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The Earthquake

The Earthquake happened in West Java on September 2nd, also damage several houses in Cibening village. Earthquake also damaged pak Oni’s house, the kitchen is damaged badly and the room has small damages. Now guardians try to help him by fixing the kitchen.

090907 Resting at house-1

At the end of September, the weather was very hot, guardians work hard to give water to trees which start to dry. Guardians also still do regular activities like cutting small branches, and cut the grass or just cleaning the soil around the trees.

090917 Supervisor Budi pruning the new branches

090917 Guardian Obeng maintaining teaks area

090917 Guardian Abah maintaining teaks area

090916 Guardian Bana pruning new branches

090916 Guardian Kudil puring Dolomite around teaks

Durian trees start fruiting, normally durians will produce the fruit after they are 4-5 years old, but for durians from vegetative seed, they will start to produce fruit when they are 2-3 years old. Usually at the beginning they learnt to produce the first fruit and the fruit taste is not good enough, but after that the fruit will be good with soft meat, juicy, sweet and smell strong.

090916 Fruits at Durian

090916 Guardian Suma clearing durian area

090916 Guardian Dede M watering durian

Some guardians fix the road which is from the village goes to the plantation. They also make terrace on the hill.

090917 Repairing road to project

090916 Guardian maman & Deni making terrace

090917 Teaks under along way motor cycle path

At the old trees, they start to prune. The land is not cool anymore but it means the teak trees grow wellbecause sunrise will help them to grow the trunk and the root as well.

090917 Teaks 4 year 4 month self pruning at dry season

Eid ul-Fitr was on September 20th, some of the guardians go to visit their family but the rest still stay at the plantation. They celebrate the Lebaran with their family, relatives and neighbors. This is a good time for the guardians to take arrest after fasting a month and hard work, they stay at home with their wives and their children.

090923 Idul fitri shake hand

090923 At Kusnadi guardian house

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