The joy cycling

My latest buy... well not a gadget, but enough to give me similar kicks. A brand new mountain bike, or rather MTB. Its also popularly referred locally as a Ranger bike.

Why did I decide to go for one? Many reasons.. but the most important one -> exercise. Ya, isnt cycling a great way of exercising. I used to walk around pretending to exercise, and it was not doing much good. My waistline parameters were not deviating the way I would have liked them to. And I did not have enough motivation to join a gym. So here I'm; cycling my way around.

Its a cool way to exercise. You can see the scenery move by. You always feel the wind in your face, so getting wet by sweat is out. Also, in a place like Bangalore, cycling will keep you out of many traffic jams, just cycle-walk on the footpath (don't if there is traffic on the footpath too :).

World Trade Center | Movie

Is it not too late to make this movie, way too late after the actual event. The movie overall is very emotional, and leaves you stressed out at the end, with uncomfortable thoughts about your own life and its losses. And guess what... its rated PG-13 for intense and emotional content, some disturbing images and language!! Forget the images and the language, the emotional content is a bit too much to handle.

The movie is a lot about couple of PAPD (Port Authority Police Department) cops who get stuck under the WTC debris after the towers collapse, and their rescue. Many flashbacks to the happy pasts with their families, the struggles in their own lives. The WTC debris looks too unreal, a lot like a set, the rescuers dirty as if working in a coal mine collapse.

But the movie has some great moments, like one where someone over the radio announces.. "History has been re-written today".

And some funny lines like ..
Emergency response team: Got a name Marine?
Marine Rescuer: Staff Sergeant Karnes
Emergency response team: Got something a little shorter?
Marine Rescuer: Staff Sergeant

Overall a good movie, but definitely not a must-watch. I would rather say, United 93 was a much better movie related 9/11, and is a must-watch.

Last night I saw a Shooting Star :)

Wow! What a sight it was....

Had my dinner last night and was standing in the adjacent terrace. The sky was particularly clear last night. Could see lot of celestial formations (read stars), but could not identify a single one :P .

And then I saw it... A bright blob, like a diamond in the rock, moved fast from above towards the horizon. The movement was so fast it must have lasted for less than a second. I noticed that the blob, initially bigger in size, was getting smaller until it finally vanished to thin air (air in space, huh??)

It was a genuine WOW moment. I saw a shooting star.. first time ever!! I felt instant joy in my heart. And ya, I made my magic 'wish' too.

Now that I think of it.. was it a sign... I would like to believe it was. Well I can sing the popular Ace of Base song ...
'I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes'
'I saw the sign'

Adios, lookout for your shooting star mates !

NASA link on shooting stars.