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I wanted to post this entry sooner, precisely immediately after my dad's minor accident. The reason being that at that very point I was really inspired but now writers' block has taken over.

I tried googling on whether are they any mode of transportation that faced extinction. What triggers me on this subject is bicycle. Bicycle was one of the oldest and first mode of transportation. It is a cheap and practical way of travelling although not for long distance.

I live on Penang Island in Malaysia, also known as The pearl of the orient. It's an island that has enough happenings of a city and yet it still maintains its heritage treasures.

The latest craze in Penang is cycling (the world has nothing else to create and goes back to the things once used by our forefathers?). The government actively promote this activity, many organizations took this opportunity to organise cycling events and the opportunist started making money from this whole cycling hoo-haa . My family participate too since we are true blue Penangites. Well, cycling is good for the air (no emission of smokes to pollute the air) and good for health because it's a form of exercise too. So, why not join in the fun?

On a rainy morning, while cycling downhill,my dad slipped over a wet leaf and fell from his bicycle. Luckily, he only bruised his leg and did not tumble down the hill. At that point, I realised that once we step out of our house, it is not safe out there (well, staying at home is not so safe after all but that's a different story).

Anyway, that made me realise that we have to be grateful that we made it to a destination safely no matter what mode of transportation we were on. We often take our loved ones for granted and casually say goodbye but have we ever thought that that could be the last time we see them? We have to appreciate the people around us and learn not to get mad over trivial things. After all, what is life if not for the other humans around us.

Will we be happy with lots of material possessions but no loved ones or will we be happy with enough material possessions but many loved ones to share them with? I am sure I will find happiness with the latter.

Lets check out my family members' bicycle.
Dad's bicycle.
Mum's.
Bro's bicycle. He was the first in the family to take up this hobby.
Mine. If you have not notice by now, mine is a stationery bicycle. I can only ride in machines that has three wheels (tricycle) or more. So in order to keep up with the family spirit, I got myself this.