Travel and I
Short Notes:
(1) A friend's 2nd son was born today at 3:28am. He always tells me, he regrets to have got married early (at the age of 30), but he loves his son very much. Why didn't he say, he loves his wife?
(2) I thought my article was published in the first issue of 2008, who knows it was in the last issue of 2007, dated 31 Dec 2007.
(3) I was supposed to watch the 8pm TV2 news today. My friend (Ley Teng) was the anchor for today and tomorrow. But I forgot, till someone mentioned it to me again after the news session.
(1) A friend's 2nd son was born today at 3:28am. He always tells me, he regrets to have got married early (at the age of 30), but he loves his son very much. Why didn't he say, he loves his wife?
(2) I thought my article was published in the first issue of 2008, who knows it was in the last issue of 2007, dated 31 Dec 2007.
(3) I was supposed to watch the 8pm TV2 news today. My friend (Ley Teng) was the anchor for today and tomorrow. But I forgot, till someone mentioned it to me again after the news session.
刚过的周末周日,狂啃关于清迈的旅游资料,竟然连想来个小息、看看副刊的时候,也离不开清迈。
2008年1月11日的星洲副刊,龙应台在她的文章《门沿》中写道:
凌晨4时,整个清迈小城在宁静的沉睡中,2008年悄悄开始。我们行装齐整,离开了旅店,在黑夜中上路,往泰寮边界出发。5个小时的蜿蜒山道,两天的慢船河路,冷冽的空气使人清醒。我在想,在古老的湄公河上啊,时间用什么测量?
那篇文章所说的,是关于年初及年末的时光转移,以及人们对时间的衡量。
"跨年的狂欢、聚集、倒数,恐怕也是一种时间的集体仪式吧?都市里的人,灯火太亮,已经不再习惯看星星的移动和潮汐的涨落,他们只能抓住一个日期,在那一个晚上,用美酒、音乐和烟火,籍着人群的吆喝彼此壮胆,在那看不见的门沿量尺上,刻下一刀。"
说得是多么真实却又优美啊。
这两天看着许多旅游资料时,不知怎的不断想起以往的旅行。对于这一趟出游,有时似乎仍会有小小的害怕,因为我常会做些愚笨的事情。之前当老板批准我的请假时,心里还有些许的愧疚,觉得自己不应该在如此忙碌的时候不去上班。
可是,既然机票买了(是去年一个"有些冲动"的上班时间),准备得也七七八八了,就不要想太多,just do it!
我这么跟自己说。
从原本的独行,到双人,再变成独行,似乎好多事情冥冥中早已注定。
16岁的时候,参加了3星期的台湾观摩团,260名团员、8辆巴士。我第一次穿上有大马国旗的西装、拍了整8卷的照片、认识了来自大马各地的朋友。
20岁时,大学的几份作业没做完,毅然向老板请1星期假,去了一趟曼谷和芭提雅,还遇见了4年前一起去台湾的领队、团长。那时尝试了降落伞,觉得不够刺激,以至3年后去跳伞,兴奋无比。有个团友Kent,也是喜欢背包旅行。他说,有时跟跟团也是不错的选择。后来,他去了中国一个月,旅游稿都刊登在诗华日报(我没机会看到)。
那两次,我都是单枪匹马去,没找任何人同行,只在旅途中认识新朋友。
真正开始爱上背包游,应该是在澳洲求学的时候,而对我很大的应该是伟强。我第一次去布里斯本(Brisbane),是他"带"我去的,也不懂为何每次和他一起去那里,总会碰上下雨。我们都还在埋头苦读时,他常常都已经考完试,拿着背包就走了。是他让我知道,一个人去旅行是没有什么好怕的。
后来看到那些一大班出去的,常会有纠纷,我更加觉得,一个人去确实也不错。
2004年初(22岁),我一个人去了墨尔本(Melbourne)。在那里几天之后,我乘夜火车去Wagga Wagga找阿芳(家乡适耕庄的老友)。之后又搭夜巴士去坎贝拉(Canberra),在那个沉闷的澳洲首都待了不足一天,又搭巴士回墨尔本、飞回布里斯本。
同年的年中,也是在"或许有点情绪化"的情况之下,我上网订了车票,就只身乘了总共约9小时的巴士到了Hervey Bay。隔天,就与另两个亚洲人(韩国、日本)、三个英国人和一个澳籍导游兼司机,去了Fraser Island,并在那里过了一夜。旅程结束后,我因为错过了巴士,在Rainbow Beach多睡一晚,又回到Toowoomba。
那一次,没有人知道我出去又回来了。Yen知道后,问我是不是有什么事情想不开。我记得,那时在他车上(去着朋友家BBQ),我望着窗外,没有给予任何答复。
在澳洲几年,和我一起出去旅行最多次的应该是Danny。基于对彼此深厚的了解又没有超友谊的关系,他确实是一位很不错的旅伴。只是若我说要早早起身去拍照,他总会说我神经病。其实我更加不明白,睡觉不是回家后才做的事吗?
