A little whisper in the dark

Shooting Stars

I reckon its about 4 or 5 years back, gazes were turned to the sky for what was billed as the meteorite shower of the decade. We'd gone to Tanah Merah in the hopes of finding a dark spot on this crowded and well lit island so as to get the best view of rocks falling out of the sky. And as the time drew near, so did clouds, which obscured the night sky.

We stared at the sky, sulked a bit, and went home when it was clear the clouds weren't going anywhere anytime soon.

I was at Kent Ridge Park last night, once again, the clouds were out in force, with little to indicate any meteor shower. I saw two shooting stars plunging - through the clouds. She saw the second one; the first shooting star she'd ever seen.

On a night where the only other thing we could see in the sky was a solitary satellite, it was definitely special.

posted by Chung Leong @ 1:58 AM