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 15:46 | 23/May/2007
Haiku by Zeus
Let us walk the line For a fading smile Of the weary child. The sweat in drops peep From her tired face As the baby sleeps. Credits: Zeus This seems to be a nobler cause than the earlier one, so I have featured it here. The gentle reader could add on to this one too. more...
 14:14 | 22/May/2007
Musings
The first soft drops! Enough to quench the thirst Of the lacy fern. Gentle reader why don't you add some more haiku in My Guest Book and the best ones will be featured in my next blog. more...
 12:27 | 20/May/2007
Shama
Gentle reader please go through "THE JOURNEY" before you  read this blog".Shama looked up with haunted eyes into his hazel eyes ones for a split second their eyes held. He was her protector who helped her escape from the inferno. She was so grateful that she would have walked on hot coals for him. She tried to please him with her enchanting smile, ... more...
 11:02 | 20/May/2007
Always expect the unexpected...
Last October, we wanted to escape from Diwali crackers and pollution that Mumbai is never short of during this auspicious festival. A couple of friends decided to take a bus trip to Mahableshwar. We decided to sneak off from the office to be amidst the tranquility of this hill station. As soon as we reached the hotel, we freshened up and immediatel... more...
 17:33 | 18/May/2007
Chocolate Fondue on a holiday
We landed in Zurich after a short flight from Milano. Our heart’s leapt with excitement.It was Ma’s dream to see Switzerland. She stuck her nose against the window trying to capture the picturesque landscape in one breath. Living in a pace like Mumbai you would definitely be amazed by such breathtaking views of the Swiss Alps.  We managed to find o... more...
 14:47 | 16/May/2007
Little Wooden Engine
One chilly October’s evening, Mrs. Dumbledee invited us over for tea. We drove past red brick- a- brick houses and endless cedar trees, which dotted the landscape in a scallop pattern. The air smelt of pine nut and the Christmas trees swayed languorously. Mr. Maple drove us in his flashy red beetle. His car swerved on the ice leaving a trail of flu... more...
 18:13 | 15/May/2007
The Journey
In a tiny haveli lived a family of three sisters. The youngest little girl, Shama had doe shaped eyes, podgy arms and was simply clad. She was draped in a magenta and green salwar kameez. Her sisters used to pull her in a rugged wheelbarrow, while the elders harvested the corn.  At noon they would break for lunch. She used to play hide and seek wit... more...
 16:57 | 15/May/2007
An Angelic Cherub's Tale
Once upon a time there lived an old lady called Raza. She was a frail good natured woman. She shared a tiny room in a hamlet with her granddaughter Serena. Even though they had a small income, this never dampened the little girl’s spirit. Each day the little girl and her grandmother rode on a donkey along a dusty path in search of some wild berries... more...
 16:51 | 15/May/2007
My First Ballet Shoes
  One windy night an owl hooted in the backyard, while she felt the babe kick inside her womb. Her raven black hair and golden complexion gave her an aura of belladonna. Her milky white skin was bathed in moonlight. He was away on a flight they say. When he returned, his eyes swept across the room in search of the little infant cooing in a bassinet... more...
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 Tapas Dutta | 15:16 | 14/Nov/2007
Friends: (44)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: Quizzing, Music, ...
India to auction 3G spectrum in boost to...
 India plans to auction the airwaves needed to offer so-called third generation or 3G mobile phone services, the government announced, in a move that could raise billions of dollars.All radio frequencies for providing 3G services would be offered through an auction process in which telecoms companies -- existing operators, licence holders and new i...  more...
 Kainaat Crea... | 12:43 | 9/Apr/2008
Friends: (1297)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
The American Desi
Top 22 Things an Indian does after returning to India from "US".   22. Use Nope for No and Yep for Yes. 21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel. 20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious. 19. Sprays deo such so that he doesn't need to take bath. 18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'. 17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi...  more...
 piyush kulsh... | 14:12 | 5/Apr/2008
Friends: (202)  | City: Agra  | Interests: music,playing vi...
THANKS ALL LOVELY FRIEND........
