We don’t usually get to see a starry sky. Well, there will be few visible stars here, but not too many to lie down and admire like it used to be when I was a kid. Back then we used to lie on the rooftop often.

Eventhough our place and surrounding is not as polluted as the city, we live close to airport, naturally air pollution and light pollution is inevitable on certain days. But yesterday, I am not sure if its the calmness after the rain and cyclone that the city faced last week, I accidentally noticed too many stars in the sky.

And my mind went like, isn’t it a perfect night to lie down and star gaze?!

I took a photo of the night sky in my Google Pixel… Finally a day to take astro photography. How will I miss it?! Then I kept both the phone downstairs. Took my yoga mat and neck pillow… Lied down and stared at the starry skies that stretched far and wide. Oh… Also fully prepared by wearing my specs… My eyes aren’t that sharp without my glasses.

Of course, I wasn’t able to see as many stars as my phone did(photo above)… But I was satisfied enough with the show the moonless sky was put. There were more stars than I have ever seen. I know moon has enough days to shine. But when it’s off, it’s time for the stars to steal the show.

I felt at peace looking at the sky. It reminded me the days in the past I surrendered to the nightsky because world felt too cold and cruel. I was listening to the rawness of the surroundings… The sound of the cicadas, the distant sound of bats and black drongo that were hovering around in the sky, the tune orchestra by coconut tree leaves, and the sound of airplane, bus horn and train horn murmuring from the backdrop. I was taking in all…

My mind went silent and then came the sound of a duck squad… It felt very distant as if they were flying up above… My sneaky mind voice broke the beautiful moment telling me hope they don’t do droppings while they fly over me… What an unviber…

My thoughts drifted back to the silence again. Felt like my existential crisis went on a short vacation. But then suddenly a drop of tear from both my eyes rolled over my cheeks. Didn’t know why though… Is it because of how lonely it feels without my dog around. Is it because of how much I have handled this year… Is it because of how much I loved the moment.

I wasn’t sure… And at that moment I didn’t care either. It’s just that I felt so glad that moment happened. I was glad that finally everything had fallen into place. And I am glad that I am much stronger than who I was from the last time I stared at the sky.