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 22:46 | 28/Aug/2008
iLand Wars !!!
I can understand what William Godwin must have been going through when he said, " Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed upon by his neighbours.This right flows from the very nature of man."  Wondering what I want to convey, let me do so without further ado. Its been three and half months ... more...
 21:28 | 27/Aug/2008
The only constant...
He continued to gaze at the menu through the glass doors in front of the restaurant. It was Christmas Eve. To everyone's delight it was snowing, talk about a white christmas. In spite of the bitter cold wind that blew across, the world around him was in high spirits and, the mood, so very festive.  However, for him the festivities and the happy voi... more...
 18:46 | 6/Aug/2008
Monalisa Angry !!
Carpathian Bashi-bazouk! Dictatorial duck billed diplodocus! Miserable blundering barbecued blister . . . Anamorphic aardvark! Dunder-headed Ethelred! Addle-pated lump of anthracite! Nitwitted ninepin! Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles!Ten Thousand Thundering Typhoons! Ahem....Lassies and lassas...no no, Captain Haddock has not taken ov... more...
 16:40 | 4/Aug/2008
Stopping by woods on a snowy evening..
Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. My little horse must think it queer To stop without a farmhouse near Between the woods and frozen lake The darkest evening of the year. He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there's some mistake. T... more...
 18:44 | 27/Jul/2008
When Monalisa Smiled.....
"Flight 04200 to Paris, France will be departing from Gate IIC.  All passengers travelling on First Class and those passengers with young children can board now".  On hearing the announcement she got up from her seat and slowly proceeded to the boarding area.  She was tired but very excited to be going back.  The twenty or so days she had taken off... more...
 10:35 | 5/Jul/2008
So long....
Hello All, A very good day to all who visit my iLand, read some of the boring stuff I write,To top it up, write some excellent comments and some great GB entries...I am away for few weeks..well not literally away from my lappy...but there are certainpersonal commitments because of which my activity on the iLand will be prettyerratic. I may not be r... more...
 21:09 | 23/Jun/2008
Devilishly divine.....
I am a 50 year old man qualified from one of the premier institutions in India, blissfully married for 26 years and blessed with two beautiful daughters. I work in one of the most reputed companies in the country and I am at a very envious position in life. My daughters are very well educated and work in excellent companies for handsome salaries. M... more...
 18:23 | 15/Jun/2008
My Belated Valentine....
"Do you love me just like I do?" Those beautiful deep eyes asked while handing me the card.  I took it without answering, opened the white envelope and out came a red heart shaped card which read "Be My Valentine". Gosh, this is June and I was getting a valentine card four months late.  Those eyes were eagerly waiting for my answer and I was relish... more...
 18:42 | 7/Jun/2008
Irony......
Supriya sat down with a cup of tea and book in her hand looking out of her bedroom window at the faint drizzle. She could see the tiny drops of water on all the rose shrubs that she had carefully planted and tended to. Some of the roses were blooming from their budding state. It was her day off from work and Vishwaas was going to be late as it was ... more...
 12:26 | 6/Jun/2008
A night that was....
"Geetu, are you sure you can manage? Travelling alone..especially to another country, I wish we had some relatives in Turkey, they would have looked after you and made the stay so very comfortable." " Maaaaaaa....I can handle it..after all I am 25 years of age now !!" Geeta whined. " Thats why my dear, thats why..." Ma continued with a furrowed for... more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 rajesh | 00:00 | 1/Sep/2008
Friends: (64)  | City: vadodara  | Interests: reading and writi...
SHOOT-OUT AT WORKSITE-4
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 venkataramana | 18:25 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (130)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading,writing,m...
Water Heals if...' posted at http://vvic...
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 MAD BRO | 10:44 | 3/Jul/2008
Friends: (301)  | City: Madras  | Interests: Well being of chi...
All is well that ends well
Wonder years - Chapter 14It was the last week of June 08. It was a pleasant evening with gentle breeze caressing the hearts and minds of nearly everyone.       Oblivious to all these, Mano was waiting anxiously in a restaurant. He had been waiting for more than fifteen minutes. Would she come or would she not? He did not even know her mobile number...  more...
 naveen krishna | 11:30 | 23/Aug/2008
Friends: (21)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: IAS,political,pho...
friend ship
            friends You fell in love, friends went away, Knowing you'd have a closer friend one day. I thought that friend would always be me - Things have changed, as we can see. You'll fall in love again one day, Then once again your friends will go away  more...
 jith | 11:27 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (83)  | City: Thrissur  | Interests: music,watching cr...
