In the year of 1625, war was fiercely fought between the 2 different animal kingdoms. Leo an arch enemy of the Keil was a strong contender to be dealt with. As time went by Leo army was forwarding the territory of Keil. Keil on the other hand had to plan a very good strategy to overcome his enemy as victory was unimaginable. So he had no other choice but to let his enemy advance forward. As he had no other option, his wise men had told him let your enemy fall into a trap rather than you fall for it. This was his only option he had and commanded his strategy by fooling his army. This was the only hope he had as he had no other alternative options or else his kingdom will be doomed. His army was decreasing by the days; he had no option but to sacrifice his men to overcome his leadership. Finally on the 35th day, the enemy was just 300 meter of his territory and 50 kilometer from their territory. Keil men were now less than half of what he had by than. Exhausted and fatigue his commander requested him to surrender. As it was totally impossible to fight Leo army since it was a battle of 2 to 1. Keith by now on the upperhand as his wise man had told him to prepare for victory. He commanded his commander who was shocked to hear such things from his king. But his mind started to change as he heard the plan from his King. Finally convinced of his Lord plan, he headed to camp to further elaborate to his subordinate. On the second day as the enemy was almost 150 meter within Keith kingdom, Leo army was attacked from all direction. 30 percent of Leo army was killed within an hour. With such casualty Leo army retreated back as they found that it was a danger zone area. Leo army decided to attack the next day, as it was no point to attack as almost 30 percent of his army was killed so instantly from all direction from Keith army. As days went by they couldn’t attack or move forward. Finally after a week Leo food was almost shortening and his army was all worn out from thirst and hunger. There was no point to attack and were ready to retreat, when Keil army attacked and Leo army had no choice but to surrender. Leo had to surrender he lost his power and he had to flee to save his life.
Monday, June 16, 2008
22nd Thursday May 2008 – Hoe (mattock) RM12, 3 Wooden Rod RM12 and RM10 ruffian String was purchased for making the garden.
24th Saturday May – Was the initial stage for starting the garden. I came back from work at around 2 plus in the afternoon. The field where I wanted to change it to a garden was very dirty, messy and the soil was solid hard. To start of digging (As the field was stiff, the area had to be dug at least 10 to 15cm deep so that it would be softer and easier to create a garden), I had to first get the right location where I would dig. So I measured 3 locations making it a rectangle as shown below. Why 3? As there was a permanent barricade, I used the barricade as one of the pillar and put 3 other wooden rod making it a rectangular. Before I hammered the rod in, I used a metal rod to get the hole for the initial depth, so that the wooden rod would be easier to naile into the ground. Of course the metal rod was smaller than the wooden rod, so as not to spoil the grip when the wooden rod was inserted into the ground. The wooden rod was inserted and a brick was used to knock it in so that it would go as deep as it can and a better grip would be formed. I assume the wooden rod might at least be inserted 30cm into the ground. After the entire 3 wooden rod inserted, I used the ruffian string to enclose the 3 wooden rods, making it as a fence. Now the garden was completely fenced, (refer below at the drawing) and as I observed, it was around the size of a badminton court.
It was around 4pm when I started digging the field. Let me tell you it was not easy to dig the ground, as it was solid dry and I had to endure the pain when I dug. So to make things easier, I filled pails with water and poured it into the ground so as to soften it. I might have at least poured 4 to 5 pails of water. About 5 minute later, when the ground was softer I started to dig. It was sure more easy compared to the hardened ground, but only at the depth of 5cm further more down it was harder as the water didn’t penetrated deep enough. It was sure painful, and tiring and the sun was not sparing me either. Luckily one of my room mates Indra was around and he helped me dig. As there was only one hoe we took turns digging. Finally around 6 plus we decided to stop the digging due to tiredness and it was time to cook dinner. As observed, only 20% of the area or less was completed.
As I wanted to continue the next day, I had to sprinkle water to the field so as to make the ground softer. As carrying the pail and pouring it was a heavy choice, I decided to use a water hose instead. The only hose we had was only about a meter and I couldn’t find a longer hose from my neighbour. I had no choice but to use our own hose to sprinkle the water. Luckily for me, the incoming water force was strong and I had to grip hard at hose end so as the water could go as far as it can. The water reached almost up to 60% of the field length and I believe it was enough to soften the ground for tomorrow work.
