Terrace talks. And coffee.

Now, fingers crossed, let’s see what the coming decade holds. This year will be year I hope to learn the arts of time management & prioritising and conquer the handicap that is procrastination. Let this be the year of creativity and peace. Let this year be the year of Earth. Amen.

Day 8 of #letsartwithavanti : Once upon a morning in Devipattanam, 2015. @avantinatarajan 😁 #30daysofkalai #terracetalksandcoffee

Day 7 of #letsartwithavanti : Once upon an evening in Sydney, 2018. @avantinatarajan 🌅 #30daysofkalai #terracetalksandcoffee #evenicandogrids

Day 6 of #letsartwithavanti : Once upon an evening in Theni, 2018. @avantinatarajan 🌄 #longerdaylazierhack #30daysofkalai #terracetalksandcoffee

Day 5 of #letsartwithavanti : Once upon an evening in Varkala, 2014. @avantinatarajan 🌅 #longdaylazyhack #30daysofkalai #terracetalksandcoffee

Day 4 of #letsartwithavanti : What’s better than Marudhani? Marudhani matching with Avva 💞 @avantinatarajan 🤗 #30daysofKalai #marudhanibuddies #மாய்யம்மாதாய்யம்மா #terracetalksandcoffee

Day 3 of #letsartwithavanti : Taronga Zoo, Sydney. @avantinatarajan 🐯 #30daysofkalai #terracetalksandcoffee

Is this how the bias is normalised? @kittydoc @aminalikhan Done with the series with this one - The Watercooler Episode. ————————————————————— Let’s get the conversation rolling, shall we? Writing this as a part of #agenerationwithoutgenderbias For a few of us, the boundaries might be blurry now. But it exists. Even in the most privileged setup, it exists. In the form of tradition. Superstition. Social conditioning. Even in the form of safety. Personal yaaayy that I got to write again after a while and actually got around to posting it on SM. @vanapechi @kittydoc @smartgirlrb @nithila_c @docarulmozhi @maverick.prem #post6 #towriteortotype #longerpost #lastone #steelmalligais #terracetalksandcoffee

Prints for her! Prints for him! Prints for you and me! Prints for everyone!!!! ————————————————————— Let’s get the conversation rolling, shall we? Writing this as a part of #agenerationwithoutgenderbias For a few of us, the boundaries might be blurry now. But it exists. Even in the most privileged setup, it exists. In the form of tradition. Superstition. Social conditioning. Even in the form of safety. Personal yaaayy that I got to write again after a while and actually got around to posting it on SM. @vanapechi @kittydoc @smartgirlrb @nithila_c @docarulmozhi @maverick.prem #post5 #onemoretogo #towriteortotype #printandpattern #steelmalligais #terracetalksandcoffee

The Tale of the Lone Wolf. ————————————————————— Let’s get the conversation rolling, shall we? Writing this as a part of #agenerationwithoutgenderbias For a few of us, the boundaries might be blurry now. But it exists. Even in the most privileged setup, it exists. In the form of tradition. Superstition. Social conditioning. Even in the form of safety. Personal yaaayy that I got to write again after a while and actually got around to posting it on SM. @vanapechi @kittydoc @smartgirlrb @nithila_c @docarulmozhi @maverick.prem #post4 #towriteortotype #longerpost #steelmalligais #dadsmakemeantutors #notasmeanasmomsthough #terracetalksandcoffee

So when does the conditioning begin / happen? ————————————————————— Let’s get the conversation rolling, shall we? Writing this as a part of #agenerationwithoutgenderbias For a few of us, the boundaries might be blurry now. But it exists. Even in the most privileged setup, it exists. In the form of tradition. Superstition. Social conditioning. Even in the form of safety. Personal yaaayy that I got to write again after a while and actually got around to posting it on SM. @vanapechi @kittydoc @smartgirlrb @nithila_c @docarulmozhi @maverick.prem #post3 #towriteortotype #steelmalligais #terracetalksandcoffee

