Raffles

Raffles
New WC


The WC problem washed away last night because of heavy rain and rushing river currents finally got a solution this morning. Some team people who today do not do activities into the forest include members of the goa team who were still tired due to yesterday's events decided to stay in the camp. They're going to fix the portable WC that was washed away last night. Those of us who still have the target data dependents are forced to return to the forest to complete the work including my team.


Today we will return to the location yesterday to continue retrieving data there. Maybe not until the afternoon because there are only a few more plots that we have to finish. At first me and the team wanted to relax in the camp, but our target data is still a lot and this is our seventh day in this forest. In three days we will return to the resort. We don't want to go into the forest today either. It's just that we don't want to push ourselves too much today and plan to return quickly to camp. That's why we didn't bring lunch.


Memei who was preparing the provisions this morning in the kitchen asked me. Brother Ira, did you bring supplies? this rice and side dishes are ready, said memei. Not in May, today want to go home quickly to camp, the provision is left in the kitchen only who knows we will turn it a little longer, a little later,ok, then later put it in the lunch box and stored in dapir e, if not so later you do not go to lunch, said memei again. Okay, may for a while, I said, then went back to the tent to pick up the three of us.


Mas Dika, Mat herein the lunchbox let me give to memei, ask me to Dika and Mat. They gave me their lunch boxes and I handed them over to the memei to fill up the lunch and store them in the kitchen. After that we as usual pray the team then departed.This time only brought drinking water and airy equipment.


We were three because from the beginning we were. Maybe today the samples we will bring to camp will be more than the previous day because yesterday no samples were brought successfully due to heavy rain. Tonight it might be Mr. Roji who helped us identify a sample of the leaves, fruit and bark samples or plant flowers that we brought would be a little overwhelmed. But for a few days it was safe.


Actually, my team really should thank Mr. Roji a lot because he is our savior every time the samples we brought from the forest are not identified. Either because of his experience that has been a lot, or his memory is very strong, Mr. Roji is still fairly reliable in handling each of our samples even though his age is fairly old.


In the forest we did the usual activities. When we finished we went back to camp. At 12:30 we were out of the woods and walking towards camp.You hungry, aren't you? I asked Mat and Dika. Not yet tea, I will eat a lot this morning replied Mat. They both always eat a lot not morning, not day or night the same portion. No matter there is a side dish or not they always enjoy the food voraciously.


Why is the WC in there? I asked Mas Adul upon arrival at the camp. Let it be closer aja, lagian if there will be visible from the camp for example there was a kayak incident last night again replied Mas Adul. Ohh, I said a sign of understanding. Have you eaten already, mas? I asked again in Adul. Yes, the kids are on a nap. How did your target today work out?adul asked me back. Already, just ngebersin the rest of yesterday, the others tomorrow aja.Udah not much more really, I replied. Uh mas how? it's done, okay? I asked Adul. I already recap the data even on my tablet, said Mas Adul pointed to the tablet on his bed. I just found out that Adul brought a tablet. Very gercep anyway, it can still be done at the resort later said me.


Let it be, tomorrow I still want to find additional data, so at the resort I just make a presentation. Also join here, said Mas Adul. Hmm I just knew that mas serajin, I said again.


I had lunch in the kitchen while chatting with Mas Adu. Dika and Mat prefer to bring their food to his bed. Ayu hasn't come back yet, have you? I asked Mas Adul. Udah earlier but after eating back again to take afternoon data he said, the place is quite far so depart faster, replied Mas Adu. Ohh


Mas Adul has gone from the kitchen he said he would take a nap. This time it was Raffles' turn to come to me. After lunch I played with Raffles. I was going to take a nap but the little boy invited me to play.


Near our tent tent there are several hanging hammocks that are used for napping or just relaxing by children at camp.Hammock it is also a favorite place of Raffles.He likes to be on the swing,as he called it.


This time me and Raffles didn't play, we guessed the song. Brother, if at home Sunday school no? ask Raffles. No big brother, school that week for little children, I replied. But you know the song? ask again. Today is indeed Sunday, the porters and memei had planned to make a kind of short worship at the camp, but not so because some porters had to return to the resort early this morning. Because our food supplies for the night were no longer there, so they had to go back to buy groceries at the resort. As a result, Raffles and I played church charades because Raffles wanted to sing Sunday school songs.