There is No Dark Side of the Moon...In fact it is all Dark !!!!

There is no Dark of Side Of The Moon , In fact it is All Dark

It is common to say that time heals all wounds.  And generally, it does.  Painful episodes from your life become less painful over time.  It is just harder to remember the degree of discomfort you felt in the past either from a physical injury or from an emotionally difficult time. 

There is good reason for pain to fade over time.  Even though an event may have been painful, it does not make sense for us to relive that pain again repeatedly in the future.  Pain tends to focus your attention on the painful item and i hurts most when it returns.

A nuclear bomb of my past exploded and now I am caught in this mushroom cloud of despair and desolation.The walls of this fortress of mine is crumbling down, adding Another Brick in the Wall seems useless. I am Marooned and i want Run Like Hell from this Sorrow.I am going through a Momentary Lapse of Reason and i hear the Echoes in my mind shouting Hey You it is Time. I remain here Behind The Wall listening to the Delicate Sound of Thunder, feeling Comfortably Numb. I Wish You Were Here to Set The Controls For The Heart of The Sun  and See Emily Play. One of These Days i feel like i want to Take It Back. But for now it is Good Bye Blue Sky.

They flood my mind as rivers flood oceans,
Seated among My Thoughts,It is there that they snicker,
Their mild monotone laugh echoes across my mind
Slowly , they pierce through me
Has anyone else heard this ?
Does anyone hear it now ?
Is this me , a recollection , a deception
Perhaps not, I am depressed again

 i don't think i can keep on writing . i am drawing a blank.

Starry Night -The Beauty of the Heavens Above

Watching the night sky, for some it is a romantic , for others it can be a philosophical journey, for some (nerds) it is Star Wars and Star Trek ,for me,well tonight it a little bit frustrating. Yes, it is raining and so no star gazing tonight. I have always been fascinated by the Moon ,stars , planets ,galaxies,and the vast universe. I remember the days when my cousin and I spent hours on the rooftop of our house star gazing and on one special night we were able to witness the full eclipse of the moon. It was an amazing experience. 

Afterwards i drifted away and did not really  take  time to appreciate the the beauty of the heavens above until recently i witnessed something really amazing. A couple of weeks ago , while on a little trip , i saw what probably was one the most beautiful and clear night skies. I was stunned and then also realised how much i much i had forgotten about the stars,planets and constellations. I had to trace my steps back and do what i did as kid , that is getting to know your reference points in the night sky. 

How to find the Crux also known as the Southern Cross

My first one was the Southern Cross aka the Crux , the iconic constellation represented on the Australian and New Zealand flags.

Facing South , two very bright stars in the Milky Way can be seen quite near the horizon , one roughly above the other. They are known as Alpha Centauri* ( Rigil Kentauri ) and Beta Centauri  ( Hadar). Alpha being the lower one. These bright stars are typically called "The Pointers" as they point towards the Southern Cross.Drawing a line from aplha  through beta , continue a very short distance and you will encounter the Cross lying on its left side

Alpha Centauri  is also the brightest star in the centauri constellation  and is the closest star to our Solar system and a mere 4.3 light years away. ( one light year being 10 trillion km )

Orion's Belt

The constellation of Orion is one of the most impressive sights in the night sky.Viewed from the southern hemisphere the Orion appears upside-down but is is to recognise. Three bright stars in a line in the centre  of the constellation form the belt. Below these are two bright stars , Betelgeuse and Bellatrix . Above  the belt are two more bright stars , Rigel and Saiph.

Rigel is the brightest star in this constellation and shines with a white is bright light. Betelgeuse is the next brightest, it is  a red supergiant star , so massive in fact that if it was in the sun's place , it would have swallowed the Earth. Betelgeuse is 310 light-years away  while Rigel is 900 light years away.Even though Rigel is much further  than Betelgeuse , it is much brighter  and gives much more light.

The three stars in the belt  are Mintika , Alnilam and Alnitak. In the middle of these stars is an object that appears as a fuzzy or  fade star. It is in fact the spectacular  Great Nebula in  Orion. This great Nebula acts as a nursery  for stars . When the stars  are formed ,their heat causes the clouds to glow.   
  

