Visiting the interior of peninsular Malaysia where the natives - orang asli , are located along the Jelai River. This area is roughly right in the center of our peninsular. Ten years ago, we have to start the journey by boat and then start walking for 2-3 hours before you arrived at the first village. Today you can drive up to the first village by 4 wheel-drive jeep and continue to the other villages. Not much development except for the road which have help tremendously to bring essential food and take out agriculture /jungle products. I am trying to bring agricultural knowledge and technology in the hope that life will be better for our natives friends.
Signboard indicating to 'pos' as in the red indian trading post
Usually a pos will have a school and clinic
Usually a pos will have a school and clinic
Birth control is alien to the natives
Large scale banana planting has started in the villages after the road was improvedand more traders started to trade with the orang asli.
With a 75 yrs old friend who has just become a father.
Beautiful butterflies
Tapioca plants up on the hills. Last year rice was planted with the tapioca.
another shot of the tapioca
pounding padi to remove the husk
Jelai River - may be the site of a hydropower station
hanging bridge over the river
Drying fire wood outside the house
Hibiscus flower
Another village
Pos Lenjang
Children everywhere - have to bring a lots of sweet
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