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 18:15 | 17/Sep/2007
Missing you all..
Dear Friends,Sincere apologies for not been able to keep in touch with you all for a long time now. Just came back to say Hi to all my friends.Off late, been very busy with my work and personal engagements, guys……….don’t get ideas not settling down with someone, ( u see abhi meri umar hi kya hai J).But needless to say I miss you all a lot, don’t kn... more...
 18:42 | 9/Aug/2007
Flying without wings...
"Generating new species: flying without wings" is the most heard jingle now a days. Aviation industry is booming. Colleges for Hospitality Management are growing like Mushroom. But, what about another bird of same species, which are rarely found in the Sky. Yes, I am talking about Pilots.We have shortage of them and now govt is regulating norms, ac... more...
 12:14 | 25/Jul/2007
A passenger suffering cerebral palsy den...
Feel pity...ought to be.Why an airline would do such a thing?Guy is paying money? Yes. It increases load factor of airline? Yes. Then why?I will tell you why?I was there in Chennai when this incident happened. I am an airline staffer and I saw it all. To cut the story short, I will tell you what happened. When this guy was refused boarding because ... more...
 11:35 | 12/Jul/2007
Dear Friends,Please read the comment appended below. I got this last evening on my Google Blog from Mona.She needs a help from all of us to complete her Survey.Let's help her.Thanks_____________________________________________ ___Hey, you really got a nice nest here of your own, quite informative & ......different Came to know about your blog from V... more...
 18:33 | 26/Jun/2007
Acquisition SpiceJet - Curiosity kills t...
There has been lot of rumors & Median speculation that Spicejet is going to market for funds. Though we have all read in News Papers and even today in Economic Times that nothing is happening and they are well funded to move ahead & even planning to go international in 2008.My Concern, Rumors might or might not be good for this industry but its cer... more...
 13:22 | 23/Jun/2007
My Love for Airlines...
Dear Friends,First thing First, Once again I would like to thank you all from bottom of my heart, but by way why this phrase “bottom of my heart”, OK I do it whole heartedly. Now sounds better,for supporting & accepting me.Well, This blog is to share few things.As a kiddo I dreamt of being a pilot, then reality struck hard and changed my prioritie... more...
 18:23 | 16/Jun/2007
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom
What we all anticipated has come true, Air Deccan has increased their price tag by Rs. 500/-. Hope this increase will give all the commuters something better to look forward from them. I totally agree with you guys their service level has gone down and going further down day by day.Just a Thought, does these guys have some SLA’s ( Service Level A... more...
 16:22 | 8/Jun/2007
Low Cost Flying in India - Fancy or Fant...
Power of cheap flying is soon going to change its meaning in this country, With the acquisition of Air Deccan by Mr.Mallaya. There was a news around the corner that Kingfisher has bought 26% stake of Air Deccan. Frankly speaking, I'm little uncomfortable looking at Capt. Gopinath and Mallaya's union... One believe in Luxury and style & another's b... more...
 11:19 | 31/May/2007
INDIA’s PRIDE – TAJ MAHAL
Hey Guys !Day before Yesterday, I was watching News at CNN-IBN around 10:00 PM or so, they was a debate going on why we all not been able to spread the news that people MUST vote for bring TAJ in 7 Wonders of the World list.To my surprise only 2% of the Indian Population knows about something like this being done :(.I immediately voted 'TAJ' by sen... more...
 14:48 | 23/May/2007
Vacation Trip
What could be a better way to plan your summer vacation then this :)Just got the news feed yesterday, Courtesy Spicejet we all can plan our economical vacation at best.http://business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.ph p?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=23549Here is the jist, if someone is unable to open that link"SpiceJet, the fastest growing and the m... more...
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 PRASHANT KSH... | 12:34 | 8/Sep/2007
Friends: (6)  | City: Pune  | Interests: music,playing cri...
Comfort & Adjustment
I think life is the mixture of Adjustments & Comfort. Means for the sake of  comfort people tries to find out new things which r not available with them. For aquiring such new things they make exra efforts and may be in future they get it , but i think it is upto individual persona that which new thing u need. Means for example , if i have B&W  T.V...  more...
 vchennai | 11:51 | 4/Dec/2007
Friends: (389)  | Interests: movies, chatting
Seeking answers
I think crazily at times. I am ok if you are comfortable joining me in this crazy journey. There are few questions that cannot be answered easily. Where were we before we were born? Where will we be after our life ends? What is the purpose and meaning of our lives? I used to search answers for these questions in the past. But I have given up my sea...  more...
