were both very much in favour of it. The doctor set the pain transfer dial to 10% for starters, ...  more...
 Think Tank | 00:34 | 25/Aug/2008
Friends: (626)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Eat healthy, Thin...
Last letter
Dear Naina,  I don’t even know why I am taking the pain to write this to you, because I have been seeing how inconsequential this discussion always turns out to be. The way things have been developing, I doubt whether you would even care to read this. But still if it doesn’t hurt much, extract five minutes from your precious time to hear me out.  Y...  more...
 ravinder rawat | 13:15 | 17/Aug/2008
Friends: (153)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: SURFING, NET MARK...
Beauty of working from Home
The beauty of working at home!Here"s what my life is like now I"m working from home. I get up out of bed, walk over to my computer and login to check to see how much money I made while I was sleeping. I prepare myself a nice cup of coffee, catch up on the news then go for a nice morning walk... and that"s during the week!Notice that I haven"t said ...  more...
 Mira Iyer | 22:11 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (207)  | City: Boston  | Interests: Music,books
Waiting for you
Let me first give a small intro about this work.At the age of 25 I have already come across multiple extra marital relationships...friends,friends of friends. What could be the root cause of all this?Unhappy marriages? The after effect of an ill-fit "arranged" marriage?Or that people just get plain bored with their boring old lives and want some fu...  more...
 Charu Govil | 18:34 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (279)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, listenin...
I AM BACK
Hi! Thanks for all the messages posted in the last week. The reason of my absence from blogging since last 10 days has been  that I am in India (Delhi) now, and I got access to internet only today after a week's haul to set back the connection and home, which was closed for a year. It is nice to be back home, a sense of relaxation and fun meeting f...  more...
 Ocimum Sanc | 16:40 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, Travel, Ph...
Moments in a day can often become memori...
Moments in a day can often become memories of a lifetime.  Today morning while I was driving to work, one of my favourite songs was playing – ‘A new day has come’ by Celine Dion. There is something really magical in her voice, in this song that gets me into another world, for a brief while I almost forgot I was driving. This song and voice like so ...  more...
 Moe M | 22:40 | 26/Aug/2008
Friends: (292)  | City: Third Rock  | Interests: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ -...
The Greatest Pleasure
The king and his ministers were asked  during Royal Dinner  - what gives the  the greatest pleasure in life - Some said Food - Others said - (oooh the taboo word SIX - dang what is I doing between S and X? - should be E no?) Others said Hunting- and on and on  and on- After dinner they found that they were locked inside the dining hall.- they bange...  more...
 ANTONI | 13:45 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (46)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: net surfing singi...
MOTHER INDIA [ say na something ]
SPECIAL CHILDREN A child is special in his or her own way.They are all gifts of God.Special needs is a term under which children with different disabilities come under.They may be having Mild Learning Disability,Mental Retardation,Developmental Delays or serious Pschycatric problems.If explained in lay man terms it is something the child is not cap...  more...
 Nivia Dogra | 10:55 | 22/Aug/2008
Friends: (205)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: music,cooking, re...
I am a little introvert, but once I get to know the person i am outgoing. I am stubborn , unpredictable. loving,caring. I am VERY emotional, cry on little things...sensitive, get hurt easily even by a stranger's comment.Every person that knows me only know s parts of me but not the whole me. Don't judge me by how I look or act, bcos you may see me ...  more...
 cubicile blues | 23:18 | 27/Aug/2008
Friends: (131)  | City: Pune  | Interests: When I told my fr...
All that feels like love is not love
A few days back I had a strange feeling, I lost my appetite, my heart started beating faster and I had a mushy feeling. I diagnosed the symptoms and found myself in love. Scheduled to visit my relatives next day, I decide to put love on hold and sleep.The next day I woke up only to find myself deeply in love. Every part of my body was in love. Conf...  more...
 myparadise | 00:53 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (83)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: "pls dnt stop the...
"learner or loner ! "
no ! m not a poet not even a writer,however m a gud orator on my isolated iland....no ! i dnt hve regrets  being a loner ........as i believe loner will radiant sooner!thus, m a learner on my isolated iland..........n without "You fellow blogger" it wudnt b possibleYour blogs gives me inspiration to do smthng........whenevr  i  hv tried hard to do ...  more...
 Suvas Dutt | 22:22 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (32)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: Social matters,Sp...
Compliments
Dear Friends,              Wish you all,                            "Happy Independence Day"                                                               JAI  HIND                                                                JAI  HIND                                                               JAI  HIND  more...
