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The tips below will only be useful IF you're planting rice for fun...:

1. Make sure your short is short enough so it won't catch mud
2. DO NOT bring cellphone. Risky. Besides your hands will be all muddy and sticky to pick it up when it rings.. "I think you're the only rice planter who brings cellphone" hehee.. the staff maybe right
3. Apply oil richly on your legs and hands. This will (hopefully) make it easier for you to wash and get rid of the sticking mud after planting
4. Better not plant during the rain, but sometimes you just don't have a choice
5. Ready for work: take a handful of rice plants (there must be a better term for this) and stick them in the field, give 15-20 cm distance to each stack.

I had my first time experience of rice planting. Went with some of the staff (around 20 ppl). It's a periodical program of ours, took around five minute ride to the rice field (great green-wide view) from the office and there we were.

It was fun. Seriously,but only the first five minutes (hehe..). Teased around, chat, took pictures (hey, maybe I could upload it some time). Sure was a good outside staff gathering, which obviously benefit the company more, it being cheap and they got free labors :)).

It was exactly what I predicted. Muddy, sticky, swaty... Didin't expect to get some rash as a bonus though. Hmm.. wonder if the company will cover medical expenses if any of the staff got skin disease and/or flu.

First time was fun, but may not be the last....