Drowning in Love (and mud!) - Part 2 of 2

Candid picture of Tepuq Pun Ulo & Kee Kiat

A typical day in Bario included getting down and dirty in the paddy field. And since it was the harvesting season, our Bario Asal tepuqs decided to work together, meaning we got to work in a group! That was so fetch! (get the Mean Girls reference?)

Tepuq Pun Ulo was the lady I got assigned to in my second week at Bario. Tepuq Pun Ulo is a very shy
lady at first, but once she gets comfortable around you, you'll be hearing all sorts of funny stories. Tepuq Pun Ulo always kepteps our best interests in her heart. At times when I forgot to bring my hat or gloves, tepuq would take hers off right away and forced me to wear it.

Tepuq partnered with Tepuq Ribed, Tepuq Bulan and Aunty Jenette during the harvesting season.

Working in the paddy field was never short of fun! When we didn't have tepuqs cracking jokes, or randomly bursting into a song, we pulled each other out of the thick mud, which was pure entertainment! Also, batchmate Kee Kiat taught our tepuqs a song called 'Dua Harimau',

It goes like this :

“Dua harimau, dua harimau,

Lari pantas, lari pantas,

Satu tiada mata, Satu tiada ekor,

Banyak pelik, Banyak pelik”

...and then we continued with some other made up songs which made zero sense?!

Random facts about the tepuqs :

Tepuq Ribed : A petitie lady with a very contagious smile.

Tepuq Bulan : She LOVES singing. And sweets, particularly NIPS. ;P

Aunty Jenette. : She makes really good food! I could almost taste the chicken curry she made as

I'm writing this. Also, she makes really tasty cakes & bread.

With love,

Thriya Sria Maria