Reaping

Early Compilation - Hydroponics

Ramah [5]

"It turns out the father whose name is Mr. Rama," said

a nursing home attendant who may be around 25 years old.

He was so enthusiastic shaking hands with me. That young man

purposely slightly bent his body to kiss my right hand. Previously

I have never met anyone who feels enthusiastic when confronted

with me.

"Greetings," I said, blinking

say that sentence. I tried to smile even though my lips were hard

actuated.

"I've only been working in this nursing home for a year. Already

long time I often hear the figure of the father of some nursing home residents in

here's. Since then I have been curious and eager to have the opportunity to

meet with you," said the officer who still seemed reluctant to

take my hand out of his grasp.

Did I not hear wrong? I didn't expect it to turn out

some of the residents of the parlour often talked about me. Even until there are people

the curious wanted to meet me.

"What's your name?" I was curious about

the man in front of me. I felt like I had met her first.

"My name is Juned" he said with a smile

sumringa. "Today I finally got to meet one of them

donors who routinely help fund this nursing home."

"It's nice to meet you" I said.

"I'd rather meet you."

The nursing home attendant named Juned slowly took my hand off

his grasp.

"Dad, it's better we now go to the hall room.

The residents of the orphanage must have been waiting for the arrival of the father," said Erik who

he stood behind me as if he were giving officers a chance

the young man for a moment chatted with me.

"Oh, yes. I almost forgot. We should have done it soon

accompany Pak Rama's family to the hall room. I have been busy since

alone," Juned said, embarrassed by his behavior.

"It's okay. We better go now

the hall room," said Erik who slowly helped me push the curry

the wheel I sit on every day.

"Sir Erik, you can't if I help

pushing Mr Rama's wheelchair?" june asked with a full face look.

"Dad, it's okay if that guy's pushing

your wheelchair?" Erik asked for my approval before he allowed Juned

doing the job he often does.

I slightly nodded my head hinting that

the parlour clerk can push my wheelchair.

"Please, if you want to help push the wheelchair

my papa. He has allowed it" said Erik who slowly walked

to the side of the wheelchair.

Juned stepped his foot towards my back. Slowly it

pushing the wheelchair I was sitting in towards the hall room.

Erik, Rosie, and my twin grandchildren walked slowly

following us from behind. I can't wait to meet with

my former neighbor who I can say I consider to be my best friend.

Although first as long as we are neighbors never familiar. However, since

my best friend lived in a nursing home, before I had a stroke I always

took the time to visit him. Since then I've been with him

being friends.

***

Sometimes it's when I feel like the end of it

happiness can be on my side. In fact, happiness is not long entrenched

in my life. There were bad things going on when I started trying to organize

my life. I have experienced events like this very often. Moments

suddenly enveloped me. One of them happened a few decades ago

the past.

I was so enthusiastic about practicing the science that I had

learned from a book that I can say as a magic book. That book

discuss about vegetable cultivation with hydroponic techniques. I have succeeded

I was exhausted from the material from the book. Slowly the information I got

the book has been embedded in my brain cells. A few days since I

buying the book, I began to record what materials I had to prepare

to start practicing growing vegetables on water.

I've bought a 3-inch-long 1.5-inch-diameter parallon

six meters. I also bought 12 paralon covers, glue

paralon, green lettuce vegetable seeds, 24 pieces plastic glass mineral water, rope

mine along 20 meters, as well as a fertilizer and fertilizer b, and take a bucket

pesak from a rice mill plant near the market.

I deliberately asked for help from the seller of building materials

to perforate each paralon as many as four pieces. The hole is about the size

plastic glass mineral water. Actually from the book is a lot of pictures

paralon network that will be used as a vegetable planting container with technique

hydroponic. I chose one of those circuits that was so simple that I

there is no need to spend a lot of money to buy these materials. Exists

also a hydroponic series that uses bottles of mineral water. I decided

to find about twenty bottles of used mineral water around the market.

"What are you doing?" ask Mr. Burhan when I

making a series of parallons tied to a rope.

I made that circuit on the terrace which still includes the area

kosanku room. Before the paralon that had been tied up with my rope

hang it between the woods on my rooftop. I put down for a moment

the items were on the floor, while squatting I checked if there were any ties

untight rope mines.

"I'm doing a practicum on cultivation

vegetables with hydroponic techniques," I said while tying three fruits

parallons horizontally.

Maybe the shape of the network is almost the same as the shape

ladders. Where the two vertical lines are the rope, while

the horizontal lines are the parallons.

"Is there anything you can help?" ask dad

lift me up while continuing to pay attention to what I am doing.

"The father can help me by giving me

vim. So that the knowledge that I get from the book that I read every day can be

well practiced," I said with a smile towards Mr. Burhan.

"Well, if it's the father every day pray hopefully

all good is always with you" said Mr. Burhan, slowly

walk towards me.

Unexpectedly, Mr. Burhan's hand rubbed

my hair.

"Thank you, Mr. Burhan. Prayer and support from my father

it means so much to me, "my unwitting murmur suddenly existed

haru feeling in my heart while getting the attention of Mr. Burhan. In spite of

I am not Mr. Burhan, but all this time he has been

treat me like my own child.

***

I've finished making two sets of paraloons as

container growing vegetables with hydroponic techniques. One by one I started

cut each bottle of mineral water in two pieces. Close the bottle so I can

I can put a cloth in the hole. For water bottle network

the mineral is simpler than the parallon chain. I just put in

snout the bottle into the bottom of the bottle that has been split.

Trying to practice the knowledge I got from the magic book

actually there is still a feeling of anxious expectation.