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 20:22 | 27/Jan/2008
HEAVEN and THE ART OF MAKING MUD ICE-CRE...
It was in Higher Secondary Classes that I remember,when I was  introduced to the amazing concept called "increments" , also known as the amazing "dy/dx " in that big uphill task called Differentiation in Math.Irrespective of the nightmares the rest of its friends gave me,when you take Matrix and his buddies or Integration and his looneypals into co... more...
 23:05 | 26/Jan/2008
DO I NEED AN EXCUSE TO RETURN HOME?
The moment,the creaky gate groaned in protest and rightful hurt,I stopped and thought.Is it in the natural order of things to walk up to the front porch with a measure of guilt?Does it have to be with an air of impending heaviness,that I return the spiteful stare of my vacant home,surprisingly standing tall and proud,with not a hint of weariness?Sh... more...
 19:04 | 4/Sep/2007
Hope Springs Eternal
Its been almost two months since I stepped into this warm,well worn �and cosy parlor.The�cool floor,tired of waiting,has seemed to have held innumerable conversations with the odd sunbeams passing through,and begun a habit of disinterestedly drawing patterns in dust,in sheer boredom.The garden air almost races through the opened windows,in brea... more...
 20:40 | 18/Jul/2007
You cant put your hands around a memory....
This is for you J.Do I begin from that hot,sultry and mean March morning when you wrote to me about the shared tastes(almost exact) we had in music and literature.A beginning to four months of lil surprises.And how it grew to your lil morning notes from work,which for me came to represent lil notes of mischievous love.It didnt matter that we were i... more...
 18:39 | 15/Jun/2007
A Soul that has seen the Gates of Hell….
The Dictionary explains disease as a disorder in a human, animal or plant, caused by infection, diet, or by faulty functioning of a process.The Dictionary being an impersonal tool for information, can afford to do that, spell out conditions, terms with clinical perfection, enlightening you with dread, in the end. I guess it has always been a part... more...
 11:21 | 31/May/2007
Does HP stand for Hanky-Panky?or would t...
I believe the third best thing to happen to Planet Earth after Jesus Christ and Sliced Bread was the Customer Service Manager. I honestly do. Which was the driving force, alongside faith and hope, which made me trudge up the hallowed portals of the HP Service Cathedral in the city, with my Basanthi, snug and safe in my arms. Ah..yes, Basanthi happe... more...
 07:55 | 12/May/2007
"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine"
(with all due respect to Simon & Garfunkel) The Green Canopy still towers over our front courtyard,gently nodding,gently smiling,gently waiting... more...
 18:10 | 11/May/2007
Raised by the song of a murmuring ,rustl...
It was almost an inoccuous bit,in one of the long and drawn-out conversations with my Mother over the telephone,the ones she used to refer to as her weekly checks on her son in a distant land.She mentioned in passing about how the big  old jackfruit tree in the front courtyard has become a living threat to our compound wall,with its sinewy roots st... more...
 18:38 | 25/Apr/2007
The Disappearing Species called the Fami...
Summer evenings at times brings in summer thoughts,surprisingly welcome guests,through the half open living room door.The sesame seeds on the odd chip cookies,frothy coffee that refuses to contain her scalding temper,window curtains that show off their waltzing skills to the passing breeze,all reminds you of slivers of time,that you have filed away... more...
 20:44 | 15/Apr/2007
On Death,Life and Living..on a Muggy Fri...
Good Friday came as usual, quietly, and brought with it the usual heaviness of facing a horde of self-styled family "well''wishers,whose responsibilities towards my life exponentially increases during these get-togethers. So,it was a pleasant surprise,sitting along with one of my favourite Patriarchs,from our extended family,in the Church courtyard... more...
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 taru | 20:16 | 25/Mar/2008
Friends: (13)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: music,reading,cur...
INTERESTING TIT-BITS
                                           FUN                      Alright, now that i have started my blog i think i shouldn't waste any more time and get down to some serious "FUN".So here are some articles from my school's magazine which I came across while rummaging in my room.Brought back a lot of fond memories hope u enjoy.CHINESE WHISPERS:(c...  more...
 Divyani | 18:27 | 13/Mar/2008
Friends: (205)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: bus yu he
Feminism
About my hip, unconventional friend:My friend S.C wrote in another of my friend’s blog:why woman’s day , why not humans day so that we learn to be more humane towards everybody . the talks of woman liberation , empowerment etc etc etc has been stretched a bit too far now . if woman are getting burnt , killed so also are the men , maybe in diffe...  more...
 sohamswami | 14:28 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (653)  | City: HIMALAYAS  | Interests: TO SEARCH THE ETE...
