Taiwan - The Highlights

“The use of traveling is to regulate imagination with reality, and instead of thinking of how things may be, see them as they are.” – Samuel Johnson

Ramai yang suka travel. Pegi keluar dan tengok tempat orang. Melihat keindahan. Mencari pengalaman. Mencuba sesuatu yang diluar ruang keselesaan.

Tapi tak semua pengembaraan itu mudah dan seindah yang di sangka. Kadang kadang ada perkara yang berlaku akan membuatkan kita merenung kehidupan dengan perspektif berbeza.

Bayangkan............

Time time tengah travel tu tetiba bencana alam berlaku !

Sorang sorang diri. Tiada member atau sedara mara kat situ !

Stranded di sebuah pekan kecil dan jauh dari pusat kota !

Semua hubungan terputus. Train dan bas services semua suspended !

Dan itu lah antara apa yang terjadi sewaktu trip aku ke Taiwan ni.

Kesannya, terpaksa bermalam di pekan sehelai sepinggang ! Barang barang semua tertinggal kat hostel di Taipei termasuk lah pakaian, maggie cup dan handphone charger ! Hostel tak terima card. Cash sahaja dan cash memang sangat limited. Lebih parah lagi semua bank dan money changer tutup !

Cuaca terus memburuk dan taufan datang melanda. Lagi sadis time tengah berlindung, papan tanda kedai jatuh dan hampir mengenai kepala. Angin yang kuat berterusan melanda membinasakan semua benda di depan mata ! Maka terperangkaplah lebih daripada 24 jam di situ dengan perut yang lapar dan emosi tak menentu hala.

Dan kegusaran itu tidak berakhir semudah itu.

Perjalanan pulang ke kota tidak dapat di sambung kerana kerosakan jalanraya dan rail track dan memakan masa untuk diperbetulkan.

Tukar train tiket 3 kali dalam sehari dan kena beratur yang lama setiap kali nak tukar time.

Dan paling menyakitkan bila kena tinggal flight balik Malaysia sebab tak dapat balik ke Taipei dan pegi ke airport sebelum penerbangan. Kena beli tiket balik baru yang lagi mahal daripada return ticket asal !

Banyak kegusaran dan kesedihan. Ada rasa ketakutan, kemurungan, kegelisahan serta kepiluan yang hampir hampir menitiskan airmata jantan. Tapi tetap kena tabah, sabar dan kuat untuk terus menempuh segala galanya kerana itulah jalan yang dipilih !

Itulah jalan yang aku pilih !

Gambar gambar secara random dari Taiwan buat mengubat kepiluan.

Alhamdulillah, dapat pulang dengan selamat.

Lari dari taufan kena pulak jerebu. Bersyukur je lah.

Pasti ada hikmah di sebalik apa yang berlaku. Sebagai manusia aku pasrah dah redha dengan Qada dan Qadar dan menerimanya dengan hati yang terbuka.

Apa apa pun, semangat untuk terus mengembara melihat dunia tak pernah runtuh. Ia tetap membara, bersemi dalam jiwa dan tetap utuh. Keterujaan mengorak langkah kaki tidak akan luntur. Azam dan tekad terus terpasak kukuh.

* julang trophy menang pertandingan congkak anjuran kampung.

“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

Insya Allah. One fine day !

Where is the moment we needed the most

You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

They tell me your blue skies fade to grey

They tell me your passion's gone away

And I don't need no carryin' on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low

You're faking a smile with the coffee to go

You tell me your life's been way off line

You're falling to pieces every time

And I don't need no carryin' on

Cause you had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me don't lie

You work at a smile and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

The camera don't lie

You're coming back down and you really don't mind

You had a bad day

You had a bad day

Well you need a blue sky holiday

The point is they laugh at what you say

And I don't need no carryin' on

You had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me don't lie

You work at a smile and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

The camera don't lie

You're coming back down and you really don't mind

You had a bad day

(Oh, on a holiday)

Sometimes the system goes on the blink

And the whole thing turns out wrong

You might not make it back and you know

That you could be well oh that strong

And I'm not wrong

(Yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah)

So where is the passion when you need it the most

Oh you and I

You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost

Cause you had a bad day

You're taking one down

You sing a sad song just to turn it around

You say you don't know

You tell me don't lie

You work at a smile and you go for a ride

You had a bad day

You've seen what you like

And how does it feel for one more time

You had a bad day

You had a bad day

Had a bad day

Had a bad day

Had a bad day

Had a bad day

Had a bad day