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 16:49 | 17/Jan/2008
Inheritance
"I am not a selfmade man.For, generations have livedIn the planes I live.Their foot prints I trampleIn the roads they made.Their fire I preserve in my hearth.yet these I do not own.Only have use and leave.Death hall never thriveFor life is passed to posterityAn unbrocken chain of inheritance.To them I leave my rights.The vallies and planes to till.... more...
 09:07 | 13/Jan/2008
An Epitaph to me
Humble dreams of a wandering wind Lay sumothered and silenced By the hands of destiny Here benethe this heape of sand. Write this on my tomb stone And leave me to the bliss Of eternal Oblivion. Thomas Jacob more...
 10:55 | 11/Jan/2008
The Pain
Only I know the pain When a Rainbow leaves my sky. Rain and thunder swallow my gaze. Fate and time fill the sky with gray. And I know I must forget, O rainbow, Your ravishing beauty Not merely corporal.             Thomas Jacob (11/01/2008) more...
 16:40 | 31/Dec/2007
Unrest in Pak, its implications for Indi...
The untimely demise of Benazir Butto has thrown shades over the pak political Drama.Let us not be engrossed in the debate who did it.Because only speculations are possible about it in the given circumstances as the forces behind the deed have been successful enough in confusing the globe about the reality.My Question is: Is the potential political ... more...
 11:26 | 22/Dec/2007
Happy Xmas
He came to the world with a message of peace and love. We live here in this world with Bitterness and hatred. May this Christmas make the beginnig of the much needed change. JOY TO THE WORLD THE SAVIOR IS BORNE . M E R R Y C H R I S T M A S   A N D H A P P Y N E W Y E A R t o a l l m y f r i e n d s . more...
 17:40 | 14/Dec/2007
The Dream
In amoon lit night I was dreaming Under the shades Of a golden tree Heavens came down Stars sang for me A song of love, Charm and beauty. When I was awaken I knew not only the dream But ........ The entire night had vanished.                     Thomas Jacob more...
 16:53 | 11/Dec/2007
Red Rose
Charmed by her smile That held my heart detained I floated in the horizons of dream Never once before. Never once Again. But for a transient moment The red Rose Her shades and shadows.                          Thomas Jacob more...
 16:22 | 5/Dec/2007
Shame
Words left untold In the vague scheme  Of light and Night Mock me hard As if they caught me red In a failed attempt To kill the self. Smotherd words in revolt Strip me in the mob.  I lack is not words But courage. Lest the glass should drop And pieces scatter I bear this shame. Thomas Jacob more...
 18:37 | 1/Dec/2007
wet?
Dear Friends....I was walking down the slopes of a hill for my cricular activities.There was a stream going past the way. As I did not want to make my leg wet I tried jumping accrose it. But unfortunatly I landed in the extreame end of the stream. Water splashed and my dress was wet from my knees. I looked at my friends. They were all laughing. I t... more...
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 Jein Rajan | 18:34 | 17/Dec/2007
Friends: (81)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, photograph...
Destination Chithirapuram
If you are looking for a perfect vacation, or rather a rejuvenating vacation. Then the Kerala tour offers its Chithirapuram hill tour that is a perfect way to wash away all your fatigue and monotony. Only at a distance of 10 Kms from Munnar, this sleepy little hill town is a paradisiacal retreat that offers you the best of nature and its beauty. In...  more...
 velan | 15:22 | 9/Feb/2008
Friends: (273)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Music,Sports, Che...
Social Responsibility
Yesterday, I missed my Bus and decided to take a train from Andheri to Dadar in Mumbai. I am quite skeptical about traveling by train in Mumbai. Probably, due to the heavy rush & push the commuters have to endure while boarding & disembarking the train. Hats off to people who do it day after day. I also feel they are mostly victims due to lack of c...  more...
 Sami Ahmed | 08:35 | 14/Feb/2008
Friends: (226)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing, Reading ...
