Took the electricians to Ramu sir's place yesterday. His younger daughter Nandu was there. But, she spoke to me as if I was a first timer to their house hold. I had to remind her I had visited their home and had had breakfast with her dad,Sathya and Pugal. She kept insisting it must have been her older sibling,who I'm afraid I hadn't met until later in the evening. This is not a syndrome new to me, short memory syndrome (SMS) is common among girls affiliated to affluent institutions like Stella Maris,WCC and Ethiraj to name just a few. These girls retain images of people who are pleasant to the eyes only. The way I am it is easy to press the delete button without a second thought. Not that I am in any way hurt, I have been abused(?) more than this by girls even 20 years earlier. And when compared to what my spouse throws at me,this is all in a day's work.