10, 9, 8.... 3, 2, 1.....

2 nights ago, I saw on Tv the launch Discovery space shuttle at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Although the 1 dB English voice over (superseded by Nihonngo report), it was an exciting experience.

Actually it was nearly 8 minutes before take-off when I turned the TV on.
Although I want to glue myself on the bed and watch the 8 minutes preparation,
I rush to my half-filled bath tub and pamper myself with a warm and relaxing wash.
I lighted my aroma oil set (lavender) to soothe my body and hopefully take away the stress.
When I got off the tub, I was seconds before the 10, 9, .. 3, 2,1 count down.

It was ambitious step of NASA to send Discovery to orbit the space
and provide aeronautical studies after the accident two years ago.
The shuttle on the way home exploded killing all the crew.
wheeewh!

Anyway, Discovery probably can answer the question if we can live on Mars ten years from now.... hmmmph?
It's not the first time we heard it I know, but so many factors to consider there before they can conclude
that indeed human survival there is possible.

Last night I was almost half done reading "The Orange Girl" from the Scandinavian author Jostein Gaardner.
One of the character (Jorge) there is puzzled the relationship of the mentioning of hubble space telescope
on his dad's story. I cannot give a synopsis of the novel right now cause I haven't finished it yet but believe me
I want to stop working and go home to finish half of the book.

Anyway Jorge mentioned that his dad died just as NASA launched the Hubble space telescope.
If you remember hubble space telescope had a problem on its lens.
I myself didn't understand what he said but what I understood is that NASA fixed the telescope byadding
correcting mirror or lens to produce better quality image. No time for technical stuff.

Its really fascinating that sometimes we are mostly far sighted.
We have to go to space and take the image on the larger scale.
We have to move and cross miles of distance just to realize what we really don't see.

I am now living thousands of kilometers and often I feel what I love and miss.
Do i need a lens too, thick as hubble space telescope?
I'm not sure anymore, just as like the stars in nebula.

I am changing constantly.
What I feel maybe different from what I feel minutes ago when I started writting this blog.
A while ago, I was alone, now my boss is right beside me checking the documents I prepared.
Tough huh? still doing this crazy blog hahaha.

Anyway, A month ago during my first assignment here in Japan, I felt lonely almost depressed.
To the point that I wake up 12am doing chores just to remove the thoughts in my head.
I missed her alot but I'm not sure if the feeling is mutual.
I guess more of the platonic.. damn plato hehehe!
Did he invented this kind of feeling.
Why didnt he just sticked on the study of the "republic"?

Hmmp anyway that phase is over.. "home-sick" has no place here.
now I feel better!
I love the people who I'm with today.
It's really fantastic if you know you got friends and someone
that you can grab out of their chair and stroll around Kannai or anywhere on the busy alley of Yokohama.