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 09:49 | 21/Dec/2007
The Loving W'hy'ife
 The Husband StoreClick here to joint the group   A store that sells husbands has just opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates. You may visit the store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors and the attributes of the men increase as the shopper asc... more...
 14:25 | 6/Dec/2007
Power of English
This is gooooood..... to the English teachers out there.. any comments...  This is absolutely BRILLIANT. For those who speak English well, you will find it amusing. For those who dont, then this is an eye-opener. _______________________________________________________ _____ English Can you read these right the first time?1) The bandage was wound aro... more...
 14:18 | 6/Dec/2007
Jingle Bells
This Year's First Christmas Joke  This Year's First Christmas JokeThree men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates.'In honor of this holy season' Saint Peter said, 'You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.'The first man fumbled through his pockets  and pulled out a lighter. He flic... more...
 17:36 | 23/Nov/2007
Nostalgia
The missing sirenMetro on how different childhood in Calcutta was 20 years agoPlayThen: Circa 1987. Four in the afternoon. School bag tossed aside. A hurried lunch and a forced nap later, it's time to hit the neighbourhood park for a bout of pakdan pakdai with para friends. Or chor police. Or rong milonti. Or go-o-o-o-o statue. Or hopscotch. During... more...
 15:06 | 22/Nov/2007
Oh! Calcutta
‘Oh! Calcutta’: The dying city is turning in its grave’ – that’s what is probably doing the rounds in the fertile minds of the ‘champion leadership’ who orchestrated yet another audacious victory in draping a communal angel to the recent developments in West Bengal right at the heart of the communist bastion in capital Kolkata. This is quite a feat... more...
 16:27 | 19/Nov/2007
Nandigram on the boil
 Nandigram is a classic example of aspiration going haywire! Be it the ruling CPM who are caught in the confusion over 'tyranny of the or' vis-à-vis the 'Genius of the and', or the TMC who are always found wanted to lead a meaningful and constructive opposition while upholding the developmental agenda to benefit the needy.The intellectuals choose t... more...
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 Ashwini | 15:37 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (63)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Music,Reading,Tra...
Hello Ilanders, I want to tell you about a great site I found. They pay me to read e-mail, visit web sites and much more. They will not charge to a penny It's free to join and easy to sign up! CLICK THIS LINK TO VISIT: http://ptr-trading.com/pages/index.php?refid=shubhangi  more...
 VirginatThirty | 10:02 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (82)  | City: Urban India  | Interests: Movies, Music, Ma...
Shivani - An uncessary conflict
I usually dont open my mailbox that too usually early mornings but someone posted a guestbook entry so I thot I would open my box and check out the feedback and lo and behold my first victim.Am I THAT wrong here? Or are women that hard to please. Washing dirty linen in public anonymously....was a suggestion, not an order.Junta please comment. Mars ...  more...
 parijat pande | 07:40 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (34)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Reading, Watching...
Humans Stink as they don't act like huma...
 I sometimes feel like a leech.A leech, which is sucking off the life giving elements from the mother earth.One of my friends told me about a type of rat (shown on national geographic)whose male lives for a certain while but the unique thing is when it dies. In it's ending moments it has a large erection and it goes out copulating every female it c...  more...
 Rajeev Singhal | 11:36 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (42)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading,Writing,D...
Paradigm shift
When we get into a new responsibility in professional life,we need to unlearn what we have learnt at the previous responsibility and learn as per the new responsibility.A paradigm shift is required to get into a  new responsibility.It is behaviourial,attitudinal,knowledge and skills changes which need to happen at 360 degrees.  more...
 GVS SASTRY | 05:08 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (43)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: Networking of fri...
MAA AUR BIWI
  When we help mother before marriage it is called matri bhakti and people respect that. But when got married and help the biwi then people say biwi ka gulam. The intentions of help may be same then why this discrimination. Since the girl has come to you leaving her father's house so it is the duty of hubby to keep her happy. Then why the limit to ...  more...
 kiran shah | 18:42 | 17/Dec/2007
Friends: (131)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading Books,Pla...
how do u know if its true love.....