ONLY FOR TRINA
Neel was furious.He said-' you can not just hoodwink me.You will have to tell me today-Who is this Trina? I know definitely somebody is there.you are just plainly hiding. How can you write so passionately about somebody yet do not know her. All bakwas.'I just laughed.' No,no,you can not get away today just by showing your teeth '- He said agitatedl...  more...
 Namrata Hari... | 10:20 | 6/Mar/2008
Friends: (457)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: JILL OF ALL TRADE...
Good For Nothing
                                        GOOD FOR NOTHING-15              That was an unusual quiet day in terms of workload.I was on night duty with ‘my’ staff busy in their respective duties. I had a rather unwritten agreement with the hospital management to provide me with my chosen set of nurses, ward boys and other paramedics during my night du...  more...
 Think Tank | 20:01 | 13/May/2008
Friends: (522)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading and writing.
Your suggestions please
I am on the point where I have to take a big decision – to choose my specialisation / major in my MBA. I have never liked finance, found marketing too superficial, IT/systems is not my background – and hence I am stuck with two options – Operations and HR. I am a chemical engineer, have worked in core industry for 3 years, and have a good profile f...  more...
 sandeep koul | 11:32 | 11/May/2008
Friends: (279)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Photography,Trave...
characters of kashmir poltical curry!!!
An introduction to political characters and people of KashmirTo understand the complexities of politics and people in Kashmir, let me introduce to the characters that are important ingredients of Kashmir political curry!!!Ghulam nabi AzadHe is the present chief minister of J&k. According to sources born on March 7 1949 in Jammu & Kashmir. He is ass...  more...
 james | 02:37 | 5/Feb/2008
Friends: (20)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: film, film, film....
tell me why?
To day my fried told me he was not like a film. The film is successfully hit in cinema houses. Most of my friends like the movie and they discus lot more about it. The climax was only the interested thing for him. Why? Some people like something but others does not. I waist lot of my time for get an answer.  But I don’t get the answer. If you find ...  more...
 Shweta Mungre | 16:48 | 14/Feb/2008
Friends: (82)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Music, singing, d...
Happy Valentines
Hi all, Wish each of you a lovely valentines. May this I-land of luv continue to blossom and may life proffer its choicest blessings on all my charming friends (and foes). Have a wonderful day. Take care Shweta  more...
 Naina | 23:58 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (373)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading,music
Ramblings rammed down your throat
If I start somewhere would I reach a point of satisfaction? Or would I just keep on wandering and searching for a place to call my own- a place where, when I get there, I'll feel I have arrived!?!No. There is no such place which can give me the satisfaction of getting the feeling of having arrived. Why? Well, because no such place exists. Life is a...  more...
 d | 20:34 | 5/May/2008
Friends: (31)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: a lil bit of ever...
YIIKES..!!
I've never ever been to a dentist..NEVER.Chocolates n dentists go together..u 1st eat loads of chocolates and then u go see the dentist.Im obsessed with chocolates,alright..but i've bin lucky enough to give the "DR." a miss all these years.Well my luck ran out recently,and i got a date with a dentist.Although my pearly whites were intact but my wis...  more...
 Amitabh Dasg... | 19:20 | 10/Apr/2008
Friends: (326)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Reading books,Spe...
Shopping for Marriage
Marriage is an event for a lifetime. Every youth wishes to make that special moment a memorable event not only for him/her but for all those who become a part of it. Today wedding ceremonies have become a status symbol for all therefore the marketing aspect plays a very significant role in the whole celebration.Of the several aspects that come up o...  more...
 velan | 12:59 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (373)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Music,Sports, Che...
How Heavy is a Glass of Water
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.""If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an h...  more...
 meenakshi singh | 10:48 | 5/Feb/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Patna  | Interests: music, photograph...
You are safe
When the road ahead gets hazyAnd you are unable to seeMy love will become an emberTo show you the path When you feel really lowAnd don’t know where to goMy love will throw its loving armsTo wrap you baby… to hug you When your heart stops speaking to youAnd you feel heavyMy love will be all ears for your heartTo listen to the unconscious hum When al...  more...
 janus janus | 19:51 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (299)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Yoga, music, cook...
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’...  more...
 Kanchan Bhat... | 22:11 | 28/Feb/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: ...  | Interests: gone!
Women!
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 U C | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (238)  | 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...
