Lazy day_29th april_Monday

Hi,

30th April, being Queen's day in Netherlands and a holiday for all, has its own repercussion on the day before...it was a lazy morning with sparing rain and sunshine...i was in two minds, whether to go to office or stay home...finally decided to go to the office:)...overall, office was mostly vacant as many people have not turned up or have taken planned leave today...there was no meeting so finished a couple of pending tasks....called up my former manager after a long time...vivek returned from his holidays, got some time to speak to him as well...by 17:00 hrs, office was mostly empty, started for home at 18:00 hrs...things became slightly more interesting towards the end of the day...when puja informed me that there would be fireworks in Amstelveen, and may be a DJ show...fireworks are good to watch but DJs mostly put me off....so obviously, after some debate and few moments of dilemma, i reluctantly agreed to please the kid of my house:)
In the hindsight, fortunately, i decided to go as it turned out to be a good show indeed..lot of fireworks...free orange drink and small cream filled balls were on offer...a college band(i think) was playing constantly and they were doing well...i could enjoy the music...but again it happened only for a short while...within half an hour, i was gone to my distant land in thoughts...may be the noiseless thoughts come to the fore the most when you are surrounded by noise all over...i think mostly that is the reason that these noises in parties or public get togethers don't hold me for long...any way, fireworks were indeed splendid and reminded me of a typical diwali night in India minus the strict safety and security arrangements. So, thanks to the queen and here is wishing her a very happy b'day.

Its a randmthout presentation

Hi,

Sunday,28th....its a lazy morning in amsterdam 8:00 am and i dont know why i woke up so early...may be sleeping for more than 12 hours make you wake up early...usually whenever its a holy day(pun intended) and you wish to sleep...sleep wont come..typical murphy's law in action...any way...roads are quite here..one or two vehicles and few cycles roaming around...lake in-front of the house is also without any ripples:)...leaves are yet to come and trees are yet bloom...its total peace..quiet...humming sound of my computer seems as that of a factory siren...went to a flower show last sunday in haarlem...good show..pasting a pic below:

there were many such models created from flowers..no plans this week, tulips are yet to bloom in the fields so not going to keukehof yet, it was a prolonged winter this year so tulips have not come yet, another week...preparation on!!