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| Happy Teachers' Day | |
| In life, you don't need many relationships ... You just need to see to it that the relationship you have "has life in it." That was the quote sent to me by one of my friends. Since I liked it very much, I thought of sharing it with my friends. We often mistake the number of friends and relatives with the amount of happiness that a person has. T...
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| 13:44 | 15/Aug/2008 |
| Are We Free? | |
| Another Independence Day has come. Should we be happy or sad? Of course happy if we think of Independence Day just in terms of years. After all, 61 years of free India isn't a small achievement. Neither is the scientific development that has taken place during this time. But is this what is meant by freedom? We can call ourselves free only if eac...
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| 14:19 | 10/Aug/2008 |
| Tiniest Things Bring Smile | |
| I got this SMS forward from one of my colleagues. And I felt I should share with all my friends, those who stood by me and encouraged me when I was feeling low. Thanks a lot, dear friends. Sometimes, the smallest of gestures go right to the heart.> A smile from a stranger when you are lost in a crowd, > An old friend calling from a distant lan...
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| 15:22 | 3/Aug/2008 |
| What A Friend !!!! | |
| I heard a very nice story today. One person had gone to meet a little girl. He asked her to show the doll that she had. The girl told him, "I'll show it to you only if you promise me that you will not laugh or make fun of me." The gentleman agreed. The little child ran inside the room, brought the doll and showed it to him. He was shocked. The dol...
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| 15:06 | 29/Jul/2008 |
| Saying Little - Meaning Much | |
| There is a well-known anecdote about Calvin Coolidge, who, when he was President of US, was often called "Silent Cal". A young newspaperwoman was sitting next to him at a banquet, so the story goes, and turned to him mischievously. "Mr. Coolidge," she said, "I have a bet with my editor that I can get you to say more than two words to me this even...
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| 18:23 | 16/Jul/2008 |
| The Ball Is In Your Court | |
| Parents' and teachers' meeting in school can be a volatile affair. So when I was told that this meeting was to be held, I was a bit nervous, more so because I was teaching a subject like Social Studies for the first time in my teaching career. The syllabus of this subject was very wide. And I have a habit of giving some points from outside the text...
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| 14:42 | 28/Jun/2008 |
| Reality Bites | |
| Today I heard a news about a teenager from Bengal, Shinjini Sengupta. She had participated in a Dance Reality show. The judges criticised her for her performance. She could not take criticism in her stride, went in to severe depression and suffered from paralytic attack. She cannot move her hand or body nor can she speak now.This news set me think...
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| 15:32 | 15/Jun/2008 |
| Nothing's Impossible. | |
| This is the story which I heard somewhere. I don't know who has written it but it's interesting for sure.This story is about three monkeys. Once, as they were roaming, they saw a mountain. Two of those monkeys talked to each other and decided that they would climb that mountain. One monkey tried. Half way through, he became very tired and came down...
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| 16:23 | 28/May/2008 |
| Look in Every Nook and Corner | |
| Life springs up such wonderful surprises!! The other day, I had gone to a shop to get my mobile's talk time recharged. An incident happened which set my thought process working. As I recharged my mobile, two young girls came with a small girl who would have been around two years old. Within seconds I heard the little kid say "Maney naani rickshaa ...
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| 14:11 | 4/May/2008 |
| Times Have Changed | |
| The mall culture that's developing in the cities of India scares me. Of late, numerous mall have come up in my city of Baroda. Many more are coming up. The life style of the people has changed. My mom stated recently that till a few years back, even if people had money, they wouldn't buy any eatables for their children. Now they let children choose...
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| sareena nafe... | 09:01 | 5/Sep/2008 |
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| A man called Ajit |
| T oday is one special day where we reverentially remember all our great techers,who've added that little bit more in our lives,and .the birthday of "Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan".I was willing to write about "Mr.Chips" or probably the "village school master"(as it is, i am a kid's writer).But stopped by to think,"why not a student who made his teach...
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| Monalisa Smile | 22:46 | 28/Aug/2008 |
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| iLand Wars !!! |
| I can understand what William Godwin must have been going through when he said, " Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed upon by his neighbours.This right flows from the very nature of man." Wondering what I want to convey, let me do so without further ado. Its been three and half months ...
