Answers to your questions

Few days back, I asked my social media friends what questions they would like me to answer, and well, here they are:

1. What's your philosophy on moving abroad? ~ Asked by Vishnuja Nambiar

When I was younger I used to hate everything about my country and dreamed of the day I would be finally able to leave this place for good. But recently, (a few years back) I realized how much I loved my country's culture and how used to the urban Indian lifestyle I am at this point.
My country has lots of issues that I can't ignore. But if all the people who actually love this country, leave, how will this country ever see any hope for development?
My philosophy about moving abroad is to try fixing the problems first and if the people of India deny responsibility to be better than what we are now... Repeatedly, then it's best, people like us do leave the country. It's sort of like a toxic friend who you try confronting about their issues and offer solutions too, but if they're not willing to listen, then it's best we leave them instead of damaging ourselves.
That said, I also think the whole world is doomed anyway and no country is devoid of any flaws. I guess you just got to pick and choose which problems you're willing to deal with on a daily basis.
And finally, I do sometimes worry about the potential problem that could arise if I do leave this country and settle abroad... Like racism, discrimination cause I'm different and not finding people who's family and community values are as strong as mine since I'm an Indian. Then again, I'm not sure, I've never set foot on any other country but India.

2. Are you ready for exams? ~ Asked by Ruth Quadros

Yes. I mean, to the best of my ability.
I don't like the dread of anxiety that comes as the exam season approaches so I prefer to study a little right from the start of the term. This may shock most people but I'm a slow learner so I allow myself to take my own sweet time when it comes to learning. I cannot even finish whole chapter in one day, I get too distracted. I read a few pages, watch videos on the subject, hangout with my friends, sleep on it and try to find similarities of what I'm studying verses reality.
I cannot cram studying everything under one/two nights. For those of you'll who can and still manage passing a subject, I just want to say, you'll are super humans.
So yes, I'm ready for the coming exams, except for French, no one ever feels ready for French.

3. Why so calm? ~ Asked by Saakshi Upadhye

It's around the same answer as the previous but yeah, since I study throughout the term, when exams actually come around, I'm mostly very chilled out. Emphasis on mostly, I'm still a regular human.

4. How's your crush? ~ Asked by Joel D'sa

He's great, Joel, thanks for asking.

5. Are farts explosive and flammable? ~ Asked by Samson Fernandes

You're so funny. I don't know about human farts, but cows produce lots of methane while farting. If compressed... Yeah, they probably will be really explosive and inflammable.

Thanks to all who asked me these questions....bye for now!

My blogging experiences

This is a post on my experiences as a blogger so far.

It's almost been a year since I started to be more regular in publishing posts on this blog. I began taking my writings more seriously after I read a couple of my old articles and realized, "Wow, these are actually very good. I want more people to read these."

The things I began as a hobby ended up being an important part of my identity. I started blogging for fun and had decided that all of my best writings would go here.

Blogging has enabled me to have a voice even though I'm pretty sure I underestimate how good I was and am at writing.
I'm more confident now, having shared my heart with you, dear readers.
No, this is not a goodbye.
Just wanted you to know that I'm glad many of you are people I know and value in my life.

All the agonizing over finding a good topic and anxious editing of blog posts again and again because "It has to be perfect" is made worth it cause of you'll sweet people who support me. The anxiety of not knowing who all are reading my posts was made negligible by many of you'll reaching out to me and telling me you'll like to read things here.

Even though I wish I had taken more opportunities to expand my audience, which I will somehow try doing in the future, I'm glad you'll made it here. All the different articles and sites on the internet and you chose mine, so thank you very much for your support.

My experience here has been great and I hope to learn more things about the world, writing and you'll, sweet readers.

So cheers to you making this far, and cheers to this friendship that we share. Here's to many more articles, experiences, drawings, guest writers, friends and opportunities. 

Here's to the future. * clinks glasses *

(I should probably go back to studying now)