Cavanaugh's Postulate
All kookies are not in a jar.


Morning Cycling
It really takes something to get up early in the morning and go cycling. But then again, the pleasure derived from it, is something out of this world.
There is something in it, like you are magically transported to this wonderland where everything seems serene and calm, and the only thing that seems to be active in this mysterious land are your eyes for seeing and your legs for pedalling. The mind is in a realm of its own, thinking in its own waves and all the cycling going on unconsciously in the back of the mind.
Which brings me back to cycling.
Every morning, 6am awakes me with an alarm, the sound of which always seems to permeate my dreams. After the unavoidable morning ablutions, I get up on my cycle, and start cycling, with an empty stomach, as always.
Where? Wherever the road takes me. Though I do plan my trips.
I end up going to some really far-off places: PalliKaranai, Beasant Nagar beach, Egmore, Marina Beach, IIT are to name a few. They usually last an hour and a half, or about 15 km.
The perfect condition for cycling would be: cool weather, cloudy sky, windy day, very less or no traffic at all, and of course, smooth roads. And these are very, I repeat, very hard to find, in Madras atleast.
Some of these journeys also find me with a camera, a Canon Powershot A40, belonging to my cowsin, of course. And with these, I often shoot what I title as "Memories of Madras" and I plan to take them to US, a reminder of where I was from. One simple example which I managed to capture is:

Vivekananda Memorial, on Marina beach, in the morning.

Why I do these? As a form of exercise? Probably, I dunno. Actually, I hope not. But it does seem to keep me peppy throughout the day. It must be noted that I am also partly inspired by all the people doing morning exercise. This one below is but one form of it.

Kanoeing. Another healthy option for exercising.
A costly one, though. You must be a part of the
Madras boat club to do this.

I must say that the last word is that, the day seems to last longer because of this, and the nights seem to be more dreamier.