 Saurin Parikh | 14:59 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (125)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Sunrise & Sunset ...
Tashan Ve
It was a good thing that Tashan didn’t release in multiplexes. A hell of a lot of money was saved with cinema goers not having to fork out 150 bucks per ticket.Single-screen theatres were expected to do good business thanks to the movie not releasing in multiplexes, but with lacklustre reviews coming in from all corners, no one really went to a sin...  more...
 Ramki Krishnan | 15:50 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (12)  | Interests: Music,Cricket,Pho...
Anjaadha review!!
I wonder how people are talking about this movie ("Anjaadhey") as a great movie! To me, it was very much incorrigble. The whole movie could have been shot in 10 minutes with 50 frames, but the director chose to kill the viewer slowly like slow-poison! Agreed, the movie is quite different from others, but just being different does not mean it's good...  more...
 friendly ghost | 12:02 | 9/May/2008
Friends: (351)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Our economists & ...
Our world is coming unravelled
I'm continually amazed by a kind of public blindness to the obvious realities around us. I don't want to go into details, arguments, justifications etc. because they obscure the big picture. I don't want to talk about global warming, unsustainable growth, extinction of species etc. because they seem like distant theoretical stuff to us.I'm stating ...  more...
 Trishna Mumbai | 09:44 | 18/Apr/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: ...
Daddy...
There are several types of love stories in this world. I had the opportunity to be witness to a simple, strong one - perhaps stuff that legends are made of - the love story of my parents which now remains as a warm memory with the passing away of my father in early April. My dad was 24yrs old when he was married, my mom was 18. He had a salary of R...  more...
 a b | 14:09 | 15/Apr/2008
Friends: (199)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Pets, Music, Book...
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 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1045)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘Eating the Earth’!
 Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...  more...
 urvi s | 22:04 | 25/Feb/2007
Friends: (160)  | City: Jamnagar  | Interests: Pursuing peace an...
Tagged !!!
My dear friend DK tagged me few days back. We feel we know ourselves quite well, but after these questions one realises we need to know ourself more !! Thanx DK, it was like looking inside me….. Three things that scare me Travelling in flights Addition of years to my age Closed spaces (quite claustrophobic) Three people who make me laugh Saas bahu ...  more...
 Jolly Jacob | 14:56 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (234)  | City: Planet Earth  | Interests: music, reading, w...
Starry, starry night
At Eka suggestion, I post the online version of the Don Mclean song I got as an email :)Don McLean wrote Vincent in 1971 after reading a book about the life of artist Vincent Van Gogh. In the 1970s, the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam played the song daily and a copy of the sheet music, together with a set of Van Gogh's paint brushes, is buried in a t...  more...
 aravind das | 15:48 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (687)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
MY SUMMER DESTINATION...2008
"No excuse this time, we have to go out to some good place with all family members in this summer vaccation.All my friends either have gone or about to go to some exotic locations like maldives, srilanka, switzerland, budapest,singapore, malaysia, hong-kong etc.Even your office clerk is going to otty,kodaikenal with his family.your asst officer is ...  more...
 Shree Sharma | 09:31 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (480)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading
Who Decides
Who decides who gets love in life?   Is it pure luck?   Accident?   F ortune?   Why everybody is not fortunate to get such trivial but yet such auspicious/beautiful/aw thing in life Why? After all Who decides who will get love in life?  more...
 simran kumar | 12:24 | 8/Mar/2007
Friends: (148)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading,movies,su...
those nothings.............
                                  Those whispering nothings                            those muted emotions                             those deep sighs....                            somersaulting heart beats                            impregnating innocent heart                            with coveted desires                                 fanta...  more...
 Gloria Aurora | 12:43 | 12/Mar/2008
Friends: (547)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: In almost everyth...
Angreez
ANGREEZ…..Inside the Class:   Open the doors of the window. Let the atmosphere come in.  Open the doors of the window. Let the Air Force come in.   Cut an apple into two halves - take the bigger half.  Shhh...Quiet, boys...the principal just  passed away in the corridor  You, meet me behind the class (meaning AFTER the class) when I am empty     (m...  more...
 meeta mehta | 20:36 | 28/Apr/2007
Friends: (163)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing , reading...
Just like that
Its so strange that while choosing something as big as a life partner , the first thing which is asked for is about the physical appearance of the person.All the newspaper add would be saying "Wanted slim , fair , tall etc etc" .no one ever writes someone whose wise , good at heart , interesting , I mean theres actually so much to look for and ask ...  more...
