the full moon

if you happened to look out of your bedroom window last night or the other night, you most probably would have seen the full moon in all its splendor. it has been full for the past 3 nights or so, starting monday night i think. it was most awesome last monday night, looming large and yellow in the dark night sky, flooding with light the whole neighborhood while we lay safely tucked in our beds. an ex friend told me that the full moon has this effect on people which makes them go wild or crazy. she also told me that most crimes are committed during the full moon. but why is it that most persons who commit these crimes, whether full moon or not usually come from the lower class of our society? whether this has been proven or not remains a mystery, to me at least. but one thing i'm sure of is that i'll always be in awe of its beauty and splendor. last september 04, i was with my wife and son at seven suites hotel in antipolo. since it was rory's 10th birthday, we had a party in the house and after the party, we decided to spend the night at the hotel. now this hotel is unique because it has an observation deck situated at the rooftop. there are two powerful refracting telescopes mounted on the deck for the hotel guests to use during viewing sessions. on a clear night, one can easily spot most of the planets and some of the stars and constellations. and on a clear day, the quezon memorial in far off quezon city can easily be seen too. according to the resident astronomer, a upd graduate who i also happen to know, there was this phenomenon last august-september where the full moon appeared twice in a one month period. it's supposed to appear only once in a one month period. if truly it has an effect on people, then it must have been doubly potent during that one month period when it appeared twice. and if it's true that most crimes are committed during the full moon, then we can soon expect some grandstanding idiot from the house of representatives to ban the appearance of the full moon. now doesn't that sound moonstruck???