The Journey Begins

I always think a lot about writing something and in that process end up writing nothing. But today instead of thinking i just visited www.blogger.com and created this blog. I don't make a good writer like other bloggers especially who become writers..(i don't want to become chetan bhagat). I have come across different blogs by different people and would wonder how could they write so much on a single topic. I have always been avoiding debates, extempores and anything which required me to speak continuously (in English) as i consider myself very weak in those areas. As a result i have developed a sense of fear for ENGLISH..

But with MBA exams and job interviews approaching near I thought its high time i improve my writing skill and what more can be as enthusiastic as writing a blog. Every now and then English instructors ask us to read more so as to improve our verbal ability. But is that really true?

Does reading a lot improve one's verbal ability? What if one only reads and doesn't comprehend?

Is there any short-cut to get command on English? I asked all these questions to myself, then i came to realize that its a long learning process. I found this when i compared my level of understanding a passage with that of my friend's, who is very much rich in English. The reason being that he loves to read (mainly classics) and did read his first novel while he was in primary school, at the same time i hardly read a newspaper daily (forget about novels). But recently i started reading novels (feeling ashamed of not knowing who J.K.Rowling is) not far behind you my friend!

Now i can say what one needs to do to improve one's understanding in English(not necessarily vocabulary). Its just like any other subject.(though more unpredictable when it comes to CAT). But another question arises that how far am i able to implement it? Will I? Can I be able to overcome my fear.....

I hope This Journey will help me a lot in this ENDEAVOR of mine...

THERE's MORE TO TRAVEL AS THIS JOURNEY HAS JUST BEGUN