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| Oh Rajni! | |
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| Sorry folks, a bit tied up these days; work, travel and all. Nothing new to post, just an old mail forward. It’s a humble tribute to the great Rajnikant. Hats off the true Rajni fan who complied this list of His achievements.• There is no theory of evolution. Just a list of creatures Rajnikant has allowed to live.• Outer space exists because it's a...
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| 15:00 | 17/Apr/2008 |
| Significant Names | |
| The other day, one of wifey’s female friends had come visiting and the two women were giggling away to glory, cracking girlie jokes that the male of species is singularly incapable of understanding. Wifey’s friend had a son too; a real cute little bloke who was trying all his stunts to impress my 5 year old daughter. I asked his mom what the littl...
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| 11:29 | 10/Apr/2008 |
| (Mis)Understanding Lyrics | |
| The other day someone asked me, “Which is your favorite song?” Wow! That question made me feel real nostalgic and all. I mean, it is the kind of stuff teenyboppers ask to each other. I said, “my favorite song is – Baapchik baapchik bumbo, chiki chiki chiki chiki baa...’” and thought my reply sounded cool as hell. Actually I think this thing about ...
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| 13:44 | 26/Mar/2008 |
| Being Politically Correct | |
| Over an year of hanging around on this iLand, I feel I should share a few general observations. This can be called the Part-1 of My Experiments with iLand. Readers are advised not to attempt to relate these observations to any specific event, person, comment or interaction @ blogspace. Warning: Too many ‘strikethroughs’ in this post. A bit of an ...
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| 13:09 | 24/Mar/2008 |
| History’s (B)Itch– stray thoughts | |
| Nothing works better than a bit of controversy. And controversy is exactly what everyone has been hunting for. Everyone, almost everyone, is just waiting for an opportunity to get pissed at a drop of a hat/pagri/ topi/whatever. Some people are maha angry because of a lousy movie called Jodha Akbar. I must congratulate all those who were terribly ...
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| 11:42 | 19/Mar/2008 |
| Public Service Announcement | |
| To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine (or beer, tequila, rum, whisky, etc.) and those who don't. As Benjamin Franklin said, “In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.” In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we...
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| 08:14 | 26/Feb/2008 |
| Purani Haveli Ka Vahashi Bhoot | |
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| Yet another Oscar season came and went! I wonder why they always ignore the best of the best. This post is inspired by the most brilliant moments in the celluloid history of planet Earth. It is a humble tribute to all those wonderful men and women who treated our senses with wonderful works of motion picture arts and sciences. I feel eternally in...
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| 08:47 | 15/Feb/2008 |
| The Avatar and the Living Room | |
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| They did it again. Put me on the home page, that is. Now, I will not say I love or hate that. Just that I am bit curious about the criteria part of it. How do they decide what goes to the home page? If the quality of a post is the sole criteria then I think I need to redefine my quality parameters. Sigh! Anyways, here is yet another post about my ...
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| 06:21 | 4/Feb/2008 |
| Violence: four very short stories | |
| She is very pretty and he is very handsome. She is the best singer at school. He is the school cricket team captain. He is the best athlete; girls love him. It’s teenage love. Magical, as ever. Folks at home don’t like their relationship. They want to bargain, as usual, to no end. Option-less, they elope. They get married and promise to live toget...
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| 07:43 | 1/Feb/2008 |
| Disco Dancer | |
| Desi Disco Dancer today! I am sure even the great Mithun da, the greatest actor ever, would approve. Video dekho , have fun karo !
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| ruma sen | 14:57 | 28/May/2008 |
| Friends: (69)
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| GIRL CHILD |
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| A girl’s parents play a big role in the establishment of her mental attitude towards boys being the superior sex. It is time they instil in her veins her real potential and supremacy over boys. After all, parents are her very first teachers. It is, I repeat, it is the ‘weaker sex’ attitude our Indian parents keep towards their female children that ...
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| shalinitandon | 21:23 | 26/May/2008 |
| Friends: (110)
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| Life, Faith and Attitude |
| Isn’t life mysterious? None of us know what’s in store the very next moment for us! Yet we plan till our retirement and old age. We plan for best, though there are many things which will happen and they are bound to happen. Every time something goes wrong in life, we always feel “Why me?” Disappointment shatters us completely and the big question...
