{"id":54,"date":"2016-07-12T23:28:46","date_gmt":"2016-07-12T15:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=54"},"modified":"2017-07-19T09:37:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-19T01:37:58","slug":"sabah-mermaid-swimming-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/sabah-mermaid-swimming-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Mermaids coming to Sabah"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have mermaid in Sabah. It lives at Mantanani<\/a>, the Mermaid Islands, where it swims gracefully in the water and grazes on the seagrass. Someone even captured its photo as shown below. Wait! That isn’t the glamorous mermaid which we saw in The Mermaid<\/em>, a blockbuster movie by Stephen Chow!<\/p>\n

\"dugong\"<\/a>
Dugong, a gentle mammal living in tropical water is mistaken as Mermaid sometimes. Photo<\/a> by Earth Race Conservation<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Being<\/a>
Being a mermaid is fun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Actually mermaid is another name for our dugong<\/strong> (a.k.a. Sea Cow), this is probably a mistake by drunken sailor who was desperate for woman and thought he saw a mermaid having too much fast food. <\/p>\n

\"Mermaid<\/a>
Mermaid is romanticized as a symbol of beauty, sexy and love<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Though mermaid meant trouble to fishermen and sailors in the legend, most people think mermaid is a mysterious and fascinating creature. In fact, mermaid might be the only half human animal that mesmerizes people, while most other half human creatures are simply terrifying.<\/p>\n

\"Mermaiding\"<\/a>
Mermaiding is getting popular<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mermaiding was used to be solely for entertaining kids. Then some serious cosplayers believe that there is a Princess Ariel living inside everyone, so putting on a mermaid tail costume and acting like a mermaid will bring out our inner beauty and transform us into a confident, elegant, and “wild” being. <\/p>\n

\"From<\/a>
From left: Mermaid Phyllis, Mermaid Josephine and Mermaid Shureena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After first mermaid school was open in 2012, mermaiding is gradually becoming popular, and now it’s available in Sabah because of Angie Shureena, the first mermaid of Sabah.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dolphin<\/a>
If I see this mermaid in Kiryat Yam, I’ll be rich because its town tourism board offers $1 million reward to the first person who photographs a mermaid<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Growing up in water village of Kampung Air, the first thing Angie Shureena did after school was jumping into the sea with her siblings. She loves everything about mermaid and always glued to its stories, movies and photos. <\/p>\n

\"Mermaid<\/a>
Mermaid Vietnah having fun swimming back and forth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As sea is her second home, I’m sure she would have dreamed of turning into a mermaid.<\/p>\n

\"Mermaid<\/a>
Mermaid Shureena, the trainer and the first mermaid of Sabah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Five months ago Angie was so excited to discover mermaid tail costumes for sale on the Internet, and this really ignited her passion to be a mermaid. However, a fancy mermaid tail can cost from hundred to thousand of dollars. <\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
Mermaid Josephine thinks mermaiding can keep her figure in shape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Mermaid<\/a>
You can contact Angie Shureena (left)(Tel: +60 16-3532438) for a Mermaid swimming class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Therefore, Angie decided to create the costume mermaid tail herself. Being a self-taught painter, pianist and baker, Angie is talented and a hands-on person who is good in DIY. <\/p>\n

\"Mermaiding\"<\/a>
You can do Mermaiding as a profession, hobby or sport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She researched for ideas online and experiment with different fabric. After some trials and errors, she has successfully made 7 beautiful handmade mermaid tails in different style.<\/p>\n

\"Family<\/a>
Family fun in Mermaid class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The materials of her choice is elastic and light fabric that floats. After cutting and stitching the material based on her design, Angie will paint it with waterproof colors and detailing it with shimmering scales. This requires weeks of effort, but the end product is a very realistic and high quality tail.<\/p>\n

\"Mermaiding\"<\/a>
Mermaiding is the practice of wearing, and often swimming in, a mermaid suit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n