Sitara, The trip was awesome, except that it rained 3 out of the 12 days (25 %). The roads were 45.9 % filled with cars, trucks and buses. The weather, when it was not raining, was pretty good, but only 5.2 % of the people there cared about the weather. The remaining 94.8 % were stupid, illiterate, and bad. :) On a serious note though, I have been planning for a weekend in DC sometime soon. All "inquiries" will be handled then...hehe (although, I must mention, my trip to DC, my thesis, writing emails and making phone calls have all become like one of those "require immediate attention" folder in Bhumisudhar Mantralaya -- things that takes ages to get done) . People around me tell me that I create Mahabharat out of every little thing that has happened to me; you can also expect to hear a bunch of Mahabharats. :) Until then, I will continue reading your Mahabharat here in Sajha (I just finished reading one of them). Sorry for the digression, everyone. Let's get back to numbers! My cuban friend here tells me Mr. Castro told the press that what was going on in Nepal is Nepal's internal business. One more democracy supporting us; we should celebrate! ------------------