Labour of Love

I read with interest an article in the NST on Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Sultan Iskandar, the Tunku Puan Pahang, having her own vegetable plot. But what makes me smile is the fact that she uses a toy tiger to ward off wild monkeys from invading her vegies. What an idea. I've seen these toy tigers being sold but never in my mind to have it as a 'guard' to my garden. That brings back to mind the use of 'orang-orang' in the padi fields. When I was younger, I used to live in the District of Kerian, the rice bowl in North Perak. Could see this orang-orang from afar in the bendang to fright off the birds. Toy tiger, orang-orang, now what else can we use to 'guard' our plants?