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| Prototype X | 10:20 | 5/Sep/2008 |
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| Book Review: The Case of the Bonsai Mana... |
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| Do you know why a fly spirals down on to your food and not land on food directly? Or how many years do grizzly bear cubs get trained to hook salmon? The answers to all that and your growth as a manager are what the bonsai manager is all about!R.Gopalakrishnan has put a twist in the usual Management book style of writing by bringing in examples fr...
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| Prachi Dublay | 13:16 | 23/May/2008 |
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| You Said! |
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| Oh My Lord…You said… “Now may every living thing,Young or old, Weak or strong, Living near or far, Known or unknown, Living or departed or yet unborn….May every living thing… Be full of bliss…” Oh Lord….You also lead us towards Freedom… Freedom from Hatred…Freedom from Guilt…Freedom from Slavery… from Illwill… from Vengeance… And You fill our hea...
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| Shivaja V | 19:48 | 25/Aug/2008 |
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| WOH man or WOE man,….. neither is she…… …….just a WOMAN ! Can you read a woman?I ask, can you really, man?Born out of herAs her desirefor a mate,or by fate?or just hate? You venerate your mother;How many do really bother?To thinkMaa bhi ek aurath haiHar aurath ek maa hai!Is she a book to be read?or just an item to be spread?...
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| ekantapadhika | 23:19 | 4/Sep/2008 |
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| This is a re-post of an earlier blog I had posted on the occasion of Teacher’s Day, last year. I dedicate this to Lissome Lady, Jissy Thomas, Vidushi Choudhury and all the other teachers on Iland. Love you allJ “Where do I begin to tell the story of the love she brought to us? Of how she moulded our characters and of how her spirit...
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| Prabod kumar | 19:48 | 3/Sep/2008 |
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| What is it with me???? |
| The career path I chose has taken me to various construction sites, mostly god forsaken little islands in the midst of nowhere, with no chance to even dream of taking my family along with me. In my younger days, it was easier to survive all alone, with just colleagues and friends for company.However, with the years creeping up on the totem pole of ...
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| C V | 14:49 | 9/Aug/2007 |
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| Dreams |
| Each one of us has been endowed with the innate capacity to dream. We begin dreaming very early in life as kids. All of us recollect those times in ourchildhood, can’t we, when we dreamed of wanting to excel in our studies or ofhaving that special toy and when it did materialize, what was it that we felt? A feeling of joy, ecstasy? A dream come t...
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| dhaivat rangray | 10:01 | 2/Sep/2008 |
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| And finally, let me present Mr. Elefant, the baby elephant, the last of Pup's friends. He too wanted to know where our hero was going.
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| sunshine | 16:26 | 3/Sep/2008 |
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| AN APPOINTMENT |
| AN APPOINTMENT Today as usual, the day began,It’s going to be a hectic one, I sang,A slave, I’m to the appointment diary,And this never occurred to me as dreary. Deep into the worksheets I was drowned,The clicks of the keyboard was the only soundTwo more clients to go before lunchWhat was to come I had no hunch. Surrounded by Faces, all worried,The...
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| Moe M | 22:31 | 2/Sep/2008 |
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| Sum of all Bawls |
| Somewhere along the way I was born. No, no not on the wagon of a travelling show or something like that -it was just that it was as uneventful as it can be - just like a bird pooping. Does anyone even care, unless it lands on their head. Who said babies look cute when they are born? We look like shrivelled prunes.A birth in a joint family has ...
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| Baldeo Pandey | 14:33 | 7/Aug/2008 |
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| Never Alone |
| Inhaling aroma of her presence,Feeling her touch with cool breeze,With closed eyes,Peacefully accepting her existence….Tears start rolling down on cheeks….Midnight,When entire world sleeps…She creeps in the life,Days of laughter,Day dreaming,Vanishing in one-another….Time strands for a while,Letting her memory to reflect on the canvas….Never alone,...
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| rajesh vora | 17:09 | 10/Jun/2008 |
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| Artificial Intelligence |
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| TheYear : 2020 AD Iam a 30-something old guy. (yes, I will be 30 then too and I will be 30 in 2030and thereafter too….). Coming back to the year 2020, a lot has changed in thisworld. Web 2.0 has become passé. The world has advanced much more than whatpeople had envisaged in the year 2008. Internet too has evolved so much thatbroadband, wi fi, wi m...
