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A Lady Planting Rice

To plant the seedlings of rice they are bundled into lots of groups of the other soon to be planted rice. They are planted in a place called a rice paddy which is a lot of land spilt up into little rectangles, squares and arrays of any numbers. When rainy season is done the rice is ready to harvest. To harvest you could do it by hand which is the harder way but the cheaper way, or you could do it with a machine which is the easier way and the expensive way, also if you want a break of hard work :). Here in Phrao we mostly see them do harvest by hand because most of the families that do it need money for their family's food and education if they have little tots (kids). Where I live right now we have a rice field (already been harvested)  right in front of our apartment. They may do the process again and if they do then I will take lots of pictures and make a rice movie out of it!!! :)