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| Three Women | |
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| Three Women Three women were enjoying coffee at the coffee table in the kitchen of the youngest woman , Ishita a software engineer married for 6 months...... It was a saturday evening and Ishita was looking forward to this day as she had planned to spend the weekend along with other two women, one her mom, Shubhangi, Prof of chemistry and her Mom'...
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| 14:55 | 15/Jun/2008 |
| Hair Gel & Deo Spray for the kids ?........ | |
| Hair Gel & Deo Spray for the kids ?......What's the hurry?As I had mentioned in one of my previous posts," Changing Times” ,that now the rate of change is very fast. And you probably feel so when you have said goodbye to your college days (as during those days you feel all the trends are for you) and more when you have become a parent and rapid in...
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| 23:15 | 13/Jun/2008 |
| Vote for me?....Spare the kids please ! | |
| Vote for me……? Poor Kids!(This article is reposted in its original version as posted a few months back. It had disappeared from my iland.)Recently released movie “Tare Zameen Par” is a wonderful movie. A movie so beautifully made, it makes you cry but still you come out not feeling heavy but pondering and somewhere trying to check yourself. That i...
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| 15:26 | 13/Jun/2008 |
| Being ordinary is no less......part II | |
| Being ordinary is no less ......Nishi did not have to wait for long. Once she did not have much work in the office....so she left after the lunch and straight away headed to Nupur's house after giving her a call and cofirming if she was free.Lots of green palms, earthen bells, traditional toran at the main entrance made her feel so good.Nupur open...
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| 09:37 | 13/Jun/2008 |
| MY POST GOES MISSING...!! | |
| Dear Friends,One of my posts went missing !! And I came to know about it just today.Yesterday while watching the news on NDTV where they mentioned about the reality shows for the kids in the context of CHILD LABOUR. I just mentioned my husband that I had written about it long time back on my blog. Today I just looked for the same post and I found i...
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| 22:51 | 12/Jun/2008 |
| Being ordinary is no less....part I | |
| Being ordinary is no less.....Nishi was reluctant to go to the party; but still she dressed up, got the children ready just because she was slightly convinced with what Vineet, her husband said, “ Now when your mood is upset, you must come to the party otherwise you will sulk at home, once we three have left”Vineet had smiled while stressing the ...
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| 07:58 | 9/Jun/2008 |
| Women Leaders | |
| Hillary Clinton could not make it to the white house.....She lost the Democratic party's presidential nomination itself. Why ? and how?....well, a lot is being written about that in the newspapers, on the net and shown on the TV.....be it her vote to authorize the use of American force in Iraq years back or her husband Bill Clinton's statements tha...
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| 15:18 | 5/Jun/2008 |
| Thank You, Readers | |
| Dear Readers,Thank you so much for your huge response. Honestly I did not expect such an overwhelming response. Apart from comments on my blog (We need the revolution...) I received a lot of mails pertaining to the same.Well, some mails indicate that there are people who are working for good in their own way through some organization or at individ...
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| 13:57 | 31/May/2008 |
| We need a Revolution...... | |
| India ! A great country with ancient history, A country with the history of initial civilization, A country with a big number of religions,languages, A country with all types of geographical,climatic conditions that are present all over the world. And still a country of snake charmers,colorful dresses, folk dances to foreign tourists ?India is so ...
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| 22:58 | 29/May/2008 |
| Power of Big Population | |
| Gujjars' agitation . Again another politically motivated disturbance. It always happens in India. If party “A” is ruling party, party “B” will take up some issue and instigate people to create the disturbances. The mob gets carried away and falls victim to it; pulling back the country from its smooth functioning.Ironically, these politicians are ...
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| praveen sharma | 12:28 | 3/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (559)
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| MY WISH |
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| I wish that I could cause the sunTo warm the world with loveRemove the clouds a momentTo reveal the stars aboveI wish that I could wipe that tearFrom the corner of your eyeBring happiness for your sorrowBring a smile for your sighI wish that I could better thingsPut hope within your heartMake today the best you've hadRight from its' very startI wis...
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| kshitij | 18:28 | 1/Jul/2008 |
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| Soccer and Ronaldo-my favorite! |
| Some people call football soccer. Well I call it soccer. For Americans football is another game. My favorite team is Brazil because its a very good team;they work together and they have good techniques.My favorite player is Christiano Ronaldo. I wish I could be him. He is the best player in the world for 2008.When I grow up I don't know what to be,...
