of fireballs and bolides

this morning is supposedly the exact time when geminid meteorite showers will be at its peak throughout the year and the most spectacular sightings of meteorites falling are expected to be observed.

but nothing is as expected and the most exciting things in life are those unanticipated.

which reminds me of abt a year ago, was the date november 29 or somtime in early december 2007? at approximately 1:40am in the wee hours of the morning, while i was driving home, i took the wrong route due to sleepinesss and had to detour. but very possibly that was the blessing in disguise and im glad it happened. when i was driving on the expressway (pie) from jalan bahar towards the city and just as my car climbed to the top of the flyover (hong kah flyover?), my friend (who was in the car with me) and i spotted a blazing green fireball which appeared in the sky and was falling towards the earth, accompanied by a short bright whitish and bluish trail behind it. in those few split seconds which it appeared and fell and disappeared behind some HDB flats happened to be the the same few seconds which my car approached the top of the flyover before descending it. what is the probablity that both events should occur at the same time? particularly where it involves a rare type of green fireballs, hardly spotted in singapore at all...

at that point of time, i knew it was like a sign God was showing me in the sky and was overwhelmed by feelings of excitement and joy. i only regret not penning it down earlier as some details of the incident are now lost to memory.

anyway, i did some research on sightings of green fireballs/meteorites/bolides in singapore and so far there are only few accounts of these events, with a major n widely reported one in jan 2007. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/251385/1/.html
other than that, no one else has reported anything like what i've seen more recently in singapore. tho there are large number of cases in the USA.

its strange why i suddenly have this urge to pen this down and to be a witness to a rare astrological event. anyhow, it may prove useful one day. who knows..for now, im just hoping to see another one of these magnificient works in the sky soon.