It is very difficult to write something about a book that has been so hyped, discussed and praised the world over. As I discovered, Love Story is a poignant tale that touches your heart and leaves its imprint forever. We meet Oliver who narrates the whole experience as to how he met, loved and lost the most important person in his life, Jennifer.

The book has the one of the most famous and touching beginnings of a novel. I have to quote the opening lines:

What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful. And brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach. And the Beatles. And me.

And thus begins the classic. I somehow found it a little strange that the central characters fell in love very easily or rather quickly. But I guess that is the beauty of love, which happens just like that. Oliver finds Jenny a little repulsive in the beginning but soon that same quality intrigues him further to knowing her more. The author’s entertaining style of writing is visible in this observation by Oliver when he first sees Jennifer:

I got an A minus on the exam, coincidentally the same grade I assigned to Jenny’s legs when she first walked from behind that desk.

Jenny on the other hand is so sure and confident about herself that she simply scores over Oliver no matter how hard he tries to win their verbal duels. Their playful banter is one of the main highlights of the book and it does not stop even after they get married. The story is unique because of its many beautiful moments like Oliver’s marriage proposal, Jenny’s simplicity in thoughts, their supposedly do-it-yourself-wedding etc.

Jenny’s character wins your heart as she unsuccessfully tries to thaw the relations between Oliver and his father, how she spurs Oliver on and so many more moments. Oliver himself is so endearing and likeable that you can’t stop laughing when he actually convinces Jenny to name their would-be son, Bozo.

Although the reader knows beforehand that Jenny is supposedly going to die, you somehow get so involved in the plot that you don’t want her to leave Oliver. The ending of the book is so simple and stark that I had to reread the chapter to enforce the ending of the story. Many people cry at the end of this epic novel, which was something, that had made me really curious to read the book. At the end when Oliver breaks down in his father’s arms, it is safe to say that I was pretty numb with the whole experience.

Jenny’ final words are a simple “Thanks, Ollie”. I think along with the now famous quote from this book “Love means never having to say you are sorry”, the author should have also mentioned that love also means never having to say thanks.

Its a very unpretentious small book; just over 150 pages but once you start reading it you will finish it in one go. What’s different about this novel is that the bulk of the novel consists of actual conversations between the characters, which is very realistic. This tragic story of love inspires and enriches anyone who reads it!!!!!!

I loved this story so much and tears started running down my cheeks at the end!!! And I always feel there is no death for love at all!! Death is only for soul but not for Precious Love!!! Love always remains alive forever & ever!!!! It is the same even in this novel, jennny expires but her love is always alive for ever & ever..!!! Best example is the great & beautiful Taj Mahal in our country!!! Both the lovers expired but their love is always alive which is praised & loved by all souls even now!!!

All in all this is a beautiful novel which i loved so much though i don’t like the tragic part!! It has so sweet & heart toughing lines & proposal!!!

There’s lots of things
With which I’m blessed,
My problems have been few,
But of all, this one’s the best:
To have a friend like you.
In times of trouble
Friends will say,
“Just ask, I’ll help you through it.”
But you don’t wait for me to ask,
You just get up and do it!
And I can think
of nothing more
That I could wisely do,
Than know a friend,
And be a friend,
And have a friend like you.