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| subhashish c... | 22:25 | 16/Jun/2008 |
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| insensitivity |
| The phone rings up with an earth shattering tone . my wife picks up and I hear saying ….oh no !!!!! . Immediately I get up and asked her what happened . Her close friends husband had expired and she was wailing like anything .I knew her friend quite well but had not met her husband . Immediatelythe only thing that came into my mind was th...
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| ajit balakri... | 19:35 | 27/Jan/2008 |
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| The Misguided Search for Excellence |
| For a word that has its origins in 14th century Anglo-French, “excellence” has done very well. One can hardly ever attend a meeting of top policy makers in business or education or science without somebody or the other raising the question, “Are we striving enough to achieve excellence in our field?” For policy makers, “excellence” is one of those ...
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| sandy raj | 13:20 | 13/Jun/2008 |
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| Hand Of Hope......... |
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| Amazing photo !!! A picture began circulating in January. It should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by a surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The Baby was diagnosed with Spina Bifida and would not survive if removed f...
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| leena | 22:14 | 13/Jun/2008 |
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| THE UP-SIDE -DOWN STORY OF SHIMLA HILLS |
| Seismologic studies of the earth have uncovered new information about the Shimla hills region .It reveals that Shimla is situated on mantle which is thick, heavy, and solid rocky material layer.whereas in normal formation of earth , the lithosphere is the crust about 5 to 30 miles deep and lighter than mantle and the mantle is about 1800 miles thic...
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| soumyavo sarkar | 00:59 | 6/Jun/2008 |
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| Strike-What was,What is and What should ... |
| Whatever the name you give to a rose, it will keep on emitting the same fragrance- said William Shakespeare in one of his plays.This is equally applicable to 'Strike' in India.It has several nicks like 'Hartaal','Dharmaghat' and 'Bandh' most popularly as it is known - yet all mean the same causing similar inconvenience to the mass, though it is oft...
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| Sunrise Mark... | 13:08 | 22/May/2008 |
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| How Much is Too Much? |
| Recently, the head of a western nation made an interesting comment about our country. He has directly related the rising global prices of commodities [food, oil, etc] to the burgeoning consumption of the middle-class in India.Now why has our middle-class grown suddenly? Simple! We have gone global. It means that we work for global corporations. ...
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| LAUKIK | 09:40 | 16/Jun/2008 |
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| TWICE IS THE BEST |
| The hard reality Read Twice The hard reality The hard reality is that when you need advice, everyone is ready to help you, but when you need help, everyone is ready to advice you…..!
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| keshav singhal | 19:07 | 2/Jul/2008 |
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| About the Dutch language |
| ABOUT THE DUTCH LANGUAGE One of the iLander friends from the Netherlands, Ms. Elisabeth, has posted a recent post "About the Dutch Language". It's a good post. If you wish to know more about the Dutch language, just visit http://lacocherapintoresca.rediffiland.com and learn a few sentences / words in Dutch. With good wishes, Keshav Singhal
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| usha rani | 09:44 | 18/Jun/2008 |
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| A Divine Image Cruelty has a human heart, And Jealousy a human face; Terror the human form divine, And secrecy the human dress. The human dress is forged iron, The human form a fiery forge, The human face a furnace seal'd, The human heart its hungry gorge. By William Blake p.s.: do you think of this poem as Pessimistic or Reality?!
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| sareena nafe... | 11:06 | 30/Jun/2008 |
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| Jeevan.......the casteless |
| After seating the parents,who had come with their ward,in the chairs before him,the headmaster began filling the application form. "Son,what's your name?" "Jeevan'' "Good,nice name.Father's name?" ...
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| eureka mind | 00:41 | 26/Jun/2008 |
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| Os ki boondon ne li kaisi angrai hailagta hai ki aaj samandar mein nahai haihawa bhi hai kuch bekhud si, kuch alsaai sijaise kaale baadlon sang aalingan kar aai haisajni ke aankhon mein aaj chamak hai ajab silagta hai saajan ke aane ki khabar aai haibhawrein ne dekho pankh fadfadaya hai apnaKahin koi kali phool ban itraai hai tere chehre se jaalim...
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| sanjay swadia | 12:18 | 28/Jun/2008 |
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| maraman ni wat |
| mand mand pawan waheto hato hato, tyare hu tamne kashuk keto hato, yaad aawe chhe? yad karo, hu shu tamne keto hato?reti ma bangla bandhyata ne pawane tene padya ta, swapna ma fari sandhyata, tyare hu shu tamne keto hatonirash tame thaya hata, bangla tedi narahya, dhime dhime roiyee padyata, tyare hu shu tamne keto hato?me tamne kahyu hatu, ke hu k...
