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 19:15 | 14/Jun/2008
Life is boring without 20-20
I miss the 20-20 a lot. It was a great three hours entertainment. BCCI should have more 20-20s and less of ODIs.It is good to see some of Rajasthan Royal Players, Shane Watson and Yusuf Pathan, make it to the national sides. I have a feeling with the way Dhoni is using Yusuf Pathan that Dhoni is setting Yusuf for failure.You can see the difference ... more...
 18:47 | 2/Jun/2008
Rajasthan Royals are the IPL Champions
Despite its share of controversies and the heady mix of glamour andcricket, the Indian Premier League's first edition would be bestremembered for the triumph of the underdog wherein a retired spinlegend inspired the cheapest franchisee of the event to an unexpectedtitle win.Shane Warne, considered by many as the best captainnever to lead Australia,... more...
 08:39 | 31/May/2008
Rajasthan Royal storm into the semi fina...
Shane Watson did the star turn as Rajasthan Royals stormed into the final of the Indian Premier League, beating Delhi Daredevils by 105 runs in the first semi-final at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai on Friday night.TheAustralia all-rounder first hit a breezy 52 as the Royals put up achallenging 192 for 9 in their allotted 20 overs and then destroye... more...
 11:12 | 29/May/2008
Preity Bowls Over Rajasthan Royals
Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by 41 runs in the last league match of the Indian Premier League at the PCA Stadium in Mohali on Wednesday. The win, Punjab's 10th in14 matches, had no effect whatsoever on the league standings though.Rajasthan, despite suffering what was their third loss in 14 matches,finished on top of the table with 22 point... more...
 19:14 | 27/May/2008
Rajasthan Royal Vs. Mumbai Indians
The semi-final hopes of the Mumbai Indians suffered a jolt with the table-toppers Rajasthan Royals scoring a spectacular last ball win in their Indian Premier League match in Jaipur on Monday.Thehome team, needing 15 to win in the final over, got two off the finaldelivery to cruise home by five wickets and also preserved theirunbeaten record at hom... more...
 14:34 | 25/May/2008
Rajasthan Royal Vs. Chennai Super Kings
Rajasthan Royals' Graeme Smith hits a six during the IPL T20 match against Chennai Super Kings in Chennai on Saturday.The hosts lost the plot towards the close to suffer a 10-run defeat at the hands of Rajasthan Royals in their crucial match.Rajasthan is one of few teams where experience and youth are complementing each others. I feel that is the m... more...
 05:20 | 21/May/2008
Rajasthan Royals do it again
Rajasthan Royals beat Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match at the Eden Gardens on Tuesday. The Knight Riders are knocked out of reckoning for the semi-finals. more...
 06:49 | 18/May/2008
Rajasthan Royals Vs. Royal Challengers
Royal Challengers Bangalore continued theirpathetic show in the IPL as they plunged to a humiliating 65-run defeatagainst Rajasthan Royals at Swai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur on Saturday.Chasing a challenging 198 to win, the visitors could manage just 132, largely built around skipper Rahul Dravid's brilliant unbeaten 75-run knock.Earlier, hosts Raj... more...
 14:52 | 12/May/2008
Rajasthan Royals Vs. Delhi Daredevils
Rajasthan Royals' Shane Watson hits a shot en route to scoring 74, his third half-century in the competition. The Australian, whose 40-ball knock included four fours and five sixes, was named man-of-the-match for his efforts (he also took two wickets). Rajasthan Royals won the match and are one more step closer to getting a place in the semi finals. more...
 14:30 | 10/May/2008
Rajasthan Royals Vs. Deccan Chargers
A breezy 68 off only37 deliveries by Yusuf Pathan saw Rajasthan Royals make short work ofDeccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League match at the SawaiMansingh Staduim in Jaipur on Friday night.Chasing a paltry 141 for victory, the home team hit up the runs in 16 overs, finishing on 141 for the loss of two wickets.The victory gave Rajasthan Royals... more...
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 anil verma | 21:55 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (249)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: wrighting, readin...
