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 22:30 | 12/Sep/2008
onam wishes again
Dear Friends, Its more than a year that i wrote anything...but that doesent stop me from 'WISHING ALL OF YOU A VERY HAPPY ONAM'. best wishes Sindhu more...
 16:23 | 18/Aug/2007
onam wishes
Dear All Heres wishing all of you 'A very Happy Onam'... I'm very much 'alive' and reading your blogs...... sindhu more...
 20:56 | 30/May/2007
talented bloggers
ilanders...being blogging for a few months now(though not very successful as some of my friends) i have come across many different types of personalities.......i have made a few friends and a few aquaintances. for many of the bloggers i am just a reader.i enjoy reading many blogs and do write a comment if i feel it has had an impact.there are many ... more...
 02:14 | 30/May/2007
holiday
After the much needed break....finally i'm back to routine....but my mind is still in the Highlands...I was breathtaken by its scenic beauty and will it will live in my heart for ever. I thought I would share and relive the journey with you guys.The drive was a long albeit beautiful one. We were lucky that the weather was fine with sunshine complim... more...
 01:40 | 18/May/2007
yawning
hi friendsi thought i'll write something just to give me a break from my breathless schedule.this afternoon,after my lunch(which was pretty heavy today) i was quite sleepy n yawned .At this juncture,my colleague who was with me asked a rather peculiar question which rather disssipated my sleep...well she asked...'is yawning a sign of wakefullness o... more...
 16:56 | 15/Apr/2007
happy new year
Dear friends Wish you all 'A Very Happy Vishu/Baisaki'........Hope you all have a prosperous year full of happiness Sindhu more...
 23:57 | 18/Mar/2007
memoirs of an intern-2
Hi everybody ,i thought that i would continue with my memoirs with my next posting....THE SURGICAL POSTING...... I must admit that i was a lot more timid during my internship....afterall you are still a novice in surgery.Before the posting i was to be introduced to my team with whom i have to work. my would be residents looked quite intimidating bu... more...
 02:06 | 2/Mar/2007
memoirs of an intern
Internship is the time in every doctors life when they get 'hands on' experience managing patients before they go out into the big wide world or specialisation. But this is also the time when we have some bitter sweet memories....sweet because you experience the first proper taste of being a doc and bitter because being the juniormost you would be ... more...
 20:41 | 9/Feb/2007
learn chinese in 5 minutes
hi guys i came across this forward to me and laughed my heads off.Learn Chinese in 5 minutesEnglish: he is cleaning his automobilechinese: Wa Shing KaEnglish: this is a tow away zoneChinese: No Pah KingEnglish: Is there  fugitive there?Chinese: Hu Yu Hi DingEnglish: Small horseChinese: Tai Ni Po NiEnglish: your price is too highChinese: No Bai Nut ... more...
 23:09 | 13/Jan/2007
generation gap .....eh!!!!
how things have changedwhen i was youg( not that i'm too old!): painting with brush and water coloursson( 6 yrs): paintbrush--computerme: had to do my homework by finding stuff from the libraryson: just google it!!me: called parents amma and achanson: mom n dadme: loved good home cooked foodson: mom take me to MCDonalds...yukme: son would you like ... more...
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 K Nagesh | 11:03 | 11/Sep/2008
Friends: (613)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
BIMA BACHAT
Single Premium Plan From Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) That Offers,15% Each Of The Sum Insured At The End of Every 3 Years From The Commencement,Sum Insured To the Nominee In Case Of Policyholder's Death Without Any Deduction Whatsoever, Should It Occur Any time Before Completion Of The Policy Term Chosen,Return of the Entire Premium Pa...  more...
 BEST FRIEND | 22:05 | 12/Sep/2008
Friends: (568)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: meeting new, inte...
Power Point Presentations
HiI have got a good collection of power point presentations.........some recent ones and some old ones which some of you might have come across in their mails. Since power point presentations cannot be put on the blog page, I would like to share them through mail. So if any of you feel interested in receiving them, you can send me a mail.Have a nic...  more...