 Gopal MS | 17:04 | 20/Feb/2008
Friends: (82)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: India and Indian ...
I have moved
You will find my pictures here: Which Main? What Cross? Bangalore Street Pics And here: Eye For India Rest of India Pics  more...
 manav s | 22:55 | 25/Jan/2007
Friends: (18)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: no cheap talks pl...
curse of being born as women
 today i will be telling u my true story.u will also come to know why my blogs contains rebell words .please dont ever leave ur parents however bad they are for the sake of so called love .and u may not be able to hear from me again .i am a lady age 32 above average looking .basically i come from a rich rajput family where falling in love is unforg...  more...
 Indigo Iris | 11:17 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (62)  | City: terra firma  | Interests: poems,country mus...
Mute Stones...
Mute Stones,What tales you hidein your chasmfrom days bygone?Ever so calmEver so graveDoes it pain youto treasure thusthe secrets untold?In your deep marrowwhat intrigues grow?The cracks that open your sideWhat painful miseries do they hide?Muffled though you soundyet I hear the distant heart poundThose images you arouse, bedazzle my sensesThey tel...  more...
 Sophia Roy | 00:22 | 6/Jul/2007
Friends: (207)  | 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...
 ashish chova... | 14:39 | 19/Dec/2006
Friends: (75)  | Interests: buisiness procces...
buisiness proccess outsourcing
  OUR VISION: To be a global, industry-leading service provider of high quality, cost effective services designed to increase relationship using intellectual capital of Indian brain. We will keep building our skills and distinguishing project methodology, together with our industry, business process and technology knowledge. Thus, we will be able t...  more...
 sunita som | 11:46 | 25/May/2007
Friends: (241)  | 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 ...  more...
 Desh Bandhu | 11:33 | 23/Sep/2007
Friends: (203)  | City: Ludhiana  | Interests: 54 Reading, trave...
Off My Head- Vinashkale Vipreet Budhe
      There is a small but very significant  saying in Sanskrit. Vinashkale Vipreet budhe. Meaning that when one's end is near, his mind or the power of thinking takes a U turn.   Ravana was almost invincible , very much like our current rulers, an interseting  amalgamation of corrupt  Congress men and the lethargic comrades.  In spite of his havin...  more...
 nishant shah | 13:10 | 9/May/2008
Friends: (522)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music Rock Meta...
Adage
                AdageSeveral fervors run through my mind,but the masquerade of hope still dwells in my sight.I peek in my seared eyes and blow air around my parched lipsBut the mannequin still was stranded in that same candid lane.Then I moved close to herand asked the reason of being marooned in that laneShe replied with the contemplated voice,"Th...  more...
 shivani narula | 08:46 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: READING
Mumbai salsa....
Two lovely songs for u….http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjvVkD g6h-MChoti Si Ilteza Mere Yaar Maan Ja Choti Si Ilteza Mere Yaar Maan JaMujhe Chhodne Se Phele, Ek Baar Aa Gale Se Lag Ja Mere PyaarChoti Si Ilteza Mere Yaar Maan JaMile Na Mile Fir Haseen Ye Raatein Khile Na Khile Fir Labo Pe BateinMeri Arzoein Jaan Le Tu Dil Ruba Ghadi Ye Ghadi Na Hum S...  more...
 Raymond Igna... | 12:04 | 31/May/2007
Friends: (6)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading,bonsai gr...
Countries of the world
A poem with Countries of the World: Long legged Italy  kicked poor Sicily  it fell into the Mediterranean sea, Up jumped Hungary picked a piece of Turkey  and fried it with   Greece and Chile!  more...
 hilly kallis | 17:50 | 7/Apr/2007
Friends: (8)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: singing reading m...
GOD IS GREAT
LIFE SENDING ITS BEAUTIFUL GIFTS IN VARIOUS FORMS IMPLIES THAT GODS R HAPPY WITH U .........MY CHILD N MY WIFE HAD JOINED IN FO FEW DAYS.....WE HAD A BLAST AND MADE THE BEST OF THIS TIME .....AND TO TOP UP THAT EVEN THE RESULT OF THE EXAM I WAS APPEARING FOR CAME UP TO BE THE BEST.......SO NOT ALWAYS U HAVE TO RUN THE HARDEST TO BE A WINNER....HE B...  more...
 chaitali rai | 22:18 | 25/Apr/2008
Friends: (603)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
                       Modern Panchtantra Story [ IT HUMOR ]             Once upon a time , there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his             Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He  used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday  market.             One day, while h