 Sunit Sankhla | 08:48 | 1/Nov/2007
Friends: (47) 
A Special World
A special world for you and meA special bond one cannot seeIt wraps us up in its cocoonAnd holds us fiercely in its womb.Its fingers spread like fine spun goldGently nestling us to the foldLike silken thread it holds us fastBonds like this are meant to last.And though at times a thread may breakA new one forms in its wakeTo bind us closer and keep ...  more...
 siddhartha m... | 16:38 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (539)  | City: OUTER SPACE  | Interests: travelling into t...
A JOURNEY COMES TO AN END IN LIFE
Dear friends,Time has now come to say goodbye to you all. My spaceship from my planet has arrived.Like every good thing in life,this stint was also temporary in nature.I knew all along that I will have to go one day but it was difficult to reconcile in mind.But what to do?Our life is like that.When I first joined this I land ,I was not knowing much...  more...
 kishor Jagirdar | 13:09 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (88)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: adventure sports,...
Happy Diwali
WISHING ALL MY FRIENDS AND FELLOW BLOGGERS ON ILAND A  " HAPPY DIWALI "May the lord almighty bestow on all of you and your families peace , happiness and prosperity BRING ALIVE THE FESTIVITY AND TRADITION - Enjoy the festival of lights but please remember this is not a festival to increase pollution by crackers and also dont forget the weak and the...  more...
 Krishna Kanth | 14:41 | 25/Aug/2007
Friends: (14)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music
Krishna
Lord Krishna with cows.  more...
 Pravat | 18:39 | 15/Sep/2007
Friends: (56)  | City: Cuttack  | Interests: friendship,film,s...
jay SHREE GANESH
BEST WISHES TO ALL MY FRIENDS ......  more...
 DrHarmeet Singh | 20:29 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (1227)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Very Hot
A Zen master visiting London City goes up to a hot dog vendor (Indian of course) and says, "Make me one with everything."The hot dog vendor fixes a hot dog and hands it to the Zen master, who pays with a €20 note.The vendor puts the bill in the cashbox and closes it. "Excuse me, but where’s my change?" asks the Zen master.The vendor responds, "Chan...  more...
 ashok tiwari | 15:11 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (291)  | 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...
 chinnmoya ch... | 03:38 | 2/Dec/2007
Friends: (16)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: Photography,Music...
Gimmics Stars Play
OSO.....Om Shanti Om.....Does SRK has anything to do with the literal meaning of it apart from shouting and pampering this word that represents the name of his latest fortune? Ofcourse not.Consider a movie which is entirely based on a storyline of another movie of the seventies.Not only that it copies the story line but also the make-up and quite a...  more...
 prasanna sri... | 21:38 | 3/Nov/2007
Friends: (444)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: in everything
Jokes
Hamburger Restaurant A rather attractive woman goes up to the register in an upscale hamburger establishment. She gestures alluringly to a large man who comes over immediately. When he arrives, she seductively signals that he should bring his face close to hers. When he does so, she begins to gently caress is cheek, which is slowly turning a crimso...  more...
 Avik DattaGupta | 12:18 | 25/Oct/2007
Friends: (72)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Living,Poetry,Foo...
MY STORY…. Well ,that’s my little story…the moment of truths..The scruples of time…the hounds of glory Did you ever see my dark side?..Would you ever see my bleeding heart?Falling into a haze below..heading for another start! Didn’t think that it would be so..when I started out all aloneStaring head on to the glaring light..of a delicate life of my...  more...
 vasudev pujari | 19:24 | 28/Aug/2007
Friends: (40)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: all
MOTHER MERRY
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 Insignifican... | 00:01 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (419)  | City: Chengdu  | Interests: We wish & aspire ...
SHE~~*~~The meaning of my Life
 She May be the face I can"t forget The trace of pleasure or regret May be my treasure or the price I have to pay She May be the song that summer sings May be the chill that autumn brings May be a hundred different things Within the measure of a dayShe May be the beauty or the beast May be the famine or the feast May turn each day into a heaven or ...  more...
 vaibhav sharma | 09:10 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (55)  | City: Nomad...  | Interests: music,reading , t...
An Interesting Race....
I have to drive in a place where speed is restricted many times a day.U cant drive more than 40 km/ hr. There are cameras and speedguns to check dat u r nt violating d speed.Obviously dis is necessary as well for safety reasons.Now dis morning I got involved in a race wid a lady. Both of us could not breach 40 km mark even though both were desperat...  more...
 Apurba Sen | 13:13 | 21/Oct/2007
Friends: (73)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Trend Spotting,SE...