Every soul in this world has many precious & sweet memories in their cute life. And I’ve so many Sweet Memories in my life. But the very latest day which was very sweet & lovable is 24th of august. It was my house warming function & it was a rocking function I’ve ever had! All my childhood, & college & hostel friends came to my function. So sweet of my buddies that they were very helpful to me in each n every work on that day..! All my friends came from various states for this rocking function. I was very very very happy to see all my pals together on that day!! Early morning from6 my friends got ready & went to new house for helping mom but me as usual i was late even for my own function!! For this day i was waiting from one month coz il be meeting all my friends after many years! It was damn awesome to see all together on that fine day. My relatives were also a part of my function but the main highlight group was my bindas friends!! That day we had puja & a small get to gether with lunch. As usual i missed my puja part as i was busy in recieving all my friends & with other formalities & chatting with. That was day were i was damn confused with whom should i sit coz the moment i sit with one gang, immediately the other batch of friends came. Itr aws damn busy & a very chilllll day!!! Smiles were flashing on my face the whole day!! I think its one of my memorable & happiest days in my life. But i was bit sad that i missed ten of my friends in that function coz they had exams!! And am also bit sad that i missed my lunch in my own function. I thought i should eat well enjoying with my friends but unfortunately i was the only soul who didnt have lunch that day. regardless of all hese in a word i can tell that” 24th was a very dainty & bindas day!!

I thank all my buddies who’ve come for my function & also pals who’ve come from very far places..!!And was damn happy that i got all gifts in babypink color!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now am eagerly waiting for my new house & my room to get finished soon in babypink color!! Once again a big thanks to all who were a part of my function!! Though i often tell all my friends that there should never be ant thanks & sorry’ between true buddies but i wanna tell thanks to all my buddies from my heart coz i know that every friend of my mine came to my place facing many difficulties like leave problem, ticket problem n so on…!!

And the best compliment i got from all people was i was looking gorgeous like GUDIA!!! And the best sweet words i got from my mom was I’am so lucky to get such a sweet & understyanding daughter!!!!! These words are Honey!!! i can never ever forget as its as sweet as honey!!

Mobile wireless users added in July; Highest ever!!

In July, mobile operators, GSM and CDMA together, added 9.22 million subscribers, Highest ever additions in Mobile subscription in a single month. Bharti Airtel topped with 2.69 million new subscribers during the month while Reliance Communication got 1.5 million new CDMA subscribers. GSM operators own 218.9 million subscribers while CDMA players have nearly 77 million users.

In the wire line segment, the subscriber base has decreased further to 38.76 million as subscribers prefer to take a mobile connection.

Infosys buys UK’s Axon for Rs 3,300 crore

• Infosys acquired UK based Axon Group, a SAP consulting services company listed on London Stock Exchange, for about $753 million (407.1 million pounds) in an all-cash deal
• Infosys has offered 6 pounds per share, which is a 33.1% premium on Axon’s six month average stock price and almost 19.4% over the closing price on Friday
• Axon, with around 2,000 employees, provides consultancy services to MNCs with SAP as their strategic enterprise platform. Axon’s revenues of £204.5 million in fiscal 2007 with a net profit of £20 million
• Rationale for the deal: The SAP practice is a growing business segment for Infosys, accounting for 24% of its revenue with a CAGR of 65% over the last three years. This deal gives them a foothold in the lucrative US and European markets
• Infosys deal is said to be the biggest overseas buyout by the Indian IT sector. The biggest acquisition till now was the Wipro’s acquisition of Infocrossing for $600 million last year

Tata set 2-week deadline for Singur:

• Tata Motors may pull the plug on Singur if the situation does not improve within the next fortnight
• The Singur plant is a readymade construction, which can be moved. The expected loss is estimated to be Rs 100-200 crore on account of expenses incurred in laying the foundation, besides the inevitable delay in full-scale production of the Nano.
• Nano’s launch may not get affected by the agitation in Singur, because the first batch of around 4,000-5,000 cars is reportedly ready at Tata Motors’ Pantnagar and Pune plant
• Nano project is getting offers from a number of state governments, including Maharashtra, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Uttaranchal

Best Friends Listen to what you dont say؛

“People never know how special someone is until they leave, but maybe sometimes its important to leave, so they are given that chance to see how special that someone really is!”

Friendship is like a violin; the music may stop now and then, but the strings will last forever.”

“I will always be able to get through the dark times in life, as long as my friends are waiting for me in the light.”

“Good friends come and good friends go, but only the best friends stick around forever.”

