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 23:08 | 13/Jan/2008
Am Back :)
hi ilanders... been a very long time... happy to meet u guys again.... its been 6 months... so belated NEW YEAR wishes and Makara Sankaranthi wishes... more...
 20:44 | 4/Aug/2007
FRIENDSHIP DAY WISHES
It started on that fateful day with a very simple "HEY"we carried on talking and got close from therefriends like youare very fewour friendship is faithful strong and truewhen i need you your always therei value your opinion'cause i do caretheres another poem thats very truefor special people like you I'm Glad i met you and that our friendship is t... more...
 13:56 | 26/Jul/2007
Mouse Trap
A mouse looked through the crack inthe wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package.What food might thiscontain?" The mouse wondered - he was devastated to discover it was amousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard, the mouse proclaimed thewarning:There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in thehouse!"The chicken clucked and scrat... more...
 10:00 | 11/Jul/2007
Change perception, overcome nerves
  DO YOU consider yourself well equipped in presentation skills? Or does the very thought of a presentation set the alarm bells ringing in your mind? If yes, don't worry. You are not alone and there are many others who feel the same way as you do. Sunita experiences a dry mouth, sweaty palms and feels terribly sick before client presentations. Once... more...
 09:55 | 26/Jun/2007
Five fine factors of group bonding theor...
  A roomful of individuals is not a group. To be successful, a group requires training in group skills, the opportunity to practice, and a lot of patience from its facilitators. As a group unfolds, it goes through a number of fairly predictable developmental stages. With the proper nurturing, groups evolve and mature just like people. A basic under... more...
 11:32 | 22/Jun/2007
Learning to get back up
  Bringing a giraffe into the world is a tall order. A baby giraffe falls 10 feet from its mother's womb and usually lands on its back. Within seconds it rolls over and tucks its legs under its body. From this position it considers the world for the first time and shakes off the last vestiges of the birthing fluid from its eyes and ears. Then the m... more...
 11:26 | 22/Jun/2007
How To Make Friends For Life
  Three Steps Towards Friendship Friendship and friends continue to remain central to our lives. The relationship that we share with our friends is grounded in a mutual concern as our friends help us in shaping up our personalities as well. Even in this age of online social networking and ecards, the need of expanding the network of friends, whethe... more...
 11:23 | 22/Jun/2007
Why teamwork is always important
   There are few jobs that don't require us to interact with colleagues in a team. For the most part, we need to work cohesively with others at our workplaces to achieve the organisational goals.But how many of us can really claim to be good teammates? Here are a few ways to help you become a more effective team member.Whether it is meetings, brain... more...
 11:16 | 22/Jun/2007
How respected are you at work
If you want to be taken seriously at the office, here are a few pointers to set you in the right direction.If you want your work to be respected and your ideas to be accepted, then you must ensure that people take you seriously. You already know that it takes hard work, honesty and integrity to get ahead in your career, but for others to see you as... more...
 11:13 | 22/Jun/2007
A Story to go through?
read this somewhere.... good one "My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. Through the years I would take a guess at what I thought was the correct Answer.When I was younger, I thought sound was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mommy."She said, "No. Many people are deaf. But you keep thinking about i... more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 rohitverma | 12:31 | 5/Jan/2008
Friends: (12)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: musicchatcomputer
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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 ranjit singh | 21:54 | 11/Jan/2008
Friends: (119)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Writing,Reading, ...
Divine Message
    परमपि& #2340;ा शिव परमातî 1;मा हम रूहानì 8; वत्सो को कहते हैं :- प्रिय आत...  more...
 satyendra sahoo | 22:38 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (196)  | 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...
 DENSON JOSEPH | 17:38 | 3/Jan/2008
Friends: (652)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Fitness
EMBARASSMENT OF Explaining molestation t...
Yesterday The HT reported how a group 0f  70 -80 hoolingans romped in the New Year by openly molesting & doing a "draupadi" boldly - throwing all caution into thin air in Mumbai & thereby making a mockery of our rotten law & order & its useless caretakers. Seeing the picture in the Newspaper my 7 year old daughter asked me innocently, " Papa ye kya...  more...
 azaadpanchi | 15:08 | 16/Oct/2007
Friends: (165)  | City: Varanasi  | Interests: Making friends,ex...
