This is quite random, but anyway, I found these stuff while researching for a school project. 

The myths of a few islands around Singapore! Hahaha. I think all of us have heard of these before, in primary school? But it was interesting reading about it again, sort of like refreshing my memory. (:

KUSU ISLAND
There was once a Chinese fisherman who lived on the island of Singapura. His family was poor so he had to go out to sea everyday to catch fish to sell. One day, although there was a thunderstorm, he insisted on going out to sea, against his wife's advice. (Tsk tsk. I guess all stories must start with disobeying/not listening to loved ones' advice) 

The choppy waters and heavy rain made it very difficult to fish. The fisherman's little boat swayed vigorously from side to side. As he was about to throw his net into the sea, a huge wave rocked his boat, causing him to lose his balance and fall into the sea. "God, please help me!" he screamed in the water (How the hell do you scream in the water??), "Who is going to take care of my wife and children?" (Hmm. Drama much?)

Just when the fisherman was about to give up, a large turtle swam slowly towards him. It was the biggest turtle he had ever seen! To his surprise, the turtle signalled to him to climb onto its back and carried him safely to a nearby island.

The Chinese fisherman soon made the island his home. He was able to live quite well, as fruits grew abundantly on the island. (Ehh what happened to the 'wife and children' sia??!!) 

One stormy day, while the fisherman was resting, he heard a loud cry. "Help! Help! I am drowning!" a man cried. Guess what the fisherman saw? The same turtle that helped him was carrying a Malay fisherman to the island!

The two men soon became good friends. (Ah well. It'll be quite sad if they were enemies when they're the only 2 people on the island right?) They spent their time hunting for animals and fruits. (Exciting hobby.)

To thank the turtle for saving their lives, the two men built a Chinese temple, a Malay shrine and a huge turtle sculpture, all of which can still be found on Kusu Island, which is also known as Turtle Island. (Chinese temple and Malay shrine only?? Selfish ah they all. Only think for themselves. What about Christians and Hindus who might want to visit too?)

Today, during the ninth month of the lunar calendar (usually October in the calendar we use now), many Chinese go to Kusu Island to pray to Tua Pek Kong, the deity of prosperity, at the Chinese temple.

Oops. Couldn't resist adding in my own comments.

SISTERS' ISLAND
A long time ago lived a pair of beautiful sisters, Minah & Lina, who shared a bond so strong that nothing can separate them. But one day, the notorious chief of the Orang Laut met and fell in love with Lina. Despite the sisters' pleas, the chief took her away and forced her into the sampan. Just then, the sky turned dark and a storm broke out. As Minah made a final attempt to save her sister from leaving the jetty, a large wave came and engulfed her. On seeing this, Lina freed herself from her captors and jumped into the sea to join Minah.

The storm subsided but nowhere can the sisters be found. Instead, two islands emerged from where they had drowned. Called Subar Laut (3.9 ha) & Subar Darat (1.7ha), the two small islands are now known as Sisters' Islands . It was said that every year on that very day when the sisters turned into islands, there will always be storm and rain.

PULAU HANTU
There were once two great warriors locked in a fierce battle at sea. Many people died and the blue seas slowly became polluted with human blood, upsetting the Jinns at the bottom of the ocean. In anger, one powerful Jinn created a whirlpool and sucked the 2 warriors into the deep sea to drown them. Not deterred, they continued their battle. (Wah. They so pro can fight in water?!) Suddenly, the Jinn sprayed water on one of them (LOL!), and the other warrior seeing his opponent blinded, thrusted his sword into his abdomen. (Shit he is so 贱, someone should smack him.) At the same time, the wounded warrior forced his sword into the other man. (This guy should be the real pro. He's wounded yet he can stab the other guy! This makes the uninjured guy seem so weak. Get killed by a wounded person. Sigh.) Both collapsed and died.

The gods felt it was wrong for the sea spirits to interfere in human affairs, thus, the Jinn transformed the two warriors into islets so that their spirits can continue to live on them. As one of the warriors was smaller than the other (Seems kinda ego-bruising to me. The islands are named according to their size? /:), his islet was known as "Pulau Hantu Kecil" while the bigger one was called "Pulau Hantu Besar".

Remember these myths now?? (: I didn't know about the Pulau Hantu one though. But the Kusu Island's myth is classic, man. Looks like the turtles in the past were a lot smarter and more useful than turtles now.