Onam
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 lonelyheart | 07:12 | 23/Aug/2008
Friends: (3)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Observations
There are few things that I noticed when I spoke to S. One which caught my attention ..and I don't know how, earlier I had completely missed it. Infact there are moments when I tihnk earlier I must have been completely blind.It happened when one day I was upset. S spoke to me that day too. He realized I was upset. Asked me once but when I said noth...  more...
 apoorv aloke | 16:43 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (13)  | City: Bokaro  | Interests: i hav interest in...
FRIENDSHIP IS ......
FRIENDSHIP IS LIKE A BANK IN WHICH U HAVE TO DEPOSIT LOVE,SYMPATHY,TRUST,HELP AND AS A N INTEREST U GET COMPANIONSHIP FOR LIFE TIME.....  more...
 surendra prasad | 13:23 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (210)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: writing, painting...
JITBO RE
CRICKET  KA  JALWA SAR CHARH KE  BOLTA  HAI.. HAR GEND PE ,HAR  CHHAKKE  PE   APNAA  BHI  DIL  DOLTAA HAI..   CRICKET  THA  PER  AISA  N  THA; IPL  KA  NASHAA  CHAA  GAYA HAI SAARI  DUNIYAA  KA  KHUMAR APNE  AANGAN  ME  AA GAYAA  HAI   KAMAAL  KAR  RAHE   HAIN KOLKATA  KNIGHT  RIDERS  KE GHORE.. NARE  LAGAA   LAGAA  KE... KORBO,  LORBO, JITBO RE....     more...
 Alex Gomes | 00:36 | 29/Aug/2008
Friends: (495)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Sports,Philosophy...
She forgets what she is worth...
When God created woman he was working late on the 6th dayAn angel came by and said: “Why spend so much time on that one?”And the Lord answered:“Have you seen all the specifications I have to meet to shape her?”“She must be washable, but not made of plastic, have more than 200 movingparts which all  must be replaceable and she must function on allki...  more...
 Rohan Bellik... | 15:59 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (62)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music,singing,mak...
INSPIRATION
If you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you;If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too:If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,Or being hated don't give way to hating,And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;If ...  more...
 Jissy Thomas | 13:44 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (118)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Looking at the po...
Are We Free?
Another Independence Day has come. Should we be happy or sad? Of course happy if we think of Independence Day just in terms of years. After all, 61 years of  free India isn't a small  achievement. Neither is the scientific development that has taken place during this time. But is this what is meant by freedom? We can call ourselves free only if eac...  more...
 mahesh sowani | 17:25 | 27/Aug/2008
Friends: (42)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: writing,reading,t...
...there is nothing serious about life
Ups and downs are part of life. Every individual has to face it. But there are few people who like to glorify their sufferings. Having a conversation with them is nothing but listening to their tales of misfortune. On narrating these tales, they feel relieved (and you feel frustrated). It is important and beneficial to give a full stop to whatever ...  more...
 MuntajibKhan... | 10:07 | 30/Aug/2008
Friends: (122)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
From daasi to vamp
The journey of the female protagonist in Bollywood from the black and white days to the present day cinema is a very remarkable one. While the usual theme of Hindi films is a mediocre fare nowadays, and the digression from weightier subjects in Hindi films is most palpable, it must not be forgotten that the history of Bollywood is interspersed with...  more...
 Ocimum Sanc | 15:42 | 30/Aug/2008
Friends: (109)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, Travel, Ph...
Silence
Silence It’s been a fairly long time since I last heard that word. The last I was asked to do it was in school and the last I heard it was when I was watching ‘Jungle Book’ (how I love watching it) when Col. Hathi hollers “Silence in the Ranks!” We keep hearing don’t we? Voices, Noises, Cars, Motors, Bikes, Shrieks, Radios, Videos and everything el...  more...
 Shrikant Pande | 17:57 | 25/Aug/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: Pune  | Interests: photography, inte...
Technology
Friends, See how technology changed us ??   Regards Shrikant http://www.websitekilist.com  more...
 joe prathap | 13:44 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (5)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: novel, film, phot...
heath ledger - a legend
hiyesterday i saw the movie " the dark knight"  .. i am fully involved with JOKER!/...   Actually i already a  fan of Heath ledger ..  i like him in brockback mountain .. as  a fan i really feel so sad such a  talent is ended his life... ..he is  a method actor.. truly he deserves an oscar.....i hope all his  fans are expecting  that he will win an...  more...