 Amol Kadam | 10:30 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (64)  | City: SANGAMNER  | Interests: TRUTHFUL & HEARTY...
VERY HAPPY INDEPENDANCE DAY
Dear allAaj hume swatantrya mila desh swatantra hooa magar muze nahi lagata koi swatantrya yaane freedom ka matlab bhi janata honga Swatantya yaane freedom yaane khul k jite wakt apne rights & responsibilities k bare me kruti badhha jagrut rahna. Magar ye sub hume malum hote hooea bhi hum waise bartav karna nahi chahate..Aaj kisibhi mudde per kahi ...  more...
 Zebunissa | 13:09 | 26/Aug/2008
Friends: (123)  | City: Pune  | Interests: physocology
And She Kissed ...
She is a waif to this world But to me she is an angel Demure and yet rebellious Weak and yet strong Stronger than any child of her age Sharp, intelligent, beautiful Without a roof over her head and yet secure Laughs heartily Giving strength to others She is kumkum A sweet 7 yr old kid My fren :-)   I first saw her in reception cum medical room. She was getting dose of her daily medicine and a reprimand as well for not wearing her mask at all times. I smiled at her and she smiled back. I had instant liking for her. Once she left the room, Preeti glanced up at me, I told her that I had came last week and had been selected as a volunteer. She added my name in Butterfly’s volunteer’s register and left me in a big room full of children. Kumkum was the only girl among all those naughty kids. Naughty they were, but all of them suffering from one or other disease and yet they could not stop chattering and laughing and running around! Their age and sizes varied but there were certain things common to all of them: homeless orphans and all suffering from one or the other disorder. Kumkum was suffering from TB, although she had crossed the main hurdle but had still not fully recovered. She was a brave soul and had lost both of her parents to this disease. Despite the strong medications and injections that she would get she would always smile, such bravery at a tender age of 7! Being the only girl she was constantly teased by boys and she would keep fighting them off like a warrior. I would visit her every Saturday and we would spend time together, she would hug me and sit on my lap for hours together. I really loved her. In one such moment she came closer to my cheek to kiss and fearing that she was suffering from a communicable disease I moved back. But then I saw her eyes, she was so innocent so full of love and she really wanted to kiss me, in that one moment I overcame my fear and let her … But I think the child sensed my hesitation in that moment as she never became that generous again! The most beautiful thing in this world is a child’s sweet kiss which she gives of her own; I got it and yet lost it…  more...
 Sameera Nandi | 21:15 | 23/Aug/2008
Friends: (545)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: I wonder what I'...
Mumbai Meri Jaan
I am back in iland (never really left it :-)). Much sooner than expected. The thing is that in the first week of all that cultural activity , I was so overwhelmed and swamped that I thought its is going to be a proper break from blogging. But now, 3 weeks into it , I have finally managed to (hopefully) gain some perspective. Equanimity. I am trying...  more...
 Meera | 18:48 | 18/Aug/2008
Friends: (89)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: photography, musi...
Final Part of my Trip...Time to come bac...
Woke up at 7:00am on 23rd November….I went and woke Sikku and Ravi as well…..Asked them to get ready as we had to go for the mehendi ceremony….Ravi and Sikku were not keen on attending as it was a All Girls Thing…..I didn’t want to go alone and somehow forced them to come with me….I was dressed in a salwar kameez…. Ravi and Sikku in a pathani…They ...  more...
 Tammanna | 16:40 | 26/Aug/2008
Friends: (554)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music and reading
Pinch me awake!
Anesthetized mind!Can you pinch it awake?It holds within its foldsex-pressions that beg releaseFresh in the oven where they bake! Don’t be afraid!-If they jump at youLike a child hidingBehind the doorsAnd saying boo! Take those words in your armsCuddle it and let it stayIn memory’s dog-eared pagesThat you won’t forgetThey are my ex-pressions at pla...  more...
 k v | 04:57 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (184)  | City: City of Destiny  | Interests: Arts
Clouds
If u like clouds this is supposed to be the best time of the year to enjoy them.They are popularly knowb as "Sravana Meghalu" (Meghalu means clouds). Just before the sunset i took this picture, theres was a rainbow but the darkness cut throught the rainbow yet u can see some colours on either side.  more...
 sonam taneja | 02:25 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (18)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading, music
''Whatever happens.....'' happens
Whenever we falter in life, whenever our hopes are shattered, whenever we do not get what we want..........we all have a similar way of consoling ourselves, we tell our hearts that whatever happens, happens for good.....Its strange but true that we all have huge expectations from ourselves, our lives, our society n most of all, from God. We pray to...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 12:45 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (761)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
Once upon a time......