“If I had a star for everytime you made me smile, I’d have a whole nights sky in the palm of my hands.”

“Friendship is the comfort that comes from knowing that even when you feel all alone, you aren’t.”

“We each take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other, everywhere.”

“Friends are those with whom we feel comfortable enough to ‘think out loud.’”

“A Gift of Frienship is Priceless, Especially When It Comes From YOU”

“Friendship : Our greatest joy and our greatest sorrow . For without our most cherished friends our world is so often filled with sad tomorrows.”

“True friends are never forgotten, they live within our hearts and souls…. forever , and always , dancing on our stage of memories.”
“ROSE IS A FLOWER THAT LIVES FOR AN HOUR! FRIENDSHIP IS A TOWER THAT LIVES FOR EVER!!”

“A true friend is someone who will know your name in heaven”

It was last month that in my coll my law mam by name raji wore a babypink sari n oh my god it was damn gorgeous man!! Cant explain in words how beautiful she was in that sari! And so the moment she entered the class i was like jumping & shouting that mam you are simply gorgeous!! She was telling what ridu y this much maska chaska what do you want from me dear?? I was telling her that its the truth n i need nothing from her n i will surely ask ask her when am in need of her help without any maska. N When i told her so many times that she looks very cute in babypink sari she started blushing out so much & was very happy. After few weeks i told her Mam please again wear that babypink sari!! I never thought she will say yes to my request & moreover i never thought she will really wear n come just for me!! She used to tell yes sure i will wear it for you n days went on like that. So i thought may be she will not wear my fav. sari. Today is the last day for her to come to college coz she is getting married & also transfer to Delhi. And today finally she wore that sari to coll n me i went to department in search of my class teacher. But coudnt find her so i spoke to raji mam but i din notice that she wore babypink sari coz i was in sum other thinking. Then i went to my rehearsals for my show. Then raji mam went to my class n told all guys that i didn’t notice her sari when i spoke to her. The next moment my gang mate messaged me about this. I was like so happy that she wore babypink sari that too jus for me!! How sweet of my teacher!! I was thinking how stupid of me that i didnt evn in notice when i spoke to her! But unfortunately i wasnt able to go immediately to class n thank & praise her as i was in rehearsals. After lunch i went was telling her sorry for not noticing her sari. N i was telling thank you so much mam for wearing my fav. color sari n thanku so much for taking my words into consideration. Guess what! She told your always welcome n i always take into consideration of my “angel’s” words!!! Oh my god i was like stunned & was blinking! And as i mentioned earlier today is the last day for her in coll!
So was wishing her & telling her alvida!!!! She wished & gave me her sweet blessings!! Her words were like honey to me!! It aws so so sweet like honey!! Il be missing you mam! Am very happy that she wore that sari for me n so sweet teacher of mine!!

“

A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others”.

&

A good teacher is a master of simplification and an enemy of simplism..! And thats my sweet Raji Mam..!!!

This whole week i had to rush to home as early as possible as i had to do so much work for my upcoming house function. So was telling all my buddies to pray for me that someone should be absent in my office so that i can get a system & finish my office work fast & get back to home. Amazing!!! immediately the next second i got a message that i can come early as n finish my work n go. I was like jumping around happily..! After my college i came to office, did my work & was leaving to home. From a week was thinking y cant it rain atleast once n while starting my bike i was thinking how nice ii will be if it rains now!!!! Guess what!! It rained the next second!! I was very happy to the chore & started driving in rain so nicely. It was an Awesome & Gorgeous rain..!! Many people stopped driving & where standing in shelter but i didnt want to stop. Coz i always believe in these words:

“Enjoy every second of your life as it never comes back to you again” Rain comes once in a while so i didnt want to miss that cool enjoyment in rain..! It was damn cool & awesome as roads were so empty, no traffic n no people on road for crossing also..!! It was all like the whole road is mine..!! I started telling my poetry lines n was driving:

Rain Rain Rain,
With wind, sun and clouds,
seven colors u bring together
and joy in our hearts.

