Kukup Malaysia Resort Trip

Did not drive Taxi on the 27/28 July 2014 Hari Raya Pusa Holiday. So Sorry to Joe Fong the Hirer.

Went up to Malaysai Kukup Island for a 2 days one night family retreat. For S$100 you will get transport from Singapore to Kukup Mangrove resort, 3 meals and lodging in the resort's clean air-conditioned room.

We stayed in the Mangrove resort. The whole Kukup Island is a National Park.

The moment I step off the tour bus, you get the feeling you have traveled back in time 20 years. The rustic quiet village and resort entrance is there beckoning you on. We walk on a long cement path way above the muddy sea water to reach the resort. Along the way, we saw many rubbish in the mud and also mud skippers eating in the mud. Do you know why they are so fat?

On both side of the walk way, you can see modern house on cement stilt and air-coniditioner. You can also see old, run down house the is falling apart. The feeling of an abandon history, it is just waiting to tell you its younger days of glory if you ask.

There are provision shops along the walkway and hawkers selling salted fish and all kinds of preserved seafood. I have a feeling it is almost like the 70s again.

Panorama view from a Kelong

Scenic view from the Kelong.

The view from the resort jetty. The water current flow is very strong as the resorts and Kelong are place between the mainland Malaysia and Kukup island.

From WikiPedia. Kelong

Kelong (sometimes spelt Kellong) is a Malay word describing a form of offshore platform built predominantly with wood, which can be found in waters off Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia. Only a handful remain around Singapore due to rapid urbanisation.

Kelongs are built by fishermen primarily for fishing purposes, although larger structures can also function as dwellings for them and their families. They are built without the need for nails, using rattan to bind tree trunks and wooden planks together. Anchored into the sea bed using wooden piles of about 20 metres in length and driven about six metres into the sea, they are usually sited in shallow water, although some can be found in deeper waters. Some Kelongs are less isolated and are connected to land via a wooden gangway. Other variants of Kelongs can be mobile, or may involve a large groups of Kelongs joined together into a massive offshore community.

Me and Wife (peck Har)

At night we played fireworks all night. The only bad thing is some holiday goer do not know when to stop. The continue beyond 12.30am. But I enjoy looking at the children's laugh and giggles when they lights up the fireworks then jumps away.