Saw one after a long long time. The waiter came by and put one on our table at the bar outside and immediately it brought back memories of very early childhood when I and my two siblings used to study for school homework by these lanterns. We had two of them. Mom needed one for cooking and the three of us used to sit in a circle around the other lantern to do our studies!!

Fortunately, no studies for me this evening…

… driving on the other side of the road!!!

Both the girls are in New York today. Natasha, of course, lives there. Nikita is there for some UN program with a few other classmates from school. Amazingly enough, throwing all that much-too-common sibling rivalry at home to the air, big sister is taking little sister out for dinner and give a glimpse of her city tomorrow.

Of course, Sharmila and I have nothing better to do than sit at a bar and have a Hendricks and tonic. And constantly text to make sure the girls are having fun!!

If I had planned this better, we could have actually escaped to some place nice for a few days… Ah! Well!!!