Has it really been two months since I’ve written anything here? Hard to believe. The truth of the matter is that life, as always, has been hectic these days – hang on, I’m not Metrodad, why am I writing the same exact sentence as he did?
Most readers know I don’t like the concept of countries. It’s an outmoded concept of sovereignty over a piece of land. Anyway, before I get derailed into explaining why the very idea of countries are dumb; the thing about countries is that they have stupid little “permission to travel” documents, known as passports. It’s with these little pieces of papers that countries protect their sovereignty. And passports expire. Mine did a couple of days ago, and so I had to renew my passport.
Now, for most countries, one can renew one’s passport online, or via mail – you know, like civilized people in the 21st century do. But in my case, I had to go all the way to the High Commission in Canberra to renew my passport (because the Malaysian government doesn’t allow online renewal).
As soon as I realized I was scheduled to physically be in Canberra, I rubbed my hands with glee – because Honeysuckle Creek is in Canberra. And for those of you who do not know what Honeysuckle Creek is famous for – the technicians at the tracking station there were the first people to see Neil Armstrong on the moon. Of course, I then found out that Honeysuckle Creek tracking station is no more, and it’s been relocated to the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex.
