Scraps Stuffs - Random musings from apun ka desh

Was sitting in my wife's rocking chair reading Cuckold. This book by Kiran Nagarkar is a neatly written historical fiction set in the late 15th century in the kingdom of Mewar. For a setting this old, the narrative is very contemporary and highly enjoyable. While I haven't finished it yet, I don't look forward to. So far, its been that good!

It was cold in the balcony with a pretty stiff breeze from the south west. Pushing dark clouds. Will it rain tonight? Usually in Bangalore, summer showers stop in the second week of May giving a clear three weeks of respite from the rain until the monsoon arrives. That's why April and not May is the hottest time of the year in Bangalore, unlike the rest of the country. This year the monsoon might arrive early. The weatherman predicts a normal monsoon - exactly 100% of the long period average for the country. But a region wise breakup for the Indian monsoon has always been elusive. We need a lot more data to do any medium term prediction on the monsoon and on prediction of the regional distribution.

Whatever, the cold breeze sure felt good. The scene from my bedroom balcony is truly amazing. Since tall building are pretty far away, I get a lovely unrestricted view of the immediate neighbourhood. Sunsets are really nice, especially when there are clouds around. Its picture perfect. Pity that its all temporary :-(