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....