HI ALL LOVELY FRIEND!                  it's a great and lucky for me that i have make 200 friend in iland.i read your blog daily,those all very intersting and knowlegible.your comment is really nice.i can not transmit my blog daily ,b't i read your thought daily.i thankful to star trekker,laxmi,ramnath,anuradha,nitin,24b y7,vibhuti,shashi and all lo...  more...
 lucille iaco... | 21:20 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (295)  | City: Cape Cod, MA  | Interests: Nature,animals,co...
You don't have to be Irish
  ..to enjoy a St. Patrick's Day Greeting!   My Space Technorati Profile  more...
 amar snh | 20:18 | 3/Apr/2008
Friends: (1193)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling, makin...
Is it possible ?
Hi Friends,There are couple of Utopian ideas that keep taking twists and turns in my mind so very oftenI must admit these may sound totally outlandish or plain silly, specially to those of you with special bent of mind towards all things ScientificFirst of these is :-    Is it possible for man to develop some sort of wings, of course mechanically a...  more...
 Shambo Sam | 18:25 | 8/Aug/2007
Friends: (26)  | Interests: Living life kingsize
Airport taxis
After spending time overseas I returned to Mumbai early this morning, and ran into a totally different species called the airport taxi drivers. They are different from the regular guys, you bet. And you can’t miss them, as you roll your trolley out they are the first people you will run into, all importunating you to hire them. Bandra? Colaba? Walk...  more...
 janus janus | 16:30 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (297)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Yoga, music, cook...
Pressing issues
Life, one realizes, is all about the little creature comforts. Everyone’s life is full of them, but I reckon there’s always room for adding some more. So these last few days have been busy organizing some of them. Precisely, managed to get a reflexologist to come by once a week for some orgasmic foot massage. Now I know that the feet are extra-sens...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 13:57 | 17/Mar/2008
Friends: (483)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
You could save a life
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R .  If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a party , a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance) They got her c...  more...
 MAD BRO | 08:14 | 12/Apr/2008
Friends: (283)  | City: Madras  | Interests: Well being of chi...
Wonder years - 17 & 18
Chapter 17 – Crossword or crossroadWith just two weekends left for Mano in his old job, Nancy finally agreed to join Mano and his family for the Mahabs trip. She insisted that Bhavna too joined her for the trip. Initially, Mano expressed his reservation but since his sister was insistent, he agreed. Mano had this reservation only because Bhavna alw...  more...
 suresh | 16:15 | 30/May/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: music,sports
need help
hi to all, i have a girl friend i love her so much and she loves me too but the pb is our castes we are not from same castes our parents will not accpect the marriage im not able the tell to my parents that how much i love her and she dont want to marry without the parents premission which is highly impossible what should i do  more...
 Binu Abraham | 17:24 | 9/Apr/2008
Friends: (790)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
106 year old Web surfer
She is 106 years old and is learning how to use computers  more...
 Siva lingam | 04:37 | 19/Sep/2007
Friends: (12)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Music,sports and ...
My Thoughts
I am writing this post after a long time. I would like to continue on the issues which I had pointed out in my previous post. India's economic growth is not inclusive. One more interesting piece of information which I happened to read is the amazing growth of China. Recently, our legislators had visited china and found that India would not be able ...  more...
 ZEUS ZEUS | 22:23 | 9/Jan/2008
Friends: (564)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: nothing. absolute...
'Away From Her' - A Review
An aged wife tells her husband,“You could have just driven away without a care in the worldfor me, and forsaken me”With a pause pregnant with unsaid emotions he whispers,“Not a chance.”Inthese two lines which appear to be so unambiguously banal in content at first glance there might lay the ultimate test and triumph of  an alliance forged over a li...  more...
 Ash K | 23:42 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (111)  | City: --  | Interests: Reading, Food, Mo...
Daffodils -
Althought my tryst with the world of words, prose, similes, metaphors, euphemisms and literature began with the advent of i-land, I also owe part of this passionate endeavour to the poem penned by William Wordsworth. The poem is plain and simple, yet has a style which is unique and one of its kind, hard to emulate kinds. Stumbled upon this poem on ...  more...
 shainy | 20:41 | 1/Aug/2007
Friends: (77)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading, eating, ...
Stolen moments of joyI want to be a child again so that I can be uncaring and notbothered with what the world might think.I remember some of stolen moments of joy. Some years ago, myoffice was nearby and I used to walk to office. Once it was noon time and I hadgone home for lunch. I take a shortcut that takes me through a playground. Noontime,it wa...  more...
