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 12:53 | 16/May/2008
UNIQUE HINDI TRANSLATION
   CHECK OUT SOME ENGLISH WORDS      TRANSLATED IN HINDI!!! Yo, baby! What's up? -----* Beti Yo, uppar kya hai? Cool man! -----* Thandaa aadmi!Are you nuts? ----- * Kya aap akhrot hain?You're kidding! ----- *Tum bachche bana rahe ho!Check this out, man! ----* Iskee chaanbeen karo, aadmi!She's so fine! ----- * Woh itnee baareek hai! Listen buddy, th... more...
 11:51 | 12/May/2008
IPL POLITICS
   POLITICAL   TWENTY  -  20 Recently I read an article, “Bull’s Eye”, written by Rajinder Puri in Outlook, May 6 – 12 issue. It was thoughtful and worth giving a trial. The author inspired me to post this blog. The IPL Twenty – 20 is in full swing. Shah Ruk Khan, Vijay Malliya, Pretty Zinta, Anil Ambani and host of others have sponsored cricketers... more...
 09:46 | 8/May/2008
GUESS WHO ??
  THINK DIFFERENT!!! !Some time ago I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed a perfect score. The instructor and the student agreed to an impartial arbiter, and I was selected. I read the examination question: "SHOW HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE H... more...
 13:27 | 2/May/2008
KNOW SANSKRIT
   INDO  EUROPEAN  LINEAGE  OF  SANSKRIT Sanskrit is the oldest documented classical Indian language which dates back to 1000 to 1500 BC. It is the mother root of most North Indian languages. It has been included within 23 Indian official languages. It will be interesting to know its evolution. There are two ways two languages can have many common ... more...
 12:19 | 27/Apr/2008
STORY OF DUCKLING
  Three women die together in an accident and go to heaven.When they get there, St. Peter says, 'We only have one rule here in heaven: don't step on the ducks!'So they enter heaven, and sure enough, there are ducks all over the place.  It is almost impossible not to step on a duck, and although they try their best to avoid them, the first woman acc... more...
 21:47 | 22/Apr/2008
LOVE
 DIVERSITY   OF   LOVE The word ‘Love’ has diverse meaning. We use it in many ways to express a pleasant relationship. Examples are plenty………….Such and such loves animals……….loves paintings……..loves football………..loves nature……etc.etc. Even in games like Tennis. Table Tennis, Football and Hockey, we start the game as love all i.e. 0-0.The nature of ... more...
 11:28 | 18/Apr/2008
SECRET OF BALDNESS
        BALDNESS   In case someone has frontal baldness (wide forehead), people feel he is a thinker…….an intellectual like William Shakespeare. If any one starts balding in the centre, he is considered sexy…………a la Romeo. What happens if someone is bald in the front as well as in the centre? He thinks, “I’m sexy” .   more...
 12:25 | 14/Apr/2008
HAPPY NEW YEAR
                   HI      ISLANDERS.................                    Wish you Happy New Year, Baisakhi, Vishu Malayalam NY, Pirapu Tamil  NY,  Bengali Nababorsha                                                                      ~~~~~~~~~~AMIYA~~~~~~~~~~~~~ more...
 12:17 | 12/Apr/2008
LEARN SOME FNGLISH
      ENGLISH   PARADOX       We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that...There is neither egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple...English muffins were not invented in England or French fries in France.Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat.Quicksa... more...
 12:29 | 6/Apr/2008
THE UNIQUE SENTENCE
I’ve always be envious of people Who can speak fluently in several languages, a few of them being foreign.My problem was solved by an      e-mail received from one of my friends. I mucked them up and gotrid of my inferiority complex altogether. This is the best sentence any language can offer. I LOVE YOUSAY 'I LOVE YOU' IN MORE THAN 100 LANGUAGES..... more...
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 StudentOf VIHE | 10:17 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (19)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Playing Tabala, R...
Answers all Questions about God - Dispel...
Gospel of Sri RamakrishnaThis master piece which contains the recordings of the teachings of  Sri  Ramakrishna Paramahamsa regarded as the prophet of Harmony, the "greatest Incarnation" ever, recorded by Master Mahashaya(Mahendranath Gupta).    It is one such book which dispels all the doubts about the existence of the God, and harmonises all the ...  more...
 sunshine | 13:59 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (385)  | Interests: Whoosh! Boy its h...