A bit of friendship
A bit of friendshipSince our childhood, we have heard or read several stories about friendship. Friendship is considered one of the most beautiful relationships, as there is no place for SORRY and THANKS.A true friend is irreplaceable! Friendship makes you feel relaxed and comfortable, as you can share your feelings or problems with your friend. Bu...  more...
 kishor Jagirdar | 22:54 | 6/Jan/2008
Friends: (117)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: adventure sports,...
Triple filter test of Socrates
The Greek Philosopher Socrates was widely respectedfor his wisdom.Plato asked scorate, " I want to tell you something about your student"Wait a moment," Socrates replied,"Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test.It's called the Triple Filter Test"."Triple filter?"That's right," Socrates continued."Before you talk to me about my student...  more...
 pratanu bane... | 16:08 | 13/Jan/2008
Friends: (36)  | Interests: creative writing
Check out your child's videogame collect...
Videogame has become a multi-billion dollar industry.  There are a lot of videogames meant for the adults also.  Previously videogames were meant for children but now with the evolution of the multimedia and animation technology, the adult citizen are using videogame for their entertainment also.  So it is advisable for the parents to see what thei...  more...
 Sundar Iyer | 16:56 | 18/May/2007
Friends: (4)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Chess,Cricket,jok...
More Brain Stuff . . From Cambridge Uni...
 O lny srmat poelpe can raed tihs.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 deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the  ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat  ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset ca...  more...
 anil k | 10:42 | 30/Nov/2007
Friends: (28)  | Interests: sightseeing music...
GUYS
Here are afew reasons  why guys like girls: 1. Theywill always smell good even if its just shampoo 2. Theway their heads always find the right spot on our shoulder 3. How cute they look when they sleep 4. The ease in which they fit into our arms 5. The way they kiss you and all of a sudden everything is right in the world 6. How cute they are when ...  more...
 ILA-The Farmer | 22:14 | 19/Jul/2007
Friends: (11)  | City: Ney Work  | Interests: Blogging, travel,...
Hindi and Tamilnadu
I studied Hindi in my earlier schoolings for 4 yrs, so I can read and write Hindi, however I can’t speak in Hindi at that time (2004). Though I worked in North India, I was unable to learn Hindi at that time, because of the Tamil guys who around me for all the 11 months. And I never bother to learn at that time, now also. All matter of communicatio...  more...
 Ramesh chordia | 23:07 | 5/Jul/2007
Friends: (380)  | 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...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (712)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 abhijit dutta | 22:43 | 5/Jan/2008
Friends: (62)  | City: Yamuna nagar  | Interests: Eating, cooking(a...
My Other Posts
Hello friends it has been long since I have been writing blogs. But I am also a choosy bit. I have deleted a few of them and have also failed to manage some others being not so interesting. Presently I am maintaining the following few blogs. Kindly give a look into them. Your comments are invited for helping me to improve the contents for their mor...  more...
 Prem Prakash | 14:48 | 29/May/2007
Friends: (9)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music, Making new...
Kabhi Sardi Kabhi Garmi
I am not able to understand the ways of GOD. yesterday it was very hot but today adverse cold and my friend has started sneezing. There is drastic change in nature, perhaps GOD wants to express his anger in this way.  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1028)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘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...  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...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (857)  | City: Ever heard of Nadir ?  | Interests: blogging ...and t...
Sleepless in ......
