Fire Drill In The Day, Fireworks In The Night

Yesterday was pretty hectic in the office. Finally getting some work to do, posting blog, losing the drawer key, trying to find a duplicate key, raising request to change the lock.. all in a day's work. But the day had its moments for sure.

For the last few days everybody would have noticed a notice saying Fire Evacuation drill was going to take place on 26th. I almost forgot until around 2PM when suddenly a guy came and told us to gather for the drill. So it happened that all of us gathered round with the DEMO team in the middle with all their stuff. It started with the basics like what to do when there is a fire alarm etc. Then he would show us how to operate different fire extinguishers bla bla yada yada. But the real enjoyment came when he started demonstrating how to help an injured guy and he chose one of the security guys. That was an awesome demo because the guy really looked injured and helpless. And I must admit he was a damn good actor. When he was to lie down on the ground and others had to carry him , he really looked like he had a piece of it and was unconscious getting carried by two people.

Not the one at the office but closely same

Some more cheers came when the water hose was opened. As the water shoot up in the sky and nosedived into the ground , it created a small beautiful rainbow for everyone to see. It was really nice and luckily they did the trick twice so we got the chance to get a glimpse of that one more time. All in all it was a refreshing break from the office and a good opportunity to go for a tea. For many it was 4th or 5th such drill but for me it was only the second, so I would love to see that rainbow created a few more times in the future.

Later in the night as I was sitting in the room doing nothing, planning to retire for the night I suddenly heard a huge bang followed by some crackles. I could make out in a second those were fireworks sounds. I ran to the balcony and saw couple more of those. Then a huge lull for over 5 minutes and nothing on the horizon. Was it already over? I grew impatient and went inside. As soon as I came back a car security system began to beep loudly.

It was almost as beautiful as this

 I again went to check where the sound was from and BOY was that a good decision. Suddenly the fireworks started again and I was dumbstruck. It was BIGGEST, BEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL I have ever seen. It was relentless as rockets kept bursting one after another and lit up the dark August Night Sky. It was spellbinding how colorful flames danced to each other in a mock celebration of sorts. It went on for about one and a half minutes and died down quietly leaving only a trail of smoke behind it. I stood there looking up till the last bits of that white smoke slowly dispersed into the black sky. 

I kept standing there happiness engulfing my mind and smiling on my own. It was my most beautiful experience in Pune and may be a way of telling me by someone that there are some more in store for me. I will keep you all updated when I witness more till then goodbye :)