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| Monalisa Smile | 13:22 | 29/May/2008 |
| Friends: (70)
| City: Hyderabad
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| Death up close.. |
| " Why do you have to think so much about Adi? Why cant you just ignore him. If he doesnt want to talk to you, let him go to hell !! He is not worth it...do you understand what I am trying to say Priya ? Borrow some brain from me if you dont !!!" Avinash said angrily. "How can I not think about him Avi? I have been with him for two years now. They ...
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| Anuja Goel | 16:02 | 18/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (36)
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| A Child in Jaipur |
| This is something I had written a few years back, dont remember exactly when in my diary. Since I am feeling too lazy to write anything new, I thought Id keep my posting active by adding some old stuff:) A child in JaipurSince the only thing I have done enough to write home about is travel, I am t...
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| amit goel | 12:38 | 26/May/2008 |
| Friends: (46)
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| AWAY NOTICE |
| DEAR FRIENDS, DUE TO SOME UNEXPECTED CROP UP OF WORK I WILL HAVE TO LEAVE FOR INDONESIA AND THAILAND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND WILL BE WAAY FOR 20- 25 DAYS. SO, NO POSTS AND NO BLOGGING !
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| Vish Iyer | 22:01 | 4/May/2008 |
| Friends: (188)
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| Stories we tell ourselves |
| The stories we tell ourselves daily affect our quality of life. Play close attention to these stories – question them to see if you feel like a victim and someone else is a villain. These stories can unleash of chain of thoughts that cause serious harm to your mental balance. Have made a list of such stories that run my mind everyday - T...
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| daniel ribero | 01:18 | 30/May/2008 |
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| Top 10 Ideas To Revive a Fizzling Relati... |
| Love is exciting, and when a relationship is new, almost everything you do together is fresh and alive, and keeps you enthralled. Then time begins to pass, and while the love is still there, the relationship may have lost some of its sparkle, whether it's because you now have a family or not. Here are some of the top 10 ideas to revive a fizzling ...
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| d | 20:34 | 5/May/2008 |
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| YIIKES..!! |
| I've never ever been to a dentist..NEVER.Chocolates n dentists go together..u 1st eat loads of chocolates and then u go see the dentist.Im obsessed with chocolates,alright..but i've bin lucky enough to give the "DR." a miss all these years.Well my luck ran out recently,and i got a date with a dentist.Although my pearly whites were intact but my wis...
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| Cubes 3B | 11:59 | 24/Mar/2008 |
| Friends: (47)
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| Ferrari is back |
| Hey guys, those who watched the Malaysain F1 GP would know what I am talking of. As expected (and wished) Ferrari has flown back in. With superb driving by Kimi they are back on the podium, and was very happy to see them win. It was like a part dream come true. The rest part was shattered when Massa could not complete the race, which would have giv...
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| unmentionabl... | 21:05 | 9/Apr/2008 |
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| Fading Away |
| In the beginning A single voice And the light and shade Played naked Ruinous games In torrid dampness And sweat! Far away from the cicadas I lay down Myself On the marbled floor Gasping- The touch of ice flakes! Time Once again Had fled- Memories in their rhythmic walk Ebbed And the stars Closed in On my lake! Sunrise- I am dead!
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| simi | 16:16 | 20/Mar/2008 |
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| GR8Gang |
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| Hey u all join me Join me on Gr8Gang http://www.gr8gang.com/gangs/azaljeetsin gh
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| Sameera Nandi | 14:00 | 28/May/2008 |
| Friends: (301)
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| Being Sam |
| First up, I have a confession to make. I am more touchy than I would like to believe. That is why when I saw some comments that annoyed me I deleted the whole post. Ek do baar, “sex” kya kah diya, I am thought of as some sexual deviant, sex addict or something. I forgot that we Indians are still a very conservative race. And maybe nice girls don’...
