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 14:50 | 13/Mar/2006
Lighter Moments..........
A Tribute to the Professors of India [not all professors ofcourse], on their usage of English.  [------Don’t get annoyed! Please take in Good Spirit!!------]# 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. ... more...
 15:36 | 20/Jan/2006
Comments Please....
Mulla and his son were riding the donkey to the town market. A group of people passed. Mulla heard them whisper:"What times are these ? Look at those two, have no mercy on the poor animal!"Mulla, hearing this, tells his son to get off and continue the journey on foot. Another group of people passing by and seeing this comment :"What times are these... more...
 17:26 | 17/Jan/2006
What's in a Name?
Calling a thing by its name does not mean the name     becomes the thing.                                                                      ( J.Krishnamurthy)                                                                                        Illustration ( By Berne ):-When a child looks at a bird, he looks at its splendid colours, the texture o... more...
 12:23 | 3/Jan/2006
!!!!....Faith....!!!!
A master and his disciple are riding across the Arabian desert.  The master makes use of every moment of their ride to teach the disciple about faith.  "Trust in God," he says.  "God never abandons his children."      At night, in their camp, the master asks the disciple to tie the horses to a nearby rock.  The disciple goes to the rock, but rememb... more...
 11:16 | 15/Dec/2005
Select the best !!!!!
Lead through policies, discipline through punishments, and the people may be restrained but without a sense of shame. Lead through virtue, discipline through the rites, and there will be a sense of shame and conscientious improvements.                                    ( Confucious ) more...
 13:39 | 10/Dec/2005
Making life better!!
  A stranger sought out the Father Superior at the monastery of Sceta.  "I want to make my life better," he said. "But I cannot keep myself from having sinful thoughts."            The father noticed that the wind was blowing briskly outside, and said to the stranger:  "It's quite hot in here.  I wonder if you could seize a bit of that wind outside... more...
 16:11 | 2/Dec/2005
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 Mini Francis | 11:38 | 18/Aug/2007
Friends: (236)  | City: delhi  | Interests: Reading, travelling
LUNCH WITH GOD
hi, friends, a forward just come to my way, thot to share with u.A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just staring...  more...
 dilip krishnan | 16:20 | 27/Nov/2007
Friends: (216)  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
An Evening in ChanakyaIn the late seventies and early eighties, the government-run Chanakya Cinema was one of the very theatres in Delhi that regularly screened English films. Once in a while, Chanakya also hosted foreign film festivals. The Nirula’s had set up shop nearby and their pizzas and ice creams were indeed a treat those days when there wa...  more...
 manoj singhania | 10:55 | 24/Jul/2007
Friends: (136)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: politics, social ...
Jindagai Ka Safar
Safar Jindagai Ka to Har koi Tay KArata Hai;           Koi Yun Hi Mit Jata Hai ,Kisi Ka Nam Amit ho Jata Hai.  more...
 Anup nair | 15:55 | 13/Feb/2007
Friends: (188)  | City: Nasik  | Interests: Sports,netting, s...
What a Shame !!!!!!!!!!
By the time you read this news, the body of Major Manish Pitambare, who was shot dead at Anantnag, would have been cremated with full military honors.On Tuesday, this news swept across all the news channels ‘Sanjay Dutt relieved by court’. ‘Sirf Munna not a bhai’ ‘13 saal ka vanvaas khatam’  ’although found guilty for possession of armory, Sanjay c...  more...
 Subrahmanyam... | 10:11 | 26/Sep/2007
Friends: (199)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: books, music, pai...
Ram Setu?
I was watching closely the different arguments and discussions aboutthe 'RAMSETU" in papers and people reactions about it. Yes it is reallyinteresting to know who built it. Was it Vanara sena or was it anatural formation.Yes I too felt bad when a question was raised about the 'astitva' ofSri Rama. We are from our childhood told about his great deed...  more...
 guru r | 12:50 | 2/Nov/2007
Friends: (211)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Meeting people, F...
Fish TRAP.....
A couple went on vacation to a fishing resort. The husband liked to fish at the crack of dawn; his wife preferred to read. One morning the husband returned after several hours of fishing and decided to take a nap. The wife, to escape her snoring husband,decided to take the boat out. Since she was not familiar with the lake,she rowed out to the midd...  more...
 Udayan Roy | 09:45 | 24/Aug/2007
Friends: (192)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Astronomy, Astrop...
Loose to gain
It's better to loose your EGO to the one you LOVE, than to loose the one you LOVE because of EGO .                                                               -------- John Keats.  more...
 ramana rao | 21:10 | 31/Aug/2006
Friends: (42)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Social & spiritua...
