Journal

Today is the day I become 30 years old; Celebrate 30 years of life on this planet. 30 years of laughter and joy; of exhilaration and promises; of adventures and journeys. 30 years of gut-wrenching pain, Of heartbreak and deep sorrow; Of immense grief and incredible bliss. 30 years of questioning and suffering, years of searching for truth and making peace with things that don't fit my plan. Of trying so hard to keep God at the center of it all and failing miserably every day. 30 years of Grace that was undeserved Of forgiveness and second chances. 30 years of life being so much more than I could have ever imagined; Life lived larger than I could have hoped for; of dreams that I didn't even know I had coming true, much to my surprise. 30 years of dreams that didn't come true leaving painful scars and reminders. 30 years of easy lessons learned; Of difficult lessons learned and of lessons that I'm still learning. 30 years of books read, and c...

There are many misconceptions in the world regarding English and the proficiency with which it is spoken in India. The Indian Accent is one of the most popularly imitated fake accents; of course most Indians don't speak with the stereotypical 'Indian Accent' as shown on television shows and movies. Actually there are many many many fluent English speakers in India, as it is one of our official languages. We're pretty good at understanding multiple accents as well (because of the diversity in India). But that doesn't mean that the English spoken in India is always grammatically accurate, or that words are pronounced using an appropriate phonetic system. Sometimes, the errors can be dismissed by claiming it is because of the differences between British spoken English and American spoken English (like when you try to say tomato, or using 'cutlery' instead of 'silverware'); but this isn't always true (as evidenced below). So here is a list of my top...