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Siantar Errand Run
I needed to buy a couple of things, and I took my camera with me as I walked around the city of Siantar, Sumatra. It’s a very long video, I suppose, but I wanted it to show what it feels like to just the walk the streets amidst all the activity.
Siantar Zoo Trip – Sleepy Animals
Lacking a GoPro, I used a GorillaPod to attach my tiny Canon point-and-shoot camera to my bike’s handlebars. The Canon doesn’t really focus anymore (and little else works on it), but it does capture video of a sort.
With the Canon point-and-shoot on my handlebars, I rode my bike to the Siantar Zoo and wandered around for a bit. I’d been to this zoo before and …
Evy’s Rice Paddies – Part Ten
The final video clips from my trip to see some rice paddies outside Kisaran in Sumatra. Evy and I return to the rice fields to check on the irrigation and the application of pesticides. Then, after a break to drink some iced tea and take some pictures, we leave to drive back to Kisaran.
Evy’s Rice Paddies – Part Nine
I go with Evy when she visits a friend’s palm oil farm. I watch as the men cut down the palm oil fruit and collect it. Another type of fruit is in season, and friends arrive to pick the fruit from our shade tree. Then it’s time to head back to the rice fields, but first we stop in a small town to buy some …
Evy’s Rice Paddies – Part Eight
At lunchtime, I hopped on the back of Evy’s motorcycle for a trip to a local market in a small town a few kilometers away. Getting there involved driving out of the rice fields and then down a series of paved and unpaved roads. I went with Evy and her friend and her friend’s daughter, and they shopped for clothes in the market while I …
Evy’s Rice Paddies – Part Seven
I watch and learn as Evy and her worker prepare a diluted mixture of water and pesticide and then spray it over the fields.