Sisters' Islands
A long time ago, there lived a pair of sisters, Minah & Lina, who shared a bond so strong that nothing could separate them. But one day, the notorious chief of the Orang Laut met and fell in love with Lina. Despite the sisters' pleas, the chief took her away and forced her into the sampan. Just then, the sky turned dark and a storm broke out. As Minah made a final attempt to save her sister from leaving the jetty, a large wave came and engulfed her. On seeing this, Lina freed herself from her captors and jumped into the sea to join Minah.
The storm subsided but nowhere could the sisters be found. Instead, two islands emerged from where they had drowned. Called Subar Laut (3.9 ha) & Subar Darat (1.7ha), the two small islands are now known as Sisters' Islands. It was said that every year on that very day when the sisters turned into islands, there will always be storm and rain.
Pulau Hantu
There were once two great warriors locked in a fierce battle at sea. Many people died and the blue seas slowly became polluted with human blood, upsetting the Jinns at the bottom of the ocean. In anger, one powerful Jinn created a whirlpool and sucked the 2 warriors into the deep sea to drown them. Not deterred, they continued their battle. Suddenly, the Jinn sprayed water on one of them, and the other warrior seeing his opponent blinded, thrust his sword into his abdomen. At the same time, the wounded warrior forced his sword into the other man. Both collapsed and died.
The gods felt it was wrong for the seas'
spirits to interfere in human affairs,
thus, the Jinn transformed the two warriors
into islets so that their spirits can
continue to live on them. As one of the
warriors was smaller than the other, his
islet was known as "Pulau Hantu Kecil"
while the bigger one was called "Pulau
Hantu Besar".
For overnight camping on Sisters' Islands and Pulau Hantu, please write to the Executive (Southern Islands Management), Sentosa, at fax:62750161 or email administrator@sentosa.com.sg with details on camping date, choice of island, applicant's name & contact number & number of campers. A camping permit will be issued for checking by the Marine Police. Please bring along your own camping equipment.
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