It is entering the fourth week of serving. I find myself hardly have time to write. I sort of feeling bored about writing blog. Feeling that writing blog cannot share much with others. The time I sit long enough in front of the computer could have been used to go for voluntary work or at least mark a big bundle of books.

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Today, I got a gift. A pair of Jeans from my student's mother. She is a relative actually. Yesterday I bought 5 beautiful dresses with a very very reasonable price. I am very happy. Feeling grateful that I have been blessed so much.

The people I meet at work and at home are awesome. They are unique and it has been a blessing to know and love them.
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Grammar headache: 'Group' It is 'A group of tourists was...' or 'A group of tourists were...' and 'A group of people is coming. ' or 'A group of people are coming.' ?

Solution: 'group' can be used as both plural and singular form. If it is used as singular form, it means the group as a whole or as one. If it is used as plural form, it means that group has many different kind of people.

'There is a lady and a child in the playground' or 'There are a lady and a child in the playground.' ?
My first glance told me that it is 'are' as we tend to count how many people and apply the plural verb in the sentence. However, the answer is 'There is' because 'there' is the pronoun and another important key word is 'and'. This sentence comes from 'There is a lady in the playground' ; ' There is a child in the playground'. So, There is a lady and a child in the playground.

But, 'There are three chairs and a table in the room' is correct. And, 'There is a table and three chairs in the room' is also correct.
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