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 17:22 | 8/Mar/2008 |
| Monkey Business in March......? | |
| The merry month of March is a a week gone now, and my newfound mantra * (read last blog), seems to have run into something of a snag.. I got smacked by a monkey!!Let me start at the begining. I was ALL 'gung ho' with the said mantra in action. The do-gooding ..., followed by rewarding myself with a plethora of FUN things... It was in this me...
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| 23:38 | 28/Feb/2008 |
| February's Just FINE, thank you | |
| It REAALLLY is good to be a Bear.. Hibernating should be made mandatory, for ALL folks, at least SOME of the time.Clears the cobwebs in the old attic (mind); Mends aching bones and souls; Smoothens ruffled feathers and egos; Adds insulation for further Damage Control.... and generally gives one that 'All's well with the World ' feeling! And in my ...
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| 23:59 | 31/Jan/2008 |
| Just January...& Yet........... | |
| Still in hibernation and LOving it. Haven't missed ANY thing special./.. Rather the reverse// ::Let's see what the New Year has brought....The year started with eve teasing and molestation in Metropolitan with a capital M, Mumbai. Quite a damper to New Year celebrations...and so much fillip to treatment of women... and guests in the new Mill...
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| 23:49 | 30/Dec/2007 |
| December Delights....despite Desultory Y... | |
| What is it about December that is so blessed? That brings Peace and Joy, or at least renewed hope of it to most of us?Of Winding down...&..Starting up again.... Of Endings... and Fresh Beginings... And ways to tide over from one to another.. Yes, possibly that. One of the BEST ideas i've EVER had was to Back OFF and Bear Down... Pun, not ori...
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| 22:56 | 3/Dec/2007 |
| Nuked and Numb in November... | |
| This whole last MONTH....! From All Saints to HIV/ Aids Day.... it has been one helluva month... Pardon the language. NO sense of celebration at the arrival of the Festival / Wedding Season... Instead a strange fatigue, almost wariness of any invitation card... News stories SCREAMING out horror after horror ... Day after blessed day ...almost...
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| 01:15 | 1/Nov/2007 |
| Blame it on the MOON! | |
| Another month creaks to a close, and could we (the superstitious amongst us), all safely uncross our fingers and get ON with the business of living ? Is it just my imagination, or has October had more than its fair share of “Krazy kiya re” happenings..? Let’s see, Fresh from their September T-20 Series victory, our Cricketing Heroes almost h...
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| 12:55 | 10/Oct/2007 |
| Nostalgia….. the Age Old Remedy | |
| Nostalgia they say is IN. The continuing Bachchan/ Beatlesmania/ revival of Abba by Newage bands/ Remixes/ Retro parties/ Retro chic….even good old ‘Gandhigari’ is IN with Gen. Nexxt.. thanks to Munnabhai and his buddies. So a generation like mine, slowly slipping past Prime Time is suddenly ‘with it’ again! It’s not just all about g...
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| 01:34 | 27/Sep/2007 |
| September's Sweet Success-es. | |
| There’s something about this month that has some of us almost dancing to the strains of ‘Come September’. What a mood lifter it’s turning out to be! Exactly six months after the Debacle of the Decade at the ODI World Cup…. Team India does a superb turn around and clinches the 20/ 20 World Cup Series at South Africa this week.! And a Natio...
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| 11:31 | 16/Sep/2007 |
| Back and Forth from Base..... | |
| Amazing the way days melt into months while one is on holiday… And there have been SEVERAL over the summer. Singly, and ‘en familie’. Mostly South covering coast, plain and plateau of our glorious country….and even beyond. Plus meet ups here with returning natives from distant shores. Mostly catching up with family and friends then, has ...
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| 06:50 | 16/May/2007 |
| Happy Holidays Folks.... | |
| It has been getting so hot and sweltery here, with dust storms and oh so brief showers... even thoughts seem molten. Just the right time to make a brief gettaway to cooler climes , or catch up with folks and friends far away.. . And that's just what I am about to do..So Happy Holidays everyone... Shall be back in just over a week. Might ...
