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 17:17 | 31/Dec/2007
JAB WE MET
The year has gone by.....like many beforebut this one was my favouriteand i think i'm gonna miss you 2007! For you brought me such joyand happiness abound.....it was in your's alone tender embracethat i found the lovei had never expressedin ways never imaginedto heal the heart and the soulpaving the path to the greater absolutionwhere hatred and en... more...
 12:37 | 1/Sep/2007
HOUR GLASS
fingers of my hand restless as desire wanting to paint and create on the empty canvas my soul that lies bereft of the pain and sorrow once etched deep with the chisel of time that clicked away in an hour glass made of yesterday....... more...
 11:15 | 30/Jun/2007
THE VASE
  The maid opened the door of the bedroom to check if her memsaab was up from her sleep. She scanned the room as she always did to make sure everything was in place. Satisfied that nothing was amiss she was about to shut the door again when her gaze took in the peculiar that her eyes were not accustomed to. It was the earthen vase sitting on the ta... more...
 15:28 | 21/Apr/2007
As I recall my dream
  There I saw myselfLying on the sand dunesLooking upwards As they galloped Across the dessertThe knights in theirShining armourAnd I thought I saw youA face so familiarAmongst the hooded ridersAs the desert turnedInto a battle field…..Who had you come to conquer?Me or the soul within me?As you trotted awayWith the victoriousSmile on your faceI lay... more...
 21:09 | 14/Apr/2007
It happened one night
  She waited and waited……………..from dawn till dusk…………from dusk till dawn…………..for her lover to come back!They had met three years ago, amongst the beautiful landscape of mountains and streams, of meadows and falls. It had not been love at first sight. They had grown to like each other. Chance meetings had brought them into close proximity with each... more...
 11:54 | 9/Apr/2007
WHERE LOVE HAS GONE?
They had been married for more than ten years. A decade, in which they had loved, shared, hoped and dreamt many a dream together. Things had been more than perfect…………until “she” came along!Rahul had been a very faithful and devoted husband indeed. Smruti never had a reason to doubt him in all the years they had been married. But things were not th... more...
 12:09 | 2/Mar/2007
THE HEALING POWER OF LOVE
something i read today.........."It is a powerful healing act,the act of sending love to a person, who has betrayed, hurt or angered you. Cheryl Richardson, the author of book, 'life makeovers', purports that the power of love can heal the most challenging of situations. So, according to Cheryl, whenever you get angry or feel betrayed and want to h... more...
 20:30 | 11/Feb/2007
FOR GATTU : an ode to death
One is so helpless..... in the face of death Specially the ones who are left behind Yet we must find the strength to cope with our loss and grief... My prayers and best wishes are always with you. cMa more...
 14:02 | 3/Feb/2007
TO JO
deep in the box i looked........ for that precious part of me all i found was scattered pieces........ of flesh soaked in blood that was my heart........ breathing its last broken and tattered....... that was the last of  'ME' ! cMa more...
 15:45 | 1/Feb/2007
GIFT OF LOVE
i offered you my hand, and you took it with delight; but like a fool i was left waiting for a 'ring'....... but today as i woke from my dream i found a prescious gift; what you gave me was worth more than a million dollar "solitaire" cMa 7th april 2003 more...
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 Ashish Goyal | 16:17 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (42)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading,listening...
This is For You Mom
Okay,I know I'm not the only son who loves his mom like anything but really she does deserve a complete blog entry to herself( in fact she deserves everything she wishes for),not because she is my mom( though that is a good enough reason too) but because of the BEAUTIFUL person she is.Never in my whole life i've ever been subjected to any restricti...  more...
 vira | 15:49 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (1093)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
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 Vivek Bharga... | 07:34 | 19/Sep/2007
Friends: (10)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: music,photography...
kind of life
I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising a basket of freshly picked green peas. I paid for my potatoes but was also drawn to the display of fresh green peas. I am apushover for creamed peas and new potatoes. Pondering the peas, I couldn't ...  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 21:30 | 25/Dec/2007
Friends: (666)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: mountains,art and...
