Sooooooo.... HERE AM I!! My VERY First BLOG

Well here I am sitting at school - supposedly marking work, BUT if I look at what I'm REALLY doing - it's NOT marking!!

I've just taken the ultimate step and created a blog for myself!!

WHY? - you may well ask. What have you got to offer........

I got the idea off the movie 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' where Judi Dench's character Evelyn writes a blog every day about her experiences, thoughts and feelings.

I had an epiphany - and decided that since ONE DAY I am actually going to write a book about my own existence as a New Zealand Indian (of three generations) this was the perfect way to document what happens in my life on a day to day basis - this would be the 'note form' of my book.

......and as for what have I got to offer?

I am a teacher - an ESOL teacher in a secondary school in Auckland: have been a teacher for rather a long time now........ So I think I have A LOT to offer: advice, wisdom, life's lessons, daily teachings, sharing of thoughts AND more importantly the 'Meeting of Minds!' As one great lecturer said to me: 'The knowledge we share is a Meeting of the Minds - and greatness happens from this!'

This is a picture of me:

On that very philosophical note I shall now sign off!!
Only hope it works out - Better actually do some work now!!

:-)

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