The Absence of Stars

I miss starry nights. Bangkok's night sky is a smoggy blanket that's speckled with maybe seven visible twinkles. At least last night, when Linnea, the other English teacher, Wayne, and I went to the large and active Lumphini Park to listen a free concert in the park by the Bangkok Symphony (which was lovely), we saw Orion's Belt. But normally, the light and air pollution steal my beloved sparklies away from me.

When there was a historical meteor shower in November (the name of which escapes me at this moment), the news reports said that the shower would be the most spectacular in Asia, notably in Thailand. But the sky was too smoggy for me to witness the phenomenon. Sad face.

Thankfully, when I'm at Koh Samet, the stars come out to play. It's just another reason why Samet is one of my most favorite places in the whole world.