KARAM ( WORK )
Jis parkar khait mai bina mehanat kiye aap koi phasal parapt nahin kar saktai . tik usi parkar karambhumi ke chhaitar mai bhi bina koi karam kiye phal parapti ki ichchha karana samajhadani ka kaam nahin hota. yahan iss baat par bhi dhyan dene ki aavasyakata hai ki jis parkar koi kisan khait mai mehanat kar ke beej toh rop deta hai kintu uss khait m...  more...
 tanu sahney | 11:49 | 30/Dec/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: music,studies,ple...
xyz
"DON'T  KILL TIME ELSE TIME WILL KILL UUUU" NEVER WAIT 4 2MORROW  & DO UR TASK 2DAY ITSELF DON'T THNK DAT 2MORROW  I WILL DO COZ NO ONE KNWS WHT WILL HAPPEN 2MORROW  more...
 Sanjay Thakur | 12:15 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (150)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: photography, poem...
WONDRFUL MOMENTS
Wonderful Moments The wondrous moment of our meeting . . .I well  remember you appear Before me like a vision fleeting, A  beauty's angel pure and clear.   In hopeless ennui sur rounding The worldly bustle, to my ear For long your te nder voice kept sounding, For long in dreams came featu res dear.   Time passed. Unruly storms confounded Old d reams, and...  more...
 RAGHUPAT | 08:25 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (74)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: "I dare to dream"...
you are my inspiration. i need you.
You know our love was meant to beThe kind of love that lasts forever And I want you here with me From tonight until the end of time You should know, everywhere I go You're always on my mind, in my heart In my soul You're the meaning in my life You're the inspiration You bring feeling to my life You're the inspiration Wanna have you near me I wanna ...  more...
 Suresh Praja... | 12:39 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (259)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Having a Discus...
Welcome to Civilisation
Hello , family. Recently i have started on more book, LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL by Tony Martin. I have found a very interesting page in this book. I would like to share it with you. Author has taken it from somewhere which is mentioned at the end.   The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways , bu...  more...
 Ramesh Sharma | 12:05 | 23/May/2008
Friends: (12)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Anything from pla...
Fuel Prices At its Peak.
Fule prices are going up like crazy with $135 a barrel and many business are struggling to survive. For a live instance, flight delays are costing billions of dollars in fuel loss. Another scenario stated that  Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum projected a huge loss of Rs 200,000 crore in revenues on sale of petrol, diesel, domes...  more...
 amalendu upa... | 20:11 | 6/Jun/2008
Friends: (224)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: News,Reviews on c...
Satya jeetta hai
भूमण्é 7;लीकरण के आगमन के बाद भौतिकê 0;ा की दौड़ शुरू हो गयी है और &...  more...
 A M Daniel | 17:35 | 21/May/2008
Friends: (480)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
BE A RIGHT PERSON
When the Person Is RightOne rainy Sunday afternoon, a little boy was bored and his father was sleepy. The father decided to create an activity to keep the kid busy. So, he found in the morning newspaper a large map of the world. He took scissors and cut it into a good many irregular shapes like a jigsaw puzzle. Then he said to his son, "See if you ...  more...
 Charu Govil | 17:12 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (209)  | 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...
 Rakshita Verma | 16:40 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (585)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Random Thoughts of Insanity
          We want people to read our diaries… or we wouldn’t be writing them We want people to read our minds… but we confuse them with words Silence speaks… but we cut it in between for random conversations We day-dream… but we are scared they might just come true  The obvious for you… is sitting on my blind spot  Like energy, love can neither be ...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 17:31 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (353)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Sheep’s Eyes and Baboon’s Bottoms – Read...
“Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.” Desmond Morris“The power to charm the female has been in some instances more important than the power to conquer other males in battle.” Charles Darwin in The Descent of Man.Saturday night.You are single and so willing to mingle that it hurts but you know that tonight’s ...  more...
 Priya I | 08:56 | 2/May/2008
Friends: (44)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: People, Travel, M...
Moving house
Am moving house today. Chaos and madness reign supreme. Tempers are frayed. Everyone has an eye on the movers and packers to make sure that their pet item gets transported without any damage. My camera, my photo albums, my wine glasses, my CDs, my watches…   And then I discover an old shoe box with memories - brought from all previous trips. A pas...  more...
 swati rohatgi | 17:11 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (395)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: to have fun, shar...
Of bikini babes and being a good friend ...
Location: Bournemouth, a famous beach south of LondonCharacters: MeDivya, Saurabh and CP: friends from LondonManish and Akansha: husband and wife staying at Bournemouth due to Akansha"sofficial work. Manish is CP"s friend for the past 10 years, they were together in engineering. We all were sitting on the beach surrounded by women and bikinis in va...  more...
 sindhu nair | 19:51 | 29/Feb/2008
Friends: (35)  | City: trissur  | Interests: music,travlng
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder . . .  She was not beautiful. Nothing about her was extraordinary. Nothing about her made her stand out in a crowd. She grew up in a family of six. The eldest, she learnt responsibility at an early age. As she grew stronger, and brighter, She instilled a sort of light cheer to whomever she met.   She was not bea...  more...
