Absconding Paranoid

I walked into the room where I left my backpack. My eyes involuntarily focused on the bag. The bag contains a significant amount of luggage I had piled up over the past seven and a half years. And somehow my mind quickly came up with the title of this post. It also started thinking about all kinds of perspectives I should be having, and also how I should feel about it. The questions which it evoked would seem rather simple: "Is it good?" "Is it bad?" "Are you happy?" "Are you sad?" "Is it heavy?" "Is it light?" "Do you want to relive those days?" In a nutshell, my mind provoked me to think about "Did it go well?" part. I filled the bag yesterday while sorting out things and documents. I already knew that the bag would be heavy. But my heart did not feel as heavy while carrying it back home. It felt good to be alive and having a chance to go through the experiences. I am glad I had somethin...

Simple and solid, Nimble and neat. Picked up a chrome sidewinder, to unleash the retro rider. The onlookers' jaws will drop, but the pedaling can't stop! Beckon the 'weapon', and reckon it's heaven! Code name - Sting Ray It sure makes you sway! After holding on to the dream of getting a fixie (fixed gear bicycle) for more than two years, I finally got one yesterday after trading out my mtb. The Bike Affair folks were kind enough to give me a demo bike and ride for a week to make an informed decision. Sure enough, the experience only added weight to my choice. I revered the fixie in the very first Astr demo ride way back in 2015. The experience back then was so good and fun, that I immediately connected to it. I started out with good caution after double checking both the brakes. On encountering the first uphill, I thought I might need to grind a bit. But surprisingly, it tackles the up-hills very well! On the downhills, I just lifted off my legs and...