Pulau Ketam (Crab Island)

strawroot · 22nd May 2008, 09:16 AM

Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) is located not far from Klang, and you can only reach there by boat. So, you need to go to the South Port of Klang, take a boat ride, RM14 for to-fro tickets. You can also pay when you are on boat too!

It is a covered boat, so, it is quite steady, you won’t get water splashes onto your face, and it is quite steady, no sea sick.

This is my first time going to Pulau Ketam. I was worrying about sea-sick, but in fact, there was none at all. They have life jackets on top of both sides of seats. But, all the life jackets are new, untouched. So, I guess it should be pretty safe sitting in the boat. The boat will only take off when the seats are filled.

This is the first view I get after getting down from the boat. If you have been to Kukup in Johor before, this is quite similar to there, or the Kampung Orang Asli in Johor.

Of course, they have market there too, on both sides of the streets, outside their homes. Basically, they only sell the dried seafoods, cheap and fresh. You rarely see vegetables or fruits stall there.

I think they have 2 or more temples like this. There must be also a sea-god overlooking the peace of the sea

In fact, it is quite a dirty place. You can smell the stench as you walk along the houses.

Awww..look at the dump! I guess people just don’t bother cleaning up their garbage since they think that all shall be gone with the water.

This is more and less the look of the place, well, there is nothing really fun about it. It's a good place to go if you want to get a feel of some really simple life.

Lacus · 22nd May 2008, 07:24 PM

Well, Pulau Ketam don't have clean up service xD...Wah, go Pulau Ketam also never inform us here..I wanna go too..+ I got friend staying there so easier to get stuffs (bicycle..accomodation and maybe food and FISHES )

belikethat · 22nd May 2008, 09:59 PM

it more like pulau sampah sarap

Adrian Wong · 23rd May 2008, 12:27 AM

Nice photos! And thanks for them, cause I have never been there before.

It really looks dirty. No wonder they have such a bad mosquito problem over there. They should really learn to clean up their rubbish.

How's the food btw? Was it good?

Mac Daddy · 23rd May 2008, 06:51 AM

Nice pics for sure but not my top pick for a vacation spot

strawroot · 23rd May 2008, 09:28 AM

haha it can't be a vacation spot...but i think it is a good place and you can feel the simple life over there.

strawroot · 23rd May 2008, 09:32 AM

It was a hot day and I had to buy a mini umbrella, it is a funky one, it has no handle, and you just need to wrap it around your head! But, the wind was strong and my umbrella fell into the dry sea.

my RM3.50 went down the sea.

Thank god a hero appeared from the dry mud and picked up my umbrella for me! Weee lucky day!

It was about lunch time, so, we were checking out what to eat. This oyster/lala fried egg stall seemed to have really good business. So, we just had to order one to try.

After we ordered, we walked to this Kim Hoe restaurant for seafood lunch. With the morning bak kut teh still in my stomach, we weren’t really starving.

Ta dah! This is the fried oyster (o-chien). Sadly, it was not as good as it looked. The oysters are so tiny and there was too much flour instead of egg n oyster. This is RM8 for the small plate.

This is fried meehoon with crab. The crab was still juicy and the authentic tastes of crab remained. We didn’t finish the meehoon though, it was dry, and not nice.

Kam-hiong crab! At only RM28/kg, it is certainly a lot cheaper than anywhere else. More importantly, it is fresh and juicy!

This is steamed lala with ginger, Rm15. Totally worthed it. Every shell had a meat, not like some here, the meat just went MIA, leaving the shell alone. They were really fresh too! The juice was just yummy and sweet.

The bill came to about RM90 for 4 of us, and there was another steamed fish too. But my hands were already dirty so I could not snap a picture of the fish.

Overall, it was just about a 3 hours trip in Pulau Ketam. It is not really a place for fun, but you can go there and have some seafood and come back happy!

Adrian Wong · 23rd May 2008, 03:19 PM

Wow.. Always nice to have a hero nearby...

BTW, you just tie the umbrella around your neck??? So it's really like a large hat? Got any picture of you wearing it??

strawroot · 23rd May 2008, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Wow.. Always nice to have a hero nearby...

BTW, you just tie the umbrella around your neck??? So it's really like a large hat? Got any picture of you wearing it??

hero comes in handy

oh, you have to wear the umbrella on your head. next time i will post up a pic of me wearing tht. it must be ugly coz every single living creature on the island looked at me in one kind

Adrian Wong · 23rd May 2008, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strawroot

hero comes in handy

Indeed! So lucky of you to find such a hero nearby...

Quote:

Originally Posted by strawroot

oh, you have to wear the umbrella on your head. next time i will post up a pic of me wearing tht. it must be ugly coz every single living creature on the island looked at me in one kind

ROTFL!! I can't wait to see it!!

