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 13:30 | 15/May/2008 |
| This is not a movie review !!!! | |
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| Movie watching has become a passion since the last couple of years for me.And its not just English,Hindi or Malayalam movies I watch...strangely now I seem to enjoy even Korean,German,French movies...provided there are subtitles in English.The real joy of a movie,for me,lies after the act of watching the movie...its only then that I start researchi...
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| 12:47 | 2/May/2008 |
| A random blog | |
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| Hi Friends !!! I know I know it’s been a long time since I last blogged.By the way, when was the last time I blogged it’s been a zillion years it seems. But life has changed in these zillion years...something’s having changed for the better and some for the worst. I started this blog to kill time. What was a jobless engineer with a high spe...
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| 23:06 | 17/Sep/2007 |
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| "Long sunk in superstition"s night, By Sin and Satan driven, I saw not, cared not for the light That leads the blind to Heaven. But now, at length thy grace, O Lord!Birds all around me shine; I drink thy sweet, thy precious word, I kneel before thy shrine" - Michael Madhusudan Dutt
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| 10:44 | 24/Aug/2007 |
| A Question ???? | |
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| Hi family its been a long time since I last set foot on the iland.Its great to be back among your loved ones.Currently I am reading a book , " The God Delusion".It is an anti-theistic book by British ethologist Richard Dawkins, Professor for the Public Understanding of Science at Oxford University.In the book, Dawkins contends that belief in a supe...
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| 08:10 | 26/Apr/2007 |
| Patton | |
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| Yesterday I saw the movie Patton,once again.Donno how many of u are familiar with George S Patton Jr. Patton commanded the Third Army in the European-African-Middle Eastern theater of the World War II . Patton represented the cult of personality,a rarity in the US army.He was tough,was profane. He cultivated a ferocious face because he believed tha...
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| 00:23 | 19/Apr/2007 |
| I AM BACK............AGAIN | |
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| Hello Family !! I know,I know,its been a long time since I have come to the iland,been busy lately.....lots of stuff happening in life......didn't really get the time nor had the inclination to write anything......but u guys are my family....u ought to know whats happening in my life...so here I go....first the bad things.....Dad got really sick an...
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| 20:30 | 3/Mar/2007 |
| the FOJ club | |
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| To anyone who is reading this post,this is to inform u that the marvelous Piyush Philip has decided to start a fan club in honour of his dear friend Jissy Thomas . FOJ is short for 'Fans of Jissy'. Access to and use of this club is provided by the marvelous Piyush Philip subject to the following terms: Rules for Membership :1. People with pets aren...
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| 17:28 | 26/Feb/2007 |
| What a wonderful world !!!! | |
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| I am sure this has happened a lot many times to a lot many people.....I mean u hum a song and within a few seconds u here the same song playing on a radio or a stereo nearby.....it happened to me some days ago.Me and my roomie in those days had this habbit of going out on our bikes every night to have tea...i know it sounds stupid but almost every...
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| 12:24 | 9/Feb/2007 |
| Thankyou for smoking : Redux | |
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| ok first the good news (as far as people around me are concerned) I have given up smoking.Now the bad news(as far as I am concerned) to quit smoking is tough...real tough.All this was a part of a bet with an old chum of mine(himself an avid smoker) .We both decided to give up sutta together for 1 month,whoever balks first pays the other a 1000 buck...
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| 19:58 | 26/Jan/2007 |
| STATE OF THE UNION | |
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| Ok we have just celebrated our Ganatantra Divas so thought would write something about the state of the Union of India.Now everyone would agree that there is something brewing up in this country.Things are looking up,we as a nation have never been more optimistic about the future of the country, demographically speaking our popula...
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| bhaskar sharma | 09:25 | 11/May/2008 |
| Friends: (124)
| City: Mumbai
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| lines without meaning--4 |
| i was in a clinic, feeling fever. iwas waiting for my turn to see the doctor.then i looked outside, saw a gulmohar tree.he was in full bloom.he called me--come hereand i went, a squirrel was there , on the ground it ran up the tree, saying ---hellolike, gulmohar said-- welcomecome under mei stood under the treeunder the sky of red flowersi felt fre...