Why / how does it matter which gender proposes first? Makes the first move? The want or need to feel pampered and respected, yeah that is understandable and essential. But why does gender have to play a role even in an act love? ——————————————— Let’s get the conversation rolling, shall we? Writing this as a part of #agenerationwithoutgenderbias For a few of us, the boundaries might be blurry now. But it exists. Even in the most privileged setup, it exists. In the form of tradition. Superstition. Social conditioning. Even in the form of safety. Personal yaaayy that I got to write again after a while and actually got around to posting it on SM. @vanapechi @kittydoc @smartgirlrb @nithila_c @docarulmozhi @maverick.prem #post2 #towriteortotype #steelmalligais #terracetalksandcoffee

Let’s get the conversation rolling, shall we? Writing this as a part of #agenerationwithoutgenderbias For a few of us, the boundaries might be blurry now. But it exists. Even in the most privileged setup, it exists. In the form of tradition. Superstition. Social conditioning. Even in the form of safety. Personal yaaayy that I got to write again after a while and actually got around to posting it on SM. @vanapechi @kittydoc @smartgirlrb @nithila_c @docarulmozhi @maverick.prem #post1 #towriteortotype #steelmalligais #terracetalksandcoffee

I first read this book way back in '03 (or '04). It was a love at first sight that turned out to be a clandestine affair - because we were in SRV and only curriculum books were 'allowed' in the hostel (Read - Even newspapers had entertainment pages / supplements removed) So when someone smuggled in a Reader's Digest Collection of Novels, we were in seventh heaven! Couple of us even became friends just to share that book. ❣️ An abridged version of this book was a part of that 5-in-1 collection and originally a part of a quartet, it is this one that has stuck with me all through these years. And it is after this book that I devoured all things that was Nora Roberts. It is just a simple romance novel with all the right sentimental elements thrown in. Yet, something about this story soothes me. Always. When I caught the location references about Maryland and D.C. after I moved there, some major excitement happened too. 😇 Also, Seth Quinn was a major high school crush. 🤓 Resh, this one is for you machi. I can imagine your trademark smile on reading this. #comfortcomesinallforms #myhappyrealm #takemebacktoSRV #simplertimes #eduthaputhagammudipen #book8of2017 #procastinatedbymorethantwoweeks http://ift.tt/2tFR3Qv

I should have paid heed to @smartgirlrb 's eye roll when she saw this book. 🙇🏻‍♀️ Because I can never get enough of Sujatha (read Ganesh - Vasanth) I picked this one at the book fair this year. What I've taken away from this book is that, lost in translation kills the story. Not that it is bad translation, but the intricacies of the language is lost. A single word can twist the story. And in this one, a loose end is tied up cos of how one word is pronounced differently in different dialects and that, obviously, cannot be translated without missing the essence. Not that all translations are bad. But some can put you off them for a while. Make you wary. And this is my dose of the latter. If you are non-Tamil reading, want-to-know Sujatha person, then go for this. Now, have to finish வசந்த்! வசந்த்! to get some more of (authentic) Ganesh - Vasanth. 🤓 #vasanthbebookbae2 #eduthaputhagammudipen #book7of2017 #procastinatedbytwoweeks http://ift.tt/2rvx7NW

I picked this one cos : 1. The author - her other books top @nithila_c and mine comfort-read list. 2. That slighta somewhat connected to Kaatru Veliyidai feel, wrt to the story outline and the cover, especially since this came out soon after the movie. Being a period book, it is a happy read for most parts. Even though it is a light read, it makes one think about the gray areas surrounding wars. Though Baaz and Tehmina have slight resemblances to VC and Leela here and there, they couldn't be more different too. Also, what's with me and movie-books lately? 🤔 #procasinatedpost2 #realmcrossovers #baazbecuterthanVC #eduthaputhagammudipen #book5of2017 http://ift.tt/2qQgT6C