Will You Do It?

Pulau Aman is a off shore island in the Penang Channel. It has a small population of fishermen and their family members. The main products from this island is Belachan and Chincadok and also dried prowns.

There is a small Sekolah Kembangsaan in the island. The teachers travel from mainland to the school on the island by the small speed boat. There is also a bigger speed boat (the one in the picture) that takes people to Pulau Jerjak, another island near by.

To travel to the island one must be prepared to spend time waiting for the ferry---small speed boat. If too many people you just have to wait for 2 more hours for the next trip. To come back from the island is also a big problem. Waiting is a tough game.

Express NTB was compelled to provide the service to pick up a return part from the Sekolah kembangsaan on the island. We have to recruit a temporary helper to go over to the island. A young girl and her friends were willing to fo it.

We send them from Nibong Tebal to Batu Kawan Jetty and waited from 10.30 till 12.30 for the ferry. At that time we notice the Ferry for Pulau Jerjak with many Engineers from China travelling in it.

When the two girls were gone in the small speed boat, we went about some other works nearby. We returned to pick them up at 3.20pm and by the time we reached Nibong Tebal again the day is almost over.

Will you provide such pick up services? or delivery services? NTB hopes this is the first and also the last time for it.