A few weeks ago I was having quite an interesting conversation with two friends in one of the coffee shops in Bandung. One of them is an avid traveler. Don’t ask what countries he has been to and how long he usually travels.
“We have a plan to visit Flores in the middle of this year,” I told C – let’s just call him that.
“Cool! For how long? A month?” he replied with a very enthusiastic tone.
I replied, “That’s impossible! We are office employees, who have a limited holiday time! Only 8 days! Not like you, who have unlimited time.”
After that, C gave us many inputs for our travel plan. C always spends a lot of time when traveling for EXPLORING the uniqueness of whatever place he goes to. So, he’s not only checklisting his bucket list but also talks to the people, tastes their food, and…imagine, he once stayed on the boat with a group of fishermen for more than a week to know how they do their work! Dangerously amazing!
From his story, suddenly I realized again that we live only once, so we should explore to learn how far we can go and deal with any kind of situation.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”- H. Jackson Brown Jr.
In this year – 2015 – I want to EXPLORE myself in the better way (of course), such as my writing and blogging skills. And also explore the world through traveling. I can’t wait to do my Flores Trip again, insha Allah!
Last but not least, be grateful for everything in your life. And hopefully at the end of the day we can be a better person, every single day. Aamiin!
Now, would you tell me what your word is for 2015? 🙂
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This blog entry makes up a collection of writing by fellow bloggers who joined the English Blogging Club, launched on January 5, 2015. Learning English while blogging! Why not? 😉
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R.I
Ransel Ijo 
YOLO!!
Explore the life to the fullest. So where do we go now? *ngarep*
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Yes, you only live once so make sure we are on the right track 🙂
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Travelling! Hmmm… Sounds great! What do you prefer mb Deva: beach or mountain?
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I love both. 🙂
As long as I go with lovely person 😀
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i admire people with spirit like your “avid traveler friends”. a real YOLO doer 😀
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He is, Nad! He can live on Spain or wherever country he want for a month or more than that. It depend on your priority and how ur perspective about life, I guess.
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yup, but the common question is always “how do i live?i need to get money,etc” being different is always hard. i could say that being like your friends is my wildest dream ever. lol!
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He is international freelancer writer, Nad. So he working like us, but very mobile 🙂
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Aaaakk…mupeng berats ama job nya yak hahaha
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Ahhhh I wish! I want to explore the places I’ve never been.
Wish you good luck for ur plan to Flores! :)))
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Wow… suddenly I want to become a backpacker again… *iri dengki* hehehe
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Hahaha puas-puasin jalan sebelum harga tiket naik x))
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Aaaahhh I miss traveling,,, Envy you and your friend 😀
Really your friend is really passionate in what he does *thumbs*
Tapi harga tiket pesawat mau naikkk!!! 😥 Hiks… sedih…
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Iya nih harga tiket mau naik. Gak asik ya…
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explorer love this word, but im so rarely to explorer this world…
envy with you mbak 😦
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Hi Ferdy, you dont need to envy with others journey coz everyone have their own journey. 🙂
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I have some plan and some airplane ticket to go somewhere this year but I don’t know whether my leaving would be approved or not. ;(
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Where? 🙂
Hahaha same here, I even do not share this idea yet to my boss. :p
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I always admire a person who travels a lot, “envy” exactly huhuhu. I used to be afraid to travel especially backpacker, but honestly, I want to try it. My perception always blocks me. In line with Nadia, the things come to my mind “How do I live?” ” Ho do I get money?” aaa too many too think. Salute mba Deva!!
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Hi Egi 🙂
I shared my tips to collect some money for traveling in: https://fourwomentravelers.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/5-tips-atur-uang-untuk-travelling/
Knp takut traveling, Egi? Would u tp share? 🙂
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ke gunung Uhud,, lebih greget apalagi musim dingin gini
ajiib
*komen bahasa indonesia sendiri
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Situ enak tinggal di Madinah x))(
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pastinya akan lebih banyak yang dilihat dan dipelajari
*nemenin yang komentar bahasa indonesia*
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Insya Allah, bang. Insya Allah 🙂
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eksplorasi 🙂
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I always wonder how can people like your ‘avid traveler’ friend have sooo much time for traveling (months in a place)… I’ve seen bule2 in Bali also stays there for months…
I hope this year your wish comes true yaaaa to explore many more places 😀
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Thanks for ur wishes, Tia. My friend is a int’l freelance writer so he can working from anywhere 🙂
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There are so many things to explore in this world 🙂 . Mudah-mudahan perjalanannya seru ya Dev 🙂
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aaaah, I really wanna go somewhere as a backpacker, but I have 2 y.o son at home.. it’d be impossible to leave him.. trus pengen nambah anak pulaak..
hmm, maybe I could follow your spirit as an explorer when I reach 30.. hhuhuhuh.. *syedih*
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One of many things i regret as a 30 years old person is “i’m not travel enough in my 20ies” nyeseeeel mamiih nyeseeelll.
Now what travelling meant to me is “buying something from either tradional or modern market or going to the mall with my family”
Ngenes amat idup *ngorekin tanah*
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Ah jadi pengen juga euy bisa kerja sekaligus liburan sebulan penuh di tempat lain. Dia kerjanya kayak wartawan NatGeo gitu kali ya?
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Hahaha aku gak ngerti cara kerja wartawan NatGeo 😀
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