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 11:31 | 14/Feb/2008
Effective way to make most out of MS Out...
My iLand friends... have a look at this s/w extension. It has wonderful features... Xobni Insight makes Microsoft Outlook better Xobni boosts your email productivity, with: Xobni is a Lightning-fast email search Threaded email conversation Visible email relatiohsip more...
 18:51 | 23/Nov/2007
Personality Test
                                                                                                                                          Select a shape below that appeals to you the most and then scroll down to read about your personality.               A psychologist developed these shapes. They have been tested worldwide, over a period of sev... more...
 17:12 | 28/Sep/2007
Way to block telemarketing calls?
Good news for those who want to get rid of unsolicited phone callsTRAI, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is now creating NDNC registry. Once the number is registered with NDNC (National Do Not Call Registry) then the registered mobile or landline subscriber will not get any telemarketing calls. The registery takes few days to process the reque... more...
 11:01 | 2/Aug/2007
I Like Your Thinking
A teacher asks her class, "If there are five birds sitting on a fence and you shoot one of them, how many will be left?" She calls on little Johnny."None, they all fly away with the first gunshot."The teacher replies, "The correct answer is four, but I like your thinking." Then Little Johnny says, "I have a question for YOU. There are three women s... more...
 10:35 | 16/Jul/2007
Sexy Timepiece
A man is sitting at a bar one night, wearing a fancy new watch, covered with buttons and lights and dials. The woman next to him says, "Wow, that"s a really fancy watch."Thanks, says the guy, "It"s the cutting edge of technology. I can telepathically ask this watch anything I want to know, and it"ll answer me, telepathically.""Rubbish," says the gi... more...
 15:28 | 20/Jun/2007
Imperialism by another name?
An Indian photographer recently told me how the West had taught him to fear his own drinking water. He hadn’t developed a phobia so much as a growing mistrust. Only a few years earlier he and his friends would find great amusement in seeing Western tourists clutching on to their bottled mineral water. Yet now, after years of gentle coaxing, he woul... more...
 10:25 | 4/Jun/2007
Steve Jobs and his words
Source : WIREDOne of the great things about Steve Jobs is what comes out of his mouth.The CEO of Apple Computer is a master of hype, hyperbole and the catchy phrase. Even when he's trying to talk normally, brilliant verbiage comes tumbling out.Here's a selection of some of the most insanely great things the man has said, organized by topic: innovat... more...
 10:39 | 4/May/2007
learning through podcast
Here are some podcast links you all can subscribe to learn more. http://feeds.feedburner.com/AudioLearnin gRevolution/ http://www.learnoutloud.com/podcasts/ABO TM.xml http://www.feedburner.com/ibm more...
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 RAGHUPAT | 20:07 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (82)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: "I dare to dream"...
the way you look tonight.
Never seen you lookin’ so lovely as you did tonight Never seen you shine so bright Never saw so many men Ask you if you wanted to dance Lookin’ for a little romance Given half the chance I have never seen that dress you’re wearing Or the highlights in you hair that catch your eyes I have been blind. Lady In Red Is dancing with me Cheek t...  more...
 deepen vora | 14:19 | 7/Jun/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Movies, Music, Da...
RGV is back with Sarkar Raj
Movie review Sarkar Raj Being an Ardent RGV fan right from the days of Shiva, Satya, Kaun & a host of other classy flicks made by him, I just prayed for RGV’s sake that Sarkar Raj matches the expectations & turns out to be a huge hit after all the bashing he received from his version of sholay & a string of other skimpy, b-grade movies with Nisha k...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 18:43 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (2257)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
Scribbled Rubbish
  Today is gone Tomorrow comes Past gone...Future arrives No end to start No start to end Life continues Saddling on the reins of life Till one reaches where can you tell Confused Wavered But still galloping To an unknown place called destiny....    more...
 Bidyut Patta... | 22:45 | 11/Mar/2008
Friends: (1)  | City: Livermore, USA  | Interests: Movies, Driving, ...
Language in indian TV
We have censorship for movies in India. Indian Censor Board reviews the film and makes sure that right things are shown to the right people. We do create a lot of hoopla over that. In US, the equivalent would be MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America). The difference between the two is that MPAA does not remove sections of the movie if it is ...  more...
 KANNAN KANNAN | 22:27 | 15/Dec/2007
Friends: (361)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: Life is beautiful...
NEW YEAR WISHES 2008
Hi dear bloggies... after a long stint, I am catching you with my new year wishes well in advance... pl read it and enjoy it and record your comments plz.. catch you later...  more...
 pdg | 15:23 | 18/Jun/2008
Friends: (31)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: traveling, movies...
A Nice Article about Love: (by Swami Viv...
