I boarded the new KTMB
train from Subang Jaya to Port Klang for an adventure at Pulau Ketam on 19 July
2012 at 10.35am. Adventure at Pulau Ketam!! As if I don’t know that Pulau Ketam
is the nearest fishing village from Kuala Lumpur, so what kind of adventure can
I experience on this small desolate island – riding a bicycle at top speed 100kilometers
an hour, building a boat in a day or catching a blue marlin. How I wish I can
do any of these crazy things on Pulau Ketam!! Well, in the meantime, I will
enjoy myself on this slow one hour journey to Port Klang station with a few
stops along the way
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| The New KTM train |
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| The train to Port Klang | | |
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| The Ladies coach |
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| Electronic Route board |
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| Still the 'old' train ticket !! |
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| Clean, bright & most important 'safe' Ladies Coach |
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| Arrived at Port Klang Railway Station |
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| Port Klang Railway Station is the last station |
At the Port Klang
jetty, a stone way from the Railway Station, there is no crowd of passengers to
Dumai and Tanjung Balai Asahan, in Sumatra, Indonesia. Anyway, 19 July 2012 is
a Thursday and the time is mid-morning!!
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| Port Klang jetty for ferry to Pulau Ketam, Dumai & Tanjung Balai |
The passage to the Pulau
Ketam ferry is located just beside the Passenger Cruise Terminal; hence no
Indonesians and Malaysian Custom officers looking at me walking leisurely
towards the air-conditioned ferry. So I can’t visual myself walking on a
Runaway to become Asia’s Next Top Model with Tyra Banks as my mentor.
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| Air-conditioned ferry to Pulau Ketam |
I had a few brief
claustrophobic sensations during my 30 minutes journey to the Pulau Ketam
jetty. It occurred with only about 7 persons on board, no screaming babies and
no hyperactive toddlers. Imagine if this ferry is filled to the brim with
maximum 24 persons. If that happens, it will be like ‘a journey to hell’ on a ‘Ferry
of Death’.
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| 24 seater ferry to Pulau Ketam |
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| The interior of the air-conditioned ferry to Pulau Ketam |
Maybe next time, I
will opt for a speed boat – pay more but I am assure of my sanity. Otherwise, I
will travel on a relatively slower wooden boat.
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| The Speed Boat to Pulau Ketam |
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| The wooden boat to Pulau Ketam |
Once I am safe on land
at the Pulau Ketam jetty, the first impression is the rows and rows of bicycles,
the main mode of transport
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| Bicycles at Pulau Ketam Jetty |
If I’ll bring my motorized
bicycle, I’ll be the envy of every Ah Chong and Ah Moi on Pulau Ketam. I guess
a Fixie bicycle is not practical as the passage is so narrow with people
walking, cycling and riding a motor cycle.
Another lasting impression is the whole of Pulau Ketam is built on stilts.
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| A 'halal' Restoran Kuai Lok Hin at Pulau Ketam |
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| Pulau Ketam Village Hospital |
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| A Fisherman's home at Pulau Ketam |
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| A Fishing factory at Pulau Ketam |
The people here are so carefree, going about
their own life as if times stand still.
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| Playing table football at Pulau Ketam |
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| Playing manjung at mid-morning at Pulau Ketam |
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| Village shop at Pulau Ketam |
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| A lady manning own stall at Pulau Ketam |
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| Ladies removing shells of shrimps at Pulau Ketam |
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| Chopping woods for praying items |
Occasionally, I can
hear some of these villagers karaoke from their beautiful, modern and
spick-span clean houses - at 1.30pm!! Shouldn’t they be listening to the TV3
news and be devastated at the world beyond the bountiful fishing ground of
Pulau Ketam? They even know how to recycle and not waste of God’s gifts. The wonder of these Pulau Ketamites, not like
me - a KLite!!
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| Modern fisherman's home at Pulau Ketam |
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| Modern fisherman's home at Pulau Ketam |
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| Recycle at Pulau Ketam |
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| Dried shrimps at door step at Pulau Ketam |
Of course, the best
part of the village tour is the picturesque coastal fishing village of Bagan Teochew, one of the districts in Pulau Ketam comprising Jalan Besar, Jalan Timur, Sungai Satu, Sungai Dalam and Sungai Seberang. The First Bridge connects East Pulau
Ketam and West Pulau Ketam with Sungai Kelong being the island's busiest river.
At high tide, I can imagine large number of fishing vessels docking around
here. What a perfect sight for photographer and artist!!
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| Me and my Sifu's wife at First Bridge at Pulau Ketam |
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| Sungai Kelong at Pulau Ketam |
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| Sungai Kelong at Pulau Ketam |
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| Sungai Kelong at Pulau Ketam |
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| Bagan Teochew at Pulau Ketam |
Before I
left Pulau Ketam, I had a simple lunch at the only halal Restoran Kuai Lok Hian
with a promise on my next trip, I will try their curry crab and the shaved ice
cream dessert, block flavored / colored ice
shaved into layers and drizzled with topping of your choice.
I took the
3.15pm ferry back to Port Klang which made a brief stop at the Sungai Lima
Village jetty to pick up some guests and goods. I understand from the ferry
operator that this village is where the wooden fishing boat is being built. Alright,
a reason for me to return to Pulau Ketam and explore Sungai Lima village, maybe
spend a night or two at Pulau Ketam village!! I shall return ….
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| Sungai Lima jetty |
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| Sungai Lima jetty |
With these experiences, I have developed some packages to Pulau Ketam - Day trip, Fishing and the very special 'Artist Workshop at Pulau Ketam', please surf our website litourssb.com for more details. There are more photos in our Company Facebook page - Leisure & Incentive Tours Sdn Bhd. Otherwise, call me (Miss Wan) at Leisure & Incentive Tours Sdn Bhd 03-2260 2667 / 4667 or email at leisureincentivetours@gmail.com
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