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| Thohe Pou | 17:54 | 29/Aug/2008 |
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| Ph.D Awarded to R.B. Thohe Pou |
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| R.B. Thohe Pou from Koide village, Senapati District Manipur was awarded Philosophy of Doctor (Ph.D) in Geography under the guide of Prof. (Ms) Jaymala Diddee (Rtd) from University of Pune on 14th July 2008. The title of his thesis is "Poumai Naga: Socio-cultural and Economic change". His area of interest are tribal studies, teaching and writing. W...
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| Abhiroop Bha... | 20:03 | 23/Apr/2008 |
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| NURSING SCHOOL |
| If you always feel like to do something to alleviate thepains and sufferings and support who are ailing; Health sector is full withopportunity and it is ever increasing with the growing population of elderlypeople. You know; certified nursing assistants are doing the jobs like feedingthe patients, bathing, grooming, dressing and if necessary helpin...
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| j m | 10:45 | 22/Aug/2008 |
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| Geeta saar ( OFFICE HUMOR ) |
| Geeta saar ( OFFICE HUMOR )This is what Bhagwan Shri Krishna wants to tell you . Hey .......(Employee) ,Incentive nahi mila, Bura HuvaSalary cut rahi hai, Bura HuvaExtra shift hogi, who bhi bure hogi.Hey Arjuna,Tum pitchla incentive na milne ka paschatap na karo,Tum agle incentive ki chinta na karo,Bus apni salary main santusta raho....Tumhari poc...
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| S M | 10:59 | 29/Aug/2008 |
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| Job is like a marriage ? |
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| Does a job like a marriage ? A recruiter, who arranges a rendezvous (interview) between Bride & Groom (Candidate and Company) and then arranges their marriage (Offer Letter) is indeed similar to working out of a marriage. But, the marriage does not end there. It is an association between a company and employee to work out a common goal ....Only sim...
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| Ranjit | 12:34 | 18/Apr/2007 |
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| TheGeetha Fa... | 09:29 | 26/Oct/2007 |
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| The field and the knower of field in ken... |
| This is priliminary info about kenopanishad from wiki..About KenopanishadKenopanishad derives its name from the first word Kena , meaning ‘by whom’. It belongs to the Talavakara Brahmana of Sama Veda and is therefore also referred to as Talavakara Upanishad. It has four sections, the first two in verse and the other two in prose. Adi Shankara who h...
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| Dhiman Bose | 22:32 | 8/Jul/2008 |
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| RE: MY LAST POST |
| Hi friendz...this post is in reply with ur valuable comments for "My last post". There is no exact reason behind leaving iland. I'm just tired and extremely weird nowadays. Most probably these days r the most critical in my life till date. I'm just trying to keep a balance between the good and the dark side of mine n it seems that the later will wi...
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| PGR NAIR | 12:46 | 4/Jul/2008 |
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| HALF A DAY |
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| Half a Day: Naguib MahfouzIntroductionEvery now and then one encounters a story that leaves an indelible impression long after it is read. I read this short short story written by Naguib Mahfouz shortly after his winning the Nobel Prize for literature. I was enamoured by its rich and ornate style, its narrative technique, universal theme and dramat...
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| Mari Vin | 12:20 | 17/Jul/2007 |
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| ECLIPSE |
| E C L I P S E This to my 50 friends … ’ THANK YOU ‘ Thanks specially to my 30 friends for your comments on my posts… Thanks in particular to my faithful friends who commented in appreciation on all my posts from the beginning till the end. E .P, E B...
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| shanmugam ve... | 11:33 | 24/Aug/2008 |
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| "Udarah Sarva Evaite, Jnani Tvatmaiva Me Matam Asthitah Sa Hi Yuktatma Mamevanuttamam Gatim" This Sloka states that all those who worship God are commendable. But the outstanding devotees, who worship God with the single motive to merge in the God, are the true devotees who have achieved the highest aim of life.