(Mail sent to me. Thought I would share will all)  I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me. Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this: "You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love."   This was how I saw it: As l...  more...
 Anshul Dhingra | 12:44 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (2)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: I love to talk to...
Why It Is Like That...?
“A Well Begin is half done”…. We all know this saying but mostof us don’t realize the real meaning of this statement. Why some of us don’t have a proper schedule in our life?  Why we study only one night before the examination and expect Bestresults?  Why it always that we promise and we expect so much but when it time toshow results we fail? Why ...  more...
 dilip krishnan | 17:43 | 25/Jun/2008
Friends: (245)  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
Silver Jubilee of a Win, and a Grin!There are moments in one’s life, which comes but rarely, that remain etched in one’s memory, forever. I am sure those of us who watched the 1983 World Cup cricket final 25 years ago, this day – rather this night – still get goose bumps when we recall that roller coaster ride of a match that culminated in an unbel...  more...
 Sahiti Bhara... | 10:53 | 17/May/2008
Friends: (321)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and enjoy...
The Search
"Only a lighted candle can lighten another one" is what they say, about the importance of Guru. The fact that i am yet in the mire of ignorance says for itself that i am still searching for my Guru! (May be i already met him, there is no way i would know untill the ignorance is removed!) I have read about many Gurus and their teachings. Read about ...  more...
 K Nagesh | 22:33 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (391)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
JEEVAN TARANG
A Deferred Annuity Plan  from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) that offers youLife Insurance Coverage right from day 1 of commencementy till your 100 years of age,Bonus on the full insured amount for the full Premium Payment Term (PPT) you have chosen that could be 10 or 15 or 20 years,Tax-free Annuity (Annual Payment) @ 5.5 % of the sum i...  more...
 sampanna | 22:51 | 7/Jun/2008
Friends: (114)  | City: keonjhar  | Interests: music,singing,rea...
THE TREE AND THE BIRD
This poetry is written by my Bade Daddy.......i love this piece..and am sure you will love it too......The Tree And the BirdOnce upon a time ,there was a small lone treeon the bank of a small river.Being an insignificant one ,it attracted none.A small bird lived on it.Tree loved it.Every morning lovingly watched it  fly  across the sky. and was bac...  more...
 agshaya | 11:11 | 29/Mar/2008
Friends: (63)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: reading,photograp...
Our Destiny???
     Gone are the days when ten rupees is good enough to have a decent food outside.Today, Money is gradually losing its value.Economists cite it as an Inflationary trend.Thanks God, for it's far better than countries like Zimbabwe.      "India is Shining" and this feel good factor is certainly there.Asian Market is emerging with China and India as...  more...
 anjali gupta | 09:41 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (88)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading,dreaming,...
ye waqt mujhe le ja raha hai kaha?
ye waqt le ja raha hai mujhe kaha? kabhi apnihi gehri khayiyonmey dubata haiapni ek pehchan bana ye soch  deta hai  kabhi bawaal khada karta haiaandhiyonmey ghirata hai  kabhi lambisi antheen dagar par dalkarpaavon mey chalne ki taaqat deta hai  kabhi,meri har koshish nakaam karmujhpar hansta hai  chalna to hai iske sath hardamladna hai har waqt is...  more...
 Think Tank | 17:55 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (572)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Eat healthy, Thin...
Peace with the trees
NatureBeen there, done that The dream hunter About one month back, it occurred to me that I should fulfil all my dreams, no matter their size. I told you how I went to watch a movie at Eros near Churchgate; it was my dream of 2 years. Then I went to see the Chhatrapati Shivaji museum (earlier known as Prince of Wales Museum), another dream of 2 yea...  more...
 Sunil Meshram | 15:22 | 8/Jan/2008
Friends: (317)  | 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...
 vchennai | 15:57 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (678)  | City: Madras  | Interests: movies, chatting
Chennai rains
Looking outside my office window, I could see the rain drops gently caressing the mother earth. It was not a heavy downpour but a mild drizzle at best. Yet there is a welcome relief from the scorching heat that we experienced in most part of May. Certainly the season has changed. The worst of summer is over for now. The summer would be back next ye...  more...
 NARENDRA BABU | 21:43 | 25/Jan/2008
Friends: (4)  | City: Secunderabad  | Interests: writing, singing ...
A STAR
            A STAR                         BY NAREEN As the medias growth has developed so vastly each individual seeing the reality shows wish to become a star, here is one youngster who wished to become a star and the consequences that led for him to become a star. Raju a cheerful and a boy in his teens from Mumbai , very attractive and handsome ...  more...
 Devi | 16:52 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (19)  | City: Patiala  | Interests: music, singing, i...
