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 sunshine | 11:43 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (429)  | Interests: Its raining Billi...
DIRTY LEGAL EXPRESSIONS
DIRTY LEGAL ExpressionS ]] 10. Have you looked through her briefs?  ] ]  9. He's one hard judge!  ] ] 8. Counselor, let's do it in chambers. ] ] 7. His attorney withdrew at the last minute.  ] ] 6. Is it a penal offense?  ] ] 5. Better leave the handcuffs on.  ] ] 4. For $200 an hour, she better be good!  ] ] 3. Can you get him to drop his suit?  ]...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 14:41 | 17/May/2008
Friends: (528)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Of a Happy Life
[Written in context of the various criticisms that Amitabh Bachchan has been facing ever since he became a fellow-blogger.]OF A HAPPY LIFEFacing personal vilification and condemnation is the exclusive privilege of men of eminence. They thrive on it, and it only makes their positions stronger.  Whether it is the timeless heroes like Socrates or Jesu...  more...
 chaitali rai | 22:18 | 25/Apr/2008
Friends: (630)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
                       Modern Panchtantra Story [ IT HUMOR ]             Once upon a time , there was a software engineer who used to develop programs on his             Pentium machine, sitting under a tree on the banks of a river. He  used to earn his bread by selling those programs in the Sunday  market.             One day, while he was working...  more...
 SOUMESWAR GHOSH | 23:44 | 27/Sep/2007
Friends: (50)  | City: Siliguri  | Interests: Sports,Science,Bu...
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 Ganesan VG | 21:49 | 25/Jan/2008
Friends: (420)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Reading books, ta...
R - DAY WISHES - 2008
R - DAY WISHES - 2008DEAR ILAND FRNDS;LET US ALL SALUTE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR FREEDOM AND THE NATION ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAYSMALL REQUEST - IF TIME PERMITS, TRY TO ATTEND A SMALL GATHERING OF FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY (AS I USED TO IN THE PARK IN OUR COLONY IN CHENNAI/WATCH IN TV/ATTEND IN OFFICES)THANKS & REGARDSYOUR LOVING ILAND FRND...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 11:23 | 10/Jul/2008
Friends: (1503)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
LOGICAL ATTACK
Nice Logic - It May Work !!  THINK ABOUT IT……A man eats two eggs each morning for breakfast.  When he goes to theKirana store he pays Rs. 12 a dozen.  Since a dozen eggs won't last a weekhe normally buys two dozens at a time. One day while buying eggs he noticesthat the price has risen to Rs. 16. The next time he buys groceries, eggs areRs. 22 a do...  more...
 sajita krishnan | 11:46 | 11/Sep/2007
Friends: (27)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading, dogs of ...
Bhagvad Gita as Dharma Shastra???
Just read in the TOI today that a High Court Judge has recommended that the Bhagvad Gita be made the national dharma shastra.I am not a scholar of the Gita, and I have only given it a cursory read. Even so, I accept that all the concepts in the Gita are entirely great and inspiring. But I wonder... the Bhagvad Gita is essentially seen as a Hindu bo...  more...
 someshwar deora | 11:17 | 20/Nov/2007
Friends: (16)  | Interests: reading, listenin...
Articles on Memory Improvement
Improving Your MemoryMyth: Most people remember fewer than 10% of the names of people that they meet.Fact: We remember the face, but we have made no real connection between the face and name. Myth: Most people forget 99% of the phone numbers given to them.Fact: Most people don’t really choose to remember most phone numbers. Myth: Memory is supposed...  more...
 News Domain | 12:36 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (966)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
please income
SantaSingh got his promotion and became principal in colledge. To keep up with his status, he decided tospeak only in English to all his juniors. One morning, his peon peeped through the doorto see if his principal was busy. Santa Singh noticed him and shouted, 'Why areyou outstanding! Please in...  more...
 anjeneyan an... | 19:55 | 25/May/2008
Friends: (69)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: movies, reading,s...
Open Office
Tomorrow onwards I start working in an open office. During renovation, the old traditional layout is being changed from a cabin (large rooms equal to or bigger than a living room) to medium sized cubicles and work stations. It looks impressive since the office is renovated. But it is only partially complete and the full looks with atrium and all ot...  more...
 ESHITA SINGH | 16:08 | 20/Jul/2007
Friends: (123)  | City: Varanasi  | Interests: reading novels, t...
hathi ...........re hathi kabhi dekha ha...
How wud u kill a blue hathi....?............with a blue bandook.......now, how wud u kill a lal hathi??................First u will give him poison....n then he willbecome blue.....then u willkill him with the blue bandook.....Now,how wud u kill a yellow hathi?................First u will make him angry so that he becomesred...then u will give himp...  more...
