Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 – one of my diving days that'll keep playing in my head forever like a movie.
I'd always remember the adrenaline rushed in my body as I jumped into the water, fearless. And I got out of the water feeling so alive, it was amazing.
We were on the boat on our way to the next site when we saw a couple of dolphins jumping out of the water. Who wouldn't stop the boat for a cetacean? The engine stopped running, we grabbed our fins, masks and of course that device you use to capture memories. We looked around to see where the cuties were at, spotted, next thing I knew I was already in the water swimming in the middle of nowhere, with the other three whom I never thought to have had this crazy experience with but I'm grateful that I was at the right place at the right time with these awesome guys.
I wasn't sure if I was allowed to jump out of that boat and actually asked if I could come. No one was answering, dive master? Captain? Nope. I'm quite an obedient person myself *winks* but I ain't hear no 'no' so what the hell, I'm going in, I thought to myself for that split second. We couldn't actually see where the dolphs were going, had to see where the captain on the boat was pointing at. We just kept swimming, drifted so far away from the boat until the cute creature was just swimming right in front of our naked eyes. In Malay, dolphins are called 'Ikan Lumba Lumba' as in racing fish for they are fast swimmers. Although it all happened so fast, less than 60 seconds – but it felt like my life was moving in slow motions.
Maybe the Westerns would laugh if they see how I exaggerate this story but living in Malaysia, this almost never happens. And maybe some people would think that we were just lucky but for me, it was one of the moments that I've longed for since forever. To be with those amazing creatures in their nature. People close to me would know that I'm obsessed with the other cetacean, whales, and I can only hope that my life would cross path with the gentle giants one day but for now, I'm happy with my dolphin encounter.
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