Comments on: The Gateway to Tioman – Mersing [Part 2/2]

By: Bryan Norman

Bryan Norman — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:40:03 +0000

Awesome pix! Somebody had a great time in Tioman

Just a quick point of interest to regular Tioman visitors, or those wishing to go there in the future.

Since we go to Tioman quite regularly, we’re seeing more and more travellers, especially from overseas, arriving at the Mersing jetty too late to catch their ferry, because it’s full.

I think the reasons are:

1) The recent popularity boom Tioman has been enjoying.
2) The recent rule prohibiting passengers from sitting on the ferry sun-deck.
3) All other ferry types have discontinued, including the fast-ferries and the slow ferries, as well as the catamaran from Singapore

All this resulted in a higher chance of passengers left stranded during the busy holiday spells and weekends.

In light of above, my advice to those who’ve booked a Tioman resort, or want to go to Tioman during the weekend or a public holiday: book your ferry tickets as far in advance as possible, so you won’t be stranded at the departure jetty due to the ferry for that day being already full.

By: eunice

eunice — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:44:14 +0000

@Wealth Journey: Hahahah! You r right! Guess what, we call them “Gao Sai” XP
But tasty u know XD

By: Wealth Journey

Wealth Journey — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:53:52 +0000

wow… the keropop lekok caught my eyes…
it reminds me of something i will never want to eat…

By: eunice

eunice — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:22:33 +0000

@Chuck: Wow! Seems like a very beautiful island.

@Sze Ping: Yeah, it’s a rest n relax place for city people like us!

@Ellisa: No no, we are all Singaporeans. Many also thought we are Malaysians. It happens that when Singapore was part of Malaysia, my mum and her family stayed in Mersing for many years. Now there are still some staying there. I have been living in Singapore throughout my life… Melayu? Hmm… not really hehe..sata, dua, tiga? =P Selamat Datang =P

By: Ellisa

Ellisa — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:08:47 +0000

Hi Eunice, I just read your post about Mersing!
So your mother and most of your relatives comes from Mersing??
And and and… can you speak Melayu language?

Wah, I really want to see a rainbow with my own eyes but never really get a chance T.T

Those are beautiful pictures =)

By: Sze Ping

Sze Ping — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:51:39 +0000

Indeed, a back to nature trip.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:35:03 +0000

Gilligan’s Island? Well, actually . . . it doesn’t exist. It was a fictitious island in an American sitcom from the 60′s. According to Wikipedia:

“The two-man crew of the charter boat S.S. Minnow and five passengers on a “three hour tour” run into a tropical storm and are shipwrecked on an uncharted, uninhabited island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. (The episode “The Pigeon” places the island approximately 300 miles (480 km) southeast of Hawaii, while “X Marks the Spot” gives a location near 140° longitude, 10° latitude, which puts it about 1,200 miles (1,900 km) to the southeast.)”

I just remember there being lots of coconut trees on the island. They used a picture of Sandy Cay, Bahamas, to represent Gilligan’s Island on the show:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm272/topliner08/sandycay3.jpg