Funny Answering Machine message:
Roses are red, violetsare blue,Sugar is sweet, and so are youThe roses have wilted, the violets are dead,The sugar bowl's empty, and so is your headThe roses stink, sorta like sheepBut leave your name, number, and message after the beepThe roses are molding, the violets are rottenAnd I might call you back, if I haven't forgotten"Hi, you havereached...  more...
 vira | 15:38 | 19/Jun/2008
Friends: (1637)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
 Galactic Darwinism  Spatial, three-dimensional distribution of galaxies in a slice of the Universe as it was 7 billion years ago, based on the VVDS study: brighter areas represent the regions of the Universe with most galaxies. Astonishingly, the galaxy distribution - the 'building blocks' of the large scale structure - takes the shape of a helix ...  more...
 ramuK hsemaR | 09:11 | 11/Oct/2007
Friends: (53)  | City: Goa  | Interests: abcdefjhijklmnopq...
Random Thoughts
I have been away from iLand for a long time. Hence I have decided to go about this one in a random fashion. Life is going great and I'm damnest busy for the past few months, first with my summer project then came the placement season, next came GRE and finally after all, the mother of all exams CAT. I couldn't juggle with all these and so screwed u...  more...
 saurabh upad... | 01:12 | 21/Mar/2008
Friends: (433)  | City: dream land  | Interests: photography,sport...
        Hi. It's Holi-week and people are already in the mood to celebrate. Unfortunately, there are some who like to enjoy at the cost of others. There are experienced incidents where dirty-water (from gutters) balloons or acid balloons are thrown. This is specially done at passengers in buses or trains or at bikers as one cannot catch the culpri...  more...
 kartik shriv... | 18:09 | 9/Mar/2008
Friends: (492)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: writing poetries ...
Salam Bhopal..............
Dec. 2-3, 1984-The Bhopal Gas Tragedy........One Of The Biggest Disasters in the World in Which More Than 20,000 People Were Killed and More Than 170,000 Were SEVERELYAFFECTED........It Has Been 23 Years Since Then But the Effect of thatDisaster is Still Continuing.......Here are Few Lines Dedicated to AllWho Were Affected by This Disaster...........  more...
 yogeeta chowhan | 12:00 | 28/Sep/2007
Friends: (14)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: MUSIC & MASTISING...
India is still a developing country!!!
Ant & GrasshopperThe Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its houseand laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.Come winter,the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no foodor shelter so he dies out in the cold.Modern VersionThe Ant works hard...  more...
 Payal Mehra | 18:10 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (681)  | 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...
 ashok tiwari | 15:11 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (309)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: I am having keen ...
Morning Dew
Dear Islanders, Namaskaar! Bracing for the ensuing New Year, Great. Wish You all a very Happy and vibrant New Year, 2008. Friends , I , distinctly remember my tiny tot days when I used to play in a nearby playground in the morning. The playground was covered with a carpet of lush green grass and had majestic trees all over and a cobbled path surrou...  more...
 Florence | 15:37 | 5/Sep/2007
Friends: (232)  | Interests: music,listening s...
Waqt Nahi
Har khushi Hai Logon Ke Daman Mein, Par Ek Hansi Ke Liye Waqt Nahi. Din Raat Daudti Duniya Mein,Zindagi Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi. Maa Ki Loree Ka Ehsaas To Hai, Par Maa Ko Maa Kehne Ka Waqt Nahi. Saare Rishton Ko To Hum Maar Chuke,Ab Unhe Dafnane Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.Saare Naam Mobile Mein Hain, Par Dosti Ke Liye Waqt Nahi. Gairon Ki Kya Baat Karen,Jab Apn...  more...
 psychologist... | 14:59 | 18/Jun/2008
Friends: (51)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: India-- Behind th...
PGB, India and "Confusion"
Confusion....exists world wide...........in India, its more.....Why? PGB Bonks "Where relationships supply oxygen, theres bound to be more confusion..BPD, Codependence and the Dance of Schizophrenia"..............I want you but when I get u I dont want you, when you go away I again want you.............Cycle of birth and rebirth goes on in India as...  more...
 DrHarmeet Singh | 12:21 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (1340)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Great Insults from Great Men!
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."-- Winston Churchill "A modest little person, with much to be modest about."-- Winston Churchill "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries withgreat pleasure."-- Clarence Darrow "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary."-- Wi...  more...
 nilima dahat | 00:40 | 18/Oct/2007
Friends: (442)  | City: notime  | Interests: music movies
priorities
"WHAT ARE YOUR PRIORITIES?"While at the park one day, a woman sat down next to a man on a bench near a playground. "That's my son over there," she said, pointing to a little boy in a red sweater who was gliding down the slide."He's a fine looking boy," the man said. "That's my son on the swing in the blue sweater."Then, looking at his watch, he cal...  more...
 anil kulkarni | 13:01 | 12/Aug/2007
Friends: (2)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Yoga, Swimming, r...