I have always been a dreamer.But, these days I am not even able to sleep properly. A constant irritation itches on in my mind and I know not where it comes from. As a child, our own Doctor Uncle used to point out that diagnosis was pivotal to medication. I somehow found a deeper meaning in those words in connection to our daily lives even when I wa...  more...
 sandy sk | 18:08 | 27/Feb/2007
Friends: (16)  | Interests: reading,writing,d...
reply to the world
this is a reply to all those who read my poem 'luv is' . everyone has given me a negative reply. i was a  bit dissappointed 2 read that. It is not true that whatever  u write on ur blog should be true.I know that from my poem people may think that i just can't stick 2 one guy & am just not romantic.It is not at all true! i am a truely romantic pers...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 17:43 | 5/Jan/2008
Friends: (1240)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Happy New Year 2008
Happy New Year  Wishing you all a Happy New YearLet's work together for a better 2008. Let's us promise ourselves the following:We'll not fight each other on religions.We'll work for the betterment of the poor.We'll read books to enhance our knowledge. Hope year 2008 brings us prosperityHope year 2008 brings us knowledgeHope year 2008 brings us cap...  more...
 sunny joy | 18:09 | 20/Aug/2007
Friends: (27)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Outing to natural...
Rose or Thorn
Day or Night Thought of life To Be a Rose Or to be Thorn      Adorable and beautifull Loveable and decorable Proudly put on hair In vase for aroma Red Yellow White and Purple Its ROSE adorable and beautifully Its Rose ..Its Rose   Hornny and sharp Cursed by many for Bleeding the blood      Ugly and bloody for Every life Its Thorn ....Its thorn ....            more...
 K MATHIVANAN | 14:24 | 24/Feb/2007
Friends: (8)  | Interests: chat,frienship wi...
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 L KINI | 11:26 | 13/Jan/2008
Friends: (802)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Netsurfing,Nature...
SOME GREAT RECORDS
                THE SUCCESS OF MARRIAGE ( funny) Once upon a time a married couple celebrated their 25th marriage anniversary. They had become famous in the city for not having a single conflict in their period of 25 years. Local newspaper editors had gathered at the occasion to find out the secret of their well known "happy going marriage". Editor...  more...
 sumer singh | 19:30 | 29/May/2007
Friends: (61)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Cricket, chess, r...
Aisa hi hota hai
http://sumer-singh-shayari.blogspot.com/  more...
 Ganesan VG | 12:42 | 19/Oct/2007
Friends: (321)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Reading books, ta...
FESTIVAL WISHES
   FESTIVAL WISHES  DEAR ILAND FRNDS(BYE FOR U ALL 4 THE TIME BEING) WISH U ALL A HAPPY FESTIVAL OCCASIONS (LIKE, DURGA POOJA, DEEPAVALI,CHIRSTMAS AND NEW YEAR EVE) AND A NICE  WEEKEND AS I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BROWSE ALL YOUR VALUABLE POSTS DUE TO SOME WORK PRESSURE;HOPE OUR LORDS’ BE WITH US DURING OUR CRISIS TIME AND SHOWER HIS BLESSINGS DURING TH...  more...
 bushra ali | 21:31 | 15/Jun/2007
Friends: (135)  | City: meerut  | Interests: reading, observing
terii Khushbuu kaa pataa karatii hai
terii Khushbuu kaa pataa karatii hai mujh pe ehasaan havaa karatii hai shab kii tanhaa_ii me.n ab to aksar guftaguu tujh se rahaa karatii hai dil ko us raah pe chalanaa hii nahii.n jo mujhe tujh se judaa karatii hai zindagii merii thii lekin ab to tere kahane me.n rahaa karatii hai us ne dekhaa hii nahii.n varnaa ye aa.Nkh dil kaa ehavaal kahaa kar...  more...
 prabu metha | 19:24 | 2/Sep/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: poetry, sports, m...
alive
friends......i am very sorry for not posting anything for long time..... i am too busy..... i never forget to read your posts....... keep going... keep smiling.. with you...prabu me  more...
 shailesh S | 17:12 | 8/Jun/2007
Friends: (1388)  | 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...
 kishore lakk... | 15:21 | 20/Apr/2007
Friends: (273)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: making friends, c...
GOOD WIFES
Hello friends after a long long long time iam back to you all.  I missed u all aloooot but conditions are like that for me.This blog is a general blog and especially women should not take it as a serious one because i just read this one from one of the newspaper.How to get a nice wife! There are times in a person's life when he needs to take crucia...  more...
 nishant shah | 16:37 | 20/Dec/2007
Friends: (517)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music Rock Meta...
