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Pulau Ketam is a fascinating island, full of fishing village sceneries.
All buildings are built 3-5 feet from the swampland. During high tide,
houses look like "floating on the water" giving a wonderful
and romantic feeling. Villagers are friendly and willing to help tourist
in getting to know this island.
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below is some
report
from The Star newspaper & trip
photos from my client...
http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?file=/2007/10/20/lifetravel/18991187&sec=lifetravel
http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/558129692QcgtoA?start=36
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Fish Farm
Fish farm is floating on the sea. It takes about 10 minutes
journey to reach by boat. Fishes are reared in these fishing farms.
Most of the living fish are exported to Hong Kong. Some of them
will be transported to restaurants.
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Pulau Ketam Jetty
Your first step on Pulau Ketam is the pulau Ketam Jetty. Villager
like to loiter around enjoying sea breezes after dinner. It is really
relaxing and enjoying. At night times, teenagers assemble here for
their leisure and social activities.
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Couple Bridge
In Pulau Ketam have a special bride called "Couple Bridge"
in Mandarin. If you go to Koperasi Herr Ming Pulau Ketam will via
from this bridge.
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Koperasi Herr Ming Pulau Ketam
Here you can see the boast used for transporting fish to the
mainland. It is a nice place to take photos.
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Nang Thiam Keng Temple
The Nang Thiam Keng Hall is a common place for holding wedding dinners.
In 6th of 6th Month of Chinese Calendar is the God's birthday. This
is a big event here. A celebration of at least 14 days of Chinese
Opera and Mini Concert make the nights more lively and energetic.
Every 3 years, the committee board of the temple will organize the
ritual of "Gods Patrol and blessing the island". The event
will be attended by many temple's "God" together and "They"
walk around the town, patrolling the sea, and guarding the island.
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Hock Leng Keng Temple
One of the biggest temple in Pulau Ketam. The temple is beautiful
with intricate sculptures and colorful painting. It celebrates its
big events at 28th of 4th Month of Chinese Calendar, with Chinese
opera and mini concert.
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First Bridge
There are 11 bridge in Pulau Ketam. (Sungai Lima has another
3). The first bridge is near main street. Here you can see a lot
of boats parking at the small private jetties.
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