Software professionals - help others
As a software professional you might be drawing very high salaries and financialy good. My sincere advice to u is, kindly help the unemployees. There are many ways for this. I suggest one of the best way. As u are working on some platform, like java,oracle etc., .. to grow in this profession u need to upgrade ur skills. Many times u will not find t...  more...
 seeniraj siv... | 20:59 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (67)  | City: Tuticorin-628005  | Interests: www.shivamaha.com
மூச்சĬ...
குசேலĪ 5;ாக இருந்Ī 0;ாலும் குபேரĪ 5;ாக இருந்Ī 0;ாலும் சந்தோī 9;மாக வா&#...  more...
 av rao | 21:47 | 26/Apr/2007
Friends: (17)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: humor,parenting,b...
Be Focussed
YOU ARE WHAT YOU ARE......... NO ONE CAN SUCCEED BY IMITATING YOU neither YOU CAN BY IMITATING OTHERS...LAGE REHO MUNNA BHAI.  more...
 RAVI GOVINDA... | 10:05 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (45)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Sports, Philosoph...
My arranged marriage - 3 (final sequel)
      My middle class mentality had always prevented me from encountering love.  Love was too costly a business for me to meddle with and I also lacked the personality to bowl over a girl with my average look.  But I was an optimist to the core and allowed one-sided Platonic love to prevail which sustained me during all my failed years. Both arrang...  more...
 Sanjeev Verma | 14:23 | 31/Jul/2007
Friends: (122)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Film, Western Cla...
Why Style Matters
By Sanjeev Verma A few years ago I put together a style guide gleaned from all that I have learnt and read in a long and abiding affair with English language. Quite a voluminous guide it turned out to be too and, while I didn't particularly want to inflict that guide on you, I thought this sneak preview to what the guide contains might get some of ...  more...
 Anil Goel | 12:28 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (750)  | Interests: Bollywood, Group ...
Can Maruti make car bombs?
Brainstorming exercise for fiction writers.Can someone stop Maruti Udyog if they decide to manufacture car bombs? Here's the thought... We go through security checks at airport or at important places where too technology and people are able to scan us for 'known' threats...in most cases electronic items are usual suspects as are metallic devices an...  more...
 Niren Shetty | 07:49 | 8/Sep/2006
Friends: (8)  | City: Sunnyvale  | Interests: sports,music,travel
Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is one of the most exclusive vacation spots in America, is actually split between California and Nevada and set in the Sierra Mountains. The trip around the lake takes about 3 1/2 hours. This includes stopping at a few scenic overlooks that are provided for some spectacular picture taking. Dozens of small town are set by the side of the ...  more...
 Isha Cally | 11:50 | 20/Oct/2006
Friends: (340)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Nothing,,,,,!
SHUBH DEEPAWALI
WISHING ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,,,,JOY, SPLENDOUR, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERTY ON THIS FUN FILLED OCCASION OF DIWALI,,,! MAY THIS FESTIVE OF LIGHT BRIGHTENS & BRING PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN LIFE... HAPPY DIWALI,,,!    more...
 ashok chakra... | 19:36 | 4/Jun/2006
Friends: (13)  | Interests: health,politics
Solution to Reservation
Seasons come and go, hurricanes come and go, so does the issue of increasing reservations in our society. Everyone gets emotional about this, the whole nation is divided on this issue, yet our politicians are trying to create further rift amongst us by creating religion based reservations!! I have seen this all 15 years ago and am seeing it all aga...  more...
 Killer Instinct | 10:22 | 4/Jun/2006
Friends: (26)  | Interests: Sports,Bikes,babes
BE A REBEL!!!!
"Say hoi ho oh hoi ho (x2) Loose Control Be A Rebel Verse 1: To the mahal of the Taj To the Minar of Qutub To the Kumari of Kanya (Say hoi oh hoi) To the Panjim of Goa (Say hoi oh hoi) To the Kaancheepuram Zindabad Zindagood All have something to say (Say hoi oh hoi) They all have something to say They all have something to say Follow me Follow me ...  more...
 chandra mohan | 02:08 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (199)  | City: Atlanta  | Interests: Nethin X-treme, B...
U in parel gimme 1000Rs
OK, here"s a nostalgia question: What childhood game did you enjoy the most?Trade(monopoly)? In Monopoly, my strategy was to be the car.The car was one of the little metal game-board pieces; the other ones, as I recall, were the hat, the dog, the shoe, the guy on the horse and the iron. I never wanted to be the shoe, and I definitely did not want t...  more...
 lakkakula ki... | 15:21 | 20/Apr/2007
Friends: (273)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: making friends, c...
