Road trip to Solace.!
Imagine you are on a speed boat headed nowhere in the thick blanket of night. The wind is hoarse, fencing wildly with your hair and despite the rush forward, there is a quiet spread all around you. After what seemed like thirty minutes into this ride, the boat comes to a halt and the driver rings a hushed bell to wake you up in case your senses have given into the dull roar. You wake up adjusting your eyes to see something other than nothingness. And suddenly, you see a quick flick of light and it’s gone in the next pulse. Then again. And as you slowly become part of this moment, starting with fewer, thousands of fireflies flicker on and off before your widened eyes. With all my luck and nagging to make it happen, I experienced this magical night in Kuala Selangor a few weeks ago on a road trip with friends. We took a bus on Saturday morning from Singapore to Johor, a border city in Malaysia and rented a car. The trip was a ride rolled with laughter, snacks and flowi...