MY SNORKELLING EXPERIENCE.

In my last previous post, I shared how I made it into the blue. After finishing the post, I thought of sharing my snorkelling experience in details.

It was the May of 2012 and I was with four friends Jorge, Sachin and Awie in Perhentian Islands, Malaysia for spending some quality time. It was lovely weather and we were walking by the beach. A guy at the beach was shouting for snorkelling and diving lessons. He insisted that he would make us the best package.

Jorge and Awie had already snorkelled there before and they challenged me and Sachin. I jumped into  a boat with them and ended up in the middle of the sea to explore the beauty of it. I was there and my heart was beating very fast. The fearless child in me, who always wanted to see whats inside the sea,  had vanished. Awie jumped into the water like a fish that has to be there. Jorge followed and was encouraging us to join. Sachin had brought himself a life jacket to snorkel and in few minutes he jumped into the water. That very moment, I felt I have taken the biggest risk of my life. Why did I not bring a jacket too.

I have a phobia from deep water. I feel someone always try to pull me down.  I am not a good swimmer either.

But, then I gathered courage and jumped into the sea. In no time, I got very restless. I was sinking. All my swimming skills was gone. I would hardly see inside the water. I was just paddling my feet to keep my head out of the water. Many times I breathed in the sea water into my mouth and nose. I made many reasons to return back to the boat.

My friends really helped. They calmed me. Jorge told me its my first time. I must keep calm and I shall be fine. Awie taught me some tricks to lighten myself.

 Then something told me its now or never. Keep calm. It took me sometime and with help of my friends, I was there to see for myself a whole new horizon. A whole new world. It was like watching National geographic and Discovery channel live. I saw many fishes right in front of my eyes. Many beautiful corals. We went to a turtle point where Jorge and I were lucky to spot a turtle.

Every thing out there is full of colours and made my experience very beautiful.

There is a famous saying my native in Odiya language, "Nije na gale Swarga dekhiparibani".
It conveys to see the heaven, one has to travel himself.
So true!! I witnessed heaven.

MY FIRST TIME # 7 : SNORKELING

May, 2012

The man has desires. The desire list has no end. Every time we do something, immediately our mind ticks to do ten other things. Time and again in my daily life I am tickled to try new things. Every time I want to do this and that.

So the hunger to experience has no end. For an instance I have travelled 32 countries but, I want to go 18 more to make it 50 and sometimes I am greedy to say that I want to travel in 100 countries. If I could, I would not say no to pilot a flight. Then I come here to share as my first time # ** .

Similarly, when I was a child, I used to go to the beach with my parents. I would not wait for their permission. I would get down the car and immediately run towards the sea. I always wanted to know where it ends. What is after when the sea ends. Is there is an end at all. What is beneath the water of the sea. So, for the answer to my vast question bank, I would run towards the sea and sometimes even fast enough to touch the waves. I was a stupid and would always trouble my folks.

My mom would be always scared and dad would try to answer my questions very patiently.
I: what's after the sea?
Dad: Its land again.
I: whats is in the sea?
Dad: Plants and animals. Its a huge world of living organism.
I: Is it a different world than us ?
Dad: No we join together and make one world.
I: How do you know that there is another land after this vast sea?  How do you know about the animals and plants inside the sea?
Dad: We know because, science tells us. We have studied in school. When you grow up you will study too.
I: Have you seen it for yourself?
Dad: Yes, somethings.
I: Then dad please let me go inside. I will come back. Please only for 10 mins.
Dad: No, not now. When you grow up, you will know.

Yes, I was very stupid.
I would cry and dad used to hold me tight. He always told me that I know there is land after this sea and he is sure there are definitely crazy children out there who think like me. One has to wait for the right time to know all these.

Listening to my dad paid off. On one of days in the month of May, I was lucky. I was in company of my very best friends at Perhentian Islands, Malaysia. They were Awie from Malaysia, Sachin from India and Jorge from Portugal. We were there for two nights to lead an island life and celebrate the birth day of our friend Awie.  One of the afternoon the weather was very good to snorkel. One of my long time wish came true.

In the beginning I was very scared and in the end I was snorkelling like an expert. It was my first time and was one of the best experiences of my life.

So, here one of the very old saying turns true,"The more we get, the more we desire".
However the positive of the above saying is that, there will be more of the first time experiences in my life :)