 Amit | 12:13 | 8/Jun/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Music,Internet,Ma...
my think
Agar karogi talash to mil hi jayega , Magar youn kaon tumko hamari tarah chahega. Youn to har koi dekhega tumko , Magar wo ankhe hamari kahan se layega.   coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> height:182.25pt'> o:title="Govinda"/> Amit Dwivedi  more...
 ujjwal gangele | 14:16 | 22/Aug/2008
Friends: (209)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: music,photography...
THE BEUATY OF LOW COST AIRLINES
We have been seeing a lot of cost cutting on the low cost airlines including paid meals and drinking water... some of the areas being cons...  more...
 neelima | 14:14 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (207)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: music,cooking, re...
thanx
YOU are unique and special creation of God ,worth far more than any earthy treasure.   Oh my God! aap sabne muze itna mis kiya.................................. thankyou to all of you  more...
 Madhur bid | 10:44 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (235)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: networking; music...
Memory.........
Memory is often used to recollect bad experiences, feelings rather than using it to recall / remember good expereinces or feelings; In most cases, left to itself, our mind tries to recollect bad experiences/feelings and never, as a rule, recollects experiences that had positive effect on us. I had this experience recently when I casually advised on...  more...
 gulzar | 09:05 | 6/Jul/2008
Friends: (91)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: Music, Playing, R...
teri tasweer
************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *******Main ab khayalo mein teri tasweer banau magar kaise,Tu hi bata haal-e- Dil tujhe sunau magar kaise,************ ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* ********* *******Jo mahel banaye the khuwabon mein humne,In mahlo mein Wafa ke deep jalau magar kaise,******...  more...
 darshna | 00:25 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (6)  | City: rohtak  | Interests: trevelling, music,
mallica
wat in “Pyaar Ke Side Effects”, he’s back at it in “Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam”.  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...
 sunaina | 10:59 | 27/Aug/2008
Friends: (163)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: story writing, re...
ITS FACT.......
   This is one of the strangest things you would have ever encountered.Left brain, right brain. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles.Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.Your foot will change direction and there's nothing you can do about it.This WILL drive y...  more...
 sanjay | 14:53 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (25)  | City: Secunderabad  | Interests: sports,music,book...
BLAME GAME – THEORY!!
BLAME GAME – THEORY!! I wonder how many of you know this theory? But it certainly is thought provoking. It was told to me by one of my ‘instructor’, during a study/course I was doing at our ‘Alma mater’. ‘Blame game’ is - incase something (anything) goes wrong or is not going correctly, as envisaged or as per your expectations, just simply blame it...  more...
 guru | 01:17 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (38)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: ..........
The dragon master
Michael the Dragon Master was an official in King Arthur's court. Hehad a long standing obsession - to nuzzle the beautiful Queen'svoluptuous breasts. But he knew the penalty for this would be death.One day he revealed his secret desire to his colleague, Horatio, whowas the King's chief physician. Horatio said, "I can arrange it, but Iwill need 1,0...  more...
 agshaya | 11:11 | 29/Mar/2008
Friends: (74)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: reading,photograp...
Our Destiny???
     Gone are the days when ten rupees is good enough to have a decent food outside.Today, Money is gradually losing its value.Economists cite it as an Inflationary trend.Thanks God, for it's far better than countries like Zimbabwe.      "India is Shining" and this feel good factor is certainly there.Asian Market is emerging with China and India as...  more...
 Sami Ahmed | 22:25 | 31/Aug/2008
Friends: (617)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing, Reading ...
The Religion
“You heard the news?” Pradeep asked as Musthafa was preparing for the meeting, which was about to start in half an hour. “There were five bomb blasts in Bangalore just now.” Musthafa was stunned and looked up from his computer at his colleague. “What? Five bomb blasts! Is it a terrorist attack? How many people died?” “It seems so. Nobody died so fa...  more...
 Renu Ayyar | 16:13 | 12/Aug/2008
Friends: (61)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Putting down my t...
Adieu..
 Dear iLanders, Sometimes, in life priorities change…what matters the most to you become secondary or perhaps redundant!‘Normal’ becomes boring, mundane and very off-beat!!! And as always,’ Change’ becomes the only constant in our lives….!!!! All of us understand that excess of anything is always bad, injurious & harmful to health. Yet, we commit t...  more...
 DIPESH SHARMA | 16:57 | 8/Aug/2008
Friends: (56)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: patriotism
lets serve each other...a real story
This is a true story that happened in Japan .In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan breaks open the wall.Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls.  When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck therebecause a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet.  He sees this, feels pity, and ...  more...
 chandrasekhar b | 14:19 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (23)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: architecture,inte...
