Ever fantasised about going to a restaurant (and hip ones, we mean) in your pj alterego — the nonchalant self who is too cool even without the shebang of designer wear and whatnot. Mortifying? Well, as a budding teenager-to-be of twelve, we remember that heart in the mouth moment when busy slurping over two globs of rasgullas, we caught our crush suppressing his laughter over our faded sheep-printed pajamas.

Chiang Mai Train Station Noodles. Pic/Abhinav Kocharekar