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 09:28 | 5/Jun/2008
11 things you won't learn in school
Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they did not and will not learn in school.  He talks about how feel-good, politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it! Rule 2: The world... more...
 22:01 | 4/May/2008
Stories we tell ourselves
The stories we tell ourselves daily affect our quality of life. Play close attention to these stories  – question them to see if you feel like a victim and someone else is a villain. These stories can unleash of chain of thoughts that cause serious harm to your mental balance. Have made a list of such stories that run my mind everyday           - T... more...
 23:20 | 29/Apr/2008
Run To Fear
In today's anxiety-saturated world -  Most people don't like feeling fear especially around relationships, job, health etc and attempt  to start consciously choosing to ignore fear, to talk yourself out of it When you encounter a situation that makes you feel uncomfortable/insecure/scared/uncertain and instead of heading for the metaphorical exit d... more...
 01:10 | 21/Apr/2008
Do we know how to be more creative?
We are moving from an information age to innovation age. Knowledge and information has become a commodity, whose value is going down with time. In this new age the value of creativity is going up and application and monetization of knowledge is becoming key. Every country, business and individuals are being forced to think differently in this fast ... more...
 00:20 | 13/Apr/2008
What Really Matters ?
Surely much of what makes life worth living comes down to our feelings of well being – our happiness and sense of fulfillment. Good quality relationships are the strongest source of such feelings. Good relationships nourish us and support our health. While toxic relationships can poison us. And our success and happiness on the job, in our marriage ... more...
 11:26 | 6/Apr/2008
Having Richer Conversations – From “Know...
In this post wish to examine the art of having richer conversations. Had the privilege of observing a whole range of conversations amongst people in the last couple of weeks and observed closely how little time people spend trying to truly understand someone else’s real need in a conversation/meeting When you go to any meeting be it for making a sa... more...
 21:05 | 29/Mar/2008
Personal Provocation at workplace?
What do you normally do if, at the workplace, if someone responds to your e-mail with a sharp critique, copying others in your department and your boss? Or, if a customer makes a professional swipe at your companies product or solution ? Or, if someone interrupts you at a meeting to shoot down your idea ? Or, when a group of people are selected to ... more...
 08:51 | 21/Mar/2008
Do we really care enough ?
We will live a fast-paced world where self-interest and personal gain at every level is the most important metric of any relationship. This post has been inspired by a series of inputs that I have received in the last couple of weeks that have left me shocked, pained, humbled but most importantly better prepared for the future. Couple of real-life ... more...
 22:39 | 15/Mar/2008
Putting others first
The real key to success in life is putting others first: Your family, friends, business associates, partners and customers.I believe we enter this world as relatively selfish creatures and spend our entires lives trying to become less soWhen I was first married, my focus was almost entirely my career. I still think that I am a good husband because ... more...
 21:04 | 12/Mar/2008
Happiness and Success, the yin and yang ...
There are only two things in life worth striving for. One is happiness; the other is successThere are lot of happy people who aren't very successful. And there are a lot of successful people who aren't very happy. To be happy, you need to create a positive attitude in your own mind. A powerful sense of self, so to speak. To be successful, you need ... more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 venmonybimal... | 15:38 | 4/Jun/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: writing,painting,...
Your love letter
A letter to your love should be written when away you are,Away from, where she is and away from her mind,And write, when you fall in love, to care her softly ,And when you are breathless, to tell how much you love her.  Letter to love should be written when heart feel you are alone,It should move the sorrows from u, free Ur mind and bright Ur eyes,...  more...
 N Talwar | 18:27 | 3/Jun/2008
Friends: (19)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Blogging, writing...
Come let's commit suicide with happiness...
...is the literal translation of the Bollywood item song starring Nisha Kothari and Fardeen Khan from Ram Gopal Varma's movie called "Darling". The movie is supposed to be a thriller but I was cracking up with laughter, looking at Fardeen's ex-pression:-/ every time Esha's ghost turns up. Read more  more...
 Pragati | 16:03 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (77)  | City: Pondicherry  | Interests: music , photograp...