 Thohe Pou | 21:30 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (820)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading philosoph...
Free and Fair Election in Nagaland
 The time has come for the Nagas to decide whom to elect. It is the high time for the Nagas to vote for the right party in Nagaland. If the people vote for the wrong party, the Naga people will suffer for a long period of five years. When you enjoy your life with peace and prosperity, you do not know how the year passes. But in suffering, one year ...  more...
 Nischalson C... | 01:13 | 12/Apr/2008
Friends: (317)  | City: iland  | Interests: i am not that tal...
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i found this one too funny... i know.. i know.. i created it but i always have a good laugh everytime i create a strip. if it doesn't make me laugh.. then it's not worth posting it. i guess, it's like that quote - "laugh and the world laughs with you".. ok.. or was that "smile and the..."?anway, hope everyone liked the strip. do leave me a nice com...  more...
 medha shree | 23:16 | 20/Jun/2007
Friends: (10)  | City: patiala  | Interests: Life,muzik,enjoyi...
Just request to God!! :)
Dear God, Give me the SERENITY to accept the things that I cannot change. And the COURAGE to change the things that I can. And know the difference between the two! :) Amen  more...
 Bajirao Naik | 15:18 | 21/Mar/2008
Friends: (82)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading,Listening...
Greetings
Dear Friends Here is wishing all of you a very happy holi festival  more...
 Jyoti Somann... | 16:28 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (43)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Poetry, Jokes, ma...
HNY 2008
Dear All.....   Wish you a very Happy New Year!! May by God's grace the new year bring for all of us good Health, Wealth and Happiness. Happy writing n reading.....   Njoy  more...
 Jitender Mangla | 17:23 | 29/Mar/2008
Friends: (341)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: making new friend...
@@!!!!So Sweet is ur.......!!!!@@
So Sweet is ur SMILE???               So Sweet is ur STYLE???                         So Sweet is ur VOICE???                   So Sweet is ur EYE????? - - - - - - - - - - -                 See .......how Sweetly I LIE.                                     Advance Happy April Fool  more...
 Ramya Ghume | 14:54 | 29/Dec/2007
Friends: (87)  | Interests: I am interested i...
NEW YEAR
WISH YOU ALL MY FRIENDS A VERY HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR  more...
 Saakshee I | 08:34 | 31/Jan/2008
Friends: (791)  | City: Close to u!  | Interests: This is the real ...
A brief time as a Coquette
Nothing new to pen so dredging up an old one for ya’ll from my teendom. How I almost became a coquette and got sucked into the lives of BB and her hubby.. My mom’s pal BB (BIG take your pick for the second B) had a problem she has a hubby who loves her deeply. But BB just tolerated him. His show of love irritated her no end- but luckily for her he ...  more...
 L KINI | 09:59 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (873)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Netsurfing,Nature...
18 things for successful LIFE
  On the left side is the ILLUSIONARY IMAGE       18 things to make LIFE successful  1. Pursue Achievable 2. Keep Genuine Smiles 3. Share with Others 4. Help Thy Neighbors 5.Maintain a Youthful Spirit   6. Get Along with the Rich, the Poor,the Beautiful, &the Ugly 7. Keep Cool Under Pressure 8. Lighten the Atmosphere with Humor 9. Forgive the...  more...
 tujalpuram goud | 23:44 | 28/Sep/2007
Friends: (65)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Listening Music,M...
I Love You...
Friends..! One fine morning I had got an alert from rediff regarding a blog, posted by one of the ilanders in here on iland page.i dont remember her/his name,, but there was a video posted in that same blog with the theme "I Love You.." Its such a beautiful song that took away my heart..i loved it so much....I would like to dedicate it to my Girl F...  more...
 Neeraj Jain | 22:46 | 11/Mar/2008
Friends: (173)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: I am a profession...
