Friendship is Pricel...
by Lamvi Dao. Edited by Jesse Stamell. I wouldn’t have survived to see this day if it were not for my friends. From California, my good...
Noodles for every me...
by Lamvi Dao. Edited by Jesse Stamell. The UNHCR provided us with proper diet and did very outstanding job in keeping us healthy. I don’t...
Secret Fishing Spots...
by Lamvi Dao August 13, 2008 Hello my friends! Over two years living on Bidong, I scouted almost every corner on the island; both land and under...
Cigarettes
by Lamvi Dao. Edited by Jesse Stamell. My sister, Mai, did all the work. My dad was a smoker. We had no money when we first got on Pulau Bidong...
KT 756
by La Toàn Vinh November 05-1980 I arrived safely, to the end of my dangerous journey at sea, after 5 days facing the death. We were those boat...
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KT 756
by La Toàn Vinh November 05-1980 I arrived safely, to the end of my dangerous journey at sea, after 5 days...
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by Lamvi Dao. Edited by Jesse Stamell. Fish were everywhere around the island, if you want to know the best locations,...
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by (Lex) Duc N. Ly January 9, 2007 This morning someone told me that Malaysia isn’t an Island. Then I did a Google search on Pula Bidong which...
Before Pulau Bidong
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by Duc N. Ly May 23, 2007 Before Pulau Bidong, I was a happy child. My childhood spent in church yards flying kite, traveling in packs on bikes, or...
Sympathy
posted on: Jul 5, 2009 | author: admin
by Le Lan, MC 393 It’s not by chance your land I came ma-lay-sia cooked under coconut tree Not long ago In my school years One shot geography...