 Akhil Chandran | 14:43 | 8/Sep/2008
Friends: (70)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Cricket, Music, D...
Yesudas was denied entry @ Guruvayoor Te...
Saw a news in Malayala Manorama(Malayalam news paper) on this Saturday where the legendary singer Yesudas saying, he doesn't want to visit Guruvayoor any more. This is after his visit to Malayattoor Sri Krishna Temple. He told, he saw Lord Krishna in different attire there.Let's have some history now. Yesudas once denied the entry to the temple for...  more...
 datanentrygo | 07:49 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (325)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Jobs of editorial proofreading.
Jobs of editorial proofreading. Editorial proofreaders they can also recommend changes in word choice or inappropriate punctuation. Jobs of editorial proofreading. http://jobcenter.webs.com/pr.htm  more...
 Ramesh Menon | 11:07 | 16/Aug/2008
Friends: (150)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: TQM & Positive Th...
Athaani
Dear Friends,Did not do much writing during the past couple of weeks. However, I was not resting or sitting idle.I invite you to visit my new venture - a Malayalam blog - athaani :http://www.athaani.blogspot.com/Athaani , in Malayalam is the name for a wayside resting stone, seen and used in olden days, when people carry goods on head and they can k...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 15:53 | 6/Sep/2008
Friends: (531)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
God Complex
Narendra Modi's State Department of Education has issued a circular to all schools in Gujarat to watch Modi's "Teacher's Day" live address on television. The principals are warned in the circular that non-compliance due to any reason will not be tolerated. There will be surprise checks and inspections in schools to ensure that all students and teac...  more...
 shailendra g... | 09:04 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (40)  | City: Nasik  | Interests: singing,acting,di...
Be Happy
Remember the five simple rules to be Happy. 1} Free your heart from hatred. 2}Free your mind from worries. 3}Live simply. 4}Give more. 5}Expect less. Dr.ShailendraGaikwad. Hypnotherapist, Actor,Director,singer.  more...
 ashminder bahal | 18:44 | 16/Sep/2007
Friends: (127)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: sports, physical ...
Cu Chi Tunnels
One of the most interesting and adventurous places that I visited in Vietnam was Cu Chi tunnels. Essentially these tunnels came into being during the Vietnam war. The Vietcongs had dug them to escape the relentless bombings carried out by the Americans in the dense jungle forests of Vietnam. The huge B-52 bombers rained down a barrage of bombs blin...  more...
 Mission Drea... | 12:46 | 24/Jul/2008
Friends: (310)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: http://openmedia....
Private Banks ki naak mein nakel
A Letter to Reserve Bank of IndiaDear Sir / Ma'am, This is to request your kind attention towards my complaint no. 2801 lodged with The Banking Ombudsman during the financial year 2006-07, against ICICI Bank. The complaint was closed neither with a resolution nor a consent from me. But I have not closed the complaint. I had been regularly following...  more...
 amar snh | 19:51 | 12/Sep/2008
Friends: (1244)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling, makin...
Dear fellow Ilanders Bringing up a daughter is more tough or that of a son ? Or it is different at different age as the child grows Few may say that it is a pleasure to bring up your child, son or daughter, so there is no answer to this May I hear your take on this wish you all nicer times ahead  more...
 Neeraj Jain | 16:54 | 11/Jul/2008
Friends: (182)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: I am a profession...
Dismal state of Bollywood
What is happening in Bollywood?  I am unable to understand. What is happening to the film quality and the duration? Earlier, almost all the films used to be of 3 hrs duration or even more. Now all the films are being chopped off to earn big bucks in quick time. As a result, you have not even come to understanding the film and its characters when yo...  more...
 sunshine | 10:43 | 11/Sep/2008
Friends: (446)  | Interests: Meow.....RRROOOAA...