Once upon a time.... There was a rich King who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one day she would leave him for...  more...
 amrut patil | 17:07 | 26/Jul/2008
Friends: (110)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: singing
BILLO BARBER
BILLO BARBERActually i never thought that I would be writing on the topic like this....(Females pls excuse me as they dont have the luxury to keep a beard and they wont like to keep one..!!!!So they wont understand the parody of  to shave or not to shave.!!Alaa...Shavesphere!)As I am sporting a french beard now a days not because I am stylo types b...  more...
 Seena Vincent | 07:03 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (1028)  | Interests: Internet Money
Learn Good English Online - Free
This is an abstract of blog post Online assistance for better vocabulary and language appeared on Free Online Dictionary Websites.Being a foreign student or professional, English language is a must for higher grades and better carrier.We have to deliver some extra efforts to master this language. Being an international language it is very easy to c...  more...
 manisha sharma | 11:43 | 22/Apr/2008
Friends: (432)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading,Listening...
How To Catch/Kill a LION
Newton 's Method Let, the lion catch you. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Implies you caught lion.   Einstein Method Run in the direction opposite to that of the lion. Due to higher relative velocity, the lion will also run faster and will get tired soon. Now you can trap it easily.    Software Engineer Method Catch a cat ...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (1024)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 Frozen Sun | 18:25 | 8/Aug/2008
Friends: (115)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: wasting your prec...
Frozen Update
        LONDON, BABY!!  more...
 soloman will... | 21:29 | 28/Jul/2008
Friends: (377)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: you got only one ...
prem karta hoon tumhe...
Prem karta hoontumhe jo jaan logi..Bhaav vihwal hoke shayad thaam logi..Sharm se jo bandkar logi aankhon ko tum..Jhuk ke, dhire se, ye palke choom lunga..Jor se dhadkegamann ,kaampenge adhar..Maun mein sabbhav honge tab mukhar..Meethi sihran sijo hogi tan mein tere.Kaano meinabhivyakti ki mishri ghol degi..Sparsh ke aanch mein tapne lagogi..Prem ki...  more...
 vivek | 21:53 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (158)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: understanding hum...
do not depend on others to help somebody
this year we all remembered him..missed him. the team of doctors participating in carrom tournament remembered the champion of the game . i played with him 2 years back in the finals of the championship tournament. he was not a member of the association and even did not belong to the city , he was specially invited for that year only, going out of ...  more...
 Harsha | 21:11 | 22/Aug/2008
Friends: (327)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: buks,archeology
FOR MOTHERS-OBVIOUSLY THE BEST!!!
NOTE: If you have already read this story somewhere, pl..z do not leave a message criticizing that its a decade or two old..however old it is..pl..z remember that this is MY blog and i post this solely 'cuz i like it..and comments are welcome as usual.With loadz o luv...HARSHA.TYPICAL MOTHERS...John invited his mother over for dinner. During the co...  more...
 ok | 10:23 | 8/Nov/2007
Friends: (126)  | City: ILAND  | Interests: READING .....
Message from an humble pencil
5 important lessons to learn from a humble pencil. 1. It tells you that everything you do will always leave a Mark . 2. You can always correct the mistake you make .. 3. The important thing in life is what you are from inside and not from out side . 4. In life you will undergo painful sharpening which will make you better in whatever you do .. 5. F...  more...
 tanu sahney | 19:16 | 6/Jul/2008
Friends: (150)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: music,studies,ple...
success
May the road rise up to meet you;    May the wind always be at your back;    May the sun shine warm upon your face;    May the rain fall soft upon your fields.    And until we meet again may God hold you in the palm of his hand.    You’ve failed many times.  Although you may not remember.  You fell   down the first time you tried to walk.  You almo...  more...
 anil verma | 18:33 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (826)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
ADWANI KI AMARNATH YATRA KI TAYAARI
आडवाणì 8; जी की अमरनाê 1; यात्रì 6; की घोसणा RATH YATRA DECLAIRED BY ADWAANIजब लिया था राम नाम क...  more...
 vs acharya | 19:12 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (34)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: My intrests melod...
Malvi Lok Geet
थारा गोरा गोरा गाल , काला घूंघर वाला बालवा पे ठुमक ठुमक चाल , हí...  more...
 Sami Ahmed | 09:04 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (614)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing, Reading ...
When They Got Married
When they got married, both of them brought in their dreams into their marriage.After the engagement and before the marriage, which is naughtily called as