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Date Posted: Fri, Jul 08 2005, 1:23:27
Author: tango
Subject: Re: Lang Tengah
In reply to: Khairil Anwar 's message, "Re: Lang Tengah" on Tue, Jun 28 2005, 19:32:16

I agree man.

My father said that as recent as the 50s, Singapore's own Pasir Panjang beach had clams, clown fish, anemones and sea horses! Not any more, in the name of modernization and development, over population and meeting expectations killed all that natural stuff in exchange for work and financial security. I regress...

Did you guys encounter sea horses? If so, was it only during diving? Can snorkellers like myself get to see sea horses?

When my 2 year plus daughter grows up, I hope she will tell her friends or children (if and when) that it is exactly how it was when she first visited Redang in 2005 June. I dream, hope and pray.

Also hope that Lang Tengah and Perhentian Bersar and Kecil remain un-spoil. We have yet to fully explore Land Tengah and sadly we did not see any turtles when we were there. Mostly because we were snoozing after lunch ;) The Orang Laut folks told us it is a sure thing if we went out at 2pm to 3pm, that's when the turtles will be feeding. Still remember my first encounter with Christmas Tree worms at Lang Tengah. Awesome.

Only this May and June at Redang, did I get really close up with the worms to fan them to retract and take macro shots. What a rush of excitement to be able to see this with one's own eyes! I had played with the worms before but in an aquarium tank when I was little. Now it is the real deal in the natural habitat :)))

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[> [> [> Re: Lang Tengah -- Ed, Sat, Jul 09 2005, 1:14:04

The two times I saw the turtles were 5pm on the first day and 10 the next day. We snorkelled the area quietly for quite a while before spotting them. But the also swim away real fast.


>I agree man.
>
>My father said that as recent as the 50s, Singapore's
>own Pasir Panjang beach had clams, clown fish,
>anemones and sea horses! Not any more, in the name of
>modernization and development, over population and
>meeting expectations killed all that natural stuff in
>exchange for work and financial security. I regress...
>
>Did you guys encounter sea horses? If so, was it only
>during diving? Can snorkellers like myself get to see
>sea horses?
>
>When my 2 year plus daughter grows up, I hope she will
>tell her friends or children (if and when) that it is
>exactly how it was when she first visited Redang in
>2005 June. I dream, hope and pray.
>
>Also hope that Lang Tengah and Perhentian Bersar and
>Kecil remain un-spoil. We have yet to fully explore
>Land Tengah and sadly we did not see any turtles when
>we were there. Mostly because we were snoozing after
>lunch ;) The Orang Laut folks told us it is a sure
>thing if we went out at 2pm to 3pm, that's when the
>turtles will be feeding. Still remember my first
>encounter with Christmas Tree worms at Lang Tengah.
>Awesome.
>
>Only this May and June at Redang, did I get really
>close up with the worms to fan them to retract and
>take macro shots. What a rush of excitement to be able
>to see this with one's own eyes! I had played with the
>worms before but in an aquarium tank when I was
>little. Now it is the real deal in the natural habitat
>:)))


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[> [> [> [> Re: Lang Tengah -- tango, Sat, Jul 09 2005, 13:18:55

Yeah, one would think that turtles are slow but man when they are in the water, they can swim as fast as torpedos!

Thanks, will take note of the timings (10am & 5pm) and yes from our May Redang trip, one thing I learnt after so many snorkelling trips is to be still or 'hovering', instead of thrashing or fast swimming, will reveal many more fishes or sea creatures to one's eyes. You see, I tend to wait only a few seconds before swimming to another location.

Learnt this by accident from our friend who just hung for a minute or two and that's how he manage to motion us to spot our first giant grouper and of all places, at the housereef of Redang Bay Resort! That's what so special about Redang, Lang Tengah and Perhentian, housereefs are full of marine life (even with the inital 10 to 15 feet of dead corals).

Cheers :)


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