Christmas lunch at Gujju home
Christmas Lunch at Gujju Home . The streets in Amchi Mumbai are alive with lights announcing Christmas. .Santa toppis made of red nylon , green Holy leaves made from paper, white snow out of cotton wool ,all the windows are announcing ,the winter festival the arrival of Lord Jesus .It is indeed time to celebrate , the news papers magazines or all f...  more...
 Sandil Srini... | 13:12 | 30/Jul/2007
Friends: (53)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing. Photogra...
This Blog ends here
It's been nice blogging here folks, and it's time to bid adieu. I loved the exposure here at rediff iLAND but it's time to shut down this blog for good -- I will be blogging more often at Mutiny.inand hope to see you there sometime.... and I am retaining Showbizia :-)The prime reason to have suspended blogging is because I want to focus on completi...  more...
 chaitali rai | 12:01 | 1/Jan/2008
Friends: (506)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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 Thohe Pou | 16:37 | 28/Dec/2007
Friends: (794)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading philosoph...
Idea cannot be exiled or Killed
"You can exile man but you cannot exile idea You can kill man but you cannot kill idea" -Benazir Bhutto  more...
 soloman will... | 00:37 | 28/Dec/2007
Friends: (230)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: living life to th...
Together and lonely
"How many masks do we wear in our life?"this was the question my friend elisabeth asked in her blog.....and this fuelled my thoughts.we all wear many masks, dont we?i understand that being lonely is awaful......but worst is being together and lonely.its dreadful.....but we keep on being together....and being lonely!The shackles are too strong to br...  more...
 Kishor Bhanu... | 16:08 | 7/Aug/2007
Friends: (13)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Photography
Women
HARD-DISK Woman:She remembers everything, FOREVER.RAM Woman:She forgets about you, the moment you turn her off.WINDOWS Woman:Everyone knows that she can't do a thing right, but no one can live without her.EXCEL Woman:They say she can do a lot of things but you mostly use her for your four basic needs.SCREENSAVER Woman:She is good for nothing but at...  more...
 S R | 12:13 | 5/Jun/2007
Friends: (22)  | Interests: Play
A lions story
In a poor zoo of India, a lion was frustrated as he was offered not more than 1 kg of meat a day. The lion thought its prayers were answered, when one day a Dubai Zoo  Manager visited the zoo and requested the zoo management to shift the lion to Dubai Zoo. The lion was so happy and started thinking of a central A/c  environment, a goat or two every...  more...
 vasudev pujari | 19:24 | 28/Aug/2007
Friends: (40)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: all
MOTHER MERRY
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 shivani narula | 11:02 | 27/Dec/2007
Friends: (96)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: READING
An eccentric's musings....
This strange cool breezeReminds me we met somewhere SometimeIts not that we are not confinedIn each other’s embraceThe earth and sky are held in An embrace at the horizon too Though it’s a different storyThat I am no more the same me..All the so called relationships Are there but none whom I can call mine ownNone which complete me Let the clouds fl...  more...
 sunilkumar arun | 10:37 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (46)  | City: Bhagalpur  | Interests: Internet surfing ...
Bhula Dijiye Mujhay
 . ((Bhula Dijiye Mujhay)).   Mumkin Ho Aap Say To Bhula Dijiye MujhayPathar Pay Hon Lakeer, Mita Dijiye Mujhay   Har Roz Mujh Say Taaza Shikayat Hai Aap KoMai Kia Hon, Aik Baar Bata Dijiye Mujhay   Merey Siwa Bhi Hai Koi Mozoo-E-GuftuguApna Bhi Koi Rang Dikha Dijiye Mujhay   Ki Mai Nay Apnay Zakham Ki Tash'heer Jaa Ba jaMai Maanti Hon Jurm, Saza D...  more...
 reema | 10:09 | 3/Jul/2007
Friends: (49)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Music, photograph...
THE RETROSPECTION Remembering the moments of blissfulness,Hands fell short of words,With the heaviness in heart,Tears in eyes,Thoughts pondering into the past,Yearning to resume the bygone days. Those where the time of togetherness,Those long walks and shared talks,Marks the joy and delight of a fruitful juncture,Timely ridicule teasing,Small and b...  more...
 Udayan Thapl... | 17:35 | 10/Jul/2007
Friends: (74)  | City: India  | Interests: Photography, Moun...
