Just Because.

 I write here just because I was here.

Chew on that.


Did you know only in the south of India - mostly Tamil Nadu and Kerala, The 'z' is used to signify 'l'.

All my 48 years of life I went about thinking it as z.

Palm on my face. Sheesh!


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