It was a dark stormy night It was a dark stormy night. The monsoon rain was pounding incessantly against the window. Two men huddled on a couch in an apartment in Ampang. The older one, whom they call The Master, seemed calm and collected. The younger one, Boy, was fidgety. The fancy deco, the jug of icecold air bandung and jars of lubricants on the table appeared in stark contrast with the subject that they were discussing. The future of the Malaysian space programme. Boy “Master, is it going to be the moon or Mars ? The Chinese and the Russians are heading for the moon in 2018, the Japanese are aiming for the asteroid belt in 2016, the Americans are firm on Mars” The Master just stared outside. Boy “Please Master, you have to let me know. Is it going to be Jupiter? Where is our destiny? What is the future of our space programme?” The Master continued staring outside. A slight, just a slight smile formed on his lips. Boy “Oh.. Master, tell me is it going to be the Moon, Mars or Jupiter?” The Master spoke “Let’s take it one day at a time, Boy. Tonight, it is going to be Uranus” Boy yelped. The Master stood up. … to be continued
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 05:38:03 +0000
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