MISUNDERSTOOD SAVIOUR
A man is taking a walk in Central park in New York, he sees a little girl being attacked by a bull dog. He runs over and starts fighting with the dog.He succeeds in killing the dog and saving the girl's life. A policeman who was watching the scene walks over and says: "You are a hero, tomorrow you can read it in all the newspapers: "Brave New Yorke...  more...
 anjeneyan an... | 19:55 | 25/May/2008
Friends: (70)  | 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...
 Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (35)  | 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...
 Moe M | 21:50 | 12/Sep/2008
Friends: (303)  | City: Third Rock  | Interests: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ -...
My T'Cles are Black??
 1) Are My T-Cles BlackA  patient is lying in bed in the hospital, wearing an oxygen mask over his mouth and nose, still heavily sedated from a difficult four hour, surgical procedure. A young student nurse appears to give him a partial sponge bath."Nurse", he mumbles, from behind the mask."Yes", she replies and hears him mumbling "Are my testicles...  more...
 Ranjit | 12:34 | 18/Apr/2007
Friends: (39)  | City: Pune  | Interests: music, driving, t...
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 Ramesh chordia | 23:07 | 5/Jul/2007
Friends: (391)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Badminton
Male or Female?
You might not have known this,  but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female.  Here are some examples:  FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.   They are an effective repro...  more...
 meerakkrishn... | 16:49 | 23/May/2007
Friends: (94)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Old Hindi film so...
Pyaar Diwana Hota Hain
Pyaar Deewana hota hain, mastaana hota hainHar khushi se har gham se begaana hota hainShama kahe parwane se pare chala jaaMeri tarah jal jaayega yahan nahin aaWho nahin suntan usko jal jaana hota hainHar khushi se har gham se begaana hota hain Rahe koi sau pardo mein dare sharam seNazar ahi laakh churaye koi sanam seAa hi jaata hain jispe dil aana ...  more...
 Robin Jack | 11:12 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (54)  | Interests: Writing of late.....
Always
My thoughts are always crowded My dreams are always varied My deeds are always stupid My looks are always subdued My ways are always halted My pleas are always unheard My requests are always unanswered My goals are always dithered And I still long to be composed.. Always and always....  more...
 Dil Kannur | 10:32 | 23/Jul/2007
Friends: (101)  | 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...
 Sathya Sathya | 13:18 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (224)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Thinking
"Revisioning The Victimization of Males...
The report "The invisible boy" tries to talk about Opening the Door to Male Victims.  AA vvery authentic and great report to be read compulsorily by all male haters (Male haters would, as usual, prefer to skip reading and accepting the facts anyway!). Written by a professional and includes facts and figures (Just 7 web pages!). Here is...  more...
 Shahabaz Muhsin | 18:37 | 9/Mar/2007
Friends: (17)  | City: Jeddah  | Interests: Travelling
Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise - child hood pic  more...
 Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (328)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
5 Minutes for Poor
Welcome to 5 Minutes for PoorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes for the poorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes a day for the poor. If so, you can help hundreds of poor/orphan children with food, clothing & education. Most of us have good education and enjoy good food every day. But there are millions of children who are deprived of both good food a...  more...
 shailesh S | 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007
Friends: (1446)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Internet, surfing...
Ever You Wonder ………(Some stray thoughts…...
Why are they called stairs inside but steps outside?Why, any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner?  If love is blind, how can we believe in love at first sight?  Why 'abbreviated' is such a long word?How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?  Why, when you change...  more...
 arun motwani | 19:26 | 11/May/2007
Friends: (191)  | Interests: reading (books on...
About the Life
          ABOUT THE LIFE : We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Life is just a Chance to grow a Soul. Life is like Onion, You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. You don’t get to choose how you are going to die or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live Now. Life is like a Taxi. The Meter ...  more...
 Chef Bachhus | 03:17 | 11/Apr/2007
Friends: (30)  | 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...
 ratul banerjee | 19:28 | 7/Sep/2008
Friends: (95)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: writing, listenin...