SHAYARI
AAP KO MISS KARNA ROZ KI BAAT HAI, YAAD KARNA AADAT KI BAAT HAI ,AAP SE DUR REHNA KISMAT KI BAAT HAI,MAAGAR AAP SE MILNA NASEEB KI BAAT HAI. MAUT KI GODI MAI JAB SONA HOGA,NA KOI TAKYA NA HI KOI BICHONA HOGA,HUM HONGE BUS HAMARI TANHAYI HOGI ,AUR KABRISTAN KA EK CHOTA SA KONA HOGA.  more...
 chandrakant ... | 10:14 | 4/Jun/2008
Friends: (592)  | Interests: film music &frien...
sattu@aparjeet.com
........................................PART 2......................................................                                                :lady(REKHA) letter pad kar khadi hojati hai ,aur namrata se kahti hai baithie sahab, Sir abh ayege .bell bajati hai, peon aata hai , peon ki aur dekh kar ,kahti hai pani lao ,samzata nahi guest ate hai ...  more...
 nitin bhatnagar | 19:29 | 2/Jun/2008
Friends: (200)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listening music, ...
Manav garg: Founder of Eka Software Solu...
Manav garg, the founder of Eka Software Solutions, belongs to a middle class family from Moga, Punjab . This electrical engineer has completed his Masters in Business from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). He is a cool entrepreneur who believes in taking calculated risks. Please click here to read the full post  more...
 Raut Vilas | 11:56 | 3/Jun/2008
Friends: (258)  | City: Pune  | Interests: swimmig,Reading,T...
Is Time Really Money?
 Is Time Really Money? .Have you ever wondered why some people seem to get rich easily, while others are destined for a life of financial struggle?Is the difference found in their education, intelligence, skills, timing, work habits, contacts, luck, or their choice of jobs, businesses, or investments?Is there a "money and success blueprint" out the...  more...
 Kalpana Mishra | 12:59 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (25)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
Sanny in school
Sanny is now 5 years old and admitted in a school nearby her father's office. Name of the school is 'Universe Expo'. She is very experimental in nature and keeps herself busy in the labs. She has good time sleeping in the classroom, all her alertness come to action when she is in library or lab. She has made friendship with her seniors to have an e...  more...
 Charu Govil | 17:12 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (180)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, listenin...
Have We Lost with Time?
1976.. that’s too nostalgic.. waiting for 8 o’clock Wednesday evening.. finely simmering the SW Radio to tune in to Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation.. yes its going to be Amin Sayani on the air (with his magical voice)…. Playing the top ‘n’ hot 20 Hindi songs.. right from SHOR, Abhimaan, to the Kapoors and the Chopras and so on., as we kept stepping...  more...
 krishna veni | 19:12 | 31/May/2008
Friends: (92)  | City: .  | Interests: .
A Helpline for the Depressed and the Sui...
   Over 90,000 people kill themselves in India every year. (This is according to official estimates – however the real number is probably 5 to 6 times more!) That is, at least two persons every 15 minutes feel so trapped and lonely, angry and unimportant that to end the pain they have to end their own lives. In the past few decades, the suicide rat...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (903)  | 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...
 NEHA SINGH | 11:57 | 13/May/2008
Friends: (15)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: writing,cooking,s...
think
hi friends kafi dino baad message ho raha hai so for all of my friends . u know friendship is beautiful gift of god so take care of this only few of them  get a chance to get good friend one more thing pyaar usse karo jo tumhein pyaar kare think over your self  more...
 tarun goel | 17:12 | 10/May/2008
Friends: (114)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: trying hard to fi...
Kyo
kyon chalti hai pawan ?            because of evaporation             kyon jhoome hai gagan ?            because of earth's revolution             kyon machalta hai mann ?            because of excessive respiration             na tum janno na hum ?            but i just gave all the answers               kyon aati hai bahar ?            because of...  more...
 Mia | 18:05 | 21/May/2008
Friends: (25)  | City: minicoy  | Interests: colors of life
MEET MY DAUGHTER
Angel Divine  As divine angel flying through your skin with infinite love pure and faithful. My voice is whispering my eyes are honeys   my hair is golden reflections soles. I extend my arms   and you look in the eyes   wetting my lips succumbed to my cravings. The night was silent   the Moon with us   the stars illuminate us with flashes of light....  more...
 Prototype X | 12:11 | 26/May/2008
Friends: (58)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: sports, music and...
Addiction- the son of misery!
If any of us were to look at Wikipedia and randomly search through the pages and stumble upon the word ‘addiction’, this is what it would read “the term addiction is used to describe a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individual's health, mental state or social life.” Now...  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...
 suresh babu | 21:38 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Singapore  | Interests: Sports, Music
To the fastest Man - Narain
To the fastest man on road - Narain KarthikeyanLiving in the hearts of millions are feweast to the west or north to the south,Narain, this is just for youvroom vroom and that's the soundcraze of the people, newly foundvroom vroom and that's the soundwhich makes every little heart to poundthe gentle smile of the handsome ladmake the teen girls screa...  more...
 angel | 12:30 | 1/May/2008
Friends: (121)  | City: Vizag  | Interests: music,browsing,fa...
m bak 2myself :)
hmm...atlast xams r over..........!!!!n m bak 2  myself.....!!! i wantd 2 b free as soon as possible...n now therz loads of things goin on in my mind.....i wantd 2 do soo much at a time.....n still m gettng bored.....strange!!!well atleast i hav lots of time 2 enjoy wid myself..........!!!!some music...some fun....frenz....n loads of masti....well ...  more...
