Leaving My 2013, Hoping a Bright 2014

Dear Diary,

I look back what I had gone through in this year. There was happiness, joy, sadness, anger, temptations, hangovers and the most painful of all "Loss". Life aint a bed of roses but the thorns could have been less.

The happiest moments were the times I spent with my friends but as most ones are now far past my grasp and so it is tough to get back the good old days . But that shouldn't stop me from havin fun. Life keeps moving and if we keep slacking around we wont accomplish anything and regret what the time I had wasted.

Parting with people is the hardest thing that suffered this year. Its tough to forget and move on.

I am thankful to my friends and family who stayed with me and supported me during my harshest and painful hours. Made things easier till today. Thank God for the lessons He taught me although His methods of teaching is painful. I just pray tomorrow onwards be light. Its a New Year, a fresh start. Have not planned a new year resolution cause I am bad at keeping it but prepared a "wish-list".

Whatever bad has happened in this year or in the past, leave it behind. You will need space to cherish and embrace the New Year. Lots to happen and lots to make things happen.  

Wish you all a very Merry 2014.

Love and Peace,
Rajesh Mohan

Tea Pavillion - Dictionary in Public

A few days back i saw a post on Facebook ... Tea Pavilion, everyone is invited for Tea... I was clueless on what was Kochi Muziris Biennale in store for us now with Tea... The invitation was only the beginning. I used to be late, but this time i was really early for the show. Saw my compadre Edwin David Sam and rest of the Biennale team working for the Tea Pavilion Show.

They told me all about the program and was amazed that Tea was part of art. If it's a bad tea in the morning....I'm sure the rest of the day is gonna be bad.

The whole idea was from Dorothee Albercht. She is from Berlin and has been travelling all around the world, India, South Africa and China exploring the social, political and artistic spaces based on the culture and the global changes in these recent times. She has brought up a wonderful artwork and installations at Sao Paulo
Biennale 2012, the Guangzhou Triennal 2008. More on her can be looked upon www.dorotheealbrecht.net .

What has brought her here was, she had gone all over India and found one common habit of every Indian - having Tea. The day starts with one and ends in one. Its one thing we all do but none of has thought about this
in deep. Wake up...you need tea, in the afternoon we need a tea, after a whole days work its tea you need. She recognized it....its not only the tea, the conversations, the arguments, the approach of every people.

Her video installation was on Nandilal Kumar, who is one of the popular tea maker in Fort Kochi. Fort Kochi's wakeup call is his tea and Kochi-Muzris Biennale had invited him personally to spread his amazing tea for all. I am sure next time i go to Fort Kochi, i know where to find the best tea. All thanks to Kochi Muziris Biennale and the team who had the event at its best.