Shruti's poem is really lovely! I always look with longing at long braided hair - and the next time I see that person, she has cut it :( I remember long long ago, once I asked Thatha his age. And he told me "our English and Tamil birthdays coincide every 19 years. This is the fourth time that is going to happen for me. Guess my age". Happy B'day Mani Chittappa. Hare Ram Gayathri