An entirely different way to travel
Hi Guyz, If you have still not traveled in Delhi Metro feeder buses, you are missingsomething. Believe me! Traveling in Delhi Metro feeder buses is a uniqueexperience. It is very different from the experience that you get whiletraveling in rickety RTVs.Some of the good points about Delhi Metro feeder buses are:They are operated by Delhi Metro. ...  more...
 ram | 00:30 | 30/May/2007
Friends: (21)  | Interests: iam good looking ...
keeping some one in arms and thinking ??...
hi one of my friend disclosed that he was with a woman in hotel in her arms but same time thinking about his wife .it is not undestable that why he went whith her and ? why he regating same he told he enjoy lot but not up to that level as with wife it means mman do mistke than they come back in hi home .i want to know what is moer  they have to giv...  more...
 Dhiman Bose | 00:23 | 11/Mar/2008
Friends: (616)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, making fri...
Bye Forever..
I met neha for the first time in mid 2007, she was my first friend on the internet. Then I was in my first job in ites sector, I offered her to come to Calcutta for a better treatment. Some things I need to tell u here. She came from a rich background. Her father was a businessman. When she was 21 he died in accident (the incident took place in the...  more...
 hare krishna | 13:25 | 15/May/2007
Friends: (61)  | Interests: READING HOLY BOOK...
SAVE TEMPLE IN KAJAKISTAN
PLEASE SAVE THE HARE KRISHAN TEMPLE IN KAJAKISTANPLEASE FORWRD THIS LIKN TO YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLEOn April 27, 2006, INDIA TV headlined our crisis on thier evening “Breaking News” 9 PM news broadcast in India. The program was seen by millions of Indians and thousands of people sent sms’s to the program in solidarity with ISK...  more...
 Damodar A. Bhat | 10:31 | 27/Sep/2007
Friends: (16)  | City: Goa  | Interests: Reading,Brousing,...
TAJ MAHAL A SHIVA TEMPLE
No one has ever challenged it except Prof. P. N. Oak, who believes the whole world has been duped. In his book Taj Mahal: The True Story, Oak says theTaj Mahal is not Queen Mumtaz's tomb but an ancient Hindu temple palace of Lord Shiva (then known as Tejo Mahalaya ) . In the course of his research O ak discovered that the Shiva temple palace was us...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (826)  | 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...
 Deepak Raj | 16:26 | 10/May/2007
Friends: (2)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Creative Writing,...
World's best computer - Brain
Your brain is like a computer attached to your body. We can for the time being call it a ‘Neck top PC.’ But this natural gadget doesn’t come with a user manual. The result being many of us fail to USE it properly. Just like your body, your mind needs quite a bit of exercise. As we grow older, it's important that we keep mentally alert. The saying: ...  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...
 Pavement Freud | 21:46 | 7/Apr/2008
Friends: (270)  | City: Vasai, Maharashtra.  | Interests: Bollywood kitsch...
The Landlady: Part 2
As Lawrence’s chapped lips moved from the hollow between her collar toward her budding breast, Mia threw her head back in the crisp afternoon air. She briefly opened her eyes only to catch sight of the mishmash of green and orange and red of the flame tree  carelessly strewn across the cloudless sky. She felt vulnerable--like a fragile butterfly—ca...  more...
 Kush A | 18:24 | 12/Apr/2008
Friends: (164)  | City: BLR  | Interests: Football, books, ...
Barcelona FC Vs. England
The UEFA Champion’s League has now progressed to the semi-final stage. Spanish football club, Barcelona FC (short for football club) is pitted against English club Manchester United FC and Chelsea FC take on Liverpool FC. Chelsea, Liverpool and Man U are all English clubs and thus this year, the league has been dominated by the English clubs. Spani...  more...
 Matthew Schn... | 15:47 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (66)  | Interests: Working, reading,...
On the trail with Anita Desai
To read Anita Desai is to know her genius. It is plainly evident in works such as Fire on the Mountain and Voices in the City. The characters she crafts, the strands of narration she weaves and the issues she explores in-depth are her hallmarks. To meet Anita is to see her brilliance shine brighter. It’s exhilarating to interact with such a dynamic...  more...
 Beyond Horizon | 11:48 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading, music, s...
I am really sick of the open drains of Noida and the real estate prices!It just keeps getting stinkier and obnoxious day by day! Picture this:A beautiful 2 bedroom flat that they say costs 50 lakhs... and that asset worth 50 lakhs is located right next to a big big open drain... that stinks to its hearts content... and not just that.. there is a la...