There will be rain here
We normally run for shelter
Who wants to be wet in the rain
And look like a helpless chick in the drain?

There will be rain and more rains to come
In our lives, and we always run for secure
Shelters, and we always have umbrellas,
And raincoats, and closed cars, we hide to places
Where The rain cannot harm us,

But today, there is rain, and I will take
Another action, I will not run for shelter,
Or take shades in trees, or be in waiting sheds,
I will not even get out of my bike!

I am not afraid of rain now; I have no fears getting wet
And look like a helpless chick, I will run in the
Middle of the rain, I will play in the rain, I will
Be with the rain throughout its pouring,
I will be wet, and it will rain and rain,
Let it rain and rain and rain
You will not see, my tears falling, tears hiding in the rain….!!!!!!!!

Singing, singing & dreaming i reached home n mom was very scared to see me like this fully wet. Sweet jo started tackling my hair & i got freshed up & had hot hot yummy yummy fried roasted onion pav bhaji which was hmmmm cooll!! All my wishes for the day & week came true..!!! how sweet of god that he made my dreams & wishes come true..!!! But ive a small wish. Shall i tell?? Hmmmm its nothing hope atleast one day it rains in babypink color!! Atleast once atleast in my dream..!!!!! Hope this wish also comes true..!!

India’s top outsourcing companies will likely become the next generation of “megavendors” for IT services by 2011, competing for deals worth more than $1 billion, according to a report by industry analyst Gartner released on Wednesday.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys Technologies and Wipro will increasingly compete with other top players such as IBM, Accenture and EDS for those large deals, Gartner said.

The top Indian outsourcers, called the India-3 by Gartner, are more frequently being invited to bid on large deals that were earlier closed to them, said Partha Iyengar, a Gartner analyst.

Multinational service providers like IBM, EDS and Accenture have set up large offshore service operations in India to take advantage of low-cost staff. But they are not fully getting the benefits of this offshore strategy, even as customers in the US and other countries are increasingly looking at a mix of onshore and offshore delivery, Iyengar said.

Sales teams of multinational service providers are also more likely to sell US clients more expensive onshore service plans because their commissions are tied to value of those deals, Iyengar said. The onshore and offshore delivery teams of the multinational services providers are not as well integrated as those of Indian outsourcers, he said.

Large services companies like IBM are still likely to get deals larger than $6 billion, but increasingly the deals are being split into smaller but still high-value orders, Iyengar said. That is a significant opportunity for India’s top three outsourcers, he added.

Gartner also said Indian vendors will have to make significant changes in their business models to compete with the top three services companies.

For example, the top three Indian outsourcers will have to move away from hiring more new employees in order to maintain revenue growth. They will also have to achieve similar levels of revenue per employee as the top vendors, Gartner added. The revenue per employee of the top Indian outsourcers is far lower than that of IBM, Accenture and EDS. In 2007, IBM’s revenue per employee was $146,910, Accenture’s was $130,200 and EDS’s at $154,340.

Indian companies had far lower employee productivity: Tata Consultancy Services’ revenue per employee in 2007 was $51,320, while that of Infosys was $45,800 and for Wipro, $41,310.

BANGALORE: The chief executive of Infosys Technologies, India’s second-largest software services exporter, said the business environment remained challenging but there was no move by clients for lower prices.Nasdaq-listed Infosys is finding new business opportunities despite an uncertain global economic environment, S Gopalakrishnan said on Wednesday.

“We see opportunities with existing clients, we see opportunities with new clients,” he said. He also added, “We need to accelerate growth with new clients.”

Last month, Infosys, which develops applications, designs supply chains and offers back-office services, reported a 21 percent rise in quarterly profit but warned of challenging times ahead as its major Western clients battle weakening economies.

Indian outsourcing firms such as Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services are expanding to Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America to cut their dependence on the United States.