 Shaila Kotian | 15:22 | 26/Feb/2008
Friends: (102)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Lust, love, and k...
The Living God
I see The Living God every dayShe who wakes up at the crack of dawnTo complete her chores until dusk I see Him in the thousand myriad lines on her faceLines firmly etched, each a reminder for the toll she takes I see Him on the spidery veins on her handWhen she wipes away the tears from my eyes I see Him in her wiry grey hairThat has lost its luste...  more...
 PGR NAIR | 12:46 | 4/Jul/2008
Friends: (177)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Literature, Cinem...
HALF A DAY
Half a Day: Naguib MahfouzIntroductionEvery now and then one encounters a story that leaves an indelible impression long after it is read. I read this short short story written by Naguib Mahfouz shortly after his winning the Nobel Prize for literature. I was enamoured by its rich and ornate style, its narrative technique, universal theme and dramat...  more...
 angel a | 16:09 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (151)  | Interests: Life, relationshi...
Celebrating Children’s Day!
While coming back from an official trip a few days back, my driver stopped the car for a cup of tea in one of the small dhabas that spring up like mushrooms on the highways. As soon as I settled down on a chair close to the window and ordered tea, I noticed a small boy of about 8 years old, bubbling with energy running errands, taking orders, servi...  more...
 Sandeep Ohri | 07:10 | 13/Jul/2008
Friends: (427)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading non-ficti...
Oct 2006-Jul 2008: It's been a long stru...
It was in October 2006, I used to run a small scale unit in Mumbai and I received my first escalated electricity bill from Reliance Energy.(For those who came in late... my bill went from Rs. 210 for 11 units to Rs. 10,800 for 14 units!!)It was then that I woke up and smelt the coffee .. oops .. the mud, about how Reliance Energy had been hoodwinki...  more...
 Hellz Angel | 09:37 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (417)  | City: The other side of heaven  | Interests: dunn bludie bug m...
Dire Straits - Part III (Final Part)
The place from where I was standing I could see the complete set-up. Every thing was so bollywood type. The mandap was decorated with marigolds, roses and tulips. The rice-lights were dancing too-n-fro in the most synchronic way. Every one was dressed as richly and as sparkly as they could. There was the rushing and hushing of the ghar-ke-buzurg, w...  more...
 Aham Aham | 14:37 | 24/Jul/2007
Friends: (17)  | City: Everywhere  | Interests: Anything that wil...
Practical Spirituality – Part III
Self Realization From previous posts in this series, we have seen that the ultimate goal of our life is to attain eternal happiness. Pragmatically, in a smaller scale, the purpose of our day-to-day activities also is nothing else but to be happy by fulfilling our desires. At the same time, as we have discussed,  happiness is not something to be “ga...  more...
 Sailesh Cousik | 09:08 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (65)  | Interests: Reading, Music, M...
My Favourite Things (Re-Revised)
JULIE ANDREWS TURNS 69 To commemorate her 69th birthday, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance  at Manhattan's RadioCity Music Hall for  the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers  she performed was "My Favorite Things" from the legendary movie, "Sound Of  Music". Here are the lyrics she used: Maalox and nose drops and ...  more...
 Moe M | 18:57 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (275)  | City: Third Rock  | Interests: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ -...
Zailing away
Sir It's called.......Zail Singh was invited for a private dinner with the Governor and his wife during his tour of the US in one of the States.  A little later his aide who was waiting outside saw Zail Singh stumbling out of the dining room with a beat up nose and black eye and holding his head between his hands.His aide was shocked and asked him ...  more...
 meena sundar | 16:05 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (604)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
Thank you god for your kindness at last!
  Losing someone is not that easySeeing them sufferingSeeing them cryAll makes our heart tear apart  We feel uselessWe feel desperateTrying our hands on every possible wayTo keep them comfortable  We know they are going to dieBut we careAnd we pray, For two things….  Let them live peacefullyOn the other hand, take them immediatelyBcoz we can’t stan...  more...
 Mahen Mishra | 11:10 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (279)  | City: Rourkela  | Interests: being in and arou...
My First Annivarsary...
1st July is the D-DayYes, its my Wedding Day....Being this my first annivarsery,It seems to be a love story...I have my love of live so it makes more special,Who always make every day  lively and effortless...Indeed she is not perfect,As nobody in this world...Nor me nor any body,I don"t even like to have,better than her or worse than her....I feel...  more...
 dilip krishnan | 13:01 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (252)  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
The State of the Nation: Some Irreverent Thoughts  The nation waits with bated breath,So too Uncle Sam, NSG and the IAEAAs the world's largest functioning anarchyTurns its wheels of democracy.Hastinapura gets ready for another MahabharataBugles are sounded, conches are blown,Flags aflutter, soldiers march on,We shall fight, we shall win.In the corr...  more...
 sahil banga | 13:55 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (253)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music has seven l...