Anil Kulkarni
MY MISSION, IN CREATING THIS BLOG, IS TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE OF PEACE & LOVE ACROSS THE GLOBE. EVERYONE WILLING TO HELP THE CAUSE IS WELCOME TO SHARE THOUGHTS & ACTION POINTS TO HELP THE MISSION.  more...
 TilakRaj Cha... | 19:59 | 22/Sep/2007
Friends: (4)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading, surfing,...
Riding a Scooter For the First Time
Hello Friends,Today i m expressing my experience on learning how to ride a scooter. I m always fond of bikes especially the superbikes, but never tried out riding anyone of those becoz either i could not afford them, or i could not get any chance uptil now. Last month, One of my friend got a Bajaj Pulser 200 cc. Riding it gives the feel of superbik...  more...
 Pillai Prashant | 21:00 | 19/Aug/2007
Friends: (2)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music , reading
Chak de - a great movie
Hi Had a chance to see Chak De - India - an excellent movie ....... which besides highlighting the victory of an underdog (like Lagaan etc ) also raises indian pride in hockey to the next level ..............Excellent performances , riveting  screenplay and lack of songs - makes Chak de a great movie ...... besides the message of victory subtely gi...  more...
 Skewed Rivor | 10:18 | 31/Jul/2007
Friends: (24)  | City: Machineroom  | Interests: Wong, Michael Won...
A hundred...
I Skew D Ivor...What you? Today"s Saying… "A hundred men may make an encampment, but it takes a woman to make a home" Ivor sad... A hundred women may also make an encampment, but one man not make a home!  more...
 Vikas Vij | 14:41 | 17/May/2008
Friends: (526)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Of a Happy Life
[Written in context of the various criticisms that Amitabh Bachchan has been facing ever since he became a fellow-blogger.]OF A HAPPY LIFEFacing personal vilification and condemnation is the exclusive privilege of men of eminence. They thrive on it, and it only makes their positions stronger.  Whether it is the timeless heroes like Socrates or Jesu...  more...
 ma ya | 21:26 | 21/Jun/2008
Friends: (235)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: watching cricket ...
zara si dil me.jannat
Yehhhh…Zara Si Dil Mein De Jagah TuZara Sa Apna Le BanaZara Sa Khawbon Mein Saja TuZara Sa Yaadhon Mein BasaMein Chahun TujhkoMeri Jaan BepanahFida Hoon TujhpeMeri Jaan BepanahWooooo Hhhhooo Ooohhhh Hooo… Zara Si Dil Mein De Jagah TuZara Sa Apna Le BanaZara Sa Khawbon Mein Saja TuZara Sa Yaadhon Mein BasaMein Chahun TujhkoMeri Jaan BepanahFida Hoon...  more...
 SARAYU | 04:27 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (282)  | City: dieciséis abriles  | Interests: adoring beautiful...
FRIENDS I AM BACK:)))))
                                       missed all of  you  very very much my beautiful and sweet friends                 can say i am back...... BIG FRIENDLY HUG TO ALL OF YOU                     MY DEAR FRIENDS:))))))))))                    first of all muchas gracious(thank you) to all               my sweet iland friends for showing so much     ...  more...
 vinod | 10:02 | 30/Jan/2008
Friends: (51)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: love beautiful th...
value
  Read these Beautiful Lines: To realizeThe value of a sisterAsk someoneWho doesn't have one.To realizeThe value of ten years:Ask a newlyDivorced couple. To realize The value of four years: Ask a graduate.To realizeThe value of one year:Ask a student whoHas failed a final exam.To realizeThe value of nine months:Ask a mother who gave birth to a stil...  more...
 karunakaran ... | 14:14 | 4/Oct/2007
Friends: (54)  | City: singapore  | Interests: on line business,...
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 swamy arjun | 09:57 | 6/Aug/2007
Friends: (6)  | City: kudankulam  | Interests: Music,Social caus...
Primary needs
dear/s,It is high time that we voice together the utmost right of living, now collectively---in accepatable conditions.Lets say we have decent selected our own place of living.what we need next is Cleaner roads and footh paths.Footpaths define clear boundaries of a road and foothpaths provide safer passage to pedastrians(also teach us not to unnece...  more...
 Somnath Das | 19:30 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (272)  | City: Ranaghat  | Interests: TEACHING, READING...
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 Current Boll... | 18:20 | 24/Apr/2008
Friends: (436)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: blogging,making f...