LIFE- AS I PERCEIVE IT
   I , sort of, like floundering with the so-called complex situations of life , which apparently seem to have no straight forward solution , unlike many , who in moments of deterrence with bitter truths , become submissive at an unreasonable cost, whatsoever and blatantly accept and believe that the game of life is nothing lest totally controlled ...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 13:42 | 27/Jul/2008
Friends: (1512)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Food Wastage
FOOD SHORTAGE Preface: I heard in BBC Radio one day morning that Somalia is suffering with acute food shortage.  There was an interview with an unknown woman of Somalia village that she used to take maize powder and some times she used to take Animal Feed in order to subside the hunger.   This is a horrific situation. Also, she told that when she e...  more...
 nishant shah | 12:05 | 20/Aug/2008
Friends: (526)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music Rock Meta...
Race
RaceThere in his dreams someone uttered,"Blacks are charred and Whites are insane"Abruptly he raised his brows.And his garrison was circumvented.He knew the color of his origin,and lurched outside,with some grim. With only blanket that enshrouded their faces,They watched their same color slain.Everything receded with time,And the ashes of parched l...  more...
 suresh sugav... | 10:12 | 25/Jun/2008
Friends: (164)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: stamp collecting,...
happiness
 free your mind from worries - most never happen. suresh  more...
 ShivSundar S... | 15:55 | 20/Feb/2007
Friends: (79)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Singing, Music, C...
What's that I have??
I have a 'thing', which consists of few letters.If I take one letter out, it remains the same. If I take two letters out, it remains the same!! If I take three letters out, it still remains the same!!! If I take four letters out, I'm telling you, it remains the same!!!! And If I take all letters out, trust me, yet it remains the same!!!!!Can anyone...  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...
 RAJENDRA PAR... | 01:48 | 11/May/2007
Friends: (50)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: community,social ...
"agloco" network
hi everybody, please visit a link below to know how a global community own their network http://www.agloco.com/r/BBDQ9558    ,AND ALSO JOIN to ask other friends to follow.  more...
 PRASANNA COO... | 20:53 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Films, Reading, M...
Blog
Hey gang,have been really out of touch with all of u. Promise will get back into the mainstream.But have been regularly reading all the blogs of fellow  ilanders and have been enjoying it thoroughly.will also like to request you all to read some of my blogs on www.prasannacoondapur.blogspot.com have started writing some stuff there too with pics an...  more...
 L Kini | 09:59 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (910)  | 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...
 Gagandeep Kaur | 18:53 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (259)  | 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...
 Debasish Cha... | 05:47 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (123)  | City: Delray Beach, Florida,USA  | Interests: Browsing, Network...
Effort
There is a little story...that teaches a lot... A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young boy. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went ...  more...
 Ramesh R | 21:55 | 7/Sep/2008
Friends: (124)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Traveling,Good Fo...
Does it matter baby if its Black or Whit...
Is it probably because there is no other choice of airlines in the Kochi-Goa sector or is it that I am really one of the Good Frequent Flyers that I found myself sitting in a Kingfisher ATR aircraft again? I really don't know. However, when a hour long journey is stretched to a three and a half hour long air taxi service, one find himself with noth...  more...
 Rajeev S | 14:46 | 1/Aug/2007
Friends: (124)  | City: The Present  | Interests: Reading, Writing
Spiritual Freelancing
Call it spiritual discord or spiritual detachment. This is what is creeping into the minds of youth these days. We see a growing spiritual crisis in the world today. There is devotion to indulgence of pleasure in the objects of sensual desire, which is inferior, low, vulgar, ignoble, and leads to no good; and there is devotion to self torment, whic...  more...
 Anju Menon | 17:55 | 20/May/2008
Friends: (17)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: love music.child...
Life Love and Death.......
PART -I :Her victoryThis is story of Keya..who  always beleived in her dreams......this is her story ...where she confronts with lifes most beautiful thing to happen ....":Love"...this is about her concepts of "Life"......this is her direct encounter with a scary dream she illusionised ..."Death".......It was a day in the busy streets of delhi........  more...
 Namrata Hari... | 10:20 | 6/Mar/2008
Friends: (468)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: JILL OF ALL TRADE...