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 11:27 | 23/Jul/2008
Power
In recent times, most countries have been facing power crisis. Almost all our needs are based on power. In this blog, I will try to explain how power is produced in a thermal Power Plant. Of course, we have different methods by which power is produced, like Wind Mills, or Dams with Hydraulic Turbines, Diesel Generators, nuclear power plants etc. Ho... more...
 16:05 | 3/Jul/2008
The Tire Incident
This happened sometime back. I and 2 friends of mine were visiting Goa. We were returning from Goa. The little trip we planned turned out to be great. We were returning in a car we had hired. It was night. Around 1 O clock in the morning. The roads were pretty much deserted. We had come out of the town. And we were in between towns. When the tire o... more...
 12:18 | 29/Jun/2008
The Stare
I was returning home from my Dadi’ place. This included a Bus Journey. Almost around 3 hours in bus, after which I reach a station from where I can catch a train to Mumbai. In front of me sat a young man in the early twenties I should think so. And beside me a lady of say 50 years. The young man was thin. And he was looking tired. His face was roug... more...
 15:51 | 24/Jun/2008
Gone Fishing
Ram was a childhood friend of mine. Whenever I visited my Dadi’s place, I always made a point to visit him. He had a innocence with him unlike the city people, which I liked. So this time when I visited my Dadi, I visited him. We always did a lot of masti. This time I wanted to go for fishing. This was a perfect season. Monsoons had started. So I w... more...
 15:35 | 19/Jun/2008
Innocent Ignorance
I was watching the rains from the window. It was going on consistently now for sometime. It had rained all night and now the whole morning. Had with me a hot cup of coffee in my hands and sipping it. I was feeling great. This is what vacations should be like, I thought. I was at my Dadi’s place. I was watching the skies. A plane was flying in the m... more...
 09:51 | 16/Jun/2008
Weird Encounter
Part OneIt was a lazy Saturday afternoon, and I was strolling with my friend on the marine drive. The cold fresh Sea air was doing us a world of good. The week was hectic. We were just talking about our lives and how busy and hectic it had become. Suddenly from across the road a boy came running towards us. I thought maybe he was going to sit here ... more...
 10:50 | 9/Jun/2008
Antenna
I had taken a well deserved leave from my office and had gone my Dadi’s place. My Dadi is an old lady but she can , I think, work even more than me. A very enthusiastic lady. I had just woken up. It was 10 30 in the morning. I believe holidays were meant to be where I can be absolutely lazy. My Dadi on the other hand woken up early in the morning. ... more...
 11:43 | 29/May/2008
Miss Adventure
RRRIIIIPPPPP………My trouser had ripped!!! Oh dear God!!! I was trying to catch the train from the CST Station and in my hurry when I was running, it tore apart!!! I knew the trouser was a little tight when I wore it but I never knew it would tear apart like this. And I was in the crowded station. Why God Why??? Why me?? The place where it tore apart ... more...
 16:20 | 25/May/2008
Bad Day
And there i sat in despair on the bench. I was looking at the sea and the cold breeze was blowing, offering it’s softness to me. I was tired. Today was a hectic day. Being in the sales job was alays tiring but today was particularly bad day for me. The cell phone kept on ringing the whole day and answering to each and every one of my clients …..I c... more...
 15:03 | 2/May/2008
Hit
      Hit One  Today, he was not going to live. I had the right weapon and my fury had no bounds. The wrath that I had gathered and that had accumulated in me, today was going to unleash on him. I was waiting for this day. He had harassed me for a long time. Today I was going to find him, wherever he hid. I will search every nook and every dark cor... more...
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 shweta | 15:10 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (63)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: MOVIES, DANCING, ...
टिकट
टिकट खरीदते समय आपका फà¥à¤²à¥à¤²à¥€ फालतू मितà¥à¤° आपसे पूछता है: 'कà¥à¤¯à¥‹à¤‚, तà¥à¤® यहाठकà¥à¤¯à¤¾ कर रहे हो ?' फà¥à¤²à¥à¤²à¥€ फालतू उतà¥à¤¤à¤° : 'तà¥à¤®à¥à¤¹à¥‡à¤‚ नहीं मालूम ?? मैं यहà¤...  more...
 Apratim Shaw | 17:20 | 15/Jul/2008
Friends: (136)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: change far too of...
To Thank A City
The city has given me a lot to be thankful for - a job, a home, a weather so wonderful it feels like paradise. And yet, among all the things that have been gifted to me by this city, what I value the most is its people. Before I bid this city goodbye, I feel the need to thank all those I haven't thanked before - Oh yes, I wanted to; but never had t...  more...
 anilairen | 20:43 | 10/Jul/2008
Friends: (391)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling music ...
rays of hope
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 vijayaram reddy | 12:11 | 16/Jul/2008
Friends: (622)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, Poetry, ma...
