I discover this paddy field two weeks ago when I was driving back from Malacca to Subang with my boss. The sight of the beautiful paddy field was breath taking, and so I am back here again with my ‘dummy’ camera.
The place is quiet and all you can here is the sound of the crickets and birds chirpping. The morning air was fresh and you can hear the sound of the streams flowing gently by the paddy field. If not because of the hot sun, I think I can sit there for hours just to look at the green. Hm...this is one of the few paddy field left in Malacca..another few years i think it won't be here anymore. I saw a group of foreigner (i assume they are from Mongolia, base on the wordings printed on their T-shirt) with complete video camera set. I saw them taking a few video shoot, maybe they are working on a documentary?
I was about to leave that place, but halfway i decided to explore another walkway that is nearer to the field and so, i turn back. I am glad that i did that, because i met the owner of the paddy field. He is Mr. Yong (Xiong xian shen). The field belongs to his family and it was passed down to him by his grandfather. He has been working on the field for ten over years. Mr. Yong is quite a nice person to talk to. He is friendly and happy go lucky. At this age, working on the field is more like a causal pass time for him :)
The place is quiet and all you can here is the sound of the crickets and birds chirpping. The morning air was fresh and you can hear the sound of the streams flowing gently by the paddy field. If not because of the hot sun, I think I can sit there for hours just to look at the green. Hm...this is one of the few paddy field left in Malacca..another few years i think it won't be here anymore. I saw a group of foreigner (i assume they are from Mongolia, base on the wordings printed on their T-shirt) with complete video camera set. I saw them taking a few video shoot, maybe they are working on a documentary?
I was about to leave that place, but halfway i decided to explore another walkway that is nearer to the field and so, i turn back. I am glad that i did that, because i met the owner of the paddy field. He is Mr. Yong (Xiong xian shen). The field belongs to his family and it was passed down to him by his grandfather. He has been working on the field for ten over years. Mr. Yong is quite a nice person to talk to. He is friendly and happy go lucky. At this age, working on the field is more like a causal pass time for him :)
According to him, another 2 months will be harvest time! I will be coming back to this place again for the next two month to track the growing progress of the paddy and until the harvest time. Hopefully can capture more interesting pictures.
Meanwhile, below are some pics i took :) If you want more pics can always visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/ingching
This is Mr. Yong
2 comments:
hey!! this is where my melaka family home is! actually, it's no longer our family home cuz it's been sold already. however, there used to be many more paddy fields in this area. the fields have made way for development now :(
yea...true, now left very little land for the paddy. i went back about 3 weeks ago, the paddy still green...this trip don't have time to go and take a look... plan to go back there in another week time...hopefully it is the harvest time...
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