A laid-back Friday

Its one of those rare days @work, when the pace of life can match the pace of work. There are just a few things to take care of, and people are chilled out in general. What a surprise that this is happening in one of the most warm days seen by me in Nor Cal so far..Gave me the faint hint of being someplace closer to home in Pune, with a classic tropical climate, the winds confined to the Occidental coastline of the Pacific, and not trying to venture into the hinterlands of the Peninsula and South bay.
Today's a laid back Friday, and the scorching heat today means our office admin guyz have been thoughtful enough to order ice-cream and popsicles in the afternoon rather than the trite Beer, which can quench the thirst of certain souls but leaves tee-totallers with a bitter taste ..
In fact, it was the first time in more that six months last week that my entire team went to the HQ building to participate in the Friday evening bash. I was happy to move outside the confines of my solitary existence in office to a more social hangout. There was tons of food, mainly of the non-veg type that Americans devor and revel upon, with a bit of salad and veg rolls to satiate the palates of the green people...
Last weekend we went for a Marathi classical songs concert organized by the local Maharashtra Mandal, and it wasn't disappointing. Devki Pandit rendered a variety of beautiful compositions starting off with Raag Madhumati and culminating it with the traditional Bhairavi.
It was a good blend or cocktail, if you may, with classical, semi-classical, thumri, natya-geet, bhav-geet and bhakti -sangeet. Though I am not a big fan of hers, the mood and spirit of the occasion in the setting of the Jain temple @Milpitas was rejuvinating enough.
This weekend is going to busy for us, since we need to shop around and do other planning activities for the impending trip to the North East. We are really excited about this trip to NY and Niagara and guess the season is perfect for this excursion planned....

Finally some time

At last there is some time at hand. I thought I was away from action for a couple of months, it so turns out I haven't posted since Dec..well that's pathetic..anyways..
To say that Jan-march has been quite hectic would be an understatement. Still we did a lot of cool things along the way..
We saw the nature's majesty in the form of Lake Tahoe, and did treks to Muir woods. SFO city as usual is a treat to visit, and we actually got great pictures of the Golden gate on multiple occasions. I always thought the city is taking time to accept us into its fold and finally it has...
Visitors from india has been another highlight, and the biggest advantage has been getting lots of home-made goodies on the opposite side of the globe..Hurray !!
Daylight savings happening last week and suddenly the day seems bigger. Its a treat to get back home in broad daylight and still enjoy the sunshine for an hour later. Also encourages us to get back on the fitness track and enjoy the spring weather. Barren trees have started showing sings of life again, and beautiful white and pink flowers are covering the tree tops..Birds are chirping and its Spring in Cali...