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The Difficulties of Not Planting Paddy My name is Junsin I have three children, the oldest one is 25 the second one is 24 and the third one is 15 I already have two grandchildren Before, I tapped rubber and planted paddy in the village Because the rubber price dropped I have not tapped rubber for 4 years and only planted paddy Eventually I found work in a palm oil company But my wife became sick I returned to the village four months ago I needed to come back to take care of my wife Since I don’t farm or tap rubber I need to buy rice every week and month We can consume 5 sacks per month In our place, it costs IDR 95,000 per sack It is very hard Because every week I need to take my wife to see the doctor Our village is quite far No doctors here I need to buy medicines and pay for transportation I can spend IDR150,000 each week for that Because my kid is still in school Every day, I need to give pocket money We also need to buy books If our rice is finished and we cannot buy I have to borrow from neighbors who plant paddy If I have money, I will pay for it We sometimes receive rice from our relatives who farm Because they feel sorry for my wife’s condition Now I am looking for jobs; house construction, carrying sand, anything In the future, I want to plant palm oil trees and farm again So, our life would not be difficult like it is now