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| indal kumar | 13:46 | 31/Dec/2007 |
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| WISHES (2008) |
| My Dear All Friend, I wish you a very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2008. wishing you a great time with good things happening, every moment glowing with joy and laughter, and may each fresh dawn bring good loock for all my friend with best compliments ...
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| velan | 12:59 | 25/Feb/2008 |
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| How Heavy is a Glass of Water |
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| A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.""If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an h...
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| archie jha | 11:46 | 16/May/2008 |
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| Indian Desi Tid-bits |
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| How do u CUT roads????? By LAUGHINGBecause "Haste Haste Cut jaye Raste" Luv and Kush are going to a village & in between comes A well. Luv falls into the well. Why??? Because Luv (love) is blind !!!!! Now , Kush also jumps inside. Why?? Because Luv ke liye saala kush bhi karega!!!! Jackie Chan ki saas ka naam kya hai?.. ??? socho....... nahi pata.....
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| Binu Abraham | 14:11 | 30/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (796)
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| Interests: Reading
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| Check ur mobile is original or not |
| Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the-international mobile equipment identity number appears. It is a 15 digit serial number. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Gray market which is very Bad qualityIF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this mean...
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| DENSON JOSEPH | 22:39 | 27/May/2008 |
| Friends: (713)
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| AARUSHI MURDER CASE |
| Assuming Dr Talwar is innocent,I am just forced to think about the trauma which this broken hearted father might be going through.Here is a dead soul,who has just lost his dear daugther, his pain had not even subsided that he was arrested, accused & stigmatised as the "killer father", and to cap it all;is now currently being tormented, tortured & t...
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| kundera shankar | 15:25 | 7/Feb/2008 |
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| Phir Subah Hogi |
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| Though Phir Subah Hogi is loosely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment published in 1866, the film is actually more of an emotional plea for social justice in 'Nehruite' India and is a fine example of political comment combined with humanitarian compassion.The years following Indian Independence saw the entire socio-political system un...
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| aarthilal | 21:21 | 15/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (19)
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| The Valkyries By Paulo Coelho for free! |
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| The first best-selling author Paulo Coelho is distributing for free his works on his blog: http://www.paulocoelhoblog.com The full edition of The Valkyries is online for free till the 10th of May. On the next months, Paulo is going to have full editions online of all his titles published in English.
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| Jolly Jacob | 03:25 | 26/May/2008 |
| Friends: (236)
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| A -Z of Punjabi Vocabulary |
| A for AdjustPunjabis will always ask you to adjust whenever they want to push youaround.B for BacksideIt has nothing to do with your butt, it is an instruction to go to therear of a building, or a block, or a shop or whatever.C for Cloney.It's not a process for replicating sheep, nor is its first name George.It is merely an area where people live e...
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| kavita ganguly | 22:14 | 29/May/2008 |
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| Cup that Cheers |
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| ‘Drinking Coffee bad for health’, my eyes took in this informative bit of news as I sipped on my daily dose of caffeine. I turned over to other more interesting & happening news while my heart sang a defiant ‘kuch toh log kahenge, logo ka kaam hai kehna’. Come what may, I can never think of deserting my favourite beverage, not even in my wildest dr...
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| Jasmine Jassi | 21:00 | 28/May/2008 |
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| Shweta Singh | 09:36 | 29/May/2008 |
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| Being A Celebrity.......!!!!!!!!!!Fun |
| Being A Celebrity……………According to Mr. Salman Rushdie, girls don’t want marriage; they are simply interested in wedding dress. The much acclaimed author has been four times married and divorced equally. Does this means, one has to go through hell four times over to acquire such wisdom? To have done it four times to learn this makes him the stupides...
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| sohamswami | 14:28 | 14/May/2008 |
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| ONLY FOR TRINA |
| Neel was furious.He said-' you can not just hoodwink me.You will have to tell me today-Who is this Trina? I know definitely somebody is there.You are just plainly hiding. How can you write so passionately about somebody yet do not know her. All bakwas.'I just laughed.' No,no,you can not get away today just by showing your teeth '- He said agitatedl...