25th Sunday May 2008 - I woke up as early as around 7am. I went out to see the garden and to my surprise, I saw Narayan digging the field. He was digging and there were others too, Deepak, Basanta, Kumar, Harka. They took turns digging and I joined in too. While the digging was proceeding, some went to prepare lunch. Another 25% of the area was completed by 10am and the boys were tired and they said it was better to continue next week. Well it was disappointing to hear this, but I had to understand their opinion. So around 11am after my lunch I left the hostel to accompany Buddhi Man Tamang to the Hospital. He was to be admitted as he had to be operated on Monday. The agents who were supposed to send him couldn’t as it was Sunday. So I took the initiative to accompany him.
I came back around 4pm after admitting Buddhi at the hospital. As I had the heart to continue digging, so I proceede. It was very tiring and the hoe was bent at the rod area due to excessive force used when digging. It had to be straightened every now ant than before continuing. It was sure pretty tiring and I had to take break every now and than and puffed my cigarette along the away. Finally around 7pm plus I stopped and another 40% was completed. Now what was left was only 15% of the area untouched. But I couldn’t go on as I was worn out and it was already dark and the mosquito was enjoying every bit of my precious blood. I had to stop or else I would be sucked out of my blood because of our friendly friend “the mosquito”.
26th Monday May 2008 – Well as usual, I was ready to leave for work. Once I stepped out of the hostel, Basanta and Vijay were ready to dig the ground. So I bid them farewell and I had hoped they will finish the remaining 15%.
When I came back around 6 plus from work, it was disheartening to hear that the hoe was broken and now another hoe had to be purchased.
29th Thursday May 2008 – I bought a new hoe at RM6. It was much smaller compared to the first one I had bought. I had a drink and was a bit tipsy. Around 7pm plus I wore my jeans and headed to the field. I started digging. It was much tougher as the hoe was smaller and I had to use less force to prevent it from breaking. 10% of the area was completed and Deepak came in to help me. We took turns to dig and around 8:30pm it was totally completed. Now the whole area was completed and the area was softer and with my heart contended I continued my drink.
31st Saturday May 2008 – Woke up early in the morning, had no work so prepared lunch and it was ready before 9am. Had it with my roommates and the chours was done. By 9 plus I was already on my garden. As all the area was already dug, further more it had rained heavily the previous day. I had less problem doing the arrangement. I started out from the centre. I had wanted to use ruffian string to get a perfect square, so a circle could be made. But I changed my mind at the last minute due to time waste and human error. I estimated the centre and the square was formed and the centre of the square attained. By 11am the circle was created and the centre waste of sand was removed (Diagram 1). With this done, I had another idea and thought if there was a heavy rain, there was sure bound to have a flood so a drain like system had to be made. So by 12pm 2 long drain construction (Diagram 2) was started. Luckily for me the day was cloudy and it prevented the torturous sun from burning me out. The making of the drain was more tiring to make compared to the rest, as it had to be dug further deep down and sand had to be scooped out. It took more than 2 hours to be completed. In between I had rest and settled other areas too. By 3 I had already started on the other areas (Diagram 3) by seeking Harka help. It was not easy to get a straight line while working and arranging at the same time. Someone had to be observing the work. Harka helped me in the process of getting a straight line of protruding sand. Finally around 4pm every thing was set and the design was created. Now the final touch up was to clear the unwanted material from the sand and to harden the side that was protruding upwards. By 6 every thing was touched up and on some of the area was sprinkled with seeds.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
“As I think of the days to come, I think I am losing a lot from the rest of the world. I only wish I could so domething soon to get out of this misery and hatred for the elves of the NEXT generation”…..
This was what I read from the recent novel since coming back from my vacation from Boliva. Located at the south of America, it is a tropical country with a lot of natural resources. I enjoyed my stay as much as I loved to travel.
I wish I could go back again to the beautiful country again. The humble nature of the people and the lovely beach caught my inner attention and I believe it was a magical moment for me. My only wish is to go back again and live my rest of my life over there.
So if you are thinking of a destination for your vacation, Boliva is a wonderful country to start with. So get your ticket and not forgetting your camera to click the moment when you are there
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