1st contact with the SEA

Hey, a very good morning to you. I hope you'll have an awesome weekend with your loved ones and a blessed one too. Since it is my second journal, I would just like to share my love story towards the beach and the sea in general.

HAVE FUN READING......


As I am a Penangite, my childhood was all about having a fun time at the beach getting sunburned, building sandcastles and watch the sun as it disappears by the horizon proving to the entire world that endings at times can be beautiful and meaningful too.

Being the mischievous boy as always, my siblings and I accompanied with our parents did a lot of fun activities such as digging a hole and bury our feet’s in, hunting for sea snails, having a small competition among my cousins on ‘who’s sandcastle is the biggest’, collecting seashells and etc.

you guys have done this too? is your subconscious mind retracing all those fun moments? if yes, continue reading :) 

Nothing is more relaxing than a blue sky and a blue sea

I am very familiar with how the sea tastes like as I tend to trip and fall during my childhood (small feet problem) and obviously, I drank some of those salty water unknowingly and unwillingly while I was playing with my cousins and siblings. At that moment, I didn’t expect the sea and the sun will be accompanying me 24/7  as I begin my career at the sea. My parents rarely bring us to the beach except during our school holidays, family picnic and during the festive season.

Now that I’m writing a 12 year's back flashback, I think I had a wonderful childhood by the beach and it’s never fading smell of SODIUM CHLORIDE! I meant Salt in other words.

Remember the periodic table that you are forced to memorize during your chemistry classes ????

Beach would be a relaxing getaway for the weekend

Getting to the serious part now, SWIMMING and SALTY WATER don’t go well, I know, I feel you and I also know some of you’ll be polluting the sea by spitting out. You can’t deny that right?

But before going into that, I am guessing that some of you might suffer from Thalassophobia.... wondering what’s that? The Fear of ocean and sea.

The only way to overcome is to learn swimming at a swimming pool. Don’t just get yourself a swimming suit and jump straight into an open sea despite being close to the beach. BARE IN MIND THAT, MALAYSIA IS LACKING OF LIFEGUARD AT BEACH so you can’t just imitate a scene from BAYWATCH and or else you might drown!

It’s not necessary to be a certified swimmer or a diver but at least the basics of swimming such as “frog-style” and freestyle should do the trick by avoiding you from drowning and help you out during your scuba diving sessions in future. Trust me, it’s way easier to swim in a swimming pool than a swimming in an open sea fighting against the tremendous tidal wave.

Make your own swing at the SHORE'S END

Finally, the earth is surrounded by 70% of water and 30% of land which means there are thousands of reasons why you should overcome Thalassophobia and join those banana rides, snorkeling, sea surfing and etc.

OceanHolic,

-Stay Curious-