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| indal kumar | 13:46 | 31/Dec/2007 |
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| WISHES (2008) |
| My Dear All Friend, I wish you a very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2008. wishing you a great time with good things happening, every moment glowing with joy and laughter, and may each fresh dawn bring good loock for all my friend with best compliments ...
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| PRAVIN KALA | 16:17 | 14/Feb/2008 |
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| **BE smart , be clever put me in your Heart for ever.**LOVE is like heaven but it can hurt like hell.**TRUE LOVE is like ghosts, Everyone talks about, but very few have seen.**TO LOVE and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.**LOVE is hard and will always be,but remember somebody loves you and that one is me.**I LOVE you 2-day,i love you 2-m...
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| Sameera Nandi | 12:53 | 7/Mar/2008 |
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| The week that was |
| I can’t believe that it is already Friday. It has been a long week or what. I have been meaning to write this post on Monday, but work got in the way J. That is why I posted the “Bitch” post. I try and avoid posting forwards. Got quite a few comments. Maybe Feminist is a better word. But bitch is what they would call us when they want to insult us/...
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| sohamswami | 07:23 | 5/Mar/2008 |
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| THE RIFFU MASTER |
| The servant came to the king and said-Maharaj,a person wants to meet you urgently.The Raja said-Well,I am in no mood to see any body.Let him come at another time.The servant said-Maharaj,he says that you shall be greatly benefited,if you meet him.The Raja was now curious.Well,well,now how a Maharaja can be benefited by this man.He asked the servant...
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| divine.rythm... | 00:56 | 28/Feb/2008 |
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| n tHe sEaRcH iS sTilL oN !! |
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| .....umm .......one of the things i do most often is juss sit n wonder...........who m i ??.........wot m i ??....... God surely created me with some purpose in mind.......n well.....left it fo' me to find out what the purpose was.........d difficult part fo' me.......not fair........lol ( but ab iski complain leke kahaan jaun :P )m restless........
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| VirginatThirty | 22:55 | 6/Mar/2008 |
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| Victim #14 |
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| Weekend Dhamaal. Last, Last weekend, was all geared up all week because we had to see another girl. This time she was the matchmaker’s daughter itself. Apparently, the MM lady from the church, liked me (always am the darling of any girl’s parents, I wish this was the chat mangni, pat-bya type era) the moment she set her eyes on me, the mom that is....
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| Farag Afify | 11:28 | 17/Feb/2008 |
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| Hoax-Slayer |
| Friend to FriendSubject: FOUR THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DOVery, very useful info.4 THINGS YOU PROBABLY NEVER KNEW YOUR MOBILE PHONE COULD DOThere are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that y...
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| janus janus | 18:25 | 31/Jan/2008 |
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| New York, New York |
| So people, I am outta here for some weeks, going from shivering in Mumbai to shivering big time in the Big Apple. It should be quite fun, what with the Super Tuesdays happening next week and the country slowly getting into the throes of presidential elections. Not that I know much about it, nor am I going to be involved in the process in any way, b...
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| INDER VIG | 14:06 | 1/Mar/2008 |
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| “Yan rahe paey janeay, yan wahe paey janeay” By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them and...
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| chaitali rai | 20:00 | 31/Jan/2008 |
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| AAM HAI KYA |
| A parrot goes to a shopkeeper and asks ... 'Aam hai kya?'The shopkeeper says ... 'Nahi. Hum Aam nahi bechte.'Next day at the same time, the parrot goes again and asks him ...'Aam hai kya ?' He gets a little irritated and says... 'Aare Bola na, Hum 'Aam nahi Bechte'On the third day, the parrot goes again and asks him 'Aam hai kya ?'He gets wild and ...
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| sunshine | 17:36 | 7/Mar/2008 |
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| DRINKING TERMS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE |
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| DRINKING TERMS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGEFriends,I found this while surfing the net and thought it would be interest to you ilanders.RgdsSunshine :-)))It was the accepted practice in Babylonia 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and beca...