 RAGHUPAT FIR... | 08:42 | 5/Jun/2008
Friends: (533)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: "I dare to dream"...
sms collection.
hi pals how are you i am presenting some of sms which i have in my collections.NOne is of mine but of my friend those send to me...Collection of FRIENDSHIP SMS's...How can u tell the rain not 2 fall when clouds exist? How can u tell the leaves not 2 fall when wind exist? How can u tell me not to fall in friendship when u exist.Knowing a friend like...  more...
 shalinitandon | 23:32 | 1/Jun/2008
Friends: (113)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: writing, reading,...
Time to say Bye
 I can’t believe how time did fly and see now it’s time to say goodbyeThere were so many wonderful moments we spent with all ups and downsRemember the laughs we shared and the tears we dealt withThose long aimless walks and those long talks You gave me the strength to be what I amYou held my hand and guided me through the darkYou wiped my tears and...  more...
 Freedom Unbound | 16:52 | 19/Apr/2008
Friends: (18)  | City: India  | Interests: Varied
Formal Worship
 (These extracts are from a lecture delivered by Vivekananda  in San Francisco on, April 10, 1900. I dedicate this post to my dear friends Lissome Lady, Jolly Jacob and Prachi Dublay who will find some of their thoughts being echoed here)All of you who are students of the Bible . . . .understand that the whole [of] Jewish history and Jewish" though...  more...
 Lokesh Jain | 08:30 | 27/Apr/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Philosophy
The only static thing in life is "Change...
People do not like changes in life. They do not realise it is the only static thing in life. You have to evolve by day, hour, min... People fear change because of uncertainity. Change does not always bring about uncertainity. If you have your eyes closed, every change would bring uncertaininty. Else, most of the changes would be initiated by you.Li...  more...
 ekantapadhika | 16:34 | 1/Jun/2008
Friends: (158)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: sab kuchh aur kuc...
Come, walk with me in the mountains
      There is something about the abiding beauty and grandeur of the Himalayas that makes you addicted to it , having even once seen any of its ranges. That is what goaded me once again to enroll for the KedarKanta trek organised by the Youth Hostel Association of India, in spite of my lingering apprehensions about my aging knees and blood pressur...  more...
 amit goel | 05:41 | 4/Jun/2008
Friends: (48)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: BBC (blah, boo, ...
How the very poor help themselves..
Lesotho cannot wait for the world to come up with ideas to feed its hungry population, so it has developed some of its own. The mountain kingdom in southern Africa with a population of barely two million sits on a plateau mostly above 1,800 metres altitude, so the growing season is short and its vulnerability to climate change is acute. With the co...  more...
 Subodh Deshp... | 01:04 | 31/May/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: .  | Interests: .
Prayer
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 Mukund | 12:41 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (6)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music, books
JAVA love letter
To,  MY NEW SWEET INNER CLASS,  THE DAY WHEN MY EX- GIRLFREIND BECOMES PUBLIC SHE LEFT ME, THE WHOLECLASSPATH IS DISTURBED AND MY HEART IS THROWING NULL POINTEREXCEPTION, WHICH I CANT REMOVE                          THE DAY WHEN I SAW U IN BIN MARKET, THEWHOLE ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE CHANGED AND I FALL IN LOVE, IF U ACCEPT MYLOVE I KNOW MY HEART THREA...  more...
 Priya nair | 11:33 | 9/Apr/2008
Friends: (194)  | Interests: Reading, Music
Beginning
Confused emotions; excitement, trepidation, guilt, love, inexplicable happiness; I was finding it hard to breathe. I couldn’t tell anyone what I was going through – not even to the person who was the reason behind all conflicts. I stared again at the phone – willing it to ring , scared that it would. Why had I given him the number? How would his vo...  more...
