“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“We are very very small. But we are profoundly capable of very very big things.”

- Stephen Hawkings

The man who despite his uncurable amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (motor neurone disease), whom the doctors said he would not survive more than two or three years. He battled the odds and has survived much longer than any other known sufferer of ALS. His failing body may not have the strength to fight on, but his mind certainly does. He’s the one who inspired me to be an astronomer when i was younger. Of course, i have since realized that i’m not really a math or science person…
The equation of S = ( A^2 )P

Success = (Atitude*Ability)Perseverence = Nothing is impossible if you set your heart to it.

Jeff Corwin in Borneo!!!!! whoohooo!!! I just luv that guy and his sense of humor. Just caught the episode on Animal Planet! Check out the episode guide here.

“Your heartsong is your inner beauty, It’s the song in your heart that wants you to help make yourself a better person, and to help other people do the same. Everybody has one.” - Matthew Stepanek

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I still remember the first evening there at the Kinabatangan River… night was falling and we were still speeding on the boat on a 2 1/2 hr journey to our guesthouse…
The night sky was incredible… it was a little cloudy but the stars shone with that extra halo and glow and there were millions of them that lit up the entire skies… I’ve never seen so many stars in my entire life!
Back on Earth, the fireflies lit up the river banks like Christmas trees… it was just spectacular… trees after trees of synchronised light performance by the thousands of fireflies… Simply magic
I was just feeling the breeze on my face, looking up towards the skies, lying at the edge of the boat feeling the cool river water and entertained by the fireflies x’mas trees parade… and i think to myself…

What a wonderful world…. Good night