"Jab We Met" vs "Saawariya"
Here is how the movies are competing in blogosphere."Jab We Met" will be released  on this Friday Oct 26th & "Saawariya" on next Friday Nov 9th.I must say its neck-to-neck.Going by  IndiaFm music reviews "Jab We Met" [3.5] has slight edge over Leela Bhansali's "Saawariya" [3].When I heard "Tum se Hi",I simply loved the track.Although to much of my ...  more...
 harsh tripathi | 12:41 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (79)  | City: Allahabad  | Interests: writing-reading, ...
विनोद ...
विनोद दुआ वरिष्ठतम ; और देश के सबसे काबिल पत्रकारो ;ं में से है...  more...
 chaitali rai | 12:24 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (483)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
Around the corner I have a friend,In this great city that has no end,Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,And before I know it, a year is gone.And I never see my old friends face,For life is a swift and terrible race,He knows I like him just as well,As in the days when I rang his bell.And he rang mine but we were younger then,And now we are busy, t...  more...
 cute guy | 11:42 | 30/Sep/2007
Friends: (196)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: in making friends...
hiiiiiiiiiiiiii 2 allllllllllll
 000000000_____000000____00000_00000___000000_____00000 0___0000000000000 Make a friend... it´s a gift!___000000_____000000____00000000000 Have a friend... it´s a grace!___000000_____000000______0000000 Keep a friend... it´s a virtue!___000000_____000000________000 But being a friend... is a HONOR!........Wanna try..___000000_____000000_________0___...  more...
 Kirankumar | 17:45 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (115)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music;Friends
Suggestions on ANGER
Since irritation, anger, hate, and resentment have such a powerful effect in producing ill-health, what is the antidote? Obviously it is to fill the mind with attitudes of good will, forgiveness, faith, love, and the spirit of imperturbability. Here are some practical suggestions:1. Remember that anger is an emotion which is always warm, even hot. ...  more...
 shaby | 12:47 | 4/Jul/2007
Friends: (28)  | Interests: reading,listening...
THINK&DREAM&THINK!!!
        The lack of thinking&dreaming is a problem facing all age of people. thinking & dreaming are 2 major things which would help us to get a direction in life.                 IN our president,Kalam's most of speaches, he starting saying.                   "DREAMS DREAMS,"                 "DREAMS COME TRUE"                       so u too start ...  more...
 shubhangi kadbe | 11:28 | 18/Jul/2007
Friends: (86)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: WATCHING TV
Full glass of milk
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water.She thought he looked hungry so...  more...
 mohit | 15:29 | 24/Jul/2007
Friends: (30)  | City: Jullundhar  | Interests: cricket,make friend,
HI EVWRYONE........
HI FRIEND !                  I AM SHORE THAT U KNOW ABOUT THE .sex....  .SO PLZ TELL ME THAT ...sex...IS LIFE OR NOT ?WITH OUT IT LIFE IS FULL OF JOYING? R U HAPPY ,THAT MY DREEMSPSPACE IS WELL OR NOT, IT'S THE NECESSARY THAT IT SHOULD BE CHANGE? WHAT ..sex...ARE  NOT  MATCH OUR ENVIREMENT                                       MOHIT......  more...
 manoj singhania | 10:55 | 24/Jul/2007
Friends: (136)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: politics, social ...
Jindagai Ka Safar
Safar Jindagai Ka to Har koi Tay KArata Hai;           Koi Yun Hi Mit Jata Hai ,Kisi Ka Nam Amit ho Jata Hai.  more...
 sheikh rahman | 13:14 | 22/Jul/2007
Friends: (92)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: movies,photograph...
Those Eyes -part 2
Those eyes... PART 2Flash back... 2 days before...Aslam and Sukhie sitting in Bhopal railwaystation to get back to there hometown...Sukhie: Yaar I m going to bring some GOLDFLAKE packets for the journey...Aslam: Sure u go ...There was a family sitting in front of Aslam that looked like a religious muslim family...Aslam saw a girl sitting there, she...  more...
 rajiv | 16:37 | 4/Dec/2007
Friends: (118)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: chess, painting, ...
SHAADI TUMHARE APNE DOST KI
Hi friends & thanks for the comments, SHAADI TUMHAARE APNE DOST KI Aaj se do din pahle ek chamatkaar ho gaya,Ek ghaddha bhi ghhodey  k rath pe swaar ho gaya,Kisi ka HEARTFAIL hua, too kisika FAIL HEART ho gaya,Par khushi ki baat too ye hui  ki kuch too kamala ho gaya,Kisi ne khushi ka geet gaaya, too kisi ne sharam se muh chipaaya,Kisi ko dekhkar h...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 02:38 | 24/Nov/2007
Friends: (505)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Har shaakh pey ulloo baithha hai...
