2009 will be the International Year of Astronomy. In 1608, Dutch spectacle makers Hans Lippershey, Zacharias Janssen, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar crafted a device to enable "far seeing". A year later, in 1609, Galileo pointed it to the night sky, and telescope-based observation (and the word "telescope") was born. Now, 400 years after Galileo first saw the wonders of ...
6pm...got to go home now. It has been a stressful day for me. I packed some things to be done at home since it would be a long vacation. Finally, I would have the much needed vacation that I need. Christmas has always been my favorite holiday ever since I was a kid. I look forward to it every single time. As I rode the jeepney on my way home, I can't help but notice some kids who are busy caroling even inside the jeepney, These few days, I have been busy finishing for the dreaded deadlines ...