Absconding Paranoid

It's been a week already! The saddle soreness and numb palms from the 300 km brevet ride are still bothering me a bit, but the memories are still fresh :) On 22-Jul-2017, I reached the start point of the brevet at around 4 AM (It was well before start time of 6 AM) by riding around 5 km to Balanagar and getting a lift from Vikranth. We thought of getting the bike check done and brevet card stamped at around 4:30 AM as we were told to reach the start point 1:30 hours before the start time. However, instead of the volunteers, we were warmly welcomed by a bunch of mosquitoes as soon as we got out of the car. We tried to sleep a bit, which, of course, did not happen. Slowly fellow riders Franklin, Prem, PV Sivaram, Pavan etc., arrived. Vishu and Rajeev too arrived, and we slowly got into chit-chatting and getting off the bikes from cars. Franklin had an issue with the rear tube and he had to change it even before we got to the bike check. Later on the festive atmosphere kicked in as ...

Two years after my first brevet, I was in a phase which I couldn't even remotely dream of a few years ago. Conquering brevets in 2015 and after that, riding and running a bit became my favourite morning routine. Recently I started eying a full marathon and started training for that. Last Saturday, the super randonneur medal from 2015 season (along with a 200 km brevet medal from February 2016) finally reached me in the medal ceremony. It was nice to catch up with fellow riders. A few of them asked me if I was doing the infamous Heaven and Hell ride this time. I said I did not give it a thought yet. I was wondering if the brevet would come in the way of marathon training, but a fellow rider reminded me of need to stick to riding in order to run better. Four days passed by and I found myself renewing my AIR BIB number and registering for the brevet without any planning. My only thought was - "What better way can I spend the coming weekend? :)" Planned to leave early f...

Peace... Chaos! Chaos... Peace! Look around you... The chaos seems to be peacefully surrounding you. Look at you... The peace seems to be in chaos. Look closely... The peace seems to volatile. Waiting to fade away at the slightest turbulence. The chaos seems to be waiting to settle down. Look at the people around you... Many of them won't be able to make your peace stronger. Few of them would share the peace, but leave with their share sooner or later... and might or might not come back often. Very few of them pour in their peace to make you believe in it. Sometimes, you might feel alone in chaos amidst a bunch of familiar faces. Sometimes, you might feel the peace in you relaxing in the rocking chair when you are alone. Look deep within...the absconding paranoid finds the nest to rest. The peace might be chaotic... but the chaos would also be peaceful. They co-exist like the 2 faces of a coin... chasing each other at every toss. Now look at batman... He might ...

Good times Good old times Good pals Good old pals Roads Smooth roads Ghastly roads The beats The variations in them Feels lively all over again Navigating the dirt roads Vrooming up the ghat roads Watching the waterfalls Feeling the thundering sound Getting excited about a tiger that could sneak up on you on a morning walk Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Its the road trip!!! A sense of freedom is breaking the dawn We were dancing in our seats without giving a damn The lost glory was retold by the old songs collection The moments were nothing short of perfection The chips kept rolling The nights kept waiting We kept laughing But didn't stop playing Good times Good old times Good pals Good old pals From darkness to light From daylight to twilight The milestones kept whizzing by The headbanging continues From naps to snaps Like a flowing river on versatile terrains The road is our domain! Once again, let's be insane! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! ...