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 20:46 | 5/Aug/2008
Mid age crisis !!! - (Part II)
 (concluding part)Monday morning, when Anu was getting ready for the office, her cell rang and it was Nikhil's call. Anu went through mixed feelings. Her heart skipped a bit and mind quickly revised all the points she was to discuss in the meeting today. “Morning Anu, Sorry to bother you, but I have some urgent work in the morning so can we meet at... more...
 00:12 | 4/Aug/2008
Mid age crisis !!! - (Part I )
  “This color suits you....I mean , you look good in this......Have a nice day!” , Nikhil had said this very subtly trying not to sound too personal when she was about to leave. Anu was not prepared for this....she was startled for a moment , but immediately smiled back , said “ Oh, Thank you...and Good day, Mr. Nikhil”.....She always made it a poi... more...
 01:19 | 3/Aug/2008
They don't feel safe...
 The safety of the senior citizens has become a serious matter of concern these days. Specially in Metros and other big cities where within a family people do not have time for each other, senior generation is completely left out.Being surrounded by people and emotional support of the family is one step ahead; the basic safety of their life is unde... more...
 02:46 | 1/Jul/2008
Three Women
 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'... more...
 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... more...
 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... more...
 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... more...
 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 ... more...
 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... more...
 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... more...
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 Nitin Nawar | 12:58 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (59)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Loves to travel.....
"You Can Call It Gratitude"-- by Sudha M...
 There are two photographs that hang on my office wall. Everyday when I enter my office, I look at them before starting my day. They are pictures of two old people. One is of a gentleman in a blue suit and the other is a black and white image of a man with dreamy eyes and a white beard.People have often asked me if the people in the photographs are...  more...
 saurav sharma | 12:42 | 16/Dec/2007
Friends: (19)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dancing, listenin...
Juvenility
Juvenility The Juvenility in my life is immense…But what I have to choose for me is always suspense!! So many colors of life are there to be initiated…So many phases are waiting to be palpated!!Though attempts were there to figure this out…They were there for a while…but then altogether wasted!! As a kid I used to explore every corner to get the be...  more...
 soloman will... | 21:29 | 28/Jul/2008
Friends: (370)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: you got only one ...
prem karta hoon tumhe...
Prem karta hoontumhe jo jaan logi..Bhaav vihwal hoke shayad thaam logi..Sharm se jo bandkar logi aankhon ko tum..Jhuk ke, dhire se, ye palke choom lunga..Jor se dhadkegamann ,kaampenge adhar..Maun mein sabbhav honge tab mukhar..Meethi sihran sijo hogi tan mein tere.Kaano meinabhivyakti ki mishri ghol degi..Sparsh ke aanch mein tapne lagogi..Prem ki...  more...
 piyush | 20:40 | 7/Jul/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music,wwe,cricket
WWE
hi any one wanna cool new wwe wallpapers then tell me  more...
 Nitin Maradia | 17:12 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (71)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Hindi Movie Songs...
Perfect Boss....
Perfect Boss . . . There were about 70 scientists working on a very hectic project. All of them were really frustrated due to the pressure of work and the demands of their boss but everyone was loyal to him and did not think of quitting the job. One day, one scientist came to his boss and told him - Sir, I have promised  to my children that I will ...  more...
 Shree Agrawal | 18:23 | 7/Jul/2008
Friends: (63)  | City: Varanasi  | Interests: talking,listing m...
funny meaninGs
Funny meanings      Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool at the other.***********Love affairs: Something like cricket where one-day internationals are more popular than a five-day test.***********Marriage:It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her master ***********Divorce...  more...
 anu sinha | 09:57 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (51)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: kids, stories, re...
reading
Read 'How I taught my granmother to read & other short stories' by Sudha Murty, really inspirational. I know book is s'posed to be for kids but I really liked the way she simplified writing. Solutions are there its for us to find them.  more...
 Harsha | 22:53 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (323)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: buks,archeology
THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM
I know..no one would bother reading this blog..and damn!!!..no would so much as bother to give it a glance...why should you???..people have other interesting topics...sexy actors and their personal lives..how many dogs that hero has got..how that particular heroine maintains such a well toned body..you MUST know..shouldn't you?People adore..no..no....  more...
