Những Kỷ Niệm Bidong
by Lamvi Dao. “Đã có nhiều lần thức dậy trong đêm khuya, những ngày mưa lớn nhỏ, hoặc là những ngày nắng chói chang, tôi muốn gào thét lên: Pulau Bidong. Tôi muốn kêu tên Pulau Bidong thật to và […]
Mountain on Pulau Bidong
by Lamvi Dao. Edited by Jesse Stamell. Pulau Bidong Island was open to the sea on the South side. C beach was in the South, which faced Kuala Terengganu City on main land Malaysia. Jetty, (the UNHCR area), was in […]
Visiting Bidong
Hello everyone! If you’d like to visit Pulau Bidong, please feel free to contact Mr. Rosli Mohamad at email address lie3827@yahoo.com. He is residing in Malaysia. According to Mr. Rosli, the best time to visit Pulau Bidong is between March […]
Bidong Reunion
WATTLE GROVE, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA 08‐11/12/2011 Dear Bidongers: You are called to join us for a 4 day camping Reunited at Wattle Grove Camp for the 1989 Pulau‐ Bidong and Perth 2011’s Reunion of all Ex‐Bidongers. There we will share […]
Major Alias – Alias Mohamed
Hello everyone! Major Alias (Alias Mohamed) was the Camp Superintendent under the Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) from early 1990 until the camp was closed in late 1991. Mr. Mohamed was responsible for people’s welfare, health, sanitation, food, and water supply. […]
Boat People since April 1975 – Vietnam War ended…
First arrivals – More than 160 Vietnamese Boat People arrived off the coast of Malaysia in 1978 (UNHCR) The term Boat People refers to people who use boats to escape their country based on political reasons. They are primarily asylum […]
Noodles for every meal
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 recall exactly how often we were given food but every other day or 2 times […]
Island Love
by Lamvi Dao. Edited by Jesse Stamell. Love was everywhere on Pulau Bidong. A good number of us escaped Vietnam alone. This surely contributed love always being in the air on this little island. “Ngày mai em đi, biển nhớ […]
Secret Fishing Spots and Undersea Sign Seeing
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 water. Well, except for the northern and eastern side, which were very dangerous […]
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Secret Fishing Spots and Undersea Sign Seeing
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 […]
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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, you come along with […]
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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 […]
Read More →Anh Giàu
by Ghani Ibrahim My tour of duty on Pulau Bidong started in 1989. I was an English teacher for 6 months before I was […]
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by John Doan. My journey from Viet Nam to the US started in June, 1982 with 8 days and 7 nights spent on a small […]
Read More →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 […]
Read More →I lived on Pulau Bidong 1978
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 […]
Read More →Before Pulau Bidong
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 […]
Read More →Sympathy
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 […]
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