Love Letter to Girlfriend
Hi guys, thanks for your comments and advices. It shows how much you people care for me. It really touched my heart. But I would like to tell you all that I wasn’t addressing anybody through this letter. I am single and happy with this. This letter was just my imagination and a valentine gift to you all. Hope you like(d) it. Have a good time readin...  more...
 A M Daniel | 19:42 | 16/Feb/2008
Friends: (262)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
Principles of Warren Buffet
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers. 3. He still lives...  more...
 Elisabeth | 18:55 | 17/Feb/2008
Friends: (286)  | City: Amsterdam  | Interests: painting,drawing,...
NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES ( PART 1)
Dr. Pim van Lommel             Cardiologist (Retired)Division of Cardiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, NetherlandsResearcher of Near Death Experiences andAuthor of “Endless Consciousness: A Scientific Vision on the Near-Death Experience”  RESEARCHThe blue segments of this post were taken from Dr. van Lommel's research.  Thirty-five years ago, whe...  more...
 Meynur | 11:24 | 25/Dec/2007
Friends: (56)  | City: Heartland  | Interests: Friends, Gazals, ...
Happy Birthday Jesus
May You Have The Gladness Of Christmas Which is Hope, The Spirit Of Christmas Which is Peace, The Heart Of Christmas Which is Love.....  more...
 kavita | 09:20 | 14/Jan/2008
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HILARIOUS SIGNS
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 datanentrygo | 06:06 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (593)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Taj Mahal of India
Taj Mahal of India The Taj Mahal is considered as the best example of Mughal architecture a technique that combines elements from Persian, Turkish, Indian, and Islamic architectural techniques. Visit : http://indiavisit.webs.com/tm.htm  more...
 anzil lizna | 15:08 | 16/Feb/2008
Friends: (36)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: sports,movies and...
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 sohamswami | 16:20 | 14/Feb/2008
Friends: (453)  | City: HIMALAYAS  | Interests: TO SEARCH THE ETE...
THE BOOK THIEF
Where to begin this story I don't know.In one's life,when actually a  story starts and ends,it is difficult to say.Let us begin on a winter evening,when hour of dusk painted  the sky pink at the horizon.We were walking side by side along the Tram line.He,a young boy with unkempt hair,a soft beard covering his chin and dreamy eyes.with a kurta and j...  more...
 K Nagesh | 19:46 | 1/Feb/2008
Friends: (348)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
HEALTH PLUS
Latest Unit Linked Health Insurance Plan from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). It offers you Hospital Cash Benefit (HCB), Major Surgical Benefit (MSB) and Domiciliary Treatment Benefit (DTB) grows along with stock market, offers you liquidity (Partial or Total) in case of Emergency, allows you Income-Tax exmption upto Rs 15,000 per annum ...  more...
 Joseph Antony | 00:27 | 18/Feb/2008
Friends: (428)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" I cAN'T eXplain.."
 A Feeling I Can't Explain ,,, It's just a feeling I can't explain,Am I going insaneJust to hear you say my name.Am I walking through sunshine and rain.OH! That lovely feeling I can't explain.OH! That feeling when you look at me.Forever I hope you and I will be.To be with you I'll swim through the sea.Am I walking through sunshine or rain.OH! That ...  more...
 chandresh kumar | 21:56 | 22/Dec/2007
Friends: (166)  | City: Varanasi  | Interests: LOVE AND LIFE ...
JOKES4ME...................................
Funny Shayari : Shayaris by a software engineer .. Arz kiya hai………………………. Kal jab mile thhe.... to dil mein hua ek sound. Aur aaj mile to kehte hain... your FILE NOT FOUND! ------------ --------- --------- Jo muddat se hota aaya hai, woh repeat kar doonga... Tu naa mili to apni zindagi CTRL+ALT+ DEL kar doonga... ------------ --------- --------- Sh...  more...
 shefa | 20:35 | 15/Feb/2008
Friends: (314)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dancing in rain,H...