Silent Realm
Silent RealmThe crickets hymning the rhymesAnd the sombre night stars to descendMy ashes are buried in this tomb of abyssThe growls of the apparitions rattles my spheriotic cellsThe echoes of the knell and the choirs of deathOnly these besieges my beleagured fateThe thick gore flowing in my turbulent eyesI am ready with my machete to cease my veins...  more...
 pooja ram | 20:59 | 25/Feb/2007
Friends: (131)  | City: *******  | Interests: Bhagavat Gita,adm...
Bye Bye Friends...
This is Pooja Ram signing off ....In this short term of iland life i was acquainted with so many good friends...well wishers...beautiful thoughts....excellent rapport.....I feel now is the right time to leave this iland as pooja ram.....I might come back also...I don't know....Wishing all my iland friends a great life and success in all their endea...  more...
 The LoneStar | 20:51 | 6/May/2007
Friends: (55)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Photography, Hock...
Freedom !!!
After a long time... Hope you all like this... *  more...
 dinesh niduvani | 12:53 | 27/Apr/2007
Friends: (207)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: travelling,playin...
OSHO THOUGHTS
Osho Thoughts  is taken from the website  woopit .comMoment to Moment       The past is no more and the future is not yet;Both are unnecesarily moving in directions which dont exist.One used to exist,but no longer exists,and one has not even started to exist.The only right person is one who lives moment to moment ,who is always arrow is directed to...  more...
 koll rakesh | 10:39 | 24/Feb/2007
Friends: (33)  | City: tenali  | Interests: Chatting with Fri...
A Letter From Mumbai.. Do Read
Dear Terrorist,Even if you are not reading this we don't care. Time and again you tried to disturb us and disrupt our life - killing innocent civilians by planting bombs in trains, buses and cars. You have tried hard to bring death and destruction, cause panic and fear and create communal disharmony but everytime you were disgustingly unsuccessful....  more...
 yogapriya mu... | 10:16 | 6/Jan/2007
Friends: (34)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: singing,reading
Happy and sweet Pongal
Wish you all a very happy and sweet pongal.On this ocassion i want to wish all the farmers to get an abundant yield in the year ahead and till the existence of the world ."Jai kisaan"  more...
 Pramathesh B... | 22:00 | 15/Sep/2007
Friends: (148)  | City: Jorhat  | Interests: Computers,Politic...
Friction 2
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 gurupadaswam... | 17:31 | 11/Aug/2007
Friends: (17)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading,net surfing
jog at its best
No one remembers jog in this version in recent times .    more...
 j m | 16:37 | 7/Jan/2008
Friends: (82)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading
EYE DONATION in NEW YEAR
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I know its late, but i have hundreds of hotties and beauties to wish. So i thought to finish off UNCLES & AUNTIES Later in ILAND. Anyway I am here today to ask for some donation, or someone please donate ur eyes for this poor fellow. joy    more...
 KUMAR s | 10:53 | 23/Dec/2006
Friends: (135)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HELPING OTHERS TO...
HOW TO BE FINANCIALLY FREE
FINANCIAL   FREEDOMHELPING YOU START AND BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN IS WHAT MY BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.  LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A VERY POWERFUL IDEA IN WHICH:***    YOU CAN BUILD A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR PRESENT WORK.***    YOU CAN GET THE EXTRA INCOME YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR.***    YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RISK YOUR MON...  more...
 firdaus | 13:41 | 14/Jul/2007
Friends: (112)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: books...
irony pie...
Irony Pie???? I was walking home clutching my umbrella, one afternoon. I had the tea party in mind and was wondering how many of my students would turn up. I had invited the graduating class over to my home as a special pre-graduation treat, like I do every year. That is when I noticed the sign. It said “Wonder Land” Bakery. –“We sell all kinds of ...  more...
 vishwas anand | 21:22 | 2/Feb/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: playing cricket, ...
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 Rajeev S | 14:46 | 1/Aug/2007
Friends: (111)  | City: The Present  | Interests: </