 U C | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (242)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: self-improvement,...
 "What a Wonderful World"-Louis Armstrong“ I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldI see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world”The soulful rendering of this song evokes vivid images of a vib...  more...
 anuradha aseem | 15:53 | 20/Mar/2008
Friends: (103)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading,watching ...
holi
HAPPY HOLI TO YOU ALL DEAR FRIENDS, MAY THERE BE LOTS AND LOTS OF COLOURS ALL THROUGH THE YEAR. MAY THIS HOLI BRING  JOY HAPPINESS AND PEACE IN ALL YOUR LIVES.PLAY A VERY SAFE HOLI,WITHOUT FORCING ANYBODY TO PARTICIPATE, KEEP AN EYE ON THE SMALL KIDS.  more...
 rekha kumar | 08:40 | 6/Jun/2008
Friends: (158)  | City: ajmer  | Interests: singing, reading,...
Colorful World
Beautiful Butterfly World The butterfly world was founded in 1988, by Ronald Boender. It was just his fascination of butterflies that bought him to visualize such a beautiful creature’s existence and display it to the world. He was bought up in Illinois, and moved to Florida after completing a successful career in electrical engineering in 1968. He...  more...
 kala Subrama... | 11:42 | 6/Aug/2007
Friends: (53)  | City: Siliguri  | Interests: financial plannin...
Happy friendship day!!!
"I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship." -- Pietro Aretino (1537) Happy Friendship Day to all my iland friends!!!  more...
 Baldeo Pandey | 00:47 | 14/Apr/2008
Friends: (1213)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Trust ...
Bhod Gyalo!
At Jantar Mantar….Rising fists…. Bhod Gyalo! Bhod Gyalo!Manju Ka Tila…..Dreaming eyes….. Rangzen! Rangzen!Fort Kochi...‘Torch of Shame without flame’,Hey! Sino Monsters! Bodies could be butchered,Not souls….Frightened sinners,Blood licking beasts…Frustrated to see…Sons and daughters of soil committed for ultimate sacrifices…In Amdo, Kham, Machu, Pa...  more...
 Ash K | 00:16 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (111)  | City: --  | Interests: Reading, Food, Mo...
Book Review: Keep Off The Grass - By Kar...
The novel has an honest attempt - to make you laugh till your sides ache. The book is replete with humor, laughter and funny one-liners which keep you on the edgeto the last word read. Certainly this one tickles your funny bone. The novel's protagonist Samrat Ratan, son of second generation US immigrantschooses to leave hot shot investment banking,...  more...
 Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (656)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Life
Smirk
Wandering…The dark alleys of the mind’s deepest corridorsResounding… Crying…Grasping the folds of the silken shawl of memoriesSearching… Seeking…Truths too bitter to tell, too smattered with the bloodSpreading… Covering…Hiding the realities, the ignorant bliss of a heartless mindSalvaging… Begging…For redemption from the knowledge that defies the s...  more...
 ma ya | 20:58 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (232)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: watching cricket ...
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 Sue | 02:13 | 25/Jul/2007
Friends: (481)  | 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...
 friendly ghost | 12:02 | 9/May/2008
Friends: (351)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Our economists & ...
Our world is coming unravelled
I'm continually amazed by a kind of public blindness to the obvious realities around us. I don't want to go into details, arguments, justifications etc. because they obscure the big picture. I don't want to talk about global warming, unsustainable growth, extinction of species etc. because they seem like distant theoretical stuff to us.I'm stating ...  more...
 alpana | 21:41 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (299)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: painting, reading...
jaadu hai teri nazar mein dilbarbas ab inhi ankhoan mein baserra banaoongi main har pal mein rahoongi teri nazar mein ab idhar hi main apney mahal ko sajaaoongi...merey dil sey poocho toh zarakis haal mein rehata hai yehjab tum yaad aajaatey ho...har pal udta hai yeh baawra bhavrey samman apney phool ki auris pyaar ki sugundh shayad ban gaya haiisk...  more...
