Blank is #BetterByBicycle

My favorite children's book is J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.  As a child, I've always loved stories that expand my world and  Barrie's concept of Neverland was a perfect escape for a child longing for adventures and limitless possibilities. I thought of it back then as the ultimate playground for exploration. I also loved that the protagonist  explores this wonderful world through flying. I have been exposed to other fictional characters who fly, like Superman or Atom, early on, but Peter's ability resonated more with my young self because of its special condition - the fairy dust and happy thoughts. I thought those ingredients made the idea of flying more fun. It made me long to fly too. My favorite night dreams are always when I'm flying. For a while, it kinda made me believed that a time will come when humans will learn how to fly. Maybe in another million years of evolution, who knows, anything's possible. But for the meantime, we can only rely on the availab...

This weekend, my ride buddies, who also happened to be my students, seem to be busy with their academics, only one student joined me. Actually there was another one who confirmed to join but failed to show up because he woke up late. But that didn't discourage me from pushing the weekend ride, I always welcome change of plans. I had to change route because the student who joined me was taking it slow on the road. She got involved in a motorcycle accident a couple of years ago, it fractured her collarbone and for a while, she didn't ride a two wheeler out of fear. I was her class adviser then when the accident happened, the academic calendar had just ended, but I saw her a couple of times with her mother and sister.  I am aware of the suffering she went through from that accident. Back then, I thought she would take a break from schooling, I was happy to see her back after the summer break. I followed her pace to make sure that she stayed on the inner lane. It was probably the s...