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| Anjali shahi | 09:47 | 28/Mar/2007 |
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| Looking good |
| We all want to look good , but in our teenage due to hormonal changes , pollution , exam. stress ,often this seems virtually impossible to achieve. Nearly 80% of the teenagers get some degree of Acne (Pimple/Zits) . Acne - combination of blackheads, whiteheads & a variety of imflamed lesions, which appears in the form of pustules , bumps or la...
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| el amor | 15:36 | 15/Aug/2008 |
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| Externalities |
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| The rate of raw material consumption has rocketed over the last decade as in direct proportion to the rate of increase in consumption and population. But how come such a civilized bunch of people have no control over sustainability and welfare of the environment? Then what is the difference between a bushman and a civilized man? Both are the same I...
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| sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007 |
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| ‘Eating the Earth’! |
| Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...
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| shiva r | 21:47 | 3/Sep/2008 |
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| SHRI NIRMALA MATAJI |
| JAI SHRI MATAJI Jai Shri MatajiI bow to TheeWith utmost devotionIn love Not fearI surrenderSilent endeavourTo beAs you want us To beShri MatajiBless us allSahajis – yours'Mother guide usProtect usEmpower usTo help othersSpread the wordGive realizationMake the worldBeautifulFor you To feel proudFor us To loveHand in handWe will achieveYour goal Moth...
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| Cju C | 21:09 | 1/Sep/2008 |
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| Only great mindscan read this |
| This is weird, but interesting! fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod ar...
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| Sumit Arya | 18:40 | 18/Aug/2008 |
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| Olympics 2008 |
| Its disheartening that Akhil has been knocked out of the medal race... whats the reason?? i feel so bad.
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| Rahul Shah | 22:00 | 6/Apr/2007 |
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| Dear Freinds, This photograph gives you an idea of the temple.
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| A S | 21:53 | 23/Jun/2008 |
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| Am off to Bangalore |
| Well folks, i am off to Bangalore tomorrow. I take off at the unearthly hour of 7.50 a.m. which means that i have to leave my house at 6.30, while all of you'll are busy snoozing!! :(I will be in Bangalore all of this week. (Come back on sat morning) and though i already have way too many outstation friends a few more can not hurt. :) so anyone w...
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| Sandil Srini... | 13:12 | 30/Jul/2007 |
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| This Blog ends here |
| It's been nice blogging here folks, and it's time to bid adieu. I loved the exposure here at rediff iLAND but it's time to shut down this blog for good -- I will be blogging more often at Mutiny.inand hope to see you there sometime.... and I am retaining Showbizia :-)The prime reason to have suspended blogging is because I want to focus on completi...
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| PROMIT BANERJEE | 11:34 | 7/Mar/2008 |
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| ATTITUDE.....FIND IT IN U |
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| IFA=1B=2C=3D=4E=5F=6G=7H=8I=9J=10K=11L= 12M=13N=14O=15P=16Q=17R=18S=19T=20U=21V= 22W=23X=24Y=25Z=26Then H+A+R+D+W+O+R+K = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%K+N+O+W+L+E+D+G+E = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%L+O+V+E=12+15+22+5=54%L+U+C+K = 12+21+3+11 = 47%(None of them makes 100%)Is it Money? ..... No!!!!!Leadership? ...... NO!!!!Every problem has a solution, o...
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| Rajat Bhatta... | 21:26 | 17/Dec/2007 |
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| Two Choices |
| Two Choices What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice? At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended....
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| shailesh S | 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007 |
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| 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...
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| J G | 19:06 | 21/Feb/2008 |
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| Have you Ever?Have you ever climbed up in a tree and sat there for no apparent reason? I still remember the joy it brought me.I didn’t know at the time why I had the urge to climb the tree, a mature May Flower tree whose heavy lower limbs were a good eight feet off the ground in the near by hill. It had been 19 years or so since I was in a tree for...
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| Dinesh Patekar | 10:21 | 2/Jul/2007 |
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| 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,...
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| prabu metha | 20:17 | 21/Aug/2008 |
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| Exchange |
| HAVE A LAUGH SANTA: I haven't slept all night in the train. BANTA: Why? SANTA: got upper berth. BANTA: why didn't you exchange? SANTA: oh! there was nobody to exchange in the lower birth.
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