Oct 12, 2010

KRABI - POST MORTEM (4)

day 1 (p.m)
september 25, 2010
lcct> krabi airport> the beach boutique resort

from left: juls, sha & i, obviously trying to hide the excitement.

'miracle waters'
one's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. tersemat kemas kata² si
henry miller di dalam otak aku.

ke mana pun aku pergi, aku pasti tempat itu punya sesuatu yang tersembunyi. and junkies² like us, only dream of leaving a trail to an undiscovered path. and that undiscovered path, doesn't necessarily have to do with the beach or the food or the people there. and in my case, it's the realisation on the greatness of simplicity and the contentment of sharing experiences in our unique way.

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at 13:35, aaron, sara, sha, julie, k.lee and myself, were on board of the skybus. as we took off, we checked out the air asia's catalogue and what a terrible mistake that was. i have a real motion sickness, so that caused me to develop this nasty rut feeling in the tummy. the entire one hour journey in the plane wasn't exactly exciting as i battle not to vomit. the straight chair only adds on to my sickness. regardless, i still enjoyed the nasi ayam and gossiping with the girls. 

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the tunnel to main krabi airport lounge.

perasaan dapat menjejakkan kaki ke tanah suci krabi tatkala itu terasa seperti mimpi. 'ini kerja tuhan' aku bilang. dalam beratus ribu yang ditahan akibat tidak membayar ptptn, aku pula dapat lepas ke sini. and i haven't paid them since 2007. tak ke miracle namanya tu?

krabi airport wasn't exactly the most impressive airport, but i couldn't care less. airport memainkan peranan paling minima dalam journey aku kali ni. syurga sedang menanti aku di belakang bangunan² hodoh dan memualkan ini.

sementera menunggu zac tiba (yakni 2 jam kemudian), aku dan julie sempat meninjau-ninjau agencies yang ada. dan kami bertemu dengan 2 wanita thai yang pada aku sangat berbudi bahasa. maaf, aku terlupa nama kedua-dua mereka, tapi yang penting, aku simpan sampul surat di mana mereka tuliskan nama dan nombor telefon. aku gam kemas di dalam journal aku. di situ, kami sempat menempah 7 tiket island hopping dan 2 nights stay di ao nang, instead of spending all 3 days at the beach boutique resort. akibat research yang minima, kami baru tahu sebenarnya the beach resort itu adalah sangat jauh dari pantai sebenar krabi.

and what we thought was the biggest mistake of this trip, turns out to be the best thing that completes our vacation. i name this, my favorite mistake.

(finally reached the beach in 'krabi-post mortem 5')

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