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42 she has poor eyesight and wears thick glasses which she bought herself, no assistance from plantation [circled 4] fourth interview with woman named [[underline]] Kasih [[/underline]] age 45 has given birth to 9 children which 5 still living others died of "stomach ache" (sakit perut), "fever" (panas) and "coughing" (batuk) her husband is older +/- 65 and already dipensiun ((because of age gap, probable that Kasih a second wife)) youngest of Kasih's children a girl named Sari, age 8 all the other children adults with own families Kasih born on Patuhawattee in a kampong near where we interviewed her she has 7 grandchildren (at age 45!) - says the young ones given a formula of: 1. unsweetened powdered milk + 2. palm sugar (gula merah) + 3. saccarine [saccharine] tablets + 4. water 43 saccarine [saccharine] tablets added so formula will be sweeter ("supaya lebih manis") -Kasih doesn't know what FBSI is, but 75 Rp is taken out of her earnings every month as dues (workers given wage slip listing earnings & deductions, but most can't read -- we saw one of these slips) -doesn't know what PKK is -"ikut KB" (practices birth control) but has never been given any info. on KB or nutrition ((probably means PKK not voluntary)) -doesn't belong to any organizations -Kasih's mother has the task of fetching water for the family, but fortunately house at the crossroads and water source nearby -Kasih herself does the cooking; cooks once in the morning before leaving for the fields, once after returning from work Kasih's 8 yr-old is now in first grade; Kasih unsure whether she will be able to keep this child in school ("lihat bagaimana manti") [circled 5] fifth interview with mother & daughter team a. mother named Awang, age 40 - has given birth 7 times, but