Chinese On The Moon? Indians in Orbit?

Sure, everyone’s heard about the Chinese Space Program and the Manned Missions they’re planning, right? And the Moon Base they want to build? Whether as the butt of jokes around the world, or the subject of excitement (mainly on the part of the Chinese), it’s hardly escaped notice. But I hadn’t heard about India’s program until today. Indian Prime Minister Announces Mission to Moon Bangalore – Aug 20, 2003 The Chandrayan-1 mission, announced by the Prime Minister yesterday (August 15, 2003) during his Independence Day address to the nation, represents India’s foray into a planetary exploration era in the coming …

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And Now…

And now I am in Jeonju. I am a little bit alone, as is anyone who comes to a new place full of people who have their own lives and loves and situations. I shall have to get around to making my own ones… it’s a little lonely. But not so bad. Listening to good music, reading good books, and the challenges of getting one’s house in order (figuratively and literally) does occupy one, at least for the present. Right now, it’s Michel Foucault’s Madness and Civilization, Beck’s Sea Change, and, well, my apartment. I’ll get to the rest of …

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The Cut Between the Chapters

If it’s not romanticizing it to say so (or maybe even if it is) I shall deem this post a document of the moment where the Iksan chapter(s) of my life ended (though not the presence of Iksan and her children in my story), and where the chapter(s) of my life began. Woo Jin My last night in Iksan, I visited with a couple of old friends. First, I met with Woo Jin, as I mentioned before. I found we could actually be friends, which made me happy. She and I talked about some very important things and once again …

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To recent commenters…

To those people who have posted comments recently… thanks! :) I have responded in the form of more comments, so you may want to check the posts where you commented. In brief, answering the basic questions once more in general: my computer keeps crashing because I have bad luck. I am otherwise settling into Jeonju well enough. I had a horrible time at the Jeonju Immigration office today. The particular officer I got was making issues out of everything (including how I handed him the forms… I did so with one hand, but with the other hand ceremonially drawing back …

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