2005年10月尾(23岁),我和2名同事去了一趟荷兰,为期两星期。老板跟我说之前,我是从来没有想过我有机会踏足欧洲的。除了包吃(早、午餐)包住,还有每天约80欧元的零用钱。"上课"(学习一个公司的新产品)之余,就是吃喝玩乐,好不享受。有时我会不通知同事就一个人偷偷溜出去,虽然别人都说一个女生单独去红灯区不太好,我总相信船到桥头自然直。
在那些较为先进的国家,我蛮享受无知地逛,到了一个新地方就先朝大"i"去(Information Centre,旅客咨询处),一切之后再作打算。当然,要事半功倍,能事先做些功课最好不过。那时,我的同事常说我过马路不注意来往的自行车,让他担心我会被撞。时隔多年,他还不时重提,志在调侃。
在澳洲的后期,对我有深远影响的人是Yen。基本上,跟他一起出去,是什么都不用担心的,也不需要怎么计划。遇到什么事情,就算大家都毫无头绪,他总会找到解决方案。他说过,旅游是一种享受,不要匆忙,避免把行程排得满满,或把大部分时间都花在驾车。
2006年中(24岁),回来大马,那股旅游的热忱依旧。知道妈妈会有话说,便留了纸条就离家,里头还写"好玩的话就多玩几天,不好玩的话明天就回"。朋友说我很过分。
在西方国家待久了,连邻近的纽西兰都不想去。2007年中(25岁),我和枫展开了我们一个月的中国之行,沿途认识了素未谋面的韦亦、佩璇、大龙。整个旅程并非一帆风顺,至少那时我还需要有人来给我提问,"你的旅游精神去了哪里?"(15/7/2007的简讯)。无论如何,现在再看回,当时的大问题,全都变成了难忘的回忆。
我的旅游经历不算多,工作上也不像很多人有无数遨游四海的机会。虽然如此,我还是会继续为自己计划,反正我要的也不是去到一个地方拼命工作;我要的,是可以好好去体验那个地方、当地的风土人情、悠悠闲闲地度过一个假期。
那天,我在8:22的部落格留言说,"如果你认定了明天就是阴天,那不管怎样,你都看不见太阳。"我也应该不断提醒自己,即将来临的出游,会是另一个难忘且丰富人生的旅程。
对于拥有一个这么爱往外走的女儿,我的父母亲似乎也没有阻止的余地(每星期都回家,还算时常往外走?)。或许我妈妈会很后悔当初让我去台湾、让我到澳洲求学,可是一切都已经太迟。她能做的,可能也只是祝福我快快乐乐出门,平平安安回家。
11 comments:
你终于都露面了!
Or is that not you? LOL
真人不露像,露像非真人。你说呢?哈哈。
真假都不重要,在这虚拟的世界里,任何东西建立在0和1而已... 说真的,隔天真的是阴天哦。
有时就算它确实很真,下一秒也可能完全变样。
就算那天真的是阴天,它也可以是一个令你感觉舒服却不悲情的阴天,不是吗?
someone told me so in messenger:
~paper* plane~ says:
m reading ur blog.
~paper* plane~ says:
d small ang pau.. oh god.. cant control my tears
~paper* plane~ says:
my makeup!!
haan says:
haha
haan says:
everytime i got
haan says:
last night tried to find the one i got when going to china
haan says:
but couldn't
haan says:
so just use the current one, just got yesterday
~paper* plane~ says:
i c
~paper* plane~ says:
so touching
There's nothing to be afraid of to go backpacking, alone. I am not trying to be sexist, but a girl should be extra careful when doing that. I have done it in Europe, close to 3 months, backpacking, alone, and it was really fun.
no worry too while in aus (good social order, english-speaking). normally going alone is freer, do not have to entertain anyone else, and can do lotsa stupid things without anyone else knowing :) this time, it's coz i don't speak thai.. and wish there's no prob if i get to go to somewhere which is not touristy. will be careful anyway, although i'm occasionally dumb ^^
Oh, thailand is a bit scary then, but I find that the people there are friendlier than Malaysians. Its a tourism country so the people are treating tourists well, just make sure when you go to crowded place or red light district, you keep your belongings very close to you.
yah i hope there is no more money loss this time. my friend taught me to pretend being "originally born in thai but moved over to msia, now come back to visit thai", coz i do look like a thai. not a bad idea, right? hehe..
As I scrolled down the page to read this article, I didn't feel anything until I saw the photo at the bottom. What a bond you have with your mom. I'm really really touched. A few words are more than enough to show your mom's love for you.
the best thing comes the last, thatz why i put it last. that day when i flipped thru the diary used in 1998 (for the taiwan trip), there was a note from my mum also. still nicely kept, but almost forgotten :)
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