నువ్వĺ...
నువ్వĺ 3;నా ! ఎలా వున్నĹ 4;వ్ ? నన్ను తలుచుĵ 3;ోటాని 093;ి కూడా వీలు కాన...  more...
 Meera | 20:44 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (57)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: photography, musi...
Part II - In the Bride's House
We got down at the Delhi station….Our Friend the Bride V with her brother had come to receive us…(Her brother….ufff….mmm…he is just just cute…very fair….smart….5 ft 5 inches tall and always fresh and clean…His perfume…I was just speechless (for the effects read the blog "I am just speechless" to understand what was happening to me).…Donno what to s...  more...
 Sami Ahmed | 09:04 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (579)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing, Reading ...
When They Got Married
When they got married, both of them brought in their dreams into their marriage.After the engagement and before the marriage, which is naughtily called as probation period by some people, Sujit, during one of those meetings at restaurents, had asked his fiancee, “How do you want me to be after our marriage? Do I have to change myself in any manner?...  more...
 Zebunissa | 11:58 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (69)  | City: Pune  | Interests: physocology
First impressions
First impression is the last impression..I don’t think so..Whenever I meet people I feel they are goodInnocent sweet honest just like me ;) And then as we progress further I realize it’s not trueAnd then my behavior changes ..Simultaneously the people who were under impression that I am goodStart noticing these changes and start feeling that’s untr...  more...
 vidushi chau... | 18:24 | 11/Jul/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Books, kids, conv...
Solace
SolaceOmnipresent, ever- potent,You lie before me- majestic, strong.The skies darken, and your wild is free,The wicked streak ensnares as it slays.Mesmerized eyes follow, lives falter,You stay You, fiercely You.The clouds sail in- puffy, white, innocent, against a clear blue sky,And you murmur in approval like a lazy beast sprawled replete,Charming...  more...
 Dr.Anil Verma | 03:14 | 20/Jul/2008
Friends: (728)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
Blind Faith ?
Sai Baba open one-eye ?Jul 18, 2008. Bangalore: It was blind belief, but people came with their eyes wide open, all for a glimpse of the one-eyed Sai Baba. A one-foot high idol of Sai Baba attracted a huge crowd as well as huge donations all through Friday, when word spread fast that Sai Baba had come to bless one and all by opening one eye on Guru...  more...
 geeta khatri | 11:35 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Pune  | Interests: music,making frie...
7 Secrets Of success
Hiii....All well m not gud in writing like all of u but i got a Msg which was really inspiring so i would love to share wid u all...7 Secrets Of SuccessI found the ans in my room. Roof said:Aim HighFan said:Be CoolClock said:Every min is preciousMirror said:Reflect before u actWindow said:See the worldCalendar said:Be up to dateDoor said:Push hard ...  more...
 simran kumar | 12:47 | 18/Apr/2007
Friends: (103)  | Interests: reading,blogging,...
sm crazy thoughts
   U know ur sheer indiffernce    the way u tend to take things the way u treat me as u feelmakes me..actually...doubt myselfhow could I b so foolishhow could i b so..innocenti failed to possibly seewhat u had in ur mindwhat games u were actually...uptobut u know what.......thos lil moments of blissthose lil words of kindnessthose whisprings...that...  more...
 A S | 21:53 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (423)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Food, Books, Movi...
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...  more...
 DIBYA | 11:35 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (321)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: MAKING NEW FRIENDS
IN SEARCH OF HAPPINESS
We never realise what happiness is….We run behind it…. Chase it… but can’t get hold of it…Then we get tired … shed tears … and say we are sad…Where did the happiness go?Happiness never left us… we made it run away..Let us now relax for a moment…feel the happiness in the heart…Think of all those things that ones made you smileâ...  more...
 rani | 18:52 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (78)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: music,painting ,w...
prayer to god
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 Mira Iyer | 00:23 | 21/Jul/2008
Friends: (184)  | City: Boston  | Interests: Music,books
Intervention
(Title based on a documentary by that name which inspired this work)She started preparing a glass of hot chocolate for her daughter.Maybe some easy-on-the-stomach sandwiches too.No meat. Would the hot chocolate be too heavy for her daughter's weak stomach? She impulsively threw the hot chocolate into the sink and kept a big glass of milk into the m...  more...
 bhagwant | 14:04 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (87)  | City: Aurangabad  | Interests: just love each ot...
40 WAYS MAN FAIL IN BEB
40 WAYS MEN FAIL IN BED1) NOT KISSING FIRST. Avoiding her lips and diving straight for the erogenous zones makes her feel like you're paying by the hour and trying to get your money's worth by cutting out nonessentials. A properly passionate kiss is the ultimate form of foreplay.2) BLOWING TOO HARD IN HER EAR. Admit it, some kid at school told you ...  more...
