My Dreams~

I believe everyone have dreams, I'm not talking about the dream that you get when you are sleeping but dreams that you wanted to reach, things that you wanted to do in life before you die. I have a few in my list, a list of stuffs which I myself are not sure whether I can achieve it or not. These are my long time dreams since I was young until today. Most of the stuffs that's going to be listed here later composed of mainly adventure. When I was young, I've always wanted to go around the world and make my dreams come true but when I slowly grew up, life has made me rather a cowardly person and suddenly, I am afraid to go for some of my dreams. I still have the heart to make them come true but when the chances came, I wasn't dare enough to go for it. And I hate myself for a long time until recently when I came across a blog about climbing Mt. Kinabalu, where the person described everything about the experiences so beautifully. And suddenly my passion came back. As written in my previous post, I am a medical student and being involved in this field, it means that you won't have much of free time for yourself. But I believe when there's a will, there's a way. So in the end, I've decided to make a list of my own personal dreams, waiting to be made true in the future. This list might be a bit short and simple but I believe to make yourself start, start from something small, then slowly you can move on to the next bigger one. So here it goes.

1. Exploring nature with my dad

My dad is a forest officer and he's been to forest many times especially the 3 main conservation forest in Sabah- Maliau Basin, Danum Valley and I forgot the other one but it's a new virgin forest which means it hasn't been explored much by homo sapiens ( hehehe, I purposely use the word homo sapiens to make it sound more cool XD). There's a lot of waterfall in the heart of these forests and I really wanted to try explore one of it first. Since I'm not really a fit person, I chose a simpler one to begin with: Takob Akob Fall which is situated in Maliau Basin. For more info about Takob Akob Falls, please click here. I really love waterfall so much and this waterfall is 38m in height which makes it the highest waterfall in Maliau Basin. Maliau Basin is a very pretty place for nature lover and there's many stuffs you can do there and they do provides packages for people who wishes to go there. I've been there once for a school program but I never once regretted it. In fact, I am really grateful that I chose to go and I gotta thank my dad for encouraging me to go saying this is a once in a lifetime chance as it was free that time (everything is paid by the organizer). Thank you dad for showing me a place as wonderful as Maliau Basin. I guess being her daughter does give me the love for nature :) Oh yeah, for anyone interested to explore Maliau Basin, just go to this website and check it out. I can guarantee you, you won't regret it!

2. Climbing Mt. Kinabalu

This is quite a hard task for me because the height of the mountain itself and the condition of my body. I had a history of asthma when I was young but I didn't get any attack from it after I grew up. As for myself, I am a bit overweight and doesn't exercise on a daily basis so I'm kinda scared to go for this. But guess what? I've already climb a mountain before and it's Mt. Merapi situated at West Sumatera, Indonesia with the height of 2891m. It is an ACTIVE volcano and two months after the climb it started to emit smokes and the authority has put the Mt to Alert Level. Actually I never plan to go for the climb because I thought that I couldn't plus I didn't prepare myself for the climb. But due to my friend constant nagging, in the end I agreed to go on the last minute. And that was my biggest yet the best mistake. Let me tell you, DO NOT ever go for a mountain climb without a constant exercise for at least a month before the climb. Make sure to prepare yourself to the best fitness level you can before the big day as you will realize then that the climb requires a great level of fitness especially for a people that doesn't exercise like me. But it was the best mistake ever because if I didn't agree to go for it, I wouldn't knew today what I can do and how wonderful the experience can be. So my advice, if you were to make a decision, think wisely and don't choose a decision you will regret forever, like what an old friend of mine always told me. Indeed, it is wise. 

By the way, back to the topic, since I managed to climb Mt Merapi, I decided to put Mt Kinabalu next on my list. Mt. Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Malaysia and Malay Archipelago. I'm not sure whether this can be achieve but I really hope someday I can go for it and live the rest of my life as a happy girl. I've already did some small research about it and it's actually easy to book for the climb. You can click here for info about everything regarding the climb including how to book, things to bring, some tips of climbing and etc. 

*extra note: I forgot to mention that DO NOT take any heavy food before climbing any mountain as this will make you nausea and sick and a possibility of vomiting even at the beginning of the climb. Just take something light and don't forget to bring lots of energy bars and chocolate for your climb. If you're not sure what are the things you needed to bring for a climb, just check out the link above for Mt. Kinabalu. They tell you everything you need to know there. 

3. Travel to at least 3 of my dream places

I have many dream places to go but the top 3 would be South Korea, UK and Paris. Korea is my first place I really wanna go because i fell in love with the food and also the scenic view of Korea. Of course, I got to know SK from korean drama and in the drama they always show beautiful places around the Korea which has then made me feel deeply in love with. Oh yeah, the food looks great too. I hope to one day visit Korea and go to their street vendor for various food tasting. Just thinking about it made my salivary gland active kekekeke. UK and Paris is a place with many sightseeing activities, and I just love the buildings and the culture. I'm not sure about Paris though but what made me fall in love with UK is their english accent and the people there are very friendly from what I heard. The men are gentlemen and I really love the manners and I've met a few British people in the past. They certainly live up the name of a civilized society. Paris is a City of Love and I hope that one day I can come here with my husband and enjoy our own sweet time there. Another place which I wanted to go is Rome and I wish to visit Vatican City together with my parents. I hope I can see the Pope even from far, just like how the Muslims go to Mekkah, Catholics go to Vatican City. 

4. Travel to few islands

I love island so much, the beach, the wind, the sand and the relaxation you feel while breathing in the fresh salty air of the sea. I would really love to go for snorkeling in those island and explore the beauty of the undersea life. I'm not good in swimming and still learning it but I went to Mataking Island before for a school program as well, and I thought snorkeling is a very scary thing to do since I can't swim. But the moment I put my face into the water and look inside the water, it was so beautiful that it almost took my breath away. At that moment, all my fears were gone and I was stunned by the beautiful biodiversity in the sea. Next time, I will try my best to make time to go for another trip to island in Sabah. 

While finding for something else, I came across this website where you can book a tour to many tourist attraction in Sabah. You can check it out and tell me how it goes with your tour later in the comment. 

Sabah is a very beautiful place, with friendly people and so many places to go and explore for nature lover and not to mention a food heaven for food lover especially the seafood. Sabah is famous for its fresh and cheap seafood and it definitely won't let you down. Don't worry, there's lot of places for shopping as well. 

Maybe that's all for my dream list for today. My list might be longer in the future and I hope to fill it in with various exciting adventure for my life diary and to you, I hope whatever dream you have, don't be afraid to go forward and make your dreams come true. I used to be scared to go for what I wanted to do but I ended up regretting every minute of my life and made me stuck with my past and if I were given a chance, I would like to go back to the past and change everything. So please be brave and just go for it, you might be scared at the first time but when you start to do it, you will find that it is very exciting and fulfilling especially after you have completed it. Till then, good luck for your dreams and have a nice day!