The Picture beside the rubber tree was taken during the trip to Lata Kinjang waterfall, nearby Kampar. (back to my hometown, Bidor for celebrate HariRaya :)I still remember during my school holiday, early in the morning I forgot what time...emm I think may be 4am, will follow my mom, and take our bicycle to the rubber plantations. Reaching there my mom with help me to light on the fire lamp and put to my head( b'cos very dark that time), also the mosquito coil beside my hand(this will keep away the blood sucking insect). Then start follow my mom from tree to tree to collect the remaining solid rubber from the cup, of course my mom will tapping the rubber tree. And will returns a few hours later and collects the stuff in the cup.
Sometime I also help to tap the rubber trees (so u know I’m also a tapper okay...), a bit info about how to tap the rubber tree, at each tree a sharp knife is used to shave off the thinnest possible layer from the intact section of bark. The cut must be neither too deep, nor too thick. Either will reduce the productive life of the tree. This starts the latex flowing, and the tapper leaves a little cup underneath the cut.
A Brief Natural History of Latex Rubber Allergy can click on below link: http://www.immune.com/rubber/nr1.html
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