About four years ago, the then Defence Minister of India, George Fernandes, who was on an official visit to Washington, was "strip-searched" by the U.S. security at the airport. In response, the usually thunderous Fernandes behaved like a scared puppy, and stomached his humiliation quietly without telling a soul. A year later, Strobe Talbott, the f...  more...
 amit singh | 15:56 | 30/Aug/2007
Friends: (28)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: music always, int...
thoughts again...
  LOVE or LIKE…….??In front of the person u love,ur heart beats faster.But in front of the person u like,u get happy.In front of a person u love,winter seems like a spring.But in front of a person u like,winter is just a beautiful winter. If u look into the eyes of the one u love,u blush.But if u look into the eyes of the one u like,u smile.In fron...  more...
 soloman will... | 15:22 | 8/Dec/2007
Friends: (212)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: living life to th...
illusions....(1)
ab aap mujhe shaitan kahen ya jo bhi,but i couldnt resist myself with sharing this hilarious illusion with you...my dear dear friends! (more is coming.............keep fingers crossed) [eyes*] [Oranges....only!] [just a beer mug friends*]  more...
 ajit balakri... | 08:30 | 14/Oct/2007
Friends: (44)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: People, history, ...
Are our IIMs Overly US-centric?
Twenty six of us were seated around a long U-shaped table. It was late in the afternoon. The room was semi-dark. Each of us had a plate of sweets and a bottle of mineral water in front. A third of the people seated here were CEO’s of large and famous Indian companies, some recently retired, others still very active in business.  Another third were ...  more...
 Uday Sodhi | 10:16 | 22/Nov/2007
Friends: (206)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Internet, Travel,...
Letter to Bill Gates
 Dear Mr. Bill Gatesa, This letter is from Banta Singh from Punjab. We have bought a computer forour home and we found problems, which I want to bring to your notice.1. After connecting to internet we planned to open e-mail account andwhenever we fill the form in Hotmail in the password column, only ******appears, but in the rest of the fields what...  more...
 sahil banga | 16:12 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (216)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music has seven l...
Kalatop Wildlife Santuary: Review
Kalatop Wildlife Santuary: An Overlap of Real and SurrealThat we took the wrong route, no issues, that we had a hard time with the submerged bridges and treacherous marshy routes as alternates, no problems, because once we reached Kalatop, it was all worth it. Nestled in the virgin parts of Himalayas, Kalatop is an 8km vertical drive from the small...  more...
 amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Goa  | Interests: understanding mys...
Success in Life
  The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.”     Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.  more...
 ajit S | 08:38 | 25/May/2007
Friends: (236) 
Some Problem with ILAND
Hi friends........ there is something wrong with my iland... its not allowing anyone to comment, write in my GB etc... i dont know how it is happening..m not even able to chane da settings..... tell me if u r also facing da same problem on my e mail id dynamicajit@rediffmail.com waiting 4 ur replies......... ur fr jeetu  more...
 Baldeo Pandey | 20:35 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1173)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Humanity ...
पूरी र...
बांछें खिल गई थी,दरवाजí 5; पर खड़े देवदूत,भë 2;पेट भोजन का निमंत्र...  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 15:57 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (1170)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Romantic Yogi.....
" THE PRINCESS" ....Part One...........
"The Princess".......... Part One... Dear Reader, My Blog “ The Princess “ is nothing but simple scribblings of my wandering thoughts based on a story describing Panchali’s secret fascination towards the Star of Mahabharata – Karna ……Infact I read that few months back in a weekly.As per them, it was described in Puranamanjari.I don’t know whether i...  more...
 R S | 11:38 | 12/Sep/2007
Friends: (130)  | City: Indore  | Interests: sprituality,medit...
life coach
Life Coaching: A new concept on coaching for life is fast catching up in the western world. Basically everyone needs someone who listens, who guides and gives meaning to his life. With the breakup of joint families and increasing pressure of work and life everyone needs someone to bank on in moments of uncertainty and distress and also otherwise to...  more...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (847)  | 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...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1020)  | 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...
 pooja agarwal | 22:55 | 15/Oct/2007
Friends: (0)  | City: Indore  | Interests: music,travel,kids...
yeh honsla kaise jhukeyeh aarzoo kaise rukeyeh honsla kaise jhukeyeh aarzoo kaise ruke manzil mushkil tho kyadhundla sahil tho kyatanha yeh dil tho kyarahon pe Yeh Hosla Kaise Juke,Yeh Aarzoo Kaise Ruke - 2Manzil Muskil to kya,Bundla Sahil to kya,Tanha Ye Dil to KyaHo HoooRaah Pe Kante Bikhre agar,Uspe to phir bhi chalna hi hai,Shaam Chhupale Suraj...  more...
 meena sundar | 23:15 | 3/Dec/200