Acr-lic Colour

I remember agreeing with my parents that the movie was silly. The problem was, I had enjoyed it thoroughly. I was not more than ten, and ‘Shark Boy and Lava Girl ‘ had fascinated me.At eighteen, I might have found the movie boring too, but hey, the movie was meant for kids. After watching ‘High School Musical 2’ a few years ago with my parents, I was in a dilemma again. It was a movie for teenaged girls, so obviously, they had found it silly and I had loved it. But I nodded and criticised along with them.  It took me some growing up and some reading to realise that it was okay to like things that others (my family or friends) didn’t like. After that, I could assert my opinion and argue my point without feeling guilty, and I had the sense not to watch high school romances with my parents.                                                     ...

Everyone who knows me know that I fear Biology. I studied it when I had to, and gave it up with a sigh of relief after tenth grade. The sheer number of new words I came across in the subject terrified me.  I can dissect a plant, but an animal would've been beyond me. I love animals. I could watch Animal Planet all day, but I wouldn't last five minutes through a surgery video. I have never been one for blood and guts. The smell of disinfectant in hospitals is sufficient to make me start feeling queasy. This was reason number one for 'Why I would never be a doctor.' This used to be reason number two: "I have a great deal of respect for doctors,but I can never be one - I'd go into depression". ( My standard line.) I never understood how doctors met sick people everyday, and how they had the courage to get up every morning (or night,if they had the night shift) and watch them suffer. Most of the time the doctors would have the power to alleviate the suff...