When Did You Last Look Up at the Stars?
By Tan Yu Kai
May 2022 FEATURE
MAY IS A stifling month in northern Malaysia. After a tempestuous monsoon season, it is a clear night tonight in Penang — something of a rarity. A few dissipating wisps of clouds flirt with the eager stars. Six months under rain clouds and another six under hazy skies in the dry season, Penang is wrought with frustrations for those who enjoy the company of the stars.Penang lies five degrees north of the equator. From this privileged position, we are at...
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Tan Yu Kai
is a Penangite biologist-cum-artist passionate about human relationalities with the natural world. He is a triple major in Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences and Anthropology, and was a Research Fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
