Mother teaching her child to swim at MBJB Aquatic Centre Arena Larkin.
Crucial to teach this skill in flood-prone Johor
GROWING up as a Bajau in Semporna, Sabah meant that most of my childhood was spent swimming in between houses at the water village.
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