Sun. Moon. Earth. Planets. Milky Way. Galaxies.
Constellations. Forests. Meteors. Comets. Asteroids. Satellites. Spacecraft. Rockets. Cosmonauts. Collision of celestial objects.
Simulations.
Au Man Choo's delightful, witty commentary, inferences, remarks, observations,
predictions complement the slides to a nicety. It is as if the crowd can't have enough of it.
One hour into the show, a well-meaning girl fetches a bottle of mineral water
for the young-at-heart Au Man Choo. He acknowledges the gesture with a brief nod and a quick wave of his hand, as
if in a blessing. Everyone seems to wish he would stop for a quick sip.
But he does not. No commercial breaks and intervals here. The viewers are supreme,
his gods at the moment. He won't do anything that can potentially cost him their attention. Their minds are all tuned to him.
He knows it.
ENDLESS FEAST
FOR EYES
The slide series is seemingly endless. Every new slide triggers an automatic
response in Au Man Choo. One quick look at the visual, and he launches into a commentary. It appears so natural and spontaneous,
so stunning in depth and knowledge. I marvel at his awesome memory.
Au Man Choo packs enough punch by way of wisecracks, jokes, anecdotes, clever
one-liners, well-meaning puns, naughty remarks. Sample: "That is the rear side of the moon. You bet, it is an 'out-of-this-world'
sight.; "Mars is now closest to earth, just 20 (?) million km away. Only, if you travel in a Comfort cab, you will never be
able to pay the bill."
He explains a certain spacecraft has already reached the fringes of the solar
system. If it doesn't get hit by any celestial object, it might outlast mankind.
The next moment, an eight-year-old son in the audience queries his father.
"Daddy, what is the meaning of the word 'outlast'?" The Senior is pleased his Junior is not only thinking but asking questions.
A 21st century Galileo in the making? With quiet, restrained satisfaction, Daddy explains. "It means the spacecraft
will live longer than all of us."
The show finally winds to an end, after hundreds of slides. A thunderous, long
applause for Au Man Choo erupts. Clap, clap, clap. More clapping. On and on and on. The MP pays tribute to his effort. But
the (non)-event is far from over.
CHANGING PATTERN
OF SEASONS
Later, Au Man Choo fields some questions from members of the audience.
He is asked, what could be the reasons for changes in the patterns of seasons. He responds with his customary erudition
and élan.
He agrees summers have not been starting in March and ending in June in
India, that monsoons have been erratic in the last 20 years.
He elaborates. Just as the planets revolve around the sun causing seasons,
so does the solar system as a whole within our galaxy, the Milky Way. And the Milky Way is dynamic too. "Nothing
is static. Every single particle in this universe is constantly moving in an angular motion."
It's just that we don't fully understand yet these dynamics and their implications.
The change in the pattern of seasons could well be related to our dynamic solar system.
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