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| dinesh dubay | 16:01 | 26/Jun/2008 |
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| FRIEND |
| © Friendship is like a glass handle it with care because once broken cannot be mended and even if mended.... a crack is always there !!! © Saathi sirf woh nahi hota jo jeevan bhar saath nibhaye; Saathi to woh bhi hai jo jivan ke kuch palon mein bhi jeevan bhar ka saath de jaaye.
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| Madhur bid | 14:51 | 27/Jun/2008 |
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| aa roju |
| ఆ రోజు నాకు చాలా బాగా గుర్తుంద ;ి. మా మధ్య ఉన్న ఒప్పందం ప్రకా...
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| Subhransu | 12:51 | 1/Jul/2008 |
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| Salvage India |
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| Young guns, young mind with a zest to do something different can bring revolutionary change in the system. Believe they only can correct the plunging system. They understand the world better than anybody else. They are the smarter generation, they have the knowledge. They are competitive and have the attitude. Taking as an example in the current in...
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| kash | 20:26 | 29/Jun/2008 |
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| Tongue Part II |
| Once there was a quarrel between the tongue and the teeth.You know the tongue has this habit of pushing the teeth , specialy the one which is aching. So teeth got together and decided to warn the tongue . She was told that if she did not mend her ways all the teeth will bite her to teach her a lesson.The tongue heard it all quietly and told them no...
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| Suresh Praja... | 12:39 | 30/May/2008 |
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| Welcome to Civilisation |
| Hello , family. Recently i have started on more book, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL by Tony Martin. I have found a very interesting page in this book. I would like to share it with you. Author has taken it from somewhere which is mentioned at the end. The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , bu...
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| Snehal Joshi | 12:13 | 30/Jun/2008 |
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| A True Local Story |
| I was regular traveller of the 8.25 morning local from Vasai to Churchgate. I had a group in the 2nd class compartment just besides the second first class compartment. Like ours there were various groups in the same compartment. This is the story of the group which used to sit just besides ours. One day the members of the other group were fighting ...
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| Mayank Chatu... | 11:40 | 15/May/2008 |
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| How to Have a Great Conversation with An... |
| The art of conversation takes practice, and is not as hard as you might think. It will take some knowledge, practice, and patience, and you can learn to relax and enjoy a great conversation.With these tips you will be well on your way to having a good, meaningful and entertaining conversation with anyone!Make a good first impression. Smile, ask que...
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| Charu Govil | 07:17 | 23/Jun/2008 |
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| On the Path of Genocide… |
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| A religion is a guideline or discipline for a serene life in this world. God is a fear to limit us to follow the right path, and be afraid of an external power that rewards or punishes you, as per your deeds.Hinduism is one of the oldest religions, evolved after covering one of the most tortuous paths of reforms and varied civilizations. The cult i...
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| Sudhir Virulkar | 17:07 | 14/Apr/2008 |
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| JAB WE MET |
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| It was about 10 AM,a chilly summer morning at Leh. My PS came with the daily mail.He said with a smile "Sir, there is an admiration letter from a lady for you." I opened the letter; it was from Calcuttafrom some Sapna Mukherjee.She appreciated my interview telecast on DD. Letter was written three weeks ago & since she did not know our address, it r...
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| NEHA VERMA | 11:52 | 10/Jun/2008 |
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| REALIZEABLE FACT FOR EVERYONE...... "NEVER SHOW SO MUCH OF LOVE & CONCERN TO ANYONE SINCE IT CREATES A NON CURABLE PAIN WHEN THEY AVOIDS U"....... IT'S TRUE
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| PUNIT KAPADIA | 10:17 | 17/Apr/2008 |
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| Where do we stand? |
| Its been a never-ending saga these days in the Indian newspapers, of peoples viewpoint on the Reservation policy. It’s been debated hugely everyday. I have seen shows on the television where the ‘intellectual’ beings portray how irresponsible and selfish has been the Indian Bureaucracy been while devising the policy. I specifically use the word ‘bu...
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| Yogesh Tatwal | 15:32 | 4/Jun/2008 |
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| MY LOVE 4 U.......... |
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| My Love For YouMy love for you is as cool as the oceanas we walked through the waves with love and devotionmy love for you is not as complexit’s not just your looks or the great sexit’s your personality that shines to mebeing with you shows what love can beI look at the picture that you sent meknowing your waiting makes me happyall the times we’ve ...
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| Kumar Ahuja | 10:56 | 26/Jun/2008 |
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| A Lost Soul |
| Man created machines for his own useIn turn, machines turned him of no useDiscoveries take place every new morningWho cares for nature's warning?Natural things have come to a standstillEverybody now thinks digitalMan calls himself as independentIn reality, he is now machine dependentIn the forest of machines,On a gifted planet called earth...A sear...
