Dear Pok Mat

Pok Mat has been working at this resort since the day it first opened. I'm sure that in his heyday, he too must have been as popular as Benny and the other fabulous beachboys.
But when he bragged that if I had followed his boat * yes, he's a boatman *, I would not only shed my fear of the water, I would also be able to snorkel like the rest,swim freely even, I just laughed my head off.

Turns out he, had the last laugh because somehow, that was the day I momentarily put aside my phobia.
" You must believe in your lifejacket" " You must believe that when you put it on, you will never drown"

Boatmen of Terengganu - a different kind of daring

In 2010, tales of randy boatmen from the state, spread via the internet. Compared to the buff and gorgeously tanned beach boys, people couldn't understand how these ordinary blokes, could get pretty lithe, bikini clad babes to dangle from their arms day and night  . The only explanation they could think of was, these boatmen, had to be dabbling in black magic or spiking drinks . Since I've been there and back, let's take a look at whether they have to resort to such means or not.