Bond-007 wrote: "Or you are again sticking with your "I opposed it before I supported it" philosophy?" Bond-ji, I appreciate cleverness when I see it. And I must say that that's a very clever way to throw slimeballs at others. I especially love the word "again". You obviously have a great sense of humor, not to mention an IQ exceeding 180; but sorry, your trick -- that is, the great art of asking conclusion-drenched query in the guise of an open-ended question -- won't work with or for me. Sorry. That said, I do appreciate your injecting some laughter, even if iwas at my expense, into this "one-style-joke, repeat n times with different country-names and bore the hell out of your readers" thread. Jokes, as Lenny Bruce once told me in my dreams (and that's a joke, BTW), are built on surprises; and surprises, once given away, never quite work the same way with the SAME audience. ***** Bond-007 wrote: "How is Dhaka is treating you?" Glad that you asked this non sequitur. It's treating me well, but I enjoy leaving it to snuggle with Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai Colombo, Karachi and many other hip and not-so-hip parts of South Asia where the entrepreneurial/activist/literary and artistic energy of many young 20- to 30-something South Asians [Translation: really smart and committed people] is something I am in awe of and hope that some of their brilliance will rub off on me. Other than that, it's fun to throw oneself fully to the personal and professional tasks of building strong alliances with like-minded people of various backgrounds in these regions of 1.5 billion people. As the title of one of my favorite Bond movie goes, "You only live twice!". oohi ashu