http://www.pulaubidong.org/anh-giau/ Boat People Legacy Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:40:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.pulaubidong.org/anh-giau/comment-page-1/#comment-51138 John Soe Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:40:11 +0000 http://www.pulaubidong.org/anh-giau/#comment-51138 Hello Trang Dung (and all others who shared your stories), sorry to hear that you had to stay that long. I hope that everyone in your family made it out of the Island safely and settled down in a country of your desire. What country are you in now? Frankly, I am not familiar with Sungei Besi because we were lucky enough to leave Bidong for the U.S. in May of 1980 after 14 months on the Island. After 2 or 3 weeks of "processing" in a temporary camp in Kuala Lumpur, we left for San Francisco in late June of 1980. Are 30 years residing in the U.S., I never forgot my days in Pulau Bidong because they were bitter as well as sweet. Sadly, I haven't had a chance to return. However, I am very happy to read stories of former refuguees at Pulau Bidong. I particularly enjoy the videos of those returned and filmed their journeys. These days, I keep checking up on this website to see if more people posted their stories. I would never get tired of reading former refugees' stories of Pulau Bidong. I look forward to read more people's stories of their lives on the Pulau Bidong Island. Many called it a "Second homeland" and I agreed because we made it thru hell on the high sea before landing on forein soil and subsequently ending on an island Named Pulau Bidong. John Soe, San Francisco Hello Trang Dung (and all others who shared your stories), sorry to hear that you had to stay that long. I hope that everyone in your family made it out of the Island safely and settled down in a country of your desire. What country are you in now? Frankly, I am not familiar with Sungei Besi because we were lucky enough to leave Bidong for the U.S. in May of 1980 after 14 months on the Island. After 2 or 3 weeks of “processing” in a temporary camp in Kuala Lumpur, we left for San Francisco in late June of 1980. Are 30 years residing in the U.S., I never forgot my days in Pulau Bidong because they were bitter as well as sweet. Sadly, I haven’t had a chance to return. However, I am very happy to read stories of former refuguees at Pulau Bidong. I particularly enjoy the videos of those returned and filmed their journeys. These days, I keep checking up on this website to see if more people posted their stories. I would never get tired of reading former refugees’ stories of Pulau Bidong. I look forward to read more people’s stories of their lives on the Pulau Bidong Island. Many called it a “Second homeland” and I agreed because we made it thru hell on the high sea before landing on forein soil and subsequently ending on an island Named Pulau Bidong. John Soe, San Francisco

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