:-) Shrirish.. good one. Talking about the pattern, I remember going to an barber shop once, run by a Jordanian who employed a few native/local hairdressers.. There was one mushy haired pot-bellied hajaam, who ruined my life! Almost! :-) His idea of a simple sharp haircut was to do three curly stripes that ran horizontally above one's ears and over on to the back.. Sergeant's stripes he said. I had to intervene but by that time, his 'No 3' had reached the mid-point. I had him redo the cut, and alas, I ended up having one of those funny American crew-cuts. Well almost, so much to the delight of many! I stormed out of the place without having said thanks.. I paid him the dosh though. You've got to try hard to annoy me - jolly as I am but the barber git had got on my nerve massively this time. If I could, I would have easily battered the hell out of his fat buttock - I was that annoyed! :-) I never went back to the place again and never will. Hope all is well. Okay bed time for me. Good night. Carpe diem