When it rains, work stops!

20 mins of heavy rains lashed the whitefield area of Bangalore today.

It was accompanied by rough winds. Water was pouring down.

I stood by the glasses which are the walls of my office.

Observed the activities around me. 

A guy was busy clicking photos of the rain (probably he would publish a photo blog).

Colleagues were just watching the rain from the coffee corners.

Guys stood up from their seats and watched the glass being washed thoroughly.

Heard somebody telling - what coding in this weather, watch the rain.

There were some oohs and aahs..."Cant go home now?, what happens to my bike?"

People who wanted to move to the next building (for meetings) stood waiting for the rains to stop, realizing that the umbrellas would fly away.

Amid all these brakes from work, the office boys were busy. Busy pushing out the water that had entered office through the slit of the office door.

When the pores open up

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
16.02.2010.
Night - sometime after I sleep. I did not check the time on my mobile.

I wake up suddenly (which doesn't happen often). Felt my forehead. Its wet. Same feeling as I caressed by neck. Bloody Sweaty. Am I sick? Confirmed No. Walked to the window to check if there is something called "WIND" to cool me. Leaves of the plants were sleeping without swaying. Wonder why they call window WINDow! Grrr!!!  Drank some water. Back to bed. Sleep.

The act repeats some hrs (lets put it some time) later. Perhaps it was already 17.02.2010. I did not bother to go to the window. This time more pores of the body had vomited out the salty fluid. Sweat. Arms, stomach all wet. More water went in to feed the hungry body pores. Glass empty. Body lazy to walk to kitchen to fetch more H2O. Sleep.

It happened again. The pores of my skin had done it again. Woke me in sweat. Frustratingly checked the time. 2:53am. Cant the clock run faster? Grrr!!! again. Went to the kitchen. Noisily drank and fetched water(for the next refilling). Realized that the artificial source of WIND was off. Fan. How couldn't I think of it earlier? Switched it on. Sleep.

Trinn...Trinn...(whatever sound). Its 5:20am. 10 more mins(grace period) of sleep warned the mobile. Grrr!!! yet again.

And ended a bad night...began an interesting day.

This winter was short and not cold.
Wonder what would it be at peak summer months! Power cuts. Mosquitoes. Heat. The pores. Grrr!! Where is my sleep?

Welcome Indian summer!