LOVE LIFE
LOVE LIFE Dating 6 weeks : I love U, I love U, I love U.6 months : Of course I love U.6 years : GOD, if I didn't love U, then why the hell did I propose?  Back from Work 6 weeks : Honey, I'm home.6 months : BACK!!6 years : What did your mom cook for us today?  Gifts 6 weeks : Honey, I really hope you liked the ring.6 months : I bought you a paintin...  more...
 deepak kumar | 19:25 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (54)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Writing,photograp...
DREAMS
We live in our  dreams but dreams may die, Don't get shattered,  never cry. The world is big and has lots to give. Pick a new dream , Thats the way to live!  more...
 Piyush Philip | 13:30 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (315)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Country-Music, N...
This is not a movie review !!!!
Movie watching has become a passion since the last couple of years for me.And its not just English,Hindi or Malayalam movies I watch...strangely now I seem to enjoy even Korean,German,French movies...provided there are subtitles in English.The real joy of a movie,for me,lies after the act of watching the movie...its only then that I start researchi...  more...
 ardhendu | 12:09 | 3/May/2008
Friends: (12)  | City: Siliguri  | Interests: Love and Peace
AT ZERO ALL DIFFERENCES CEASE THERE IS ONLY HUMAN AND GOD THE ONE WHO IS INDIVISIBLE AND UNCHANGING. THE GRACE OF THE DIVINITY THEN BEGINS TO DESCEND UPON THE CONSCIOUSNESS PREPARING IT TO REACH THE HIGHER WORLD OF TRUE KNOWLEDGE LIBERATED FROM THE MAGIC SPELL OF MAYA CAUSING KARMA RESULTING IN LEELA.  more...
 usha rani | 22:50 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (40)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: reading, writing
INTROSPECTION...
         Monitoring our action all the time is essential. And that is what we call Introspection. We have choice to think positively. To think positive one need to love oneself. One has to develop Self-esteem. This quality is inborn for almost all. But for various reasons all won't feel easy to nurture this quality. Awareness of oneself is not so e...  more...
 Manu Nair | 21:09 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (425)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing,reading,s...
Misconduct! Let off! No!
How come SreeSanth was let off by the BCCI as he was also responsible for this situation ?  more...
 Shree Sharma | 09:31 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (480)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading
Who Decides
Who decides who gets love in life?   Is it pure luck?   Accident?   F ortune?   Why everybody is not fortunate to get such trivial but yet such auspicious/beautiful/aw thing in life Why? After all Who decides who will get love in life?  more...
 Prototype X | 11:27 | 10/May/2008
Friends: (43)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: sports, music and...
Worlds Greatest Villain Paradox
This is fiction... A figment of my imagination.. and i dont mean any offence to anybody or to hurt anyone's personal opinions________________________________ _____________________________Greetings! You must be wondering why I wished to communicate with you after eons of silence. Well everything has its time, and my time is now. Through out these cen...  more...
 Saakshee I | 08:34 | 31/Jan/2008
Friends: (862)  | 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...
 Charu Govil | 10:41 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (128)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, listenin...
MYSTERY OF EGYPTIAN PYRAMIDS
 MULTIPLE MIRROR IMAGES OF PYRAMID FORMING IN THE AIR WITH THE SUN RAYS I visited Egypt with my family in March during the time of holi vacation. It was a nice and adventurous trip; I will let you know my experience about the trip in my next blog.  This post is just to share a mysterious thing that I observed yesterday while downloading the video f...  more...
 satyajit ban... | 19:00 | 14/Apr/2008
Friends: (85)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Music,playing games
TO MY FRIEND WHO ARE...........
TO MY FRIEND WHO ARE...........ENGAGEDThe true measure of compatibility is not the years spent together but How good u r for each other.TO MY FRIEND WHO ARE...........MARRIEDLove is not about "it's your fault",not "how could u", but "i'm sorry nor "i'm thankful to u.TO MY FRIEND WHO ARE...........HEARTBROKENHeartbreaks last as long as u want &cut a...  more...
 thandassery ... | 20:12 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (17)  | City: kottayam  | Interests: music,sports,inte...
History Mystery
Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.    Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.  Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.  Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in ...  more...
 leena | 17:29 | 27/Apr/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Haryana  | Interests: litrature n philo...
Indian Mythology Popular Tales
Hi all, just writing in few more insights into Indian culture..In our day to day routine we perform so many rituals, but do we actually know the significance of them. 1) Why do we light the lamp before God?..........The lamp symbolizes knowledge and darkness symbolizes ignorance. Hence in Indian culture we bow down and join our hands in front of kn...  more...