 Mira Iyer | 07:50 | 4/Jun/2008
Friends: (33)  | City: Boston  | Interests: Music,books
Take Me Away
Relationships kind of stabilise with age.Mellow up and strengthen in such a way that everybody knows where they stand.Love turns to friendship...friendship turns to love...and everything is built to last.Not just for a day or a couple of days...but for an eternity.She saw him online after a long time....They chatted and laughed in mirth for quite s...  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 22:37 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (478)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Indian Army,Himal...
paraplegic soldiers
     I am trying to help Paraplegic soldiers at the Paraplegic centre in Khadki,Pune.These are the soldiers who recieved the bullets in defending us and are now have to live life on wheel chair.I got a response from Nitin Rane and with his efforts these soldiers are getting trained by Satyam Foundation .I am really overwelmed with joy , and more so...  more...
 MUTHUSAMY R | 14:31 | 4/Jun/2008
Friends: (14)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Books, Current Af...
So, you believe in God?
So, you believe in God?This is one email I’ve received time and again and it never stops me thinking. I don’t know if it is actually a true story as claimed. Guess the only person to answer it is the man himself. Want to know who? Read the story Here it is:An atheist professor of philosophy speaks to his class on the problem science has with God, T...  more...
 el amor | 13:44 | 3/Jun/2008
Friends: (247)  | City: London  | Interests: painting, travelling
June 5th
As you all know June 5th is World Environment Day, I guess I should be doing something, rather than wait for things to happen! I would want to urge everyone to stop using ‘PLASTIC BAGS’, I know many of you would be responding by saying “What?”, its hard and I am not asking you to stop using them all of a sudden, anything and everything takes time t...  more...
 ice candy | 23:30 | 29/May/2008
Friends: (141)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Observing
SuperC
Superconductivity is a phenomenon occurring in certain materials at extremely low temperatures, characterized by exactly zero electrical resistance and the exclusion of the interior magnetic field.source : wikipediaWhat it means in general terms is that at some low temperature, a particular material will have current even after the voltage has been...  more...
 Sarath Chandra | 02:29 | 1/Jun/2008
Friends: (54)  | Interests: Physics, philosop...
Me? I Was Fine
“They are suspecting that you may be HIV positive?”  It did not register, probably because I was hungry. I was in my 2nd year, BE. “So?” I smiled weakly. “What do you want me to do?” “It is not confirmed. You will have to get a test.” The Principal was obviously trying to be concerned. But I just did not need any. “Ok. I will do that. Can I leave?”...  more...
 DURGA | 10:19 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (93)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: interest in liste...
Time and tide waits for none
SUCCESSSuccess is a way of lifeHe has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it whether by an improved poppy, a perfect ...  more...
 Namrata Sriv... | 14:41 | 23/May/2008
Friends: (257)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: interested in alm...
No life without wife!
Last night my friend told me about the subdued treatment he gets in Middle East. He is very decent, an IITian, works in one of the biggest oil and gas companies inthe world and earns much more than what people in India can only dream to earn at his age. Yet, he feels that he is not cared for, in a desirable way by the natives of that country. He sa...  more...
 Kainaat Crea... | 09:21 | 31/May/2008
Friends: (1314)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Dilbertisms
Here are some nice Dilbert's one liners..(some old some new)1. I say no to alcohol, it just doesn't listen.2. A friend in need is a pest indeed.3. Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.4. Work is fine if it doesn't take too much of yourtime.5. When everything comes in your way you're in thewrong lane.6. The light at the end of the tunnel m...  more...
 Suhana Sharma | 11:57 | 20/Feb/2008
Friends: (22)  | City: Ludhiana  | Interests: Reading,Music,Dan...
APPROCHING DEATH
I am dying,my life is going away from me slowly flying,with only last few breaths to lift,I know my end is certain just with the difference of a shift. I want time to stopand all around silence to hop.With this silence, I am making peace with my mind,to forget all the great memories that I am going to leave behind. Earlier I thought I could run awa...  more...
 Rajasree Nair | 21:59 | 4/Apr/2006
Friends: (40)  | Interests: Reading, travelli...
The dog vs the leopard!
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dog along for company. One day the dog starts chasing butterflies and before long he discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch.The dog thinks, "Boyo, I'm in deep trouble no...  more...
 vivek | 23:30 | 31/May/2008
Friends: (125)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: myself- and humanity
love and pray
what do we want in our lives ? what is the ultimate goal in our life. we all live ,going through the routine of daily karmas and we get varied results .  But at the end of the day we all want love , peace and happiness in our lives . These three words so often spoken of , but so less thought of in our day to day life . Do we always think about thes...  more...
 chitra priya... | 13:30 | 2/Apr/2008
Friends: (415)  | City: ernakulam  | Interests: YOU CAME FROM NO ...
break your silence
 Hundred words do not give pain But a special persons silence Makes