Snow fall in Thimphu

I was still sleeping warmly in my bed when a friend called me up in the morning of December 31. I usually don’t answer calls in the morning especially if I am still in bed. But I felt the urgency to answer his call because he was leaving for India in a few hours and he was calling from Phuentsholing.
“Are you still in bed? Just look out of the window,” he said and hung up. Still in my half sleep I woke up and looked outside the window and the scene was so beautiful. Snowflakes from the sky made everything look so romantic and beautiful. Everything around was covered with snow though not fully.
I woke my friend Eshu, who was sleeping next to me, to see the snow. She just had a look and went back to sleep. I was so excited but dared not to go out and play because I had a bad cold. I though I will play on my way to the office because even the snow cannot be a reason for a holiday in a private firm.
As Eshu and I started walking to work I saw children playing in the snow. The cold could not keep their excitement away. And then there were some naughty kids trying to hit us with snow balls but thank god it did not hit us.
By the time we reached office the snow started melting.