Day 4 - Of Beaches and Fireworks

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Greetings from Terengganu, Malaysia!

Today's our fourth day of our project here in Kampong Mangkok. We started off with a hearty breakfast made by Kak Ta before we started our community work. Today, we built another front porch but this time for another resident called Azam. Azam earns his living as a fisherman.

Placing of pillar for the front porch

After our community work, we had our lunch before we headed over to Pak Mie's house to prepare seedlings for replantation in the mangroves. We learnt from Pak Mie about how he sells his mangrove seedlings to people to replant and how he has an extra job of being the guard for 7 of the bird's nest factories in the area.

Some fun facts about the seedlings he prepares:
- The seedlings are Nipah Palms
- The Nipah Palm is an important member in the mangrove ecosystem
- Usually used as roof material for houses
- Used as biofuel for cars

After our seedling preparation session, we headed back to the Pink House to plant our mango seed which we had eaten before we set off for the beach!

Our future Mango Tree


It's tough not to leave a mark
PO VIII Boys burying Abbas in the sand

After the beach, we went for our dinner before we went to go see fireflies at the nearby river.

Lastly, we ended off the day with a firework party at the Pink House!

Casting a magic spell

That's all for now friends, stay tuned for more daily updates!

Yours in Scouting,
Team Orion VIII

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