Scarlett, here you go: Sylvia Plath - Dying is an art, like everything else, I do it exceptionally well (from Lady Lazarus) Scarlett Ohara - Flirting is an art, like it or not, I do it exceptionally well with all men - the smitten weeping weakling 'male babies' to the dirty old 'tottering' Harries (from her recent bestseller - 'Thousand Ways to Flirt with Men') Now, tell me: Do I follow Sylvia Plath or the flirting guru, Scarlett (who else?)? Definitely not the former, because yours truly does still have a lot of things to look forward to in life. No, he's least fond of inhaling gas to heaven (!), so there were films made about him! So, the latter's got to be my only option, isn't it? Ok now, what else do you want me to bring to our next 'flirting' tuition session, guru ji? Yeah got the precis/notes, all very useful - taken from your book, I suppose! 'Bare essentials' ? What are they? A few Calvin Kline briefs? Got loads of them and no, we menfolk don't call them 'thongs'! I mean, couldn't you female lot have come up with a nice name, for chrissake! Thonnnnngg.... that 'ng' sound is so shrill, almost tears my ear drum to bits! :) What? Durexes? Huh?? Ahem. ahem... khaak thu thu where's my water bottle - I think, this tottering old man is gonna chock to death. Helllpppp ! :):) How about that? A little bite at my English humour hai - no offence! :) :) ************************ SITARA, About the 'dim wit' this end. Yes rendered 'witless' but he has definitely seen some flicking of light at the end of the tunnel! Could it be that he's well on his way to grab hold of the nirvana that he lacks in life! :) I know, I know Miss, about London ko mausam and keti (did you drop it intentionally or what?) - all very unpredictable. And, ok, Sandhurst ko 'coffee chat' too! :) Well, if there were no coffee chat sessions, then life would have been pretty dull, don't you agree? On a serious note though, it will be lovely to have coffee with you some day. If I were ever to be 'tottering' about in your part of the world. Definitely. Btw, have you seen the film on Sylvia Plath? Gyweneth Paltrow plays Sylvia and Daniel Craig, Ted Hughes. Worth a try if you have not already watched it.