I am back
Today I am happy as well as somewhat sad.I am happy because I have got what I was craving for and sad because I have broken my new year resolution.After one and a half month,I have eaten lots of chocolates and thus broken my resolution.For last one month I was desperately urging for them.Chocolates are my biggest weaknessess.I get high eating them,...  more...
 ajay rana | 21:37 | 29/Jan/2008
Friends: (204)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Reading, swimming...
Consciousness in the Single Neuron
Are the contents ofconscious perception tied to individual brain cells? Can we use singleneurons to determine someone’s subjective experience? A recent studiespublished in PNASsuggests otherwise: there are no specialized neuronsthat carry information about what enters awareness and what not. If oneholds the picture of a butterfly in front of one ey...  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 16:40 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (395)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: mountains,art and...
Surya Namaskar
On 26th Jan .our republic day ,I had nice evening with young Indians from accross the states ,they had put up a show on Surya ,the God. from Surya Namaskar,to the festivals importance of Surya in our life and around the world was well conveyed by use of visual, dance and drama . Chinmaya Mission who had sponsered the event had given free hand to ab...  more...
 ROARING KINI | 07:10 | 16/Feb/2008
Friends: (824)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Netsurfing,Nature...
COOL ADVERTISEMENTS
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 greengrass | 15:14 | 14/Feb/2008
Friends: (524)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Swimming, Dance, ...
If Vijay Mallya gets into LPG Gas distri...
 From www.manakkudiyan.com : Vijay Mallya … King of King Fisher.  Whether it is the year calendar or Airlines, where ever he goes he keeps some set of glamorous things. (In fact, it was he who brought Deepika Padukone to the world through KF calendars). If he steps into LPG Gas distribution, what will happen to the operations, how will it be ?…  A ...  more...
 Kainaat Crea... | 10:45 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (1264)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Religion and Business
One day many years ago at a school in South London a teacher said to the class of 5-year-olds, "I'll give $20 to the child who can tell me who was the most respected man, whom people consider God, who ever lived." An Irish boy put his hand up and said, "It was St. Patrick." The teacher said, "Sorry Alan, that's not correct." Then a Scottish boy put...  more...
 vira | 09:26 | 18/Feb/2008
Friends: (1377)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
  A TRUE LOVE STORYA real story happens to a girl in chennai recently.. must readHer name was Priya. She was hit by a lorry. She is working in a call centre. She has a boy friend named Shankar. Both of them are true lovers. They always hang on the phone. You can never see her without her handphone. In fact she also changed her phone from Airtel to ...  more...
 Binni Raj | 23:46 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (37)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: music,reading,pil...
EID MUBARAK
TO ALL MY FRIENDS ILANDERSThe village Ezhamkulam in which I am born and right now settled is nearly 90km from Thiruvananthapuram. Here in this village I completed my entire schooling. This school, the serene atmosphere in this village, the coexistence and cooperation of people regardless of any differences like religion caste and class is unique. H...  more...
 sonu chandla | 17:34 | 14/Feb/2008
Friends: (165)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music, Dance, rea...
Love is not blind
My love wishes 4 my all friends Today Quotation is  on LOVE "Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less" Move your body on this belly dance http://www.talenttrove.com/showtalent.ht ml?talentId=1627 simi www.talenttrove.com  more...
 Sunil Meshram | 15:22 | 8/Jan/2008
Friends: (299)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: everything that m...
Most Honourable OCCUPATION !!!
IF SANITATION work in India brings with it untouchability, disease and death, why then do the Dalits not just give it up? At the least, why can’t they go on strike and ask for better working conditions? It is not that they did not try. In Delhi’s Balmiki Bara in Aryapura, Rajinder Kumar, a Delhi Jal Board sewer worker, offers us some non-textbook h...  more...