 Star Trekker | 08:54 | 15/Jul/2008
Friends: (365)  | City: space..the final frontier  | Interests: Dancing in the cl...
Barso re megha megha..
RAIN RAIN come now..Johnny wants to play now… The lands are dry, parched and the farmers are anxiously waiting  for some clouds to wet their lands..but alas! The clouds only seem to be passing clouds.. So the people start praying to GOD VARUNA,the god of ocean and rain.He is said to ride the ‘makara’ or crocodile for a vehicle in Hindu Mythology.We...  more...
 praveen sharma | 12:59 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (714)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
Better & Sweetest Wife
 A wife is often someone who stands by her man through thick and thin. So, what better way to let her know that you can’t ask for anyone better than this short and light-hearted love poem?No Better WifeYou have stood by me in my lifeThrough tears, laughter and strifeFor all your love which is rifeI can’t ask for a better wife!If you have a sweet an...  more...
 manju baxi | 19:38 | 20/Jun/2008
Friends: (67)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: life,dreams,death...
YOU CAME
You came.....You came as life bringing vitality and rejuvinatingmy tired soul and heart............ I saw u as spring,as u brought with utiny buds of luv and laughterand then ur  luv and caremade the buds bloom and along with them,I blossomed too day by day, moment by momentI was filled with life by u................ I saw u next as the moonthere i...  more...
 candies alla... | 14:51 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (120)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading, going fo...
Smart Old Woman
An older lady gets pulled over for speeding.......... Older Woman: "Is there a problem, Officer?" Officer: "Ma'am, you were speeding."  Older Woman: "Oh, I see." Officer: "Can I see your license please?" Older Woman: "I'd give it to you but I don't have one." Officer: "Don't have one? " Older Woman: "Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving. " Office...  more...
 Harsha | 22:53 | 14/Jul/2008
Friends: (307)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: buks,archeology
THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM
I know..no one would bother reading this blog..and damn!!!..no would so much as bother to give it a glance...why should you???..people have other interesting topics...sexy actors and their personal lives..how many dogs that hero has got..how that particular heroine maintains such a well toned body..you MUST know..shouldn't you?People adore..no..no....  more...
 bimal raj | 12:20 | 19/Jul/2008
Friends: (183)  | City: Chengannur  | Interests: writing,painting,...
My Visitor..........
These were my special visitors.........she came with family....except hubby, he is on a BT...  more...
 MISHMEE | 11:58 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music,singing,ind...
SHAYARIES
SHAYARIZINDAGI KISI KI MOHTAJ NAHI HOTI DOSTI SIRF JAZBAAT NAHI HOTI  , KUCH TO KHAYAL AAYA HOGA KHUDA KO,   VARNAYUNHI APAKI HUM SE MULAKAT NA HOTI.HAR KALI TUMSE KHUSBU UDHAR MANGE,  AFTAB TUJSE NUR UDHAR MANGE,  RAB KARE TU DOSTI AISE NIBHAYE,  KI LOG MUJSE TERI DOSTI UDHAR MANGEYAAD KARTA HAIN AAPKO TANHAI MEIN ,  DIL DOOBA HAIN GAMO KI GEHRAI ...  more...
 Sue | 02:13 | 25/Jul/2007
Friends: (502)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: relationship, bei...
Separation and Travel
 Traveling to distant places is perhaps one of the most exciting things that could happen to me. I enjoy traveling and visiting places. It has always been my dream and I coveted a job that would include travel once in a while. But strange how motherhood changes everything. I have to travel to USA for work, and whenever I have this opportunity, I st...  more...
 Renu Ayyar | 21:51 | 18/Jul/2008
Friends: (56)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Putting down my t...
Let Go...
Let Go… Let go, a truth so bitter;Let go, a wound so sore…For nothing in life is permanent;And ‘Change’ is the only constant…! Let go, a hidden drop of tear;Let go, a secret concealed & obscured …For a day that follows the night without remorse; From a grappling ‘Dusk’ to a delighting ‘Dawn’…! Let go, the mask that covers your identity;Let go, the ...  more...
 nitin bhatnagar | 20:24 | 25/Jun/2008
Friends: (248)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listening music, ...
Let's Laugh.....
Prescription for cyanide A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, "I would like to buy some cyanide." The pharmacist asked, "Why in the world do you need cyanide?" The lady replied, "I need it to poison my husband." Please click here to read the full post  more...
 Nilu Patel | 22:10 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (17)  | City: Chikhli  | Interests: Music, Art, Poetr...
Eye opening fact about INDIA !!!
Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP) Monthly Salary : Rs. 12,000/- Expense for Constitution per month :Rs.10,000/- Office expenditure per month :Rs.14,000/- Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs.48,000( eg.For a visit from kerala to Delhi & return: 6000 km)Daily DA TA during parliament meets :Rs.500/day Charge for 1 class (...  more...
 tinku bharti | 09:57 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: photography, writ...
Why US attacked IRAQ
Though this policy is OLD, it is revised...!++++++++++++ +++++++++ +++++++++Q: Daddy, why did we have to attack Iraq?A: Because they had weapons of mass destruction honey.Q: But the inspectors didn't find any weapons of mass destruction.A: That's because the Iraqis were hiding them.Q: And that's why we invaded Iraq?A: Yep. Invasions always work bet...  more...
 sun comp | 16:53 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (73)  | City: Pune  | Interests: cricket
cricket
Hi Friends! A journey to thousand miles always begins with the first step and it is this step that is of maximum importance. Cricket is a beautiful game and the chance to play in England is an opportunity of a lifetime.            As a part of our development activity, every year our club organizes a cricket tour to England in the months of July & ...  more...
 Sameera Nandi | 16:35 | 22/Jul/2008
Friends: (467)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Waiting for the r...
Make my day
I was so sure I had a “post” in me on Sunday. Unfortunately I was nowhere near a computer at that time and so I lost that post. Yesterday, I opened a blank word document and well, it remained just that …a blank word document.  Maybe this is what they call writer’s block. Although I am not conceited enough to think I am a writer or anything.  So, ye...  more...
 narendra shah | 23:13 | 21/Jul/2008
Friends: (451)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: music-classical,r...
QUOTQBLE QUOTES
    # The ink of a scholar is more sacred than blood of a martyr.# The more you have, the more you are occupied, the less you give.# You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.# You yourself, as much as anybody in the universe, deserve your love and affection.# Whenever we may come ali...  more...
 earthyyy | 20:03 | 21/May/2008
Friends: (88)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music painting in...
ma prince-II
Days passed beautifully. Shelly was in the happiest phase of her life. She had the best gift one can have –a true friend. Together they enjoyed every little activity- from taking the classes to bunking the classes. They would eat, fight,laugh,and go out together.It was December; Shelly noticed some mysterious gossips taking place in the friends gro...  more...
 RAGHUPAT | 15:21 | 17/Jul/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: "I dare to dream"...
size of your heart
It isn't the size of your house as such That matters so much at all. It's the gentle hand and its loving touch, That make it great or small. The friends who come and the hour they Who out of your house depart, Will judge it not by the style you show, But rather by the size of your heart. It isn't the size of your head so much,It isn't the wealth yo...  more...
 Nischalson C... | 02:40 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (373)  | City: iland  | Interests: i am not that tal...
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OOPS! q: Sorry for disappearing... Hope you guys will like this one. enjoy | nischal  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 13:10 | 16/Jun/2008
Friends: (677)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
Pain of a Married Man ...!!
A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall.  She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.'What's the matter, dear...  more...
 sukanya trip... | 15:15 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (27)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: books..and more b...
A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Like the compass’s needle always finds north,so also a man’s accusing finger always finds a woman. Always. You remember this,Mariam”. Said Nana to her daughter Mariam,all but five yrs old. Thus began the novel of Khaled Hosseini’s “ A Thousand Splendid Suns”. I had read his “The Kite Runner” a few months back. An extremely sensitive novel written ...  more...
 Madhavan PK | 16:43 | 11/Jul/2008
Friends: (398)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
The Song of Hiawatha
The song of Hiwatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is perhaps his best work.This one given below is chapter 10 detailing Hiwatha's Wooing of Minnehaha. Written in 1855, the poem is poignant. Have things changed from then to now. Read on. It is long but worth your while. The bold typeface highlight and the headings are mine.  Love SickAs unto the bow...  more...
 shivraj dhumal | 09:50 | 18/Jan/2008
Friends: (346)  | Interests: business networki...
WHO DRIVES YOU?
Have you ever started your day waking up late and then thinking that 'today's day is going to be unlucky'. Then going throughout the day and coming home back and then remember all that happened on the entire day. You might have noticed that the day happened to be just as you thought it to be.I would like you to follow this experiment. I would like ...  more...
 Tinkerbell | 12:36 | 5/May/2008
Friends: (260)  | City: music city  | Interests: Saying it with so...
Raindrops keep fallin on my head...
boomp3.comRaindrops keep fallin' on my headAnd just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bedNothin' seems to fitThose raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'So I just did me some talkin' to the sunAnd I said I didn't like the way he got things doneSleepin' on the jobThose raindrops are fallin' on my head, they keep fallin'But the...  more...