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| Amiya Lahiri | 11:51 | 12/May/2008 |
| Friends: (273)
| City: Pune
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| IPL POLITICS |
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| POLITICAL TWENTY - 20 Recently I read an article, “Bull’s Eye”, written by Rajinder Puri in Outlook, May 6 – 12 issue. It was thoughtful and worth giving a trial. The author inspired me to post this blog. The IPL Twenty – 20 is in full swing. Shah Ruk Khan, Vijay Malliya, Pretty Zinta, Anil Ambani and host of others have sponsored cricketers...
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| Jaya Raj | 15:15 | 3/May/2008 |
| Friends: (101)
| City: MELBOURNE
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| Another Morning |
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| ‘Will you take us to school today in car, Acha (dad)?’ My elder daughter asked me while brushing her teeth in the morning.Sometimes they like to go to school in car, though their school is just 10 minutes walk away. For a change from usual routine walking. Other occasion in which I have to take them to school is when my wife gets up late disreg...
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| Uma Nair | 18:00 | 13/May/2008 |
| Friends: (133)
| City: Chennai
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| Star Fish Rescuers !!! |
| This is the story which tells us how one person"s determination changes the worst situation. Just go through it............................ One night there was a terrible storm and huge waves crashed on the beach. Early next morning a young boy saw something odd on the beach. An old man was bending down, picking something from the beach ...
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| Tinkerbell | 12:36 | 5/May/2008 |
| Friends: (245)
| City: music city
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| Raindrops keep fallin on my head... |
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| boomp3.comRaindrops keep fallin' on my headAnd just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bedNothin' seems to fitThose raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'So I just did me some talkin' to the sunAnd I said I didn't like the way he got things doneSleepin' on the jobThose raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'But the...
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| Prototype X | 11:27 | 10/May/2008 |
| Friends: (43)
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| Worlds Greatest Villain Paradox |
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| This is fiction... A figment of my imagination.. and i dont mean any offence to anybody or to hurt anyone's personal opinions________________________________ _____________________________Greetings! You must be wondering why I wished to communicate with you after eons of silence. Well everything has its time, and my time is now. Through out these cen...
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| ant r | 14:05 | 13/May/2008 |
| Friends: (111)
| City: Calcutta
| Interests: Just a girl.. duh!
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| Delhi Belly |
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| I was in the capital last week, on work, and all I did the whole week was shuttle between the office and my hotel. Thanks to my project timelines, I couldn't manage to drag myself out to any of my favourite haunts in the city for a single decent meal. As I sat and sulked over a bowl of bland soup and tasteless cheese sandwiches, I tried battling of...
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| A M Daniel | 21:10 | 14/May/2008 |
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| Never ever give up |
| Don't give up.....One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.I went to the woods to have one last talk with God."God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"His answer surprised me..."Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?""Yes", I replied."When I pla...
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| nitha Mohan | 14:34 | 12/May/2008 |
| Friends: (135)
| City: Trissur
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| Anida |
| AnidaThe river flowed with yogic calmness. The moon was swimming elegantly in the river with its star maids. The entire terrain was enough to exhilarate the senses. He walked with long strides. She tried hard to catch up his pace. The weather was chill and stars twinkled merrily. She peeped at him through her unruly hair. His eyes expressed the a...
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| Surajit Bose | 14:47 | 29/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (7)
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| Adda |
| The term 'adda' is perhaps unique in letter and spirit. Except the bengalis who are born & brought up outside Bengal, you won't find any Bong who is not familiar with it.When we were growing up in Kolkata, say about 30 years ago, adda had a all pervasive influence. Starting from morning walk to late night sojourns, adda was a part & parcel of ou...
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| ankil | 15:19 | 12/Apr/2008 |
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| City: Ahmedabad
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| Mind your Broker |
| Subject: Mind Your BrokerAfter Prime Securities announced a hefty Rs23 crore mark-to-market provision, investors are running scared; they fear that several big brokerage firms may be in for tougher times, close branches or, worse, dump some losses to client accounts. Plenty of such complaints are already cropping up on Internet communities. For the...
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| prasanna Kumar | 14:06 | 9/Apr/2008 |
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| hi friends i am really very unfortunate because i lost al my rediffiland friends i almost made more than eighty friends they r really very good but some body played a mischief and deleted all my iland blogs and friends again i have to start afresh hope i will get back al my friends................. c u then ........... take care........... .
