Harversting Paddy at Ladang Wasan, Pangkalan Batu was my first trip and experience when I'm joining this program (BEACA UBD 2009). The trip was held in the early monday moring on the 17th August 2009. All the participants especially students who are joining this program were told to bring stuffs and tools which necessary examples boots, a small knife, gloves, and also own drinks and foods. To begin with, during the day, I had to wake up earlyaround 5.00 morning, I was kind of tired that moring because a day before I had orientation day at female residential UBD. But I managed to wake up and excited since this was my first trip ever. Then we waited at the SHBIE parking lot before 6.00 a.m. By around 6.10 a.m, bus came arrived to fetch us. It took us about 30 minutes to reach the paddy area. I was kind of excited during the arrived. What I saw, I saw birds flew, small Quills walking around the bank, wide hectares' of green paddy areas various types of trees examples papaya and jack fruit trees. The road that we had passed was muddy, slippery and sticky so that we had to wear boots to pass the path to the camp that had been provided for us by the owner of the paddy area. The worker welcomed us to come to the camp. We all assemble then the lecturer made a brief and instruction what should we do during the day. We were told to harvest the paddy by using traditional method. so that everyone can have experience how to harvest the paddy by using samll knife and lets us to feel how the workers felt. I had to use plastic bags then tied it up around my waist as a alternative way to put the paddy, since the usual basket named Tembigan was not enough. It was my new experience. At the time, the owner, Hj mohd Ali Bin Bakar also came along to join and gave us information about the paddy. Information about what the name of the paddy, how long it took to harvest, what kind of tools should they used to harvest and after harvest. Then I took all my stuffs ready to start my task. The worker named Ade at the age of 31 guided us where we should to harvest. Unfortunately, I couldn't managed took pictures while I'm cut the paddy. The area was so muddy and water all over the area. Me also get Stuck at a certain spot. It was hard and hot that time. I was sweat all over. But I have to learn all this and accecpt the challenge. It was fun even we still can laugh each other and had a chat among us then took pictures by our lecturer. And even I dropped my knife a few times because never get used to wear glove and wet. Ade had told me that paddy took about 3months and 10days to harvest. After that it can be separate the wasted product by using a machine called 'Kabutah'. So the remaining paddy are then to dry up under the sun about 2 to 3 days. And also the black plastic that tied at the side of paddy are use to avoid rat to enter the paddy . We finished early about an hour. The time given was not enough for me, I still wanted to enjoy and cut more paddy. For the last agenda, we all was provided with foods and drink to be serve, which provded by the owner itself. Last but not least, everyone was given a souvenie 1.5 kilos of paddy named ' Padi Laila'. Then we all finished nearly 8.30 am and back to UBD around 9.15. To rap off my words, pictures below were what i have done during the trip:
what I saw when entering the entrance: green paddy and the tools to avoid birds take the paddy
sign or marked to know who is the owner of the paddy and how to make the birds stay away from the paddy 
after the paddy being cut, it have to dry it up under the sun for few days and how it works
the guy name Ade is the worker
the sourvenir 'padi Laila'
the machine use to separate the paddy and wasted product
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