The Rubber Tapper in Kg. Alab Lanas, Sook, Sabah

Kg. Alab Lanas is the first village that I went to during my first trip to Sabah, which is located at the southwest interior division of the state. We stayed with our host, uncle Robert, who is a rubber tapper by profession. I had never been to a rubber estate before, so I asked if he could bring me to the estate the next day, and he said yes! "But I would need to depart at 4.30am in the morning, are you sure you can wake up?" uncle Robert asked while looking at me doubtfully. "Yes, definitely!"

Uncle Robert's faithful dog.

She followed him to wherever he went, and waited patiently until he's done.

Watch how uncle Robert tapped his rubber trees and collected the latex here!