{"id":605,"date":"2011-05-26T18:12:50","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T10:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=605"},"modified":"2016-02-23T22:02:09","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T14:02:09","slug":"pom-pom-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/pom-pom-island\/","title":{"rendered":"Pom-Pom Island – looking for bom-bom girls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pom-Pom Island is a relatively new destination compared to other islands such as Sipadan and Mabul in Semporna, Sabah. Few people know that Tun Sakaran Marine Park (TSMP), also known as Semporna Islands Park, is the most reachable from Pom-Pom. In fact, TSMP is currently the biggest marine park of Malaysia and has richer marine ecology and biodiversity than Sipadan in terms of macro lives, many new species wait to be named and discovered.<\/p>\n

\"location<\/a>
\nPom-Pom Island is 45-minute by boat from jetty of Semporna town. There are two accommodations on Pom-Pom. I was going to Pom-Pom Island Resort, the one which operates in environment-friendly manner. Without any fishing village and island residents, tourists enjoy more privacy on Pom-Pom. Don’t confuse Pom-Pom with another island named Bum-Bum.<\/p>\n

\"crystal<\/a>
\n\"Beach<\/a>
\nThe white sandy beach and crystal clear sea are as spectacular as other islands in Celebes Sea. Under the hot tropical sun, everyone just can’t wait to jump into sea. We even saw lion fishes and many other fishes under the jetty. To say it in a tacky way, Pom-Pom looks like the picture in dream holiday ad. Visitors can swim, dive, snorkel and kayak around the island.<\/p>\n

\"Pom-Pom<\/a>
\nIn case you wonder if Pom-Pom Island has many hot pom-pom girls…<\/p>\n

\"Pom-Pom<\/a>
\nActually Pom-Pom gets its name from the “Pom-Pom” tree (photo above), which is abundant on the island. <\/p>\n

>> Click Here to see more photos of Pom-Pom Island<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Restaurant<\/a>
\nWe checked in at their activity hall and restaurant (photo above). Welcoming drink was served (but no dancing Pom-Pom girls). It’s very nice that they sent our heavy luggage to our chalet with mini-tractor. I’ve been hearing positive feedback about the excellent service of Pom-Pom. Basically they take care of everything, so you are worry-free. They can even pick you up at Tawau Airport.<\/p>\n

Island Chalets<\/h3>\n

\"Water<\/a>
\n\"Water<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Room<\/a>
\n\"Balcony<\/a>
\n>> Click Here to see more photos of Pom-Pom Island<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course the most luxurious chalet is the Water Villa built on the sea, and of course I can’t afford it. Anyway, I was busybody a bit and took a few photos of Water Villa (see 4 photos above).<\/p>\n

I remember an incident that a hotel put me and my male colleague in a room with honeymoon setting. There is only a transparent glass between the room and bathroom, so I can see what my roommate doing in toilet. I am not that “open-minded”, so I requested the hotel to give us a “normal” room. Well, even if sharing room with wife, I don’t think it’s romantic to see her wiping her butt after doing number 1?<\/p>\n

\"Beach<\/a>
\nThough I stayed in Beach Villa (photo above), it’s already a 5-star lodging to me. Yes, the chalet has electricity, hot shower, light, fans and air-conditioning, and the room is spacious.<\/p>\n

\"Fruit<\/a>
\nPom-Pom is a small island that needs only 40 minutes to walk one round, but it’s big enough to have the soil to plant fruits such as Papaya and Dragon Fruit. After sunset, a large number of fruit bats (flying fox) will fly to this island to enjoy the fruits. The big bats are just everywhere after dusk. By the way, they have jogging and cycling tracks on the island. <\/p>\n

I went for a bird-watching hunt around the island. The sighting of Barred Rail is reported on this island. This bird species is common in Philippines but it is only recently spotted and added to the list of birds found in Sabah. I was told that it likes to wander in the grass near the fruit garden, but too bad I didn’t see it. I saw other birds such as sunbirds and kingfisher.<\/p>\n

You can find a sense of humor in many little things on the island..<\/p>\n

\"Funny<\/a>
\nMr. Bean dustbin?<\/p>\n

\"Kampung<\/a>
\nKampung House? (Village House)<\/p>\n

>> Click Here to see more photos of Pom-Pom Island<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Plate<\/a>
\nOMG, a Plate Warmer? This is the first plate warmer I see in Sabah. I love food to be served on warm plate. One thing that Sabah “kopitiam” (Malaysian coffee shop) always make me mildly pissed off is when they give me the plate and spoon that are still wet. I think it is kind of disgusting. <\/p>\n

\"Water<\/a>
\nPom-Pom Island Resort also invests on reverse osmosis (R.O.) plant to use rainwater. It is the only island in Sabah employs such green technology. They also plan to use wind energy in future.<\/p>\n

Below is a 2.5-min video about Pom-Pom:
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