 DIBYA | 17:18 | 4/Aug/2008
Friends: (472)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: MAKING NEW FRIENDS
MY BLOOMING LOVE
My Love is as dear as blooming lotus.As dear as princess of fairyland.Her heart as gentle as divineheart, She is love galore in herfathomless heart. She is as far as twinkling stars.She is as near as light of thosestarsHer smile as elegant as innocent flower, Everybody says, she is an angle�sdaughter.And her eyes, she turns likeshooting star, Fro...  more...
 Pradeep | 15:02 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: making frnds, rea...
Learning of Marketing Concepts
A Management Professor in his class explained marketing concepts to the Students : You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: 'I am very rich, marry me!' - That's Direct Marketing' You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: 'He's very rich.'Marry...  more...
 RAMESH | 11:50 | 16/Aug/2008
Friends: (155)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: health,astrology,...
True to...urself...
 TRUE TO.......??From the very Begining, the girl's family objected strongly on her dating this guy. Saying that it has got to do with family background & that the girl will have to suffer for the rest of her life if she were to be with him.Due to family's pressure, the couple quarrel very often. Though the girl love the guy deeply, but she always ...  more...
 san gupta | 10:49 | 16/Jul/2008
Friends: (8)  | City: rohtak  | Interests: listening old mel...
bas tu hi hai
Na humne berukhii dekhii na humne dushmanii dekhii, Tere har ek sitam me humne kitnii saadgii dekhii, Kabhii har cheez me duniyaa mukammal dekhte the huM, Kabhii duniyaa ki har ek cheez me terii kamii dekhii, Na diN me roshanii dekhii , na shab me chaandnii dekhii, Terii ulfat me humne is kadar bhii zindagii dekhii  more...
 amrut patil | 17:07 | 26/Jul/2008
Friends: (110)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: singing
BILLO BARBER
BILLO BARBERActually i never thought that I would be writing on the topic like this....(Females pls excuse me as they dont have the luxury to keep a beard and they wont like to keep one..!!!!So they wont understand the parody of  to shave or not to shave.!!Alaa...Shavesphere!)As I am sporting a french beard now a days not because I am stylo types b...  more...
 Deepti Sharma | 18:26 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (132)  | City: Agra  | Interests: Journlism
A Friend
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 praveen sharma | 15:26 | 19/Aug/2008
Friends: (944)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
THE LOVE
"The name that can be named is not the eternal Name. The unnamable is the eternally real," . So, if you focus on the name, then you are likely to lose the actual substance and essence of it.Basically “LOVE” is a unique feeling that can’t be defined if we really live it. On the contrary it can be defined with all its technicalities for all other pur...  more...
 kshitij | 01:25 | 17/Aug/2008
Friends: (56)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Cricket, Soccer,D...
Catapult
Oh no! Oh no! I lost my catapult! I know! I know! I'll ask my mother, my mother said no Oh no! Oh no! I lost my catapult! I know! I know! I'll ask my father, my father said no Oh no! oh no! I lost my catapult! Oh yes! I found it in my pocket!  more...
 Putan Prasad | 17:02 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (296)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: singing, sharing ...
SHEROO SHAYARI ARZ HAI AADAB
CHHAHAT  KE ESH DARIYA ME KOI KHUSHMISHMAT WALA HI DUBTA HAIPAR WOO BAHAR NIKALTA HAI JO HAR MUSHKIL KA SAMNA KARE AE PYAR KARNEWALO  PEECHE NA HATNA KABHI CHAHE LAKH SITAM KARE JAMANE WALE  LOVE IS WHAT CAN BE FELT NOT TOLD IT CAN BE GIVEN NOT SOLD IT CUMS WEN U LEAST EXCEPT IT AND LEAVE U WHENE U MOST NEED IT HASHRATON KI HAM AAPKI RAAH SAJA DENG...  more...
 subhashish c... | 16:03 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (91)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: santana , bryan a...
GENDER BATTLE
        The Silent Treatment  A man and his wife were having some problems at home and were giving   each other the silent treatment. Suddenly, the man realized that thenext day, he would need his wife to wake him at 5:00 AM for an early  morning business flight. Not wanting to be the first to break the silence (and LOSE), he wroteon a piece of pap...  more...
 ajit balakri... | 19:35 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (47)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: People, history, ...
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 ...  more...
 sandy raj | 13:20 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (70)  | City: Pune  | Interests: music,travelling,...