GOOD WIFES
Hello friends after a long long long time iam back to you all.  I missed u all aloooot but conditions are like that for me.This blog is a general blog and especially women should not take it as a serious one because i just read this one from one of the newspaper.How to get a nice wife! There are times in a person's life when he needs to take crucia...  more...
 Debasish Cha... | 05:47 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Delray Beach, Florida,USA  | Interests: Browsing, Network...
Effort
There is a little story...that teaches a lot... A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young boy. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went ...  more...
 m r | 11:11 | 10/Apr/2006
Friends: (10)  | City: Agartala  | Interests: nothing
SBI strike called off, staff to get more...
New Delhi, April 10 (PTI): The week-long strike by SBI employees was called off Sunday night following a settlement, which gives higher pension to 2.10 lakh staff of the country's largest commercial bank. Announcing the settlement after a marathon meeting lasting more than 10 hours between the Finance Ministry, striking workers and SBI management h...  more...
 balaji ramam... | 14:53 | 27/Mar/2007
Friends: (69)  | City: Madurai  | Interests: Sports,Movies
Fun
There was a couple married for quite some time and they had a boy of 5-6 years old. Their relationship was turning sour. So finally it reached such a stage that they thought it was better for them to be divorced than carry on such a relationship. So they consulted a lawyer. But the big question was who would have the kid. In the hearing in the cour...  more...
 Kerala Youth | 13:35 | 8/Apr/2006
Friends: (11)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: anything under th...
SBI Strike...What do you think?
The State Bank of India Employees started the strike across the country from April 3rd demanding an adequate revision of the service and family pensions. Today is April 8th and till now the strike continues and might contune further...Customers of the bank are having tough time managing the accounts and funds. To make it worse, most of the ATM's ar...  more...
 kian Artnamus | 19:59 | 24/May/2006
Friends: (27)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: ETC
ETC: What’s the obsession?
ETC: What’s the obsession?Three wildly readingly unread bogs and a great hiatus later……this seemingly dreamy early monsoonal evening in bangalore has got me pondering on the ETC.....and these variegated responses that it has managed to invoke (from my fellow bloggers):Are you stupid or am I?What is the eternal obsession with ETC…?Can’t you write ab...  more...
 Deepak Argade | 17:42 | 30/May/2006
Friends: (34)  | Interests: software testing
my swicki
check out the deepak swicki at eurekster.com  more...
 Siddarth-The... | 19:59 | 22/Oct/2007
Friends: (135)  | City: Madurai  | Interests: Anything under th...
At 10.40 pm
At 10.40 pm are you thinking of me?Or are you thinking of the other person who betrayed you At 10.40 pm are you level headed?has the spirit left you enchantedto leave the bitter taste behind to a sweeter paletteto kill the person who did all the stuff to you with a machette At 10.40 pm are you sane ?Are you attempting to jump out of the window to f...  more...
 janus janus | 18:03 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (259)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Music, cooking, t...
Bees saal baad
I think it’s the time for re-runs in my life! Last year I embarked on a road trip down south and visited places that I had not been to for 20-odd years. And in a week’s time, I will be visiting another country which I last saw 20years ago. A lot has changed in India in the meantime, and in life. I wonder what kind of changes have happened in a coun...  more...
 Sabarinath Nair | 12:54 | 28/Nov/2007
Friends: (59)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Nature Photograph...
Pics of Hogenakkal
Rediff somehow doesnt allow more than one pic - or I havent found out yet. So posting a link to my other blog http://cacafonix.blogspot.com/2007/11/kavery-hogenakkal .html  more...
 shishir bhate | 19:52 | 21/Mar/2006
Friends: (152)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
Are more H-1B visas good for India?
By the end of this month, if will be clear if the US Senate Immigration Reform Bill introduced to decide whether H-1B visa limit should be increased from 65,000 to 115,000 has been defeated or allowed to sail through successfully. Everyone says an increase in the H-1B visa limit will help Indians the most. Will it, really? But more on that in just ...  more...
 Krishna Reddy | 23:42 | 2/Sep/2007
Friends: (295)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Art of Living, Sw...
Art of Living friends from Pune
Clips from Pune trip Nov 2006 Pictures of myself ( Krishna Reddy ), Sunita and Art of Living Pune gang including Harshal Jadhav, Omkar Nissal and Archana. The trip included a visit to Okayama garden (Asia"s largest Japanese garden), Kadakwasla dam, Khanapur orphanage and Omkar"s birthday party.  more...
 sonu k | 18:15 | 28/Oct/2007
Friends: (515)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: news,investment,l...