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| amit goel | 17:43 | 8/Mar/2008 |
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| Yeh Duniya ! |
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| More than 2 million have been killed in the wars between Hutu and Tutsi, 2 tribes in Central Africa. A 14 year old sees her parents killed, and is left to raise her 5 younger siblings. She is raped, humiliated, destroyed, and forced to take shelter as a menial hand on a farmhouse. Here she is raped again and again, and finds she is pregnant. As sh...
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| MANOHAR | 09:39 | 28/Feb/2008 |
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| Do you think they are some species of lichen or sea organism? May be flowers or trees or something else. Think and look again...They are all nano [1nm= 10^(-9)m] structures. So small yet so wonderful. Science never stops amazing me. Everyday unfolds a surprise!1. Nanoparticles2. Self-assembled antimony nanostructures3. Nanoflowers 14. 20nm tall na...
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| ASIM SAH | 23:29 | 8/Jan/2008 |
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| Buckled or Buckonered... |
| was really stuck wrote nothing but have to writeSo am coming out of self imposed hiatusAM Writing... Few thoughts ... all mineProfound for me, may be(infact am damned sure) profane for many So my ramblings begin_________________________________I wish u can see the sheer determination on my face...try as i hard as i can but its difficult to curb t...
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| Amitabh Dasg... | 18:51 | 22/Feb/2008 |
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| Take Care of Your Married Life |
| Every Human being wants to have and enjoy A happy and peaceful Married life. Do you want the Same in your Life. If 'yes', then take care of the following :I find this as a very appropriate topic taking into consideration the present moment. If you just look around yourself, you will see unhappy and unsuccessful marriages where most of them end up i...
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| Writing Village | 21:08 | 11/Dec/2007 |
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| Contemporary Indian Art from Raja Ravi V... |
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| This is the first part of the three articles to be published on this subject.What is contemporary Indian art? This is a question that has gnawed at the global literary consciousness time and again. Indian art has its roots in myriad folk styles and traditions and has also fed on the social and political ethos of not only India but also of the world...
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| abi | 17:50 | 14/Nov/2007 |
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| Where management meets religion and myth... |
| Printed from //configuration OAS_url ='http://adstil.indiatimes.com/RealMedia/ads/'; OAS_listpos = 'Position1'; OAS_query = '?'; OAS_sitepage = 'www.economictimes.com/Innovation/index.html'; //end of configuration OAS_version = 10; OAS_rn = '001234567890'; OAS_rns = '1...
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| Kainaat Crea... | 16:24 | 26/Feb/2008 |
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| The Survey |
| A man owned a small farm in Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Wage & Hour Department claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him. 'I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,' demanded the agent. 'Well,' replied the farmer, 'there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him ...
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| ARUN JOSHI | 16:18 | 20/Feb/2008 |
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| Respect ur Parents !!!!!!! |
| Respect ur Parents !!!!!!!An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window. The Father asked his Son, "What is this?" The Son replied "It is a crow". After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?" The Son said "Father, I hav...
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| Current Boll... | 19:48 | 20/Oct/2007 |
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| Aaja Nachle Title Track EXCLUSIVE |
| Hey guys this is the exclusive song from the movie AAJA NACHLE This movie marks the comeback of great actress MADHURI DIXIT So this song is for all her fans desperately waiting for the release of her movie ENJOY !!!!
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| Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007 |
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| 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...
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| greengrass | 20:19 | 24/Feb/2008 |
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| Rajini - Amazing : God keeps reminding… |
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| From www.manakkudiyan.com : Visiting that Ragavendra temple in Bangalore is almost more than a routine for her. She has not seen him ever before in the temple. He was sitting on the floor with his closed eyes, folded legs and locked fingers in ‘Gnana Mudra’. He looked strange and different with a turban on his head and the very long flowing beard....
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| Udayan Roy | 09:45 | 24/Aug/2007 |
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| Loose to gain |
| It's better to loose your EGO to the one you LOVE, than to loose the one you LOVE because of EGO . -------- John Keats.