HOW DO U KNOW IF IT IS TRUE LOVE?  1.      Ur HEART beats faster when U hear O their name.2.      UR body melts when U R in their arms .3.      They R the only G that U want 2 be with.4.      No G else is even worth looking at?5.      U would walk B miles N the ]snow just 2 C them 6.      U will do everything N U R power to make them H aP pY 7.  ...  more...
 kavita ganguly | 21:37 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (231)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: Reading, Net Surf...
Cordon-Bleu
I realized suddenly how inept I was in the cookery department. My mom opened my eyes to this fact when she finally rebelled after tasting insipid dal chawal for a week. She relented after I promised her that I would try and master the culinary skills. Eureka! I cried the very next morning when I scanned the TV programmes and came across a cookery s...  more...
 shyam bajaj | 18:26 | 4/Dec/2007
Friends: (58)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Meditation/Readin...
Heartless
I read an article in the 'Times of India' two days back which has deeply disturbed me.A woman commuter fell down while commuting on a local train.  She was very badly hurt and bleeding and lay on the tracks for about 15 minutes.  Many people noticed her but no one tried to help her.  Eventually, the railway police came after about 15 minutes and to...  more...
 ndgm | 14:41 | 17/Dec/2007
Friends: (42)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Singing, Dancing,...
Personality test........
There is a very, very tall coconut tree, and there are 4 animals: King Kong, Ape, Orangutan and a Monkey passing  by. They have a competition to see who is the fastest to climb & get the banana. Who do you guess will win?    Trust me your answer will reflect your personality. Try and answer within 30 seconds Got your answer? Scroll down to see the ...  more...
 greengrass | 23:55 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (490)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Swimming, Dance, ...
Why can’t I stop eating?
From www.manakkudiyan.com :   Question: Why can’t I stop eating?  Osho: But that’s not the question; there is something behind that, something else. It sounds ridiculous….     No, don’t judge. If you say ridiculous, you have already condemned it, and that may be part of the problem. That is not the way to get out of any problem. Don’t call things n...  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 09:39 | 21/Dec/2007
Friends: (1132)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HEALTH AWARENESS,...
MOTHER
MOTHER1. When you were 1 year old, she fed you and bathed you.You thanked her by crying all the night.2. When you were 2 years old, she taught you to walk.You thanked her by running away when she called.3. When you were 3 years old, she made all your mealswith love. You thanked her by tossing your plate onthe floor.4. When you were 4 years old, she...  more...
 pankaj jain | 16:15 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (87)  | City: Agra  | Interests: Music, Chatting ,...
DOSTI
JEENE KA SAHARA HAI DOSTIGHAR KE BAHAR KI BIRADARI  HAI DOSTIMANO TO DIL KI BAGIYA HAI DOSTINA MANO TO DIL KA BOJHA HAI DOSTIMANO TO SARA VISWASH hai DOTINA MANO TO BAN JATIN  HAI SMASHAN YE DOSTIMANO TO NANHA PHOOL HAI DOSTINA MANO TO BAN JATI HAI KATANA YAHI DOSTIMANO TO SARVASUKHADATYI HAI DOSTINA MANO TO BARASATI HAI KAHAR YE DOSTIKAHATE HAI IS...  more...
 Kiran Raivad... | 10:43 | 20/Dec/2007
Friends: (130)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: journalism, liter...
The Mousetrap
It is just one of those 'forwards' usually sent by my good friend Kishan Thakker. You might have read it elsewhere and if so my apologies. But I loved it essentially for the excellent message it conveyes. Somehow you tend to identify yourself with the mouse (at least I did). And was I feeling sadistically happy for the mouse? Perhaps I was...    A ...  more...
 Earth Spirit | 16:37 | 20/Dec/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Please let us res...
Al Gore's Acceptance speech for the Nobe...
SPEECH BY AL GORE ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZEDECEMBER 10, 2007, OSLO, NORWAYYour Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Honorable members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen.I have a purpose here today. It is a purpose I have tried to serve for many years. I have prayed that God would show me a way to acco...  more...
 AAMEEN KHAN | 18:28 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (217)  | City: zelon  | Interests: Drama direction; ...
