Have you ever took a time during the night and spent hours looking at the night sky counting stars? I did that and it’s been awhile since my last star gazing session.
I have always felt in love with the stars. I still remember when i was a teenager, i was so obsessed with the night sky. I used to go out during the night and grouped with my teenage friends at the small football field. It was a very stupid idea to sleep on top of the grass for hours but we really felt good inside, without saying much.
There was a time during 96′ after the notorious flood in keningau, barely could you see a house with any ray of light. The devastated land was darken for almost half a year because of the electricity cut-off. A lost world during the night. But because of the darkness of night, you could see a sea of stars and there is no other place can compare with it. The sky was like been painted with a greenish and blueish colours, all over. It was a super magical moment in my life. Sometimes you can see stars that move from one place to another. okey, that was something weird actually but who cares, not many can see that.
One of my memorable star gazing event was in a middle of the jungle and i was standing in the middle of a river. Trees as old as time and they were huge!!! Scary as hell but geez, im still alive. I have experienced eclipes, tahi bintang, moving stars, and yeah, comet!! Back in 97 or 98, there was a comet named Hale-Bob (if im not mistaken) completed its circle around the sun and it was so near to the earth that you could see it with a naked eyes. it was like a bird shit flattened on your car front glass, or something like that, so-so. i dont know if i can make it to another 86 years from that day to see another glimpse of that comet. Once in my lifetime, for sure.
One thing i never experienced until now is the meteor shower. The sky will be brighten if it occurs. I can’t wait to see that.