HYD LAST DATE:15JULY2008, HURRYUP
HI ALL, LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS FOR "REGULARISATION OF OPEN PLOTS / EXISTING BUILDINGS:  IS GOING TO END ON 15TH JULY,2008. HURRYUP ALL PROPERTY OWNERS, SAVE UR PROPERTY FROM BEING CALLED    " UNATHORISED LAYOUT/ BUILDING ",   GET LEGALISED BY APPLYING IMMEDIATELY AND GET BENEFITTED TOO. FOR DETAILS SEE MY BLOGS ABOVE  more...
 kishore gupta | 12:50 | 27/Aug/2008
Friends: (282)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: hell...Nothing
New Theory about women
New Theory about Women : 1. To find a woman you need time and money therefore:women = time x money  ............@ 2. " Time is money " so time = money   ...........................@ 3.  Therefore:women =money x moneywomen = ( money )^2  ............@ 4.  "Money is the root of all problems "money = ( problems )^1/2 ......@ 5. Therefore:women =...  more...
 Priya | 15:40 | 17/Jun/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Listening music, ...
Relationship
 I came across this write up on net written by Sh. Makarand Paranjape and wanted to share with all fellow ilanders. Relationships are central to our existence, yet no intimate relationship is simple or can be taken for granted. Building healthy relationships needs work, patience, tolerance and compassion.Relationships are one of the most difficult ...  more...
 RAJEEV GARG | 12:35 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (895)  | City: HARYANA  | Interests: LISTENING MUSIC,O...
PRIZE/SURPRIZE
                      SURPRISE/PRIZE                  I WAS AWAY FROM MY ILAND FRIENDS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS DUE TO SOME UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES.                    IN THE LAST ONE MONTH I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF MAILS/POSTS(YOU MUST HAVE ALSO RECEIVED) IN WHICH IT WAS MENTIONED TO FORWARD THAT PARTICULAR MAIL TO EITHER 13 OR TO SUCH A NUMBER OF F...  more...
 Jasmine Jassi | 10:46 | 21/Aug/2008
Friends: (107)  | City: valleyofflowers  | Interests: :)
jiddi..just like me :)
?My poemOften doesn’t belong to me?It captures lives, sentimentsIt captures immensityFrom out side worldAnd tries to juggle withSimple meanings of complex words?My poemOften moves swiftly?It blooms all around purple, yellowSometimes red, pink tooBut, when it shifts to black or blueI find it all aloneWith few words dead and gone?My poemOften reduc...  more...
 amrut patil | 10:03 | 30/Aug/2008
Friends: (112)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: singing
Despite Mamta
Despite Mamta...Well Mr Tata during his launch of Nano has said that task was accomplished and car should have named as "Despite Mamta" rather than Nano..I am really afraid to say now if the plant closes down at singur he would have to say "Because of Mamta" as she is the one a fierce lady or Person who can take on mighty Tata and he will have to a...  more...
 parthasarath... | 23:43 | 29/Aug/2008
Friends: (159)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: poetry & literature
Addendum to Nandita's post on Bengal!
I am just adding the 'India News' clips which come to us, outside the country. We shall request the political leaders of West Bengal to be more responsible,if they really mean good for the State. This is only an addendum to Nandita's recent post.22.08.08Nano, dream car of India, hits roadblock as Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata decides to exit Sing...  more...
 sareena nafe... | 10:26 | 15/Aug/2008
Friends: (141)  | City: kannur  | Interests: colours of life
FRANKLIN AZAD GANDHI
"We've to stand united against terrorism",spoke the president on the eve of Independence day.I sat listenung to the television news.In the regional news .....there was another message from a cybercafe to the DGP's office.....threat to kill the chief minister by a terrorist outfit.The DGP was answering anxious journalists,"as such the DGP's site wil...  more...
 smriti soin | 16:35 | 28/Aug/2008
Friends: (39)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: music reading
intzaar
Chaand Ne Taaron Ke Saath Milkar Aakash Sajaya HaiAkaash Ki Is Chamak Ne Hamein Raat Bhar Jagaya HaiRaat Yeh Beetati Nahi Hai,Dil Ki Her Baat Abhi Baaki HaiLaboon Pe Geet Charcharate Hein,Gungunana Abhi Baki HaiSur Nahin Milte Hain Taal Chooti Jaati HaiTum Bin Mere Khayalon Ko Perwaz Nahin Mil Pati HaiKahaan Ho... Chale Bhi Aao Ab, KeTum Bin Toh Me...  more...
 chetan lakhani | 14:53 | 29/Aug/2008