Gunguna sa khwab hai yeh
Gunguna sa khwab hai yehMeetha sa khwab hai yehGunguna sa khwab hai yehMeetha sa khwab hai yehJustajoo hai, tamanna hai ismeTanha sa khwab hai yehNeele shab ka intezaar haiKarwato ka silsila haiAdhura chaand hai, sitaron ki tauba hai ismeBechain sa khwab hai yehAnjaan sa ek kaafila haiPhir bhi khamoshi ka aalam haiHosh hai, madhoshi hai ismeBehka s...  more...
 Sahiti Bhara... | 15:09 | 2/Jul/2008
Friends: (322)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and enjoy...
What does a man fear more, death or life...
Lot of people (including yours truly) are struck with a profession which is not their passion. It is not what they love to do. They still do it because it gives "job security" or "good pay" or both.I love kids and i enjoy teaching. Teaching kids would have been my ideal profession or starting a school my dream.What prevents me from going after my d...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 17:31 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (380)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Sheep’s Eyes and Baboon’s Bottoms – Read...
“Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.” Desmond Morris“The power to charm the female has been in some instances more important than the power to conquer other males in battle.” Charles Darwin in The Descent of Man.Saturday night.You are single and so willing to mingle that it hurts but you know that tonight’s ...  more...
 Hidden Aura | 05:02 | 24/Jun/2007
Friends: (81)  | City: Iland  | Interests: Music,reading,num...
The first lesson I learnt !!!
For the past few weeks I's busy with my hectic schedule ,though found some time to read the blogs of friends,didn't find time to post something new.--*********************************************--Wh ile returing to hometoday to my room saw something that reminded me my childhood days. A young kid used some abusive language and immediately chased up...  more...
 Prachi Sameer | 13:16 | 23/May/2008
Friends: (240)  | City: Mind n Music!  | Interests: learning to sing ...
You Said!
Oh My Lord…You said… “Now may every living thing,Young or old, Weak or strong, Living near or far, Known or unknown, Living or departed or yet unborn….May every living thing… Be full of bliss…”  Oh Lord….You also lead us towards Freedom… Freedom from Hatred…Freedom from Guilt…Freedom from Slavery… from Illwill… from Vengeance…  And You fill our hea...  more...
 budhoose kan... | 21:10 | 25/Jan/2008
Friends: (189)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Honest fibbing. L...
My friend Sidhan"s brother is a small time business man but not too successful one at that.So when one his friends him invited him to be a�junior partnership in a building venture he was only too happy.They together coaxed a man who owned a piece of land to let them build an apartment in thatland as a joint venture.The application was submitted t...  more...
 ClubFreedom ... | 20:38 | 20/Apr/2007
Friends: (151)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Touring, Travelin...
Sabeer Ki Arzoo
~ : `Arzoo' :~Sabeer B hatia has relaunched A rzoo.Arzoo.com is a one-stop travel shop and is re-launched with vision, ‘To be your preferred travel partner for India’. It caters to different consumer segments including families planning for vacations, business travelers and individuals.Arzoo.com offers its customers the ability to book domestic and...  more...
 juhi s | 19:41 | 9/Jun/2007
Friends: (66)  | Interests: reading,gardening...
In Memoriam
                                                 In Memoriam Jayesh---the very name conjures up the image of a tall, slim youth, dusky in complexion and extremely good-looking. I can never think of him without also remembering the intelligent spark that perenially shone out of his dark eyes…. My association with Jayesh, both direct and indirect, go...  more...
 nitin malik | 00:49 | 27/Sep/2007
Friends: (145)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: In Love with Life
Ganpati Bappa...Morya
 Ganpati Bappa…Morya  “Aai, please let me play, all of my friends must have reached the ground already!” Apu pleaded with his mother.  “Finish your homework first, only then you can go,” Aai replied.  “Pleeeeaseeeeeee…….my lovely mother, my sweet mother,” Apu unleashed his weapon of flattery mixed with innocence that always worked with his mother. ...  more...
 sukh sandhu | 21:04 | 12/May/2007
Friends: (36)  | City: Melbourne  | Interests: friendship, music...
Praying For Others
Praying For Others A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors, not knowing what else to do, agree that they had no other recourse but to pray to God.However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory betwee...  more...
 Dil Kannur | 10:32 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (94)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music,Sports(Exce...
Date with ???
This is a beautiful story that touched my heart, trust you will enjoy reading it and then practice it .. Toooo.After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said I Love you but I know this other woman loves you and  would love to spend some time with you.The other woman that my wife wanted me to ...  more...