“It’s
tomorrow morning.” That was all that I could whisper in my heart. Our field
trip to Penang. My feeling was mixed with excitement and worries. I couldn’t
think straight. It took me a while to realize that time was running so fast
than I could imagine. I could barely see my hair grew longer. I couldn’t even count
the days and nights that I’ve spent in my whole university life. Sigh. That’s
all that I could do.
It was already six and a half in the
evening. Nevertheless, I have not packed my things yet. My body was weak and
dispirited. I was really worried because I couldn’t call my mother that I will
be going for my trip since I’ve lost my phone. But I know that this trip is
very important for me. My future depends on this. I had to concentrate on this.
So I did. After a few moments I was trapped in my mind, I started to pack my
things in my bag. I packed everything that I wanted to bring.
Before the sun could show its bright
shiny face, my friend already woke me up. It was still dawn. I woke up earlier
than the other days that have passed by. I checked everything. I made sure that
there’s nothing that I forgot to bring along. Since it was so early, I couldn’t
hear any sound of peoples’ movements or any sounds of bird chirping. It was
very quiet and yet very peaceful. The surrounding was not the same as my home
town in the early in the morning. As early as six in the morning, the people in
my home town would already be up and be ready to go to work. The flashback
began to appear suddenly. But it’s really different in the college. Students probably
still fast asleep and will wake up at noon when the sun is already above the
roof. I wondered how it will be like in Penang.
Our flight to Penang was at nine o’clock.
It really made me feel uneasy and I started to look around to look for things
that could make me calm. At the same time, I felt so excited. I was really
curious about the things that I will see and what I will experience when I arrive
at Penang. Sigh. That feeling when you don’t know what it is that made you feel
like that.
Our flight to Penang took at least
one hour and a half to reach the destination. I opened my eyes widely to see
how Penang looked like. I couldn’t see any significant differences between
Kuching and Penang, except that the people in Penang consist of a multi-racial
society, Indians, Chinese, Malays and other races. They mingle around
regardless their skin colour, their religions, or even their races. I really
envied them. Wouldn’t it be nice if all the inhabitants of this earth could
also do the same?
We went to a lot of tourist
attractions in Penang. Some of the places that are still stuck in my mind are
the Penang Hill and the Kek Lok Si Temple. These two places had attracted me a
lot. I really enjoyed them. Even though
it was only for a few days, I really had a great time. I learned more about how
other people in other places lived. I guess it is serendipity. I never expected
to gain more experience and knowledge when I travel to other places.
“The
more you travel, the more experiences you will have.” This has become my words
of encouragement. Nothing can stop me from learning the things that I want to
learn and experience.
By,
Edith E. Jafry
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