Jong Batu

[2][3] In Brunei folklore, the legend of Nakhoda Manis (literally the "Captain Sweet" in Malay) tells of how an unfilial son was turned to the rock outcropping known as Jong Batu.

[2] In some versions of the story as told in Brunei, Dang Ambon was a rich widow and her son, Nakhoda Manis, inherited wealth from his deceased father.

Dang Ambon was overjoyed to hear that her son's ship was going to anchor in the Brunei River and Nakhoda Manis was also looking forward to reuniting with his mother.

When he arrived at the Brunei River, Dang Ambon paddled a small boat out towards his larger vessel and shouted that she missed him.

[4][5] Similar stories about the ships of unfilial sons turning into stone are also told in Tutong[1] which is a different part of Brunei, the Batu Caves of Selangor in Malaysia,[6] the Philippines and Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia.