BIDONG REVISITED

On July 7, 2014, Cindy Nguyen who was born on this Bidong Island came to visit the land of her birthplace for the very first time with her fiance, Eric Kim. Certainly a thousand bittersweet memories cherished forever .... From 1975 until 1991, the island was mostly home to Vietnamese refugee Boat People, who escaped Vietnam to flee Communists. In the late 70s, Pulau Bidong was also home to Cambodians, who tried to flee the Khmer Rouge regime, Chinese-Vietnamese, who tried to escape Vietnamese Government

[@MrZiploc1]

Love. I cried, love all of you. Thanks Pulau Bidong, thank you the Malaysian people. Khóc nhiều lắm. Một quá khứ đau thương của người Viet Nam trên con đường tìm tự do. Freedom forever.

[@tanduong3224]

I stayed there 5 months and had so much memories on this beautiful island.Thanks Malaysia,Thanks UNHCR.PB 015 HG 3824

[@TiTi-vo7qn]

Thanks for sharing this video. Thank you, Malaysia. Thank all people who work for U.N. And thank all who died on the journey searching for freedom

[@danhle3938]

GOD BLESS MALAYSIA

[@namnguyen-ec6wx]

Rất cảm động với đồng bào Việt Nam vượt biển! Nhưng tiếng nhạc thì vô duyên! Không phù hợp!

[@azizanae9915]

wah, 1980 the year i was born. as a malaysian i'm proud to see this video. it show that people care about others even we came from different country.

[@nhaolatan9098]

Thank you

[@bensonbui241]

Thank you so much for sharing all this information ……………

[@petragabrilpetragabril760]

God bless all the refugees..hava a good life now..don't forget Pulau Bidong. Hope Malaysia Government do something like tourism island...

[@tantu2395]

1980,boat#MH071, KT918, hope to reconnect you all. Love from Tan, Australia.

[@vanchau5074]

Tan Tu I was arrived in April 1980 my boat was MH070A #kt 808#606

[@TheSportCrazy]

I was on this island from 11/80 until 3/81. Boat number HG511 and KT964. I am hoping to reconnect with all. Thank you.

[@douglaswong8610]

Me too, arrived 8th May 1979, boat KG0083, order of boat arrival was 396, when we left Feb 1980, there were nearly 800 boats, population got nearly 50,000 at one stage.

[@azizanae9915]

how they live in small island?. 50k people can't imagine.

[@douglaswong8610]

Depending where you come from, a normal house to you may not be for other. What you have doesn't represents what other can have. If you think 50,000 people were a lot, you may be surprised how many people didn't made it there.

[@z4zizan]

+Douglas Wong what do you mean by didn't made it?. I'm not there but i can imagine how the situation. you are there and you have a story to share with your child and grandchild in future.

[@douglaswong8610]

A journey without a known destination, only hope with 99.999% of risk, risk of losing everything you have around you back at home, your love one, your children, brothers, sister, you name it. The one didn't make it, got caught while trying to leave the Vietnam either by the police/army or corrupt individual/s, die on the journey in the ocean, hunger, mental, rape by Thai pirate. My heart go to the Syrian refugees, a hope for the immediate future

[@leebui5148]

The music play on the video just kill everything in memory in pulao Bidong.

[@Reformist101]

what's wrong with the song?

[@TrangNguyen-xs8cd]

Dòng nhạc vô duyên không phù hợp .

[@dominicnguyen727]

Hi Cindy, Is there an independent boat tour to this island? I only see a few people on the island including some Westerners there. How did you organize the trip. I want to visit real soon. I was on this island in June, 1981 and left it in October, 1981. Please share how did you get to Bidong? Thank you.

[@RyanDunn20611]

Dominic Nguyen hi you can e-mail me more details [e-mail]

[@navajo6931]

They should clean it up , fixed the building, road , plants trees, flowers turn it to park tourism can go there visit also build small hotels there tourism can stay

[@mail4tung]

I was there in 1981, we have 3 people, my aunt and a friend. We escaped Vietnam by boat, about 10 days at sea, finally, got into the Malaysia mainland, the next day they brought us to the island, Pulau Bidong. We stayed there about a year, a lot of boat people at that time, everyday, people coming in, sometimes 2-3 boats a day. We stay in Zone F, near the helicopter pad. Most of the food we eat, was noodles, can soup, can of meat like goat. I didn't remembered much, I was only 10yrs.

[@thaingo4356]

Iwas there on nov. 1978 boat number kt 125

[@tvdo9345]

2:22, the Australian lady with the wide hat was very sweet. 5:05 & 5:30, I used to go cooling off at this beach while I was here, Bidong, in 1979. Wishing Cindy Nguyen and Eric Kim a happy, prosperous future together.

[@maycung3274]

Để tưởng niệm lại Bidong ,tự nhiên ghép bản nhạc stupid này vào thật là vô duyên tệ,,

[@tructran8783]

The video is so Great but then the music ruins every mood, every sense.... So pathetic...

[@ahndeux]

We were in Pulau Besar before the people were transferred over to Bidong Island. We saw people being transferred in small boats when the island was just started. Some of the men in Pulau Besar travelled over there everyday to get it ready. Its sad to see Pulau Besar is completely empty and barren now.

[@dang.s]

I was there 1978. Stayed there for 2 years.

[@NguyetNguyen-zm6je]

I was there in 1979

[@HungPham-xb1sc]

Hung di tau PB 833 tim nguoi than 510 736-9886

[@chautruong8594]

Bidong song my Trong ky uc cua moi Nguoi ti nan viet nam. Thanks for sharing.

[@LifeOfBD]

Hello, i was wondering how did you get access to go to Bidong island. I want to go visit the island to see the history left behind. My gramps had lived in bidong as a refugee. It is a dream for me to visit this place.

[@thaingo4356]

Thanh you for making this video

[@hoanhngo5758]

5:13 that is a beautiful white sand beach, Malaysia should turn it into resort.

[@monsieuriey]

We love to keep this island with natural and yet full of history.

[@quangtran2320]

Đến và đi, đi mà không đến..những kỷ niệm buồn vui lẫn lộn. Pulau Bidong, chứng tích lịch sử đau thương của dân tộc Việt thế kỷ 20.

[@phuongnguyen-zz4zi]

I was there in 1978 Boat KG0040

[@mauca525]

Ban ghep nhac kg hop voi hoan canh

[@lindatang4955]

It was sad memories

[@TiTi-vo7qn]

To me the beaches on this island are beautiful as cancoon resort or better.

[@calvinnguyen4340]

I was there in 1979 I was 6 yr old

[@thaingo4356]

What year the bridghwas build.

[@NguyetNguyen-zm6je]

Khu F

[@VUTRAN-tx2fi]

MB 106... Bidong hòn đảo tự do