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A Strange Sight I Saw at Tanjung Kling Beach, Malacca

During the last holidays, two of my friends Tan and Eric, and I went camping by the sea a few miles from Tanjung Kling Beach, Malacca, Malaysia. It was such a glorious change from sitting for the recent final school examinations. We felt, we really deserved the rest after having slogged so hard for the MPOB (Malaysian Palm Oil Board) examinations.

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We were all in high spirits when we pitched our tent in an area shaded by trees. The sea breeze was cool and refreshing in the evening we went for a swim in the sea after which we cooked ourselves a meal. Strange how ordinary rice always tasted better when cooked in camp; maybe because it was half – cooked. We wolves down our meal washed up and then started a bonfire. All that evening we sat by the bonfire and sang songs. It was well past midnight when we finally decided to turn in, tired but happy.

I was not sure how long I had been sleeping when I awoke with a start. Except for gentle breaking of waves on the shore, it was very quiet around us, too quiet. I felt the hair at the back of my neck rising. An unexplained chill ran through my body. So I got up and left the tent. Outside it was pitch – dark except for the twinkling stars above and the shimmering surface of the sea below. I sat down on the wet grass trying to figure out what caused the uneasiness within me.

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The longer I sat the worse the uneasiness became. I imagined that the sea was beginning to shimmer more. I peered intently at the shimmering and it seemed to become even more intense. Then I became aware of a roaring sound. It could not be the roar of the waves breaking for the roar was too loud. Good God, I thought, there was something weird going on here. I felt something clammy on my hand and I let out a loud yell of fear.

“What’s happening?” Eric was holding my hand tightly I breathed a sign of relief.

Before I could answer Eric, the sea began to boil and foam. The roaring had reached an unbearable pitch. All we could do was to cover our ears tightly. The sight of the sea in turmoil transfixed our eyes.

From the middle of the boiling and foaming appeared a bright blue ball of light. The light slowly and ponderously rose from the sea bottom, all the time emitting the roaring sound. The sea seemed to swell around the blue light. I was gripped by fear and panic but I could not take my eyes off the fantastic sight that exuded a power that I could not comprehend.

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Gradually the blue ball of light broke the surface and hovered majestically pulsating a few meters above the boiling sea. The roaring had changed to a high pitched whining that was built up in intensity like that of a jet plane beginning its takeoff. Then, pow! The blue ball of fire shot off skywards with incredible speed. In a matter of seconds I could not see it anymore! All I could see were the stars twinkling as though nothing had happened.

Indeed, the sea was no longer boiling and foaming and I could hear night insects chirping. Everything around us was normal again except that I felt that I was trembling. Then I realized that Eric was hugging me and crying softly. He was trembling, both of us were.

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A great feeling of relaxation swept over me. I realized that we were witnesses to an extraordinary event. It frightened us considerably and doubts that we will ever forget the experience.

After a short while, Eric calmed down but he still could not speak. So I led him back to the tent so that he could lie down. What did we find in the tent? While Tan, he snoring contentedly, not knowing what had happened outside.