formation of calluses ♪

hmm.... i think its time for me to hide at home.... hopefully i can get bc the honor of "Miss Cameron" by not being expose to the "lovely sun" in kampar... XD wakaka~!!  
my white complexion is missing ad... =(


bside~ my fingers started to develop something that i keep avoiding since i was young.... eeee~~ kesian lah~ calluses is growing on my fingertips... =( 

haiz~ guitar, u make me fall for u and hate u at the same time... ♫♩♪

actually both palm r having calluses too... y? 
hmmm... it related to the information below tat i wish to share wif u guys~


how much do u noe about rubber tapping? 
have u ever tried it before? =)


Rubber tapping is a hard work. 
It can starts as early as 2 am. serious~!!!! 
The coolness of the early morning air encourages the latex to flow thus improving the yield.
However, the tapping will continue until late morning. T_T 
do u believe tat it could take almost 9hours, for tapping and collecting process?!!
but its depend on how big is the plantation area.... 


A special tapping knife is used to shear off a thin layer of rubber tree's bark. if u dono hw does it look lik... here's the pic...

during the "cutting" process... care must be taking not to cut too deep as this would injure the tree. better practice few times b4 u make a real cut.... 
"boss" wil get mad and worker wil kena scold once he found tat you r "hurting" the rubber tree... 
T_T haiz....
Each night a rubber tapper must remove a thin layer of bark along a downward half spiral on the tree trunk. 

If done carefully and with skill, this tapping panel will yield latex for up to 5 years.

we usually cut it in spiral cox it allow the latex flow down to a collecting cup.

now did u realize that y the work must be done at night? so tat the latex will run longer before drying out....

The 2nd step is collect those "milky liquid".... do not feel tat tis step is more relax~ u hav to collect it from row to row, and if ur tub is almost full, u have to walk all the way bc to pit stop just to empty it...
cox as it bcome more n more heavy, it wil slow you down...cox deplete a lot of energy.... =(
Lastly, the latex will pour into molds and formic acid is added to coagulate the liquid latex.... 




Frankly, tapping of latex from a rubber tree is really a skilled job because a tapper has to make a cut which is only approximately 2 mm deep. do u think u can finished the job easily? especially do it under a dark environment...
by the way, latex doesn't smell lik fresh milk though it look lik.... u have to take minimum 45minutes in bath room to get off the "smell of money".... 
yup~ some1 said tat to me b4.... 
“ 橡胶汁很臭，那～钱臭不臭？” ( if latex is stinky, than how does money smell like? )
did u get wat he trying to interpret? 
=) congratulation if yes~