 A M Daniel | 21:10 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (472)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
Never ever give up
Don't give up.....One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.I went to the woods to have one last talk with God."God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"His answer surprised me..."Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?""Yes", I replied."When I pla...  more...
 Vikas Gurung | 13:38 | 22/Apr/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: Music, photograph...
Get Paid for SMS
Hi, Now get paid to receive SMS on your mobile. Register at www.mGinger.com by using Invite ID: 1188894  more...
 vatsala joshi | 11:59 | 11/Apr/2008
Friends: (124)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: guess...
GOTTU
Back in those days when I was still a pucca child,in other words,a primary-schooler, there roamed in the bylanes encircling our school, a madman we all called Gottu. “Gottu” in Kannada means “I know”.A peculiar name to give,I agree,but certainly in keeping with the time-honoured tradition of rechristening the mentally ill in view of their personal ...  more...
 ruma sen | 11:28 | 16/May/2008
Friends: (61)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: travelling music ...
MARKETING CONCEPT
1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: "I am very rich. "Marry me!" - That's Direct Marketing"2. You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl.One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: "He's very rich. "Marry him." -That's Advertising"3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up t...  more...
 ANANTH | 19:42 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (161)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: Music,Friendship,...
Face any thing......... will power..
  Facing any thing with the will power of  God's Great.......... We can go threw........ with the right thing .... God helps always. But the troubles are common to all ....... Facing with courage..... Follow the Right way........  Do the best  n Have the right chice Provide the DIVINE POWER............................  more...
 pravin chand... | 14:22 | 15/Apr/2008
Friends: (48)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: listening music m...
SHAYARI (SELF)
Dosti????????????Manzile bhi uski thi raasta bhi uska thaEk mai akela tha Kafila bhi uska thaSaath saath chalne ki soch bhi uski thiFir raasta badalne ka faisla bhi uska thaAaj kyon mai akela hoon? Dil saval karta haiLog to uske the par..... kya khuda bhi uska tha????? PALKuch meethe pal yaad aa gayeHoto par halki si hansi de gayeFir aankho ne ki b...  more...
 Unloving Par... | 21:56 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: volunteering
Unloving Parents website
The Unloving parents website is at http://www.geocities.com/unloving_parents/ and the forums are at http://s9.invisionfree.com/Unloving_Parents/index.php  where you can meet like minded souls. You can post anonymously  more...
 lonely | 12:19 | 11/May/2008
Friends: (211)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: sharing,observing...
Mother..The Precious gift from god
Maa, Mom, Amma…all the words having similar meaning. If u ask any body in this world, definitely they can say “these are the sweetest words in all”..U know when mother feels the happiest moment in her entire life..”definitely when you first call her with any of these words”..there is no bounds  to her joy when listening these words from your mouth…...  more...
 Abdulla Patel | 15:19 | 14/Feb/2008
Friends: (78)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music, watching c...
happy valentnes day
happy valentines day to all, have a nice time with ur valentine.  more...
 simha chalam | 13:36 | 5/May/2008
Friends: (59)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: vcbvcbc
New Horizons
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 daniel ribero | 10:43 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (432)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Business Networki...
Soulmate Connection
We know there are magical signs once we meet our soulmates face to face. Expect it to be not ordinary. Imagine a fairy-tale coming alive. Most certainly, there would be sparks flying, butterflies in the stomach, stuttered sentences, ease of communication, physical attractions, love-at-first-sights, answered prayers, love remembered from dreams; in ...  more...
 Elisabeth | 00:10 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (391)  | City: Amsterdam  | Interests: painting,drawing,...
WHITSUN OR PENTECOST
Pentecost is one of the prominent feasts in the Christian liturgical year, celebrated the 49th day (7 weeks) after Easter Sunday. This year on May 11.  It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Book of Acts, Chapter 2. Pentecost is also called Whitsun, Whitsunday, or Whit Sunda...  more...
 Frozen Sun | 21:02 | 10/May/2008
Friends: (88)  | City: Pune/Bangalore/Kerala  | Interests: wasting your prec...
Humorous side of Loose motion
This is not about love, butterflies or heart shaped red balloons. It’s going to be as dirty as it can get. So anyone having cold, fever or Mercedes Benz, please don’t read.It’s a normal weekday morning. After chatting with your online friends, you had slept very late into the morning and feel very sleepy. Your boss had scheduled a meeting with clie...  more...
 medha N | 19:29 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (196)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Love music, paint...
I, Me, Mine! Why?