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| yogesh sharma | 20:19 | 10/Mar/2008 |
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| hi every1, just save this pic in ur system, and double click it.... u ll find sumthing new
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| Ashwin Unni | 15:57 | 19/Mar/2008 |
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| ROADIES !!!!!!! |
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| THIS IS GR8....ONLY 7 ROADIES LEFT OUT OF 13......WHO'S IT GONNA BE??????????????I HATE TO REVEAL THIS BUT....................................A SHUTOSH HAS WON!!!!(check out his orkut profile)NIHAL HAS COME 2nd........AND THE CUTE SHAMBHAVI HAS COME 5th...........-------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ------all data is ...
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| prasanna sri... | 21:49 | 1/Mar/2008 |
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| Stewed Tomatoes A guy isgoing on an ocean cruise, and he tells his doctor that he's worry about gettingseasick.The doctor suggests, ''Eat two pounds of stewedtomatoes before you leave the dock.''The guy replies, ''Would that keep me fromgetting sick, Doc?''The doctor says, ''No, but it'll look realpretty in the water.''Respectfully Cheating Jack an...
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| ratna rajaiah | 20:52 | 9/Mar/2008 |
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| Penguins dancing to Raga Desh |
| .....or maybe not, but whatever raga they are dancing to, it's the cutest animation I have seen in a long time...cuter than Happy Feet? Pigloo - Le Raga des Pingouins Uploaded by Iplus
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| Nischalson C... | 01:13 | 12/Apr/2008 |
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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...
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| sahil banga | 15:21 | 3/Apr/2008 |
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| Kalingini, the Story. |
| No one knows what lies ahead, and because curiosity is greater than fear, and truth is stranger than fiction, we all are searching, like our predecessors. Actually trying hard to face the future. Just like buying an umbrella on the onset of black clouds hovering upon the mauve sky like the ghosts of the 18th century. 18th century. What a period in ...
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| janus janus | 17:53 | 25/May/2008 |
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| Never trust a cricketer! |
| Come all ye fair young maidens and harken unto me,Never trust a cricketer, whoever he may be.Randier than a sailor, who's been six months at sea.Never let a cricketer's hand an inch above your knee.First let's take the Paceman, pure speed from first to last.My darlings do be careful, his balls are hard and fast.Then there's the Medium Pacer, his ba...
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| Kanchan Bhat... | 23:15 | 29/May/2008 |
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| Just Another Day |
| I know, coming homeEvery evening,Till I am afraidAnd beg, whyMy home-Is a four posterDinnerWith a mongrelSeeking favors beforeI scratch him to sleep,And in turn rewardedWith powder and nailsA touch beforeThe routine that tired souls dread I always wondered,About that measured quality-You seek in me-That just begun to burnA vapor cloudOn my clothesD...
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| rajesh vora | 17:04 | 26/May/2008 |
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| A Trip Down Memory Lane – 2 |
| Thosedays most of us just used to post blogs, read other peoples blogs and of coursethe occasional gb followed too. (My use of words "those days" makes this soundas if this was long long time ago.. and yes it of course is). There wasa simple sign-in page with just a box for log-in and password. That"sit. Noblog-o-mania. Nowatch@iLand. No "whata...
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| febin joy | 21:08 | 27/May/2008 |
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| Lady @ Work |
| Took this picture of a lady @ work from Valparai Tea Estate... I went there with a bunch of other photographers on a 2 day photography trip.. It was early in the morning and the workers have already started their day"s work... the atmosphere was lovely.... the element of mist and hue which enriched the environment.... and the golden rays of the r...
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| amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007 |
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| Success in Life |
| The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.” Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.
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| Neeraj Jain | 22:46 | 11/Mar/2008 |
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| An entirely different way to travel |
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| 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. ...
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| Sonu Katha | 18:25 | 13/Feb/2008 |
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| One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym". In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleague...
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| Sabarinath Nair | 21:23 | 10/Apr/2008 |
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| Wedding Sari blues |
| "There are only four types of saris. The cream ones, the blue ones, the green ones, and the maroon ones." said my friend Sethu, circa 2002. I'm in total agreement with him. I am still clueless when my mom gets confused over buying one from two saris, both of which look the same to | | |
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