Hi there!

I am Madhavan. You can call me Mark Madhavan Menon, because, well, that is my name.

They say I cried non-stop for eight hours when my father uttered my name for the first time in my ears. What they don't know is I have still not stopped crying over my name. There is a long story behind my long name. My father wanted to name me Mark because he wanted me to grow to be like Mark Zuckerberg. My mother wanted to name me Madhavan because she had a crush on Madhavan. And of course, Menon has to be there in my name, because I am a Menon.

I am in class eight. When I grow up, I want to be in class nine. And when I grow up even more, I want to become a writer, a famous writer like Jeff Kinney.

Jeff Kinney : I am Kinney, Jeff kinney.

Me : I am Menon, Madhavan Menon, Mark Madhavan Menon

When I told my father that I want to write books, he asked me, "what kind of books? Books that gets sold or books that get awards?"

"Both," I said and he just laughed. I guess it is tough to make your parents happy, even if you are a superman.

Look Dad! I can fly and I fight evil.
What do you mean, you still want me to be a Doctor?

The only problem in my career plan is I am not able to write lately. Earlier, I used to write great, really great, like J.K Rowling. Then I got a letter from J.K Rowling's publisher saying they would sue me if I copy her books. Then I thought, 'OK! I will write like Shakespeare. Sure! not many might read me. But I will not get sued either.' But his play was full of lines like, 'What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds? Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.'  Maybe, I have a German translation?

So now, I can't write nothing. I open my notebook and I have no idea what to write. I am beginning to feel that even Hillary Clinton has probably a better chance of realizing her dream than I, unless she still wants to become a U.S President. But I still remain hopeful of overcoming my writer's block. My father has ordered online the English version of Shakespeare's plays.

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