SHOCKING - BE CAREFUL
TODAY IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY NOTICE BY MANISHA SHARMA, WHO IS REGULAR VISITOR ON MY ILAND AND GB, THAT SOMEBODY HAS PLAYED MISCHIEF WITH HER ILAND AND SENT TWO MESSAGES ON MY GB. SHE SAID THE TIME AT WHICH THESE MESSAGES WERE SENT, AT THAT TIME SHE WAS WRITING HER EXAMS. THEN I CHECKED UP ON HER GB, THERE ALSO  I FOUND ONE MESSAGE ON HER GB FROM ME, ...  more...
 shashi tahil... | 23:21 | 17/Dec/2007
Friends: (246)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Making friends,Su...
MERRY CHRISTMAS
    Do you know it's Christmas Do you know it's Christmas, A Little after Thanksgiving And a shade before New Year , A Day of triumphant light and love, Love ~ the feeling you and I share, and   Light ~ it has brought to our lives. This Christmas is very special! I have been granted my secret wish I have your lovely company .   rEgArDs : SHASHI  more...
 PREETI BOSE | 17:58 | 16/Dec/2007
Friends: (377)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: reading,making fr...
Fairy Tale
                                                                             Many years ago in a small Indian village,A farmer had the misfortune Of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The Moneylender , who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer's beautiful Daughter. So he proposed a bargain.He said he would forgo the farmer's debt i...  more...
 amar snh | 11:26 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (1076)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling, makin...
Hi fellow Ilanders,We all know that there are lots of people who are getting wealthy by means that are not in conformity with the law of this land.There are innumerable Govt servants who have a limited salary but who live the lifestyle much beyond what is possible only within their pay packet. They earn by illegal means, in the form of bribes, cuts...  more...
 Farag Afify | 15:32 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (269)  | City: Kuwait  | Interests: Poetry, Photograp...
Safety First
Seat belt and speed Two safety factors needed Traffic lights to proceed Guidelines are greeted Rainy weather or hot Heavy traffic and light should aware of a lot But don't race or fight Family is awaiting to come safe with a healthy smile "safety first" should become Rule of the road or mile  more...
 Payal Mehra | 18:10 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (577)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Reading, Bollywoo...
Yesterday Today & Tomorrow
There are two days in every week we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.One is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control. All the money in theworld cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act wepe...  more...
 Shubhra Sarkar | 23:10 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (97)  | City: Tinsukia  | Interests: Music, Chatting, ...
Har Pal
Har pal nazar aati hai unki adayein mujheHar pal mehsoos hoti hai unki mehek mujheAb to ek pal bhi humko sukoon nahin hai jaan-e-mannHar ghadi unke siva kuch dikhta nahin mujheNazron se unki kitni baatein kehti hai wohJab milaayee unhone nazrein, kuch ho gaya mujheDuniya se chupke jab mujhko woh dekhePal mein deewana bana jaaye woh nigaahein mujheU...  more...
 Dr Namrata | 12:37 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (25)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: with you....for y...
The "DATE RAPE"
Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault(WARNING AND DISCLAIMER: The readers are advised to apply their common sense after reading this article and behave responsibly. However, I am not responsible if someone picks a tip from the article and uses it with criminal intentions. Care has been taken to keep some portions and the names of the drugs ambiguous, to ...  more...
 soloman will... | 23:00 | 18/Dec/2007
Friends: (223)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: living life to th...
hilarious!
hey Ishwar! ab bachho ko zoo le jana bhi safe nahi rah gaya hai,...too much human influence! [!!!!!!!!!*] [OMG*] [ab inko kya kahen?*] [Human Influence?*] [So this is how darwin knew!*] [Eu too rabbit!*]  more...
 lucille iaco... | 20:57 | 8/Sep/2007
Friends: (242)  | City: Cape Cod, MA  | Interests: Nature,animals,co...
My sincere apology...
My dear  iLand  friends... I apologize for leaving the conclusion of my hummingbird story up in the air and hope you will forgive me.  The sad truth is, I have been in a state of  physical distress which has not allowed my mind to transcend to that touching experience, or any other pleasant memory.   Please know that my connection with everyone her...  more...
 Tammanna | 17:02 | 20/Dec/2007
Friends: (237)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music and reading
Day-dreams
 Dreams rain on meIn broad daylightAfter a shower of thoughtsI end up chasing a rainbowIts mellow colorsFill up my solitudeBrings a sparkle in the eyeReflections from the skyClouds with silver linesThe clear air singsSoft tunes in my mind Fluttering patterned wingsOf happy butterfliesA setting sun smilesIn warm orange- red huesIn their soft after-g...  more...
 vaibhav sharma | 15:24 | 20/Dec/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: Nomad...  | Interests: music,reading , t...