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| Jitendra | 14:48 | 22/Apr/2008 |
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| innocent feelings |
| RimJhim Rimjhim RumJhum RumJhum Bheegi Bheegi Rut mein tum hum hum tum chalte hain. Bajta hai jaltarang teen ki chhat pe jab Motiyon jaisa jal barseboondon ki ye ladi laayi hai wo ghadi jiske liya mann tarse Aayi.n hai dekhne jheelon ke aaine.nbaalon ko khole ghatayei.nrahei.n dhuaa.n dhuaa.n jayenge hum kahaachalo yahi rah jaayei.n with love ........
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| kamlesh meena | 14:06 | 10/Apr/2008 |
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| Ye chori kiya gaya low hai. NEWTON's LAWS OF ROMANCE Newton in romantic mood......... Universal law: " Love can neither be created nor be destroyed; only it can transfer from One girlfriend to another girlfriend with some loss of money "
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| Apratim Shaw | 10:54 | 9/May/2008 |
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| Lesser Known Tales |
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| Adam's Helpmeets (Excerpt from The Hebrew Myths by Robert Graves and Raphael Patai (New York: Doubleday, 1964), pp 65-69.)Having decided to give Adam a helpmeet lest he should be alone of his kind, God put him into a deep sleep, removed one of his ribs, formed it into a woman, and closed up the wound, Adam awoke and said: 'This being shall be name...
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| Sanjeev Verma | 23:16 | 7/May/2008 |
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| Echoes of the Past |
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| By Sanjeev VermaCinema—and I usually say this when the wife is out of earshot—is my first love. For me it’s cinema. Or films. Never movies. I painstakingly—and I am sure gratingly—object to even my nine-year-old son calling them movies. Why, he asks? Aren’t they synonyms—films, cinema, movies, et al? No they most certainly not. Movies, I maintain, ...
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| A M Daniel | 17:35 | 21/May/2008 |
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| BE A RIGHT PERSON |
| When the Person Is RightOne rainy Sunday afternoon, a little boy was bored and his father was sleepy. The father decided to create an activity to keep the kid busy. So, he found in the morning newspaper a large map of the world. He took scissors and cut it into a good many irregular shapes like a jigsaw puzzle. Then he said to his son, "See if you ...
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| ankur vishnoi | 11:41 | 2/May/2008 |
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| Free Downloads |
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| tarun goel | 22:46 | 22/Jun/2008 |
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| Who have better Friends Men/Women |
| Men always have better friends....They will stand by you, no matter what....!!! Here's an example:-Friends of Women:A wife was not at home for a whole night. So she tells her husband the very next morning, that she stayed at her (girl) friend's apartment overnight. So the husband calls 10 of her best (girl) friends and none of them confirmed that ...
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| Boltus | 12:24 | 21/May/2008 |
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| The taste of failure Failure is a word we fear most, at least in my life I was afraid to confront with failure and I took only those options where I could have a sure win. That means not even a moderate risk taker!Accepting challenges, small or big, evokes fear and the fear is about a failure and getting embarrassed in front of others. So we tend t...
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| sunil deshpande | 13:49 | 22/Jun/2008 |
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| "TRUE LOVE" |
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| Naskar mitraho........aaj early in the moning means 11.30 am i open my PC, & logon to Iland to read frends blogs, one of them i read "what is love" just after reading third /forth line, I decided to write the post on that world which was "True Love" Yeah, frends.... can u tell me why we started to use this world " true love"? what u means yaar? whe...
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| Sensible Joker | 12:43 | 27/Jun/2008 |
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| Saawan ka pehla baadal uska kaajal ban jaaye…! Mauj uthe saagar mein jaise aise kadam uthaaye…!! Rab ne jaane kis mitti se uske ang banaaye…!!! Chham se kaash kahin se mere saamne woh aa jaaye…! Bholi si surat aankhon mein masti door khadi sharmaaye…!! Aye hay!!! Ek jhalak dikhlaaye kabhi kabhi aanchal mein——— SHIT!!! Does she have an ‘aanc...
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| Richard | 13:47 | 3/Jun/2008 |
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| VIOLENCE |
| Thye violent situation that swept many areas of South Africa has been covered by many news channels in both print and audio visual. The tragedy is that many peope lost their lives and others were displaced. The hype of xenophobia hass been echoed by many people including many in government, the media, and ordinary people. The upper and middle cla...
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| PREETI BOSE | 18:30 | 17/Jun/2008 |
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