Hand Of Hope.........
  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...  more...
 leena | 18:21 | 12/Jul/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Haryana  | Interests: litrature n philo...
CLASSIFY YOURSELF
 A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day.A small rabbit saw the crow, and asked him, "Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?" The crow answered: " Sure, why not." So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. All of a sudden, a fox appeared, jumped on the rabbit and ate it. Management Lesson: To be sitting a...  more...
 soumyavo sarkar | 00:59 | 6/Jun/2008
Friends: (17)  | City: Malda  | Interests: Reading,Writing,P...
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...  more...
 vijayaram reddy | 14:52 | 11/Aug/2008
Friends: (735)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, Poetry, ma...
సరిగ్ĵ...
సరిగ్ĵ 5;ా చూడు ప్రాణ రహిత జీవాలĺ 9;లా తిరుగĹ 7;తోంది - ఈ ప్రజా గుం...  more...
 Sunrise Mark... | 13:08 | 22/May/2008
Friends: (5)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Trekking, Reading...
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. ...  more...
 LAUKIK | 09:40 | 16/Jun/2008
Friends: (100)  | City: Mangalore  | Interests: CHATTING
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…..!  more...
 keshav singhal | 09:29 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (463)  | City: Ajmer  | Interests: Learning, Reading...
Habeeb miyan naheen rahe ….
हबीब मियाँ नहीं रहे …. ज़िंदादि ;ली और शेर-ओ-शाय 52;ी के साथ 138 साल 3 मह...  more...
 hardhitter h... | 16:44 | 16/Aug/2008
Friends: (129)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Life
Everybody Cheats-XI
Everybody Cheats-XII dropped ‘her’ at her home. Drove back home. Dev called after he reached home , missing his flight to Chennai and asked me for lunch with my wife. Mukhi was a bit reluctant initially as on Sundays she wants to sort out the world’s problem around her and she always plans at least hundred errands and paper work on every Sunday. Bu...  more...
 usha rani | 09:44 | 18/Jun/2008
Friends: (84)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: reading, writing
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?!  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 an  terrorist outfit.The DGP was answering anxious journalists,"as such the DGP's site w...  more...
 eureka mind | 00:41 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (30)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Reading, Writing ...
Os ki boond ...
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...  more...
 sanjay swadia | 12:18 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (36)  | City: Jamnagar  | Interests: Gujarati bhasha, ...
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...  more...
 dinesh dubay | 10:15 | 14/Aug/2008
Friends: (62)  | City: Udaipur  | Interests: hindi songs, read...
Independence Day
Happy   Independence   Day  more...
 Madhur bid | 10:44 | 9/Jul/2008
Friends: (234)  | 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...
 Subhransu | 11:33 | 27/Jul/2008
Friends: (188)  | City: Tokyo  | Interests: Computer
Stupid!
Musharraf calls Bush on 11th Sept:Musharraf: Mr President, I would like to express my condolences to you.It is a real tragedy. So many people, such great building... I wouldlike to ensure that we had nothing in connection with that...Bush: What buildings? What people??Musharraf: Oh, and what time is it in America now?Bush: It's Eight in the morning...  more...
 kash | 17:30 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (60)  | City: Indore  | Interests: travellin, meetin...
Friendship
Friends - It is so difficult to find real good friends in this world of today . I have been really fortunate to have such great and genuine friends like u all . Look forward to our continued friendship . Wish you all a very happy friendship Day . May all of you have a great time . Good wishes to you and your families.  more...
 Suresh Praja... | 12:39 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (270)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Having a Discus...
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...  more...
 Snehal Joshi | 18:28 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (70)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: polictics
HAD KAR DI AAPNE
Rajniti ki galliyaron mein yeh kya ho raha hainnetaon ko karod ke offer mil rahe hainaur aam aadmi mahangai ka bojh dho raha hain Jise bhi dekho, khursi mein atki uski jaan hainaam admi bechara petrol ki keeman se pareshaan hain Roj naye samikaran roj nayee tikdam hainJeeye kaise yeh soch kar aam admi ke naam mein dum hain Mahangai, aatankwaad, se ...  more...
 Mayank Chatu... | 11:40 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music ,singing ,r...
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...  more...
 Charu Govil | 18:34 | 5/Aug/2008