Familiar jingle
Pass my house many a time
Paper lama man
Recycling business
An honest work for the day
Earning his living
It is a small village in the kecamatan of Tambusai, Kabupaten Rokan Hulu in the Province of Riau, Sumatra. During the Padri Wars of 1830's , Tuanku Tambusai (aka known as Fakeh Hj Muhammad Salleh ) fought the Dutch forces together with Imam Bonjol and Tuanku Rao in West Sumatra and in Northern Sumatra .The last defence was in Benteng 7 Lapis,Daludalu which fell in 1838. He escaped capture and came to Malaya. He was buried in Rasah in 1882.
4 comments:
But the besi buruk man stole iron grills covering my shallow house drains! I could kill him for that. That is none of the honest day's work.
Dear Pakcik,
I am surprised that such a thing happened in your rural setting too. That shows how desperate they have become.
Dear Hal
They practically get away with everything free. House-owners are only too happy to have someone carry away their 'rubbish' and are not really bothered about how much payment in return. Nicely!
Hank
Dear Hank,
A person's rubbish may become another's treasure, that's what happens during garage sales of my student years in the US in the seventies.
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