 PRIYA JOSEPH | 10:17 | 8/Mar/2008
Friends: (331)  | City: Navi Mumbai  | Interests: christian mysticism
Woman’s (?) Day
I am writing here after a long time...and its Womans Day which actually made me get up and write!!!  The Day seems to have truly arrived...atleast on print. Never mind the fact that more than half  the women in this country do not even know of its existence. Yesterday it was 'party time' at my workplace.  Each of us were presented with  a flower, c...  more...
 Vibhuti | 10:50 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (449)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Living life fulle...
Mother Earth
Dear Friends,Reading many things on Global Warming on iLand so here is little contribution from my side…it’s simply and even we all can do it……….yes or no??Reduce your Carbon Footprints:22 ways to make a DifferenceAT HOME:1.          Use Energy Saving Light Bulbs2.          Take a re-usable bag when you go shopping.3.          Use public transport ...  more...
 Monishikha R... | 08:56 | 25/Mar/2008
Friends: (212)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: Books,Music,Sketc...
Lake View
My fourth oil painting, and one of the reasons why I don"t blog regularly :-)  more...
 Kumar Ahuja | 14:12 | 5/Jun/2008
Friends: (382)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
Know Your Value
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a Rupee 500 note. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this Rupee 500 note?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this note to one of you but first let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the note up. He then asked, "Who still wants it?"Still the hands were up in t...  more...
 Gagandeep Kaur | 18:53 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (259)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Internet surfing(...
Herez my msg to the men in power blue.wh...
Herez My Message to the Men in Power Blue : Be a team person and a leader I want in each one of you...........Full of that dash and drive that makes the opponent shivers……………Have that fire ….that zeal in you………..search for it inside you and search until you find it………..Project on the dynamism…...believe that you have the potential…… and also gain t...  more...
 Karuna sanghvi | 15:50 | 27/May/2008
Friends: (114)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, browsing...
Rules For Managers
Rules For Managers 1. Never give me work in the morning. Always wait until 4:00 and then bring it to me. The challenge of a deadline is refreshing.2. If it's really a rush job, run in and interrupt me every 10 minutes to inquire how it's going. That helps. Even better, hover behind me, and advise me at every keystroke.3. Always leave without tellin...  more...
 anju singh | 10:48 | 30/Jan/2008
Friends: (93)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading....loving...
ONE MOMENT ..............single MOMENT
One of the ILanders said (i dont remember the name, i was surfing through) " Only people who have never loved or been loved try to define what is love, cause people who have loved or been loved they would not try even answering What is love."Actually she is right, in a way most philosophical and defining kind of statements would come only from peop...  more...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (860)  | 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...
 Shivaja V | 10:51 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Reading,writing,K...
 My boyfriend…………... I  wondered why he  slowed down the car near ICICI ATM,  when I had  already  told him HDFC ATM.  “HDFC” I gently reminded looking at him.  He had a smug expression.  “Where is he?”, he asked me smiling. “Your new boyfriend. You mentioned he hangs out here.” “Oh yeah” I said as  I looked around  for him. “He  isn’t seen around ...  more...
 Tumble Weed | 14:54 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (409)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Soch ko Badlo, Si...
Om..
I am the stream...I wash away my infectionI am the infernoI burn with spiritual energyI am one with the world...I exhume my negativityI am the air...I breathe new life into my soul  Vunde gurunam caranaravindeSandarsita svatma sukhavabodheNihsreyase jangalikayamaneSansara halahala moha santyaiHala halaAhahu purusakaram sankha cakrasiAhahu purusakar...  more...
 bronzegoddes... | 11:08 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (98)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: I love being the ...
Mazala Salza - Introducing Vikram Arora
Mazala SalzaHello people, I am writing my book 2 and it is called as Mazala Salza. The central theme of the book is going to my favorite dance form Salsa and this is going to be the first time where I am going to have more than 8 central characters. This whole process of writing as a third person and thinking as a man/men is also very challenging f...  more...
 Hellz Angel | 09:37 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (413)  | City: The other side of heaven  | Interests: dunn bludie bug m...
Dire Straits - Part III (Final Part)
The place from where I was standing I could see the complete set-up. Every thing was so bollywood type. The mandap was decorated with marigolds, roses and tulips. The rice-lights were dancing too-n-fro in the most synchronic way. Every one was dressed as richly and as sparkly as they could. There was the rushing and hushing of the ghar-ke-buzurg, w...  more...
 gloria simi | 19:40 | 19/Oct/2007
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