Indian way of implementing TQM
I ve been involved in implementing TQM in my department, so I ve been reading a lot on d subject of late.Call it my inexperience or my youthful idealism ,I believe dat if implemeted in true spirits it can be of great help to everyone. But when I see the way it s being implemented here , I feel terrible.I appreciate the intentions of Top management ...  more...
 Vaibhav | 14:43 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (40)  | City: Neemuch-M.P.  | Interests: Music, Net Surfin...
Maharaja Agrasen
http://vaibhav-mittal.blogspot.com/     महाराजा अग्सेन जयंतीMaharaja Agrasen Jayanti is on 12th Oct 2007.Now few things about Maharaja Agrasen.Maharaja Agrasena (also Agrasen) (Devanagari: अग्सेन) was a leg...  more...
 Elisabeth | 04:14 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (216)  | City: Amsterdam  | Interests: painting,drawing,...
Bollywood The Show
in December in The Netherlands.      Fabulous Indian musicalshow for the whole family Bollywood - The Show is the new music and dance sensation!  Looking back over 80 years of Indian cinema on the basis of beautiful images, known choreographies and successful soundtracks.  A fascinating introduction to the glamourwereld of the world's largest film ...  more...
 vira | 16:20 | 20/Dec/2007
Friends: (903)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
coffee
Introduction of CoffeeCoffee is the most widespread drink in the world with approximately half-a-trillion cups consumed every year. There are two fundamental types of coffee: espresso and regular, or non-espresso. Espresso is the variety of coffee available in cafés and restaurants, whilst regular coffee is generally meant for the home.History of C...  more...
 Bill Gibson | 15:51 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (12)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: blog writing, mov...
Kolkata Carnage
On 21 November, 2007, there was a procession in Central Kolkata which quickly changed to a violent attack on common people. The ordinary city life was totally affected. The agitated mob destroyed cars, ignited fire on buses and cars. The set fire on ambulence, school children were kept in school for a long time after standard school hours. Even pol...  more...
 Vaidehi | 14:18 | 16/Dec/2007
Friends: (43)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, internet, ...
Dangers of Violence
The gurgaon incident seems to have sent shockwaves across the country.Such school shootouts - sort of always associated with the USA and Europe, have now started happening in this country, which is quite an alarming sign. These two students..who killed their classmate..do not regret what they have done. They feel justified..because the boy used to ...  more...
 satyendra sahoo | 22:38 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (191)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music,cricket,bus...
Beware of Airlines!!
Lufthansa Airlines                                                                                                                                        Passengers on a Lufthansa flight heard this announcement from the           captain:"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am sorry to inform you that we have        lost power to all of our engines and will shor...  more...
 Anulekha Muk... | 18:28 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (28)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading,painting,...
Only if....
What is this life if,full of careWe have no time to stand and stare?No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd stare as long as sheep or cows.No time to see, when woods we pass,Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.No time to see, in broad daylight,Streams full of stars,like skies at night? No time to turn at Beauty's glance,And watch her feet, how ...  more...
 Hardeep singh | 20:13 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Ludhiana  | Interests: cricket,music,wri...
Bathing beauty
Oh! hoooooooo!!!!!!!!   Aaj toh nahaana hi padega...........    more...
 Shweta | 10:44 | 20/Nov/2007
Friends: (29)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading,Music,Chi...
Sambhar Incident
Dear Friends today i wanna share with you all one incident ,when i was 8 years old that is deep in my heart .My Mom had a shop so when in afternoon when we return from schools if the food wasnt cooked she used to give us money and send to bring sambhar and bread from the nearest restuarant . One such day when i returned from the school she opened h...  more...
 Arunim Chatt... | 19:10 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (84)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Everything that m...
Funny Images
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 ANANTH | 12:58 | 8/Dec/2007
Friends: (22)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: Music,Friendship,...
FRIENDSHIP...... NEVER ENDS
    I met you as a Stranger, ..But we leaveFriends.                                                                  Hope  we should meet in Heaven, Where friendship never ends.                                             Gold, Silver and Dimonds  are all destroy due to course of time,                                                  But only Friend...  more...