22nd May 2008, 09:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
strawroot I Lurrrve Panda Biscuit! Join Date: 3 Jul 2006 Location: sitting next to da almighty boss Posts: 2,377 Reputation: 2100 Rep Power: 27	Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) Pulau Ketam (Crab Island) is located not far from Klang, and you can only reach there by boat. So, you need to go to the South Port of Klang, take a boat ride, RM14 for to-fro tickets. You can also pay when you are on boat too! It is a covered boat, so, it is quite steady, you won’t get water splashes onto your face, and it is quite steady, no sea sick. This is my first time going to Pulau Ketam. I was worrying about sea-sick, but in fact, there was none at all. They have life jackets on top of both sides of seats. But, all the life jackets are new, untouched. So, I guess it should be pretty safe sitting in the boat. The boat will only take off when the seats are filled. This is the first view I get after getting down from the boat. If you have been to Kukup in Johor before, this is quite similar to there, or the Kampung Orang Asli in Johor. Of course, they have market there too, on both sides of the streets, outside their homes. Basically, they only sell the dried seafoods, cheap and fresh. You rarely see vegetables or fruits stall there. I think they have 2 or more temples like this. There must be also a sea-god overlooking the peace of the sea In fact, it is quite a dirty place. You can smell the stench as you walk along the houses. Awww..look at the dump! I guess people just don’t bother cleaning up their garbage since they think that all shall be gone with the water. This is more and less the look of the place, well, there is nothing really fun about it. It's a good place to go if you want to get a feel of some really simple life. __________________ You know you're really trailer trash when... You think Genitalia is an Italian airline.

22nd May 2008, 07:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
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Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,304 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Nice photos! And thanks for them, cause I have never been there before. It really looks dirty. No wonder they have such a bad mosquito problem over there. They should really learn to clean up their rubbish. How's the food btw? Was it good? __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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23rd May 2008, 09:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
strawroot I Lurrrve Panda Biscuit! Join Date: 3 Jul 2006 Location: sitting next to da almighty boss Posts: 2,377 Reputation: 2100 Rep Power: 27	haha it can't be a vacation spot...but i think it is a good place and you can feel the simple life over there. __________________ You know you're really trailer trash when... You think Genitalia is an Italian airline.

23rd May 2008, 09:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
strawroot I Lurrrve Panda Biscuit! Join Date: 3 Jul 2006 Location: sitting next to da almighty boss Posts: 2,377 Reputation: 2100 Rep Power: 27	It was a hot day and I had to buy a mini umbrella, it is a funky one, it has no handle, and you just need to wrap it around your head! But, the wind was strong and my umbrella fell into the dry sea. my RM3.50 went down the sea. Thank god a hero appeared from the dry mud and picked up my umbrella for me! Weee lucky day! It was about lunch time, so, we were checking out what to eat. This oyster/lala fried egg stall seemed to have really good business. So, we just had to order one to try. After we ordered, we walked to this Kim Hoe restaurant for seafood lunch. With the morning bak kut teh still in my stomach, we weren’t really starving. Ta dah! This is the fried oyster (o-chien). Sadly, it was not as good as it looked. The oysters are so tiny and there was too much flour instead of egg n oyster. This is RM8 for the small plate. This is fried meehoon with crab. The crab was still juicy and the authentic tastes of crab remained. We didn’t finish the meehoon though, it was dry, and not nice. Kam-hiong crab! At only RM28/kg, it is certainly a lot cheaper than anywhere else. More importantly, it is fresh and juicy! This is steamed lala with ginger, Rm15. Totally worthed it. Every shell had a meat, not like some here, the meat just went MIA, leaving the shell alone. They were really fresh too! The juice was just yummy and sweet. The bill came to about RM90 for 4 of us, and there was another steamed fish too. But my hands were already dirty so I could not snap a picture of the fish. Overall, it was just about a 3 hours trip in Pulau Ketam. It is not really a place for fun, but you can go there and have some seafood and come back happy! __________________ You know you're really trailer trash when... You think Genitalia is an Italian airline. Last edited by strawroot : 23rd May 2008 at 03:20 PM.

23rd May 2008, 03:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
Adrian Wong Da Boss Join Date: 10 Oct 2002 Location: In front of my ASUS F8V notebook! Posts: 32,304 Reputation: 3574 Rep Power: 75	Wow.. Always nice to have a hero nearby... BTW, you just tie the umbrella around your neck??? So it's really like a large hat? Got any picture of you wearing it?? __________________ Dr. Adrian Wong Tech ARP \| Blog @ Tech ARP \| The Free Trade Zone DYKT : The only offshore account I have is at the sand bank? We need PROGRAMMERS and TECHNICAL WRITERS! Contact us if you are a hot shot programmer or technical writer! My items for sale : 50x SD Card \| Memory Stick PRO \| Cyclone Energy Saver \| Seiko SS watch \| Tiger/Carlsberg beer jugs \| Travel Speakers \| Motorola V600 \| Nokia N90 SOLD! \| New Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Other items for sale @ the FTZ : Zalman CNPS9500 LED @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7700 Cu @ $20 \| Zalman CNPS7000 Cu @ $20 \| Swarovski bracelet watches \| Dell 17" LCD \| Hi-Fi speakers \| English DIVX movies \| HP LaserJet toners! \| Office chairs

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