Aku tak pernah excited pasal idea escapade ke pantai atau pulau. Not that I'm againts these places cuma mungkin sebab pernah 12 tahun menetap kat Labuan (pantai cantik belakang rumah je), jadi 'pantai & pulau' tak muncul dalam kepala bila aku fikir pasal escape. Tak kira mengembara dalam atau luar negara aku tak aturkan pun lawatan ke spot pulau & pantai, I'd prefer going into the wilderness & backcountry & mountains instead. Dan sebab tu dah lama sejak aku sengaja ke pantai.
Tapi last weekend I went camping with a small group of friends to Blue Lagoon (Tanjung Biru) PD. The whole experience; starting from ideas leading up to the event itself & the aftermath- all are thoughtfully noteworthy to me.
There were 5 of us, all are old buddies from varsity years that shares similar passion in outdoors & adventuras. Back in the younger days we scale mountains together in hiking trips on ends. Then we are separated to each of our own working life. Recently, stars aligned & all of us managed to gather for some catching ups & coffee, to which an idea emerged- "hey let's go somewhere next weekend? it's been ages since we escape together."
Well, although separated all are still active and each of us has grown to adopt different styles of explorer/traveller. Which means everyone has different ideas of an 'escape' in their mind. And with less than a week to plan things up via fb messenger (actually things were only coming together in the final 3 days), I find it very interesting how we discuss ideas through our differences. Ok kidding it was actually comical how disoriented we were, just throwing new ideas around everytime someone disagree. Anyway finally our commitments prevail, with Blue Lagoon+Tg.Tuan plan. Walaupun aku kata tak gemar ke pantai, tapi aku decide untuk fokus kepada quality time with good people.
And I'm glad I gave myself that chance. Sebab Blue Lagoon sangat cantik (kawasan tercantik di seluruh Port Dickson kata orang). Pantai bersih, air jernih dengan view ala kepulauan Maldives bila air surut, ditambah pulak dengan Bukit Batu Putih yang berhampiran (elevation ~100m je, quick hike untuk nice sunset view). Even so, still ada jugak insiden2 yang kelakar terjadi kat tempat kejadian sebab memang kami semua jenis traveller berbeza, so masing2 ada impromptu idea untuk escalate plan kolektif ni kepada versi yang ada dalam kepala masing-masing hahaha. Semua nak redah je hahaha. Tapi akhirnya kami setuju untuk keep this one plain & simple je dulu, nanti next visit kita elaborate plan lagi kemas.
Takeaways yang aku dapat dari trip ni adalah tentang
1) jenis traveller yang aku sendiri dah adopted to be. Seorang solo traveller dengan simple budget & keperluan basic, suka local ambience dari touristy hype, cenderung outdoor dari indoor, dengan soft spot terhadap budaya & sejarah setempat, dan tak selesa dengan perhatian berlebihan.
2) aku menghargai diversiti & similariti yang wujud bila kami berkumpul. Membuatkan aku lebih menekuni falsafah aku mengembara & lebih menghargai komuniti yang berkongsi minat dan kelainan2 yang ada.
3) penghargaan aku terhadap pantai dan pulau di'refresh' kembali.
4) Di persisir pantai Blue Lagoon pada waktu pekat malam berbumbungkan bintang dan tiupan bayu lembut, aku menghayati salah satu puisi favourite aku karya John Donne.
No Man Is An Island
No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thy friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.
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