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 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (709)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 sunil chandra | 15:10 | 24/Oct/2007
Friends: (27)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Lame ducks can swim well !!
As Dr. Manmohan Singh broods over the misfortune that has befallen the nucleur deal, he is forgetting some basic tenets of a democratic ruler.Firstly, as a  majority of Parliamentarians are against the deal in its present format, Dr. Singh should accept that as a democratic outcome of his efforts and not take the loss personally. He should, of cour...  more...
 shiva r | 14:48 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (192)  | City: Indore  | Interests: making friends, m...
GORILLA LESSON
A man and his wife were spending the day at the zoo. She was wearing a loose-fitting pink dress, sleeveless with straps. He was wearing his usual jeans and t-shirt. As they walked through the ape exhibit, they passed in front of a large, silverback gorilla. Noticing the wife, the gorilla immediately went crazy. He jumped on the bars and, holding on...  more...
 atul | 10:28 | 26/Jun/2007
Friends: (87)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: chatting
hi
visit my blog at blogs.ibibo/newthingsinlife and give your expert comments there  more...
 Down Feather | 22:11 | 9/May/2007
Friends: (63)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, Dancing, R...
Where is GOD?
**Prelude**I am a lil sad today, my mom has been taken again to hospital and we did an ECG on her, though Doctors cleared her of just about everything, I feel depressed seeing Amma like this..Not really sure why she is suffering so much...She never expected things to turn out this way, on that fateful day in Novemeber, when they decided to do a Kid...  more...
 sajini | 17:27 | 15/May/2007
Friends: (67)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Got lost...pickin...
Aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hain......
Feel a lift under my wings, Of the light cool breeze Feel the fragrance in the air, Of the pink and yellow roses Feel the warmth in my limbs Of the bright golden sun Feel the music in my ears Of the flying, chirping birds Feel the kindness of the words Of the people around me Feel the desire from within To live my life once again.  more...
 Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (33)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: SEEKING MY NEW SE...
Jab We Met
Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...  more...
 cherryblossom | 22:34 | 17/Jul/2007
Friends: (24)  | Interests: sexus nexus plexus
MY FIRST F...K
My first f...k--------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------------------------------------- ---- ----------------------------was just filling in the blanks- ----------------------------YES,MY BLANKS!  more...
 Cubes 3B | 17:52 | 22/Jun/2007
Friends: (33)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Music, Driving, P...
Long time no posts
Hello Friends, I would first like to thank you all for reminding me "Long time no post". That's true, and I sincerely apologise for not posting and appreciate that you all visit my homepage inspite of no new posts. I dont have anything to post as of now,  and even now as I write this, I am thinking of what to post, with no subject coming to my mind...  more...
 Licensed Pirate | 09:23 | 1/Jan/2008
Friends: (297)  | City: kuala lumpur  | Interests: Blogging.surfing ...
What Would Happen To Her Fourth Husband?
A woman announces to her friend that she is getting married for the fourth time. "How wonderful! But I hope you don't mind me asking what happened to your first husband?""He ate poisonous mushrooms and died." "Oh, how tragic! What about your second husband?""He ate poisonous mushrooms too and died.""Oh, how terrible! I'm almost afraid to ask you a...  more...
 Mr Darcy | 09:56 | 8/Jun/2007
Friends: (112)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Sports
" Princess and the Frog "
Well, posting after long time... just was too engrossed in own life...Once there lived a frog,Living in his pond, always parched on a wooden logHe was small, ugly and unsophisticated,But his life was simple and uncomplicatedHe seemed to be lost in his own world,His behaviour to other creatures was rather coldOne day there came a princess to the pon...  more...
 Desh Bandhu | 11:33 | 23/Sep/2007
Friends: (201)  | City: Ludhiana  | Interests: 54 Reading, trave...
Off My Head- Vinashkale Vipreet Budhe
      There is a small but very significant  saying in Sanskrit. Vinashkale Vipreet budhe. Meaning that when one's end is near, his mind or the power of thinking takes a U turn.   Ravana was almost invincible , very much like our current rulers, an interseting  amalgamation of corrupt  Congress men and the lethargic comrades.  In spite of his havin...  more...
 chitra priya... | 19:58 | 21/Oct/2007
Friends: (382)  | City: ernakulam  | Interests: YOU CAME FROM NO ...
