My "quirky" career concerns

I've been thinking of writing for a couple of days. and when I just went to look at my blog page, I fell in love with writing again. I forgot how much I love talking and giving my opinions on everything. So it's summer or do we call it early monsoons? So the basic question after all the "how have you beens"  is "what are you doing in your holidays?" The same question is asked by people ranging from 70 to 10 yrs of age. My standard reply is watching movies, reading books, watching TV and sleeping. But the counter replies are so varied and rich in advice particularly adults' replies. You are wasting your precious time of youth to Can't you do anything productive? to Don't you have any patriotism? Do something for your country and finally to What are you planning to study after B.Sc?. My reply would be just a sheepish smile because I don't want to start a fight with "elder" people as my mom sternly puts it. Oh!!!! I'm a no-nonsense person and a good argument lover. this opportunity is too great to leave. But some things are best unsaid, that is, before the person you want to take a swipe at. So I decided to "take a swipe" behind their backs. This can be very interesting and relieving for me. Here goes.

I'm not wasting my precious youth at all. Instead I'm doing exactly what everyone should do and what these so called adults did at our age - Enjoying every moment of life. As for doing anything productive, I'm doing what is needed to become productive - Studying. Any patriotism?? Who said anything about the country?? Ok, I don't want to stay any where near India but that doesn't mean I'm not patriotic. My idea of patriotism is very different thank you very much. Who said I don't want to do anything for my country. I've a loooooong life ahead and I have a plan. Finally, what am I planning to study after B.Sc? Thats not a question at all. They don't want me to answer. That's a conversation starter in which they will advise me, no convince me, of what's best for me i.e., I should definitely study to write the Indian civil services exam because I can read a book without putting it down for days. Now that's crazy. They don't listen to my repeated protests of I'm interested in doing my Ph.D in chemistry which is dismissed with a wave of a hand. So that person thinks that he has more say in my personal matters just because he is an adult and supposedly "saw the world".

How dare that person sit in my own house and dismiss me? There's no need for other people to confuse me more as I'm confused already because of my varied interests. I wanted to be an archeologist at one point of time. And I have a great interest in fashion which I wanted to pursue in London but I'm warned with a  "It's not a respectable career darling!!!". And I wanted an English degree simply because I love the language. And then I had a small vision of me being a New York times' best-selling author. Let's see,  an Oscar winning actress, a hot-shot business woman, a fashion photographer ................... and I ended up confused and decided I want to become a scientist on the advice of my favorite grand father. I know I did a crazy thing but somehow it felt good, so I went along with it. And now this man comes and tells me I should do something else. Ok, do you readers have any more suggestions?? Bring it on!! It'll do a great help to me. How about  me being a chef??