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| Abhiroop Bha... | 19:35 | 28/Feb/2008 |
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| GIVE A NAME THAT IS CATCHY |
| The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) issoliciting the member of public to suggest a name for their newly inventedtelescope. Currently they call it Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (Glast),it is supposed to be launched in mid 2008. Nasa seems to have realized that theacronym-derived name is not most compelling. The offer is o...
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| Sanghamitra ... | 22:14 | 19/May/2007 |
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| Major Som nath Sharma , The first recipient of Param Vir Chakra ..Disclaimer : The contents have been borrowed from reliable sources ---------------------------------------- -------------------------Major Somnath Sharma, son of Major General Amarnath Sharma, was born on 31 January 1923, in Himachal Pradesh District Kangra. He was commissioned in the...
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| anasua chatt... | 20:38 | 2/Nov/2007 |
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| Happiness is a choice |
| Are we all messed up inside? The older I get the more convinced I am that there is nothing termed as a "normal" person. "Normal" should be deleted from all languages. Normal is such a vague term, I grew up thinking that the journey of life would be just so, but I found out that the road was so convoluted and there were so many exits, so many crazy ...
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| sunita nayak | 17:34 | 27/Aug/2007 |
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| Secrets of Love The First Secret - The Power of ThoughtLove begins with our thoughts. We become what we think about. Loving thoughts create loving experiences and loving relationships. Affirmations can change our beliefs and thoughts about others and ourselves. If we want to love someone, we need to consider their needs and desires. Thinking about ...
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| Bonsian Cori... | 11:59 | 14/Jul/2007 |
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| Super Prez!! |
| There was a time when boxing federations were many, for eg., WBC, EBC, etc, etc, each having its own championship. (I have stoppd following them now, so I wouldn't know the current status.) Some great boxer would come along and win all these titles merging the championship in one person. The same thing seems to be happening in Indian polity now. Ju...
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| Virender Aga... | 09:21 | 7/Nov/2007 |
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| HAPPY DIWALI |
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| The Festival of Lights is upon us again, and I wish my all friends a joyous Happy Deepavali. May the light shines brightly over you and may you be blessed with all that is good and wonderful throughout the new year.According to the History, Deepavali or Diwali is a major Indian festival/celebration. Known as the Festival of Lights, it symbolises th...
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| Anjali shahi | 09:47 | 28/Mar/2007 |
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| Looking good |
| We all want to look good , but in our teenage due to hormonal changes , pollution , exam. stress ,often this seems virtually impossible to achieve. Nearly 80% of the teenagers get some degree of Acne (Pimple/Zits) . Acne - combination of blackheads, whiteheads & a variety of imflamed lesions, which appears in the form of pustules , bumps or la...
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| sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007 |
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| ‘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...
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| Mr Darcy | 09:56 | 8/Jun/2007 |
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| Well, posting after long time... just was too engrossed in own life...Once there lived a frog,Living in his pond, always parched on a wooden logHe was small, ugly and unsophisticated,But his life was simple and uncomplicatedHe seemed to be lost in his own world,His behaviour to other creatures was rather coldOne day there came a princess to the pon...
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| Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007 |
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| Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...
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| meena sundar | 18:24 | 6/Mar/2008 |
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| Thanks to Chennai Corporation |
| Four months before in our camp Chennai corporation opened a new children’s park. It is so pleasant that I go there every day in the evening just to sit on the concrete bench and watch the kids play. It is refreshing to see kids play without any worry. Even though they fight in between and cry but immediately, they get back to normal and start t...
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| PGR NAIR | 19:22 | 24/Jan/2008 |
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| A CLEAN WELL-LIGHTED PLACE |
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| Introduction"You do not understand. This is a clean and pleasant cafe. It is well lighted. The light is very good and also, now, there are shadows of the leaves." An old man sits alone in a clean, well-lighted cafe. It is late, long after midnight, and he sips his drink with no sense of urgency, no thought of home. Who is h...
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| ZEUS ZEUS | 22:23 | 9/Jan/2008 |
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| 'Away From Her' - A Review |
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| An aged wife tells her husband,“You could have just driven away without a care in the worldfor me, and | | |
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