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| Vish Iyer | 22:01 | 4/May/2008 |
| Friends: (185)
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| Stories we tell ourselves |
| The stories we tell ourselves daily affect our quality of life. Play close attention to these stories – question them to see if you feel like a victim and someone else is a villain. These stories can unleash of chain of thoughts that cause serious harm to your mental balance. Have made a list of such stories that run my mind everyday - T...
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| Jein Rajan | 18:34 | 17/Dec/2007 |
| Friends: (203)
| City: Bangalore
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| Destination Chithirapuram |
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| If you are looking for a perfect vacation, or rather a rejuvenating vacation. Then the Kerala tour offers its Chithirapuram hill tour that is a perfect way to wash away all your fatigue and monotony. Only at a distance of 10 Kms from Munnar, this sleepy little hill town is a paradisiacal retreat that offers you the best of nature and its beauty. In...
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| SHASHI K | 18:42 | 8/May/2008 |
| Friends: (63)
| City: Bangalore
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| THOUGHT FOR THE DAY |
| The goal of mankind is knowledge ... Now this knowledge is inherent in man. No knowledge comes from outside: it is all inside. What we say a man `knows`, should, in strict psychological language, be what he `discovers` or `unveils`; what man `learns` is really what he discovers by taking the cover off his own soul, which is a mine of infinite knowl...
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| Frozen Sun | 21:02 | 10/May/2008 |
| Friends: (87)
| City: Pune/Bangalore/Kerala
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| Humorous side of Loose motion |
| This is not about love, butterflies or heart shaped red balloons. It’s going to be as dirty as it can get. So anyone having cold, fever or Mercedes Benz, please don’t read.It’s a normal weekday morning. After chatting with your online friends, you had slept very late into the morning and feel very sleepy. Your boss had scheduled a meeting with clie...
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| ekantapadhika | 09:38 | 29/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (152)
| City: NOIDA
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| Yeh Duniya Agar Mil bhi jaaye tho kya ha... |
| Yeh mahalon, yeh takhton, yeh taajon ki duniyaYeh insaan ke dushman samajon ke duniyaYeh daulat ke bhookhen rivajon ke duniyaYeh duniya agar mul bhi jaayen tho kya hai? Har ek jism hai ghayal, hare ek rooh pyaasiNigahon me uljhan, dilon me udaasiYeh duniya hai ya aalam-badhawaasiYeh duniya agar mil bhi jaaye tho kya hai? Jahan ek khilona hai insaan...
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| prasanna sri... | 21:49 | 1/Mar/2008 |
| Friends: (520)
| City: Bangalore
| Interests: in everything
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| Jokes |
| Stewed Tomatoes A guy isgoing on an ocean cruise, and he tells his doctor that he's worry about gettingseasick.The doctor suggests, ''Eat two pounds of stewedtomatoes before you leave the dock.''The guy replies, ''Would that keep me fromgetting sick, Doc?''The doctor says, ''No, but it'll look realpretty in the water.''Respectfully Cheating Jack an...
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| swati rohatgi | 17:11 | 12/May/2008 |
| Friends: (348)
| City: Delhi
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| Of bikini babes and being a good friend ... |
| Location: Bournemouth, a famous beach south of LondonCharacters: MeDivya, Saurabh and CP: friends from LondonManishand Akansha: husband and wife staying at Bournemouth due to Akansha'sofficial work. Manish is CP's friend for the past 10 years, they weretogether in engineering. We all were sitting on the beach surrounded by women and bikinis in vari...
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| Tushar B | 17:13 | 6/Mar/2007 |
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| BRILLIANT WAYS GIRLS TURN GUYS DOWN!! |
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| HE: I'm a photographer .I've been looking for a face like yours!SHE: I'm a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for a face likeyours!!HE: May I have the pleasure of this dance? SHE: No, I'd like to have some pleasure too!!!HE: How did you get to be so beautiful?SHE: I must have been given your share!!!HE: Will you come out with me this Saturday?SHE: ...
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| U C | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007 |
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| "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...
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| amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007 |
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| 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.
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| Neeraj Jain | 22:46 | 11/Mar/2008 |
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| An entirely different way to travel |
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| Hi Guyz, If you have still not traveled in Delhi Metro feeder buses, you are missingsomething. Believe me! Traveling in Delhi Metro feeder buses is a uniqueexperience. It is very different from the experience that you get whiletraveling in rickety RTVs.Some of the good points about Delhi Metro feeder buses are:They are operated by Delhi Metro. ...