People find different kind of inspiration from the observing the night sky,be it for scientific  advancement and  understanding the mysteries of the universe, be it for philosophical questions about our being and relations to God or be it  for a crazy weirdo like me who just contemplates its beauty. I would also like to share a very poetic description i came across while looking for the different pictures and facts. It is an epilogue of a book called "The Cosmic Dance - An invitation to experience our Oneness" by Joyce Rupp. 

" God as a dancer,  moving with all beings, dancing forth the creation, evolution -- where everything is dancing with everyone and everything else. All are held in the arms of compassionate belonging, yet each is set free to explore and expand and bring forth new expressions of itself. The universe is dance, alive with energy that brings forth and engages all things in rhythmic  relationship -- stars and galaxies, suns and planets, birds and butterflies, wind,waters, and soil, toads and humans-- all in one grand harmonious dance !  Earth is a divine work of art , a poem unfolding , a song ever being sung, always bringing forth greater and greater expressions of beauty and love "

"This I believe ! Each of us is a dancer in this cosmic dance. Each being, each human alive today is here,it participate in the creative adventure that is the universe. there can be no spectators, Some deep longing --each one's unique gift, a passion for belonging , our dream for the world of love and unity -- is urging us to get up and dance " -  Mary Southard

I also recommend the following BBC  STARGAZING Series  with Prof Brian Cox and Dara O'Brian

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xldz4EuV2U

My Hunt for the HTC One

Ever since I broke my Samsung Galaxy SII by dropping my table lamp on it, I have been on the lookout for a suitable replacement. As an Android fan boy, i could not get myself to turn to the Dark Side and end up getting an Iphone 5.That would have been synonymous with selling my soul to the devil even though I am a little Red Devil myself (if you know what i mean ). I was very much tempted to just upgrade from the Samsung Galaxy S2 to the S4 until i came across the HTC One.

 

What i Like  about the HTC One 

The best thing about the HTC One is its look and feel. It's one of the best looking smartphones hands down. And, perhaps more importantly, it's built to last.

The One also feels great , and that has a lot to do with the slight curvature of the rear panel. HTC chose to make the One's battery fixed in place, and that's not ideal, at least not for me.( i tend to use my phone a lot  thus draining down the battery quite easily ) But one benefit of this decision was that the battery could be placed between the display and the other internal hardware components, which enabled the company to create the comfortable curve of the One's rear panel. 

The One's rear panel is made almost entirely of brushed aluminum, with the exception of two horizontal ridges that lift the device just slightly off of the surface it's placed on, to protect the camera lens.The front of the One also features aluminum panels at the top and bottom of the display, and the metal stretches to all four corners on the front and back. This is notable because the aluminum helps protect the display from damage during drops and bumps. A pretty good feature specially for a klutz like me.

HTC One Speakers and Beats Audio Tech

I also like how the front-facing speakers look on the One, and they work very well. The One's notification LED is placed beneath the speaker holes, so it's not noticeable when it's not in use - and it looks cool when the LED in the speaker hole blinks. And I like how the One doesn't have any hardware buttons on its display. 

The One has two separate sets of speakers, one atop the front panel and one at its rear, so it can provide stereo sound. The HTC One's speakers are slightly louder than the GS4, HTC also claims that the One is optimized for use with Beats headphones, which implies you'll get better sound using a Beats headset than you would with headphones from another manufacturer. As I don't own any Beats products I don't think that i'll able to test it.

HTC One LCD Display

I prefer the display on the HTC One to the screen on Samsung's GS4. They're both high-quality displays. However, the LCD on the One is consistently brighter, even when both screens are set to their highest brightness settings, and the GS4 display seems slightly more pixilated in some instances

Determining which phone's display is best for you is largely a matter of preference, so you should check out both the One and GS4 side by side, if you can. The HTC packs a 1080p HD, 468ppi LCD. The GS4 has a 1080p HD 441ppi Super AMOLED display. So the resolution differences aren't major; it's the display type that makes a difference here. ( You can get full technical specs from gsmarena.com)

At the end of the day, HTC might well get bust in a year or two but  with the HTC One as its flagship model, they might go out with a bang.