School memories Last bench chatting… silly fights Under bench munching Those yawned teachers Naughty pranks … out stood classes School uniforms … school trees Deep friendship … game period Lunch time … special classes Your lab galattas … b’ day treats Exam hall … beating from teachers Those never written postponed tests Last minute preparations …Fi...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1025)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘Eating the Earth’!
 Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...  more...
 SnowyCool Hima | 14:11 | 20/Nov/2007
Friends: (107)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Driving...Music.....
What do you do
What do you do when everything you have worked for,Everything you have poured your very essence into…Is drained away, leaving behind the empty feeling.What do you do when all your feelings are gone,You even have a hard time pretending pain or happiness…But anger comes so easy because you have nothing else.What do you do when mornings seem endless,U...  more...
 R S | 13:18 | 27/Dec/2007
Friends: (132)  | City: Indore  | Interests: sprituality,medit...
NEW YEAR
     NEW YEAR........NEW YEAR….A TIME FOR RESOLUTIONS ,FOR INTROSPECTION…..WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE ARE ,WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE , WHAT WE WANT TO ACQUIRE,WHAT HABITS TO DITCH AND WHAT BONDS TO ADD AND THE LIST IS ENDLESS.   PERHAPS WHY WE WAITED TILL NEW YEAR….WHY WE COULD NOT IMPLEMENT SUCH GOOD THINGS EARLIER. WISH WE COULD MAKE...  more...
 Smiling Dolphin | 19:10 | 16/Nov/2007
Friends: (137)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Reading, Travelling
Congratulations Team India
Congratulations to Team India and MS Dhoni for the excellent win over Pakistan  more...
 Gagandeep Kaur | 18:53 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (258)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Internet surfing(...
Herez my msg to the men in power blue.wh...
Herez My Message to the Men in Power Blue : Be a team person and a leader I want in each one of you...........Full of that dash and drive that makes the opponent shivers……………Have that fire ….that zeal in you………..search for it inside you and search until you find it………..Project on the dynamism…...believe that you have the potential…… and also gain t...  more...
 Chef Bachhus | 03:17 | 11/Apr/2007
Friends: (29)  | City: Kitchen  | Interests: Eating is my pass...
CHEF OF KINGS AND KING OF CHEFS
MARIE-ANTONIN CAREME,[JUNE 8,1784 - JAN 12 1833], well known as the first celebrity chef.Born in Paris and abandoned there by destitute parents in 1792 at the hight of chaos of the French revelution, he worked as a kitchen boy at a cheap parisian chophouse in exchange for room and board.In 1798, he was formally apprentice to Sylvain bailly, a famou...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 20:39 | 16/Dec/2007
Friends: (1225)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
ATAVISM
Atavism My mind is floating like bubble in the seaAfter taking flow of a riverGoing towards deep seaWhere water is very calm and quiet Improper movement of my bodyCan damage this tranquility of my mindBut let me see how far I can withstandMy mind in calm and quiet niche I can see a lot of naiads nearbyI can hear their joyous criesBut I can"t commun...  more...
 Dinesh Patekar | 10:21 | 2/Jul/2007
Friends: (136)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Cricket,fashion,m...
SOMEONE....
Someone I can talk toSomeone I can trust.Someone who will be thereWhen my relationships rust.Someone who wil save me,When everything goes wrong.Someone who wil comfort meAnd help me to be strong.Someone who listensAt any time of day.Someone who wil brightenAny sky that’s gray.Someone who will alwaysWant to be my friend.Someone who wil fight for me,...  more...
 Sanjeev Yadav | 00:01 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (422)  | City: Chengdu  | Interests: We wish & aspire ...
SHE~~*~~The meaning of my Life
 She May be the face I can"t forget The trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay She May be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a dayShe May be the beauty or the beast May be the famine or the feast May turn each day into a heaven or ...  more...
 ajay singh | 19:04 | 9/Dec/2006
Friends: (49)  | Interests: art,music,books,c...
LOVE
LOVE is like any feeling,any imotion ,some time its everything sometimes its nothing......  more...
 rama kishore | 19:03 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (96)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: nature,poetry,vis...
I am your reflection