There is a total lunar eclipse scheduled tonight, and it is reported to last for 73 minutes. If you are in Europe, Africa and Western Asia you should be able to see the entire event.
I could see the full moon from my window earlier, as we were getting ready to land in Bahrain. I kept on thinking about how the world keeps on throwing us into these ridiculous situations, leaving us to figure things out. The world is probably laughing at all of us, along with our friendly lunar eclipse moon.
I’m sitting in the Bahrain Business Class Lounge and it is beautiful; these lovely sofas flanked by canopies, soft yellow light, hardwood floors. Five years ago, I remember being in the very same airport — sitting by the gumball machine in front of Duty Free at 4 in the morning, bug-eyed and dog-tired, flying back to Manila from France, writing in my journal, uncertain of the future. I can’t believe how long ago that was. I was only 23 years old, and the world was mine.
I didn’t see the gumball machine. Somebody must have figured out it wasn’t a very strategic location. In any case, I have about 2 hours more to kill before boarding my plane to Doha. Here I am, still writing in my journal (sans pencil and paper), still uncertain about the future, but ten times more ready for anything because I know I’ll have my Juju with me. And yes, the world is still mine.
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PS. I’m taking advantage of alcohol while I still can, since I still don’t know how long it will take till I get an alcohol license in Doha. I am half drunk from the buffet. Apparently, once a bottle of wine or champagne is half-empty (or half full, for you positive birds out there), they take it away and replace it with a new one. Crazy bastards.
