Gua Tambun, Ipoh

My mind could not demise the overwhelming gratitude and awe to be able to explore places be it near or far. For one mind which has peculiar curiosity of its own can only appreciate the surrounding if the history behind such place is understood. This shall be my sharing, with a spice of literature form of words & sentences

This is not part of Lost World of Tambun, neither any famous like other well known caves in Malaysia, but a secluded, ancient edifice that formed jagged, rough stature line in this land. It can be a tad challenging, if one has a fragile heart such as mine, venturing alone into the unfamiliar place with possibilities to be bitten by poisonous animals and to be spooked by random ghost tales of the jungle. The later part had nearly made me turn around.

But still I proceed, regardless the risks as I kept on walking from the starting point located behind a petrol station & nearby polo field. There is a signboard that tells newcomer like me about the cave, erected beautifully for people to read. But the path straight ahead is not as fancy as it looks. Well most of nature type adventures are like that. Beauty can only be achieved when one let diversity in defining a view. And mine is of multiple definition of such adjective.

Objective of today's adventure

Hence, once your heart has set and you are already within the vicinity of the area, it would be such a waste not to venture straight to the summit, regardless the unknown outcomes, to embrace the satisfaction of achieving your objective and rejoice it for many days to come. When a constant traveler seeks only the pleasure of observing matters of a specific interest , it is deem to be unnecessary to let such unknown and mundane obstacles block her view of appreciating her surrounding.

Looks promising at first

At first I thought this is the entrance

The calamity of being fidgety hag such as I, can bring not only discomfort and frustration to oneself but to any company that tag along. To avoid such matter from occuring and disrupting the excitement of witnessing first hand the remnant of more than thousand year old of age, mind is blocked from projecting any unwanted figures that used to haunt when he or she was a child. The objective is affirmed, with the promise of rejuvenation once reaching the site for appreciation and ponder. Any possible calamity along the way will be taken as potential risks, that through the continuous pray to Allah, it will pass.

Naturally masterpiece

To quell any hideous imagination that might form a part of unwanted incident through the journey, turn one eyes to the nature that is within the view. The grandeur of the past echoed along the way, through the crevices of the red stones that formed jagged wall towards the first pit stop nearby foothill. If creativity permits, cheerful images might appear along the rocky wall, forming multiple expressions that somehow depicting  rejoiced moments are about to be emitted for newcomers that have bravely come from far away to appreciate their long existence.

But such can only happen when one is at content with present state of physical fitness. It influences the tranquility of one mind especially as the challenges are beginning to build up with an accumulated steps taken towards the summit. Only positive and kind thought and remembering the main objective coming to a destination can spur the drive towards the pinnacle of journey. Only at a satisfactory state of mind can help each other by keeping & igniting the adventurous fire of the spirit from burning out or dimming.

And that is what my state of mind and heart teach me as the fatigue and thirst beginning to encroach my senses and the reasons of coming here are no longer the strong encouragement for me to proceed.

Stairway to the past

If one eyes are too peculiar about an object of interest, the defining adjective of a beauty and quality will start to change and differ from common. We will start to form layers of thoughts on how to describe the true meaning of such adjective. We tend and want to look at it differently from conventional beauty; raw, untouched and exclusive. But this like the rest of the God creation, stands well on its own in a sense the amount its outer edifice bathed in the sunlight. The scorching heat of the Sunday afternoon, with the greenery here and there creating a natural landscape that formed the exclusivity of the quiet and tranquil cave.

Another side of the cave

Once the object of interest is within sight, you can't help but mesmerize by the silence of the past that keeps on echoing for as long as you keep on staring at it. The scattered images of both animals and humans tell the bond that exists till now, intertwined by unspoken fate that somehow depicts the strongest and smartest will topple and hence, devour the less fortunate.

When one cannot capture the beauty that lies before the eyes, due to the strong impact of surrounding nature that somehow prohibit the enthusiast ancient lover to eternally delve on it in a form of photo, nothing can beat the power of mind to memorize it and instill within a heart for many years to come.