Cross-Cultural Conversations

Observations by a Malaysian studying in Australia

Starstruck

 

Today as I was walking out of the Dining Hall after dinner, I looked at the clear evening sky – as one normally would – beautifully dotted with stars. I caught sight of a particularly bright one, the brightest in the night sky, and golden-coloured too. I exclaimed, “Ooh, what a bright star!” – as one normally would – and continued to gaze at it while I was walking.

 

As I took a few steps forward, I realised its brightness was fading. This star’s brightness is affected by the angle of the viewer! A quarter of a second later, highly aware that this statement was totally incorrect, and realising how it seems to be “falling”, I understood that it was in fact a falling star – my first ever falling star.

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