Alive in Borneo playing Netball!

I'm sort of getting used to the constant changes of timetables and activities that go on in the schools. I've even started taking my breakfast in the canteen with the teachers at about 8 a.m. and haven't given a thought as to who is teaching in the school. Breakfast is either nasi goreng , mi goreng or (my favourite) mi hun soup followed by banana fritters or stale doughnuts. It costs about 50 p/centimes for a full breakfast. This week seems to have been "Sports Week" with many of the schools only doing sports and many of the teachers involved in some sporting activities elsewhere. Today I was asked to join the teachers' team playing netball against the pupils. I think the last time I played netball was when I was 14 but amazingly I did remember the rules and managed not to disgrace myself although looked very red and sweaty when the game was over. I was imagining if I'd had a heart attack that my obituary might have read " Died in Borneo playing netball!" Fortunately I'm fine and trying to get fit for my climb of Mount Kinabalu that Gen and I and some others are attempting in March/April.

 The farmers are very busy preparing their padi fields for the rice planting . There seems to be a lot of burning and clearing and repairing the mud walls. The Dusun harvest festival is in May and apparently goes on all month so another festival to look forward to - not to mention Diwali in October, Krismas in December and Chinese New year in February! The hurdles are made of palm branches and hose pipes.