2014 Survey - India's Best Companies to Work For

http://www.greatplacetowork.in/best-companies/indias-best-companies-to-work-for/818-2014

My Favourite Company GOOGLE has made it to the top of this List. I'm so happy :-)

May they rise and shine forever more :-)

My Best Wishes are always with them as they give us such nice free services like G-mail, Google Drive, Google Plus, Google Search, Google News, Google Groups, Blogger, etc.

Talking of freebies, along with my AC Daily newspaper, I've launched another free newspaper for those of you who share the love of reading like I do :-)

In the coming months, I'll be adding many more content sources....however for now, with whatever it has, it does look good :-) and I'll strive to make it better than the best :-)

Today’s News – Please Peruse :-)

https://paper.li/alwaysaparna/1400751156#

This paper is updated twice daily with news, views and reviews for you to choose and use :-)

Do see and share if you like it :-)

Thanks
Aparna

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Google Posting - Happy Perusing :)

https://plus.google.com/117466581567846877904/posts

YouTube Playlists - Happy Playing :-)

https://www.youtube.com/user/playingplaylists/playlists

Pleasures come in small packages :-) Aparna Chatterjee

Feeling Hot and Sticky ??!!

Like a caramelised melting Toffee ??!!

Esp. when you go out in the hot and humid weather ??!!

Try this and see :-)

It will keep you dry and sweat-free.

We've put it to test for the past couple of months, using it on all our family and it does seem to do the trick.

So, what is the wonder product ?!

It is Right Guard High Performance Anti-Perspirant, protects you from sweating and smelling for about 72 hours i.e. 3 days, though I don't depend on it and take bath every day, that's how my routine has been all through these years. Nevertheless, using this Spray makes me feel dry on sweaty days esp. when I go out exercising.

This spray is also supposed to be Extremely Invisible with Unbeatable Stain Protection - anti-white, anti-yellow and anti-oily stains.

It is alcohol free and has a long-lasting sweet fragrance.

I've never liked strong perfumes and have always stuck to Johnson's Baby Powder after my daily shower, but when I tried this product; its mild scent really attracted me.

Its innovative formula has been dermatologically tested by the German Technology of Schwarzkopf & Henkel.

That's a lot of praise for this new product that I and my family have been using recently....though I must say, to each his own - just because we've liked it and felt comfy with it, doesn't mean you'll too and of course, just because it has suited us, that doesn't mean, it will suit you too ;-)

Nevertheless, give it a try and see if you like this buy :-)

And No, I'm not being paid to endorse this product.

It's just the simple happiness this product has given us and we wanted to share it with you, and so I thought of blogging about it to you :-)

Ciao
AC :)

Longest

When you are
Out of the house
For a long, long time

I feel as if
I've been
Enduring
The longest
Day of my
Life for a
Long, long time

As it seems, time
Has been standing
Still for a long, long time
And I keep looking for you
Longingly, for a long, long time


June 21st is Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year




A Home

A home
Away from
Home

A mini home

A car
Warm
And
Cosy

She
Makes us
Feel at home

(dedicated to our Viano)

Born Again

He may be
Born again
I guess

He never
Had a father
All his life

So he may
Look forward
To being born
Again and having
A father in his next
Life

(Theme could be Rebirth / Yearning)




Smokes

Father smokes
Mother smokes
Son smokes

I see
The whole
Family
Going up in
Smokes

(written about a family where all the 3 members smoke and I really feel concerned about their smoking habit damaging their health)




Public Toilets

How
Good
Or Bad
You feel
Cleaning
Your own
Toilets

Give
A
Thought
To those
Who clean
Your public
Toilets

(I'm always touched by those people who work rigorously to clean the public toilets in restaurants, shopping malls, stations and airports here in the UK. I wonder how they eat their food after cleaning toilets all day....though I know this job puts the food on their plate or else they'll go hungry as this may be the only means of income they might be having....Hats off to them for their hard work, endurance and resilience.)




What If...

What if
I'm here

What if
I'm not
Here..?

Would it
Make a
Difference
To the
Humongous
Hemisphere?

(Themes could be Identity, Miniscule, Non-Entity, Zilch or Nullity)




Flying

Flying
Through
The Air
I savour
Many
Sights

Do I really
Need a
Body to
Enjoy such
Heights...??

(Theme: Soul)




So Many

So many hearts
Breaking in his
World and yet
God remains
Ever so silent
As if all remains
Well in his world


(This poem is written in memory of the recent Malaysian airliner disaster and the Turkish miners' tragedy - dedicated to the friends and families of all those hapless victims who must have endured a lot of heartache because of these mishaps. This poem also remembers all those countless others in this world who are going through similar personal losses....for instance, those mothers and daughters caught up in the frenzy of the Boko Haram abduction case.)

All Poems © Aparna Chatterjee 2014

Preity and Ness

A lot is
Brewing
Between
Preity and
Ness, that's
Landed them
In some kind
Of mess that's
Causing them
A lot of distress
To top it all, they
Are being hounded
By the pesky Press.

I wish them well
And I hope they
Can soon clean up
This mess and
Again climb up the
Ladder of success.


Reviving some romantic memories of this talented actress, here are some melodious Preity Zinta songs you can enjoy :-)





Preity and Ness - Image(c)gettyimages.com (courtesy - Boloji)

Preity and Ness - Poetry © Aparna Chatterjee 2014

Request

You've
Rested
For a
Long time
In heaven

Now, please
Come down
And make us
Feel in heaven
With your
Heavenly
Voice...

That is
Listener's
Choice -
For without
You, fans like
Me have simply
No choice

So please come down
And make us rejoice :)
With your heavenly voice


(dedicated to my beloved Kishore; thought of this poem while listening to my all-time favourite song of his - Aamar Moner Ei Moyur Mohole)



'Request' Poem © Aparna Chatterjee 2014

Theme could be Love / Rebirth

Phir...

Phir
Kahin
Se Koi
Dard
Kuchh
Bol
Raha
Hai

Shayad
Dard-E-Dil
Ke Saare
Raaz
Khol
Raha
Hai

~ Always Aparna ~

http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/phir/

Initially I thought

Whatever was written on the whiteboard by her teacher, she might have copied it on her card, as she was being taught to make a Mother's Day card for the Mothering Sunday that was celebrated yesterday (30/03/14)

So I thought that along with the drawing, designing, paper-cutting, she was also taught what all to write just like the other children in her class.

She clarified, No mummy, it was not so.

The teacher had taught them how to make those paper roses but the interior and exterior decoration with pens and pencils was left to their own personal choices so that they could make it personalized with their own thoughts and feelings about how they felt towards their mothers.

This freedom of expression in a formal school setting pleasantly surprised me....and I was really touched by the way my Kochi wrote about me.

Here's a collage of her Mother's Day card that she made for me and brought home this weekend and as if this wasn't enough she even sent me a lovely e-greeting.

https://plus.google.com/photos/117466581567846877904/albums/5996901030294243105?banner=pwa

Had a wonderful day yesterday with her hugs and kisses and will cherish this day all my life :-)

Besides her favourite hobby of art and craft, she also enjoys reading, writing and listening to music.

Here's a sample of her poems she wrote when she was 9.

http://please-peruse.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/snowman.html

Now she's 10 :-)

Bye for Now,

Cheers
Aparna

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The AC Daily - Today's News

http://paper.li/alwaysaparna/1319026420

YouTube Playlists - Happy Playing :-)

https://www.youtube.com/user/playingplaylists/playlists

Pleasant surprises from people or places we don't expect feel all the more pleasant :-) Aparna Chatterjee