Chui Chak’s treasured padi fields

Yeap Lai Hock (left) and village committee member Wong Kai Chai (right) discussing some matters with a villager.

SEVERAL elderly men are seen resting under a huge tree by the roadside, chatting and watching the world go by on a Saturday afternoon.

Across the road are huge tracts of padi fields – a sea of green stalks shimmering under the sun.