'Talking too much' is top job-interview ...
Talking too much is the most common interview mistake that job candidates make,according to 36 percent of recruiters who completed the ninth edition of the quarterly Executive Recruiter Index, released by Korn/Ferry International, the premier global provider of executive search, outsourced recruiting andleadership development solutions. Other commo...  more...
 Sathya Ranga... | 11:00 | 26/Feb/2006
Friends: (2)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Browsing, listeni...
First Blog
Hi this is sathya from chennai i have started this new blog, i will tell my experiences in this blog and share with you, my first advice dont trust girls  more...
 sandeep ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007
Friends: (618)  | City: Bombay  | Interests: BREAKFAST: Assam ...
The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution
Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...  more...
 Amit Agrawal | 23:11 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (256)  | City: New Delhi  | Interests: hayaa aur hayaat
kahin koyi
kahin koyi manzil chhupi to hogikahin koyi aas dabi bhi hogikaise chudaoon apne haathon se lahoomere jurm ki panaah kahin to hogibaar baar hai beshumaar hai kehta hai dilhar baar dil ki sada tum tak pahunchi to hogidin guzar chuka hai raat bhi rawaan hogiis shabe gham ki bhi to koyi subah zaroor hogichalta jaaoonga jab talak na milegi mujhesaahil k...  more...
 Deepa | 11:38 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (77)  | Interests: reading, being wi...
If I were...
If I were the breezeI would waft past youAnd ruffle your hair If I were the rainI would shimmer down youAnd tickle your skin If I were a flowerI would bloom in your gardenAnd await your caress If I were the sunshineI would shine down upon youAnd lighten up your days If I were a dreamI would don a colorful attireAnd brighten your nights But I am jus...  more...
 Himanshu Sonkar | 00:16 | 4/Apr/2007
Friends: (110)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Adventure, Hills,...
Happy Bday Wishes
Seeing a falling star, I wished last night. May you find your moon, May you both burn bright. A strange wish i had, not everyone's delight "May the day never come, May the night never fly. May your moon be even bright, May you never see sunrise" --Heman  more...
 Ravi Kumar | 12:11 | 7/Mar/2007
Friends: (42)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music, DJing, Cri...
Just Because............
Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realize what a gold mine you are, doesn't mean you shine any less. Just because no one has been smart enough to figure out that you can't be topped, doesn't stop you from being the best. Just because no one has come along to share your life, doesn't mean that day isn't coming. Just because no one has...  more...
 atul sabnis | 10:39 | 30/Mar/2007
Friends: (153)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Swimming, Aquariu...
Management Lesson
 Management Lesson   One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops - a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well.At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six feet eight,built like a wrestler, arms hanging down to the ground....  more...
 Rajesh iyer | 21:07 | 12/Feb/2006
Friends: (119)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: cricket,batminton...
Prayer 2006
Oh God Almighty!!May my password get acceptedAnd my explorer get connectedHelp me upload my data foreverNot let a hanged out serverKeep my floppies working in their driveGive me place to back up hard driveHelp send my emails fasterShield me from virus disasterScan my folders without failAnd filter out all junk mailGive my entire download a surgeSto...  more...
 febin joy | 19:58 | 8/Dec/2007
Friends: (381)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Music, Drawing, P...
Reading between lines
Hi..... As it was a holiday... I was in my usual Saturday syndrome... (Sleeping) Later tried reading for a while and then the idea of this frame flashed my mind... Hope u guys will like it... :) febs  more...
 Aashish Agarwal | 14:43 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (19)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Cars, Mobiles, Mu...
Connect!
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 Kamalasekara... | 09:08 | 8/Feb/2006
Friends: (12)  | Interests: chatting,writing ...
A Bloggers' Code of Ethics Be Honest and Fair Bloggers should be honest and fair in gathering, reporting and interpreting information. Bloggers should: • Never plagiarize. • Identify and link to sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources' reliability. • Make certain that Weblog entries, quotation...  more...
 Vijay Hubert | 17:48 | 3/Jan/2006
Friends: (8)  | City: Trichy  | Interests: Chess, Football, ...
Troy
For long, I was wondering why the greeks make so much fuss about Homer's epics Illiad and Odyssey. Today after reading Illiad I couldn't dissent their pride. Infact it is a Masterpiece from Homer.  more...