Along came the rain!!

The first rain of this year fell a few days before. Looks like Pune doesn't seem to have spring. After winter, it had been stifling hot for the past 2 weeks. Stepping out of doors in the afternoon was unthinkable and the comfort of the AC was like paradise.So the rain came as a pleasant surprise.

I remember when I was in college, when the monsoons fell for the first time, the guys in the hostel would run out to have a game of football or kabbadi (actually a mixture of shoving and pulling).After an intense game which would last for more than 2 hours and consisted of bringing down anyone and everyone onto the mud, it was when we stepped into the showers that the bruises and cuts start smarting and burning.After that burning hot onion pakodas and tea from the nearby tea-shop and what more could you desire?? Oh yeah!! The next day had an extraordinary number of absentees for classes due to fever or cold!!!!

Anyway, the rain started sometime in the night and went on the whole day!!It was just a drizzle but was definitely a welcome relief!!! While coming back from office, there are fields on both sides of the road. In the night, with the wind blowing real hard and the rain splattering on the windshield of the vehicle, the drive back was too good!!!

It's become hot again.The juice sellers are having a field day. Fortunately Pune is not sweaty and sticky like Mumbai or Chennai, so the heat is bearable. Waiting for the next rain now!!