My dad always told-"there is just a hairline difference between a genius and a mad" and both of them actually never realized that they were one of these. The best part is that all others out their thought themselves either to be a genius or a mad. Now if they really realize that they are either of these then I bet they are actually nothing.I am wri...  more...
 SHANKAR N | 19:27 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (113)  | City: KOMARAPALAYAM  | Interests: making friends, s...
Technical Analysis Recommendations
Weekly Technical Analysis Recommendations for buy / sell of stocks are updated in our site for FREE.If you are an investor in stocks / shares do not miss it. Visit our site nowhttp://sharemarkettechniques.page.tlA lso learn pivot point trading, various techniques, download FREE PIVOT POINT calculator and FREE TRIAL VERSION of CAPTECH Software. Incre...  more...
 azaa g | 21:51 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (189)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dreaming
A walk in da rain
When the world has taken its tollAnd I feel so out of controlEverything I do or sayBecomes a big disarrayThe rain begins to fallCreating a dark wallBrings a grin to my faceI grab my shoes and raceInto the wet wall of tearsAll at once letting go of my fearsNow I don’t have to be shyBehind the wet wall I can cryWith every falling drop The pain begins...  more...
 avinash | 11:11 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (227)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music,playing sno...
LIST OF 30+ FREE PROGRAMS TO EARN MONEY....
hi everyone,        please read the steps given below carefully -        1.click on the link given at the bottom of this blog.                2.u will be taken to a list of 30+ free programs to          earn money.        3.join as many as u want.they r all free to join.        4.u will get paid 4 the work u do on those websites daily.          u c...  more...
 vira | 11:29 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (1602)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
Regular cars are better Reasons why regular cars are far superior than Formula One racing cars No door... I mean, people have to climb in. Actually, ANYBODY can climb in and steal it. Pffft! No roof... The people who drive these things are left open to the elements. Like, even convertible cars have something you can pull over your head. No radio (A...  more...
 stardust | 08:46 | 20/Apr/2008
Friends: (34)  | City: widespace  | Interests: bring stars into ...
o what fun it is to SIN
hiiiiiiiiii U guys must be wondering where I had disappeared!Ii had not gone anywhereI was thinking (yeah I do that once in a while )..and thinking profound thoughts ( do I hear a sneer sneer?) I was thinking of the ffffffuture..the SINS I would love to commit...I list some below1.Eat pots and pots and pans and pans of 'sinful' icecream and chocola...  more...
 piu | 16:28 | 30/Mar/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Jodhpur  | Interests: music,reading, co...
 Introspection  of silence. The pale Queen of the night skyDazzling along with her diamond studded robe,A moment of tranquility.A cold silent breeze,  just  enough To make a single leaf shiver –A long drawing call of the cicada Or , a wolf howling To pierce with  her scream The very heart of silence.A few birds screech above Just to show their disc...  more...
 Nandita Chak... | 18:26 | 13/May/2008
Friends: (30)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Reading,writing,d...
Ramalingan's Visit to the Stars
S.P.Ramalingan saw the marvels of the sky secretly through his grandfather's telescope and built a world of his own to which he never allowed anybody in,not even his favourite friend,the old cook's 7 year old daughter..Ramalingan was tormented his secret pursuit would be detected and that would mean the end to his dreams of visiting the objects of ...  more...
 reader | 11:02 | 11/May/2008
Friends: (63)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: blog , chat , swa...
Mothers day.
"Morning wake up call brings me smile,Though sleepy but love the voice traveling across the miles,Came to know later it was Mothers day,So, expressed mine greetings with not much thought." Festival, don’t believe much in it though still I love or feel to enjoy most of them. Since, I am very self-centric (that’s what I love to believe on festive day...  more...
 nisha | 13:18 | 28/Dec/2007
Friends: (54)  | City: dhanbad  | Interests: Reading Dicionery...
Lesson
 Why is change needed?       The eagle has the longest life-span of its' species       It can live up to 70 years But to reach this age,  the  eagle must make a hard decision In its' 40's       Its' long and flexible talons can no longer grab  prey which serves as food     Its' long and sharp beak becomes bent         Its' old-aged and heavy wings,...  more...
 ekantapadhika | 09:38 | 29/Apr/2008
Friends: (152)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: sab kuchh aur kuc...
Yeh Duniya Agar Mil bhi jaaye tho kya ha...
Yeh mahalon, yeh takhton, yeh taajon ki duniyaYeh insaan ke dushman samajon ke duniyaYeh d