I am proud to be Indian, and no one is going to make me feel inferior because my country is dusty.

I am proud to be loud, and no one is going to make me feel like a nuisance for making absolutely certain my voice is heard.

I am proud to love books more than movies, and no one is going to make me feel like a moron because I don't recognize movie lines.

I am proud to be cornily funny, and no one is going to make me feel like I am nothing more than a clown because I make people smile.

I am proud to be opinionated, and no one is going to make me feel like a b***h for airing my opinions.

I am proud to be a nerd, and no one is going to make me feel like a social reject because I will eventually get into college and actually make something of myself.

I am proud to be chaste, and no one is going to make me feel like a prude because my skirt is still well below my knees.

I am proud to be morally upright, and no one is going to make me feel like an uptight loser because I refuse to give in to either my physical self or peer pressure.

I am proud to love Jesus, and no one is going to make me feel like a nun because I don't swear more.

I am proud, ladies and gentlemen, to be all that the name Sangeetha Jesudason encompasses, the loud, opinionated, overtalkative, corny but funny, lover of The Calling and former lover of the Backstreet Boys (OK, maybe I don't deserve forgiveness for that :P), literature freak and attention-seeker that I am.

Don't like it?

Don't. Odds are, I don't like you either.

Queen Sana at 4:07 PM