Writing this while randomly listening to Day 6's Sunrise album.
Credits to my amazing Team Kembara Yala which comprised of me, Najah, Ceah, Iman, Acap, Kimi, Aiman, Kak Wanfad, Kak Alia, Kak Arina, Abg Zizi, Abg Nabil and Abg Arif. Great people. Grateful to be able to meet and travel with all of them.
Train To Yala
To get to Yala from Sungai Golok (the place where the imigresen is located/sempadan Thai-Msia) we had to ride a train. It's not like Malaysia's LRT or KTM. I don't think/ am unsure if Malaysia still have those kinds of trains. Trains macam trains dulu dulu. The old rickety trains we often see in old movies and dramas. Those trains without air-conds and open windows. Those trains without doors and you can just stand at the doorway and let the air hits you hard while the train moves. Feels great but intoxicating sebab i find it difficult to breathe when the air particles berebut nak masuk my corong pernafasan. Chill air. Chill.
It was a two hour ride. A very hot ride indeed. Thailand punya panas sangatlah panas. Fasting makes it even more challenging. The occasional gentlemen and lovely ladies carrying fruits/snacks/colorful drinks to sell passing in front of us in short intervals makes it even moreeee challenging *insert facepalm emoji* but we survived!
I slept for a bit, read Alchemy of Happiness for a bit, bored for a bit, stared at the scenery outside of the window for a bit, then ended up standing at the doorless doorway and inhaled sweet Thailand air while marvelling at the new world unfolding in front of me.
The train stopped at quite a few stations. Here are two stations i remembered :
13:46 PM, Lalo
13:58 PM, Riso
The wooden houses, the scattered cows and buffaloes that seemed to be with us throughout the whole ride, the local people and how they carried themselves, the occasional busy towns, the sawah padi, the vast and lush greeneries with looming historical trees, the Alchemy of Happiness and how i could really absorb its words and weight in the train, the heat that makes you want to melt and just stay in a pool forever.
I liked the colorful shop lots. Bila Malaysia nak colorful macamtu? hurhur.
Another thing I liked is how i could be a part of the locals and experience what they experience at least for a short moment. I could sit at the same seat the sat, walk the same road, feel what they feel and see what they see. It's interesting and an eye-opener to see the sign boards at the train stations written in a foreign language and the faces of the locals occupied with their own thoughts. It feels good to be able enter someone else's world for a bit.
A memorable ride indeed.
We arrived at Yala at around 14:30 PM. Alhamdulillah :)
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