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| RAGHU IYER | 23:52 | 14/May/2008 |
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| Mera Nanha Beta…Rajkumar |
| Fiction Series: Mera Nanha Beta…Rajkumar "hava dheere aana…nind bhare pankh liye jhoola jhoola jaana … nanhi kali sone chali hava dhire aana …nind bhare pankh liye jhoola jhoola jaana …nanhi kali sone chali … “ “chaand kiran si gudiya naajon ki hai pali - 2 …aaj agar chaandaniya aana meri gali … gun gun gun git koi haule haule gaana … nind bhare pa...
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| Susan Fernandes | 10:07 | 24/May/2007 |
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| Our Childhood Dream House |
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| A House of DreamsWasn’t itAt least I as a child grew up fantasizing about such a houseIt was the first house I learnt to drawSurprising all of us had the same house in our drawingsThe house would have triangle shape shelterA pole holding the shelterTwo windows and a doorSometimes there would be four I guess because we loved drawing windows.Let me t...
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| Licensed Pirate | 09:55 | 15/May/2008 |
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| Really Bad Day |
| There was this guy at a bar, just looking at his drink. He stays like that for half of an hour.Then, this big trouble-making truck driver steps next to him, takes the drink from the guy, and just drinks it all down. The poor man starts crying. The truck driver says, “Come on man, I was just joking. Here, I’ll buy you another drink. I just can’t sta...
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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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| Baldeo Pandey | 00:47 | 14/Apr/2008 |
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| Bhod Gyalo! |
| At Jantar Mantar….Rising fists…. Bhod Gyalo! Bhod Gyalo!Manju Ka Tila…..Dreaming eyes….. Rangzen! Rangzen!Fort Kochi...‘Torch of Shame without flame’,Hey! Sino Monsters! Bodies could be butchered,Not souls….Frightened sinners,Blood licking beasts…Frustrated to see…Sons and daughters of soil committed for ultimate sacrifices…In Amdo, Kham, Machu, Pa...
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| Anil Goel | 13:50 | 8/May/2008 |
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| A code jock emails from USA in '99 |
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| I recently came across an email (A printed copy I had saved in an old diary :)) I had sent to Planetasia circa March 20, 1999 while cleaning out my cupboard at home this week. Two years into the IT industry, I was working as a code jock for TCS at a client in North America. I was allegedly already an expert in MSFT technologies and was working at a...
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| Caje | 21:33 | 6/Jan/2008 |
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| how far back can you remember? |
| 13:27 | 15/Mar/2007 | 37 Comment(s) How far back can you remember? Some of my oldest memories - Tripping and hurting my knee on my way to nursery - My first day...
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| A J | 18:11 | 14/May/2008 |
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| One sugar cane juice please…. |
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| Sometimes na, something you see for years does not ring a bell and suddenly when life teaches you a new lesson, you start seeing the same thing so differently. You see, there has been a lot of redevelopment on @ my home.Carpentry, Mason, painting and polishing; and each of them bear my designer stamp. Each has my touch in it. Now it so happened tha...
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| alpana | 15:37 | 24/Apr/2008 |
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| i seek you in the ever-growing summer nightswhere lil sparks play in the distant skya breeze thats still warm and yet doesnt disturb the mindwraps the scents of frangipani in her invisible arms....theres your voice that talks to meand your eyes that perpetually shineoh how i think of you in these summer nights...your wicked humoryour teasing touch....
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| mini francis | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008 |
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| A STORY OF TWO FRIENDSA story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.They kept on walking until they f...
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| Madhavan PK | 16:24 | 13/May/2008 |
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| Not know shit from shinola |
| Frozy! (my country cousin from Cherpallacherry), you inspired this post. “Sir, you certainly are a shining wit”. I am sure you noticed the spoonerism. (Do forgive me, this is just in jest). Your post “ Loose Motion” had me in splits. And coincidentally I was reading this book, “ Eats, shites and leaves”. The author is A Parody, and his book a paro...
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| Priya Joseph | 10:17 | 8/Mar/2008 |
| Friends: (331)
| City: Navi Mumbai
| Interests: christian mysticism
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| Woman’s (?) Day |
| I am writing here after a long time...and its Womans Day which actually made me get up and write!!! The Day seems to have truly arrived...atleast on print. Never mind the fact that more than half the women in this country do not even know of its existence. Yesterday it was 'party time' at my workplace. Each of us were presented with a flower, c...
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