The rain was pouring out of the sky. Even the monkeys sought shelter in the dark rainforest. This day has been so hot that I decided to enjoy the warm shower. That day I cycled 120 km. The beautiful scenery on the Malaysian south-east coast gave me great support.

In September I arrived at Kahang Organic Rice Farm. On the wall was written a Chinese saying:

 “If the mountain wont move, build a road around it,

if the road wont turn, change your path,

if you are unable to change your path, just transform your mind.”

Tam, the owner, welcomed me and asked: “What is your expertise?”. “Eco-toilets and Solar water heaters”, I replied. He showed me a barn full of old materials. “Can you make a solar water heater out of this?”, he asked me.

The weeks after I worked on two different solar collectors. 1) A flat plate collector copper-brass and 2) a collector from recycled materials including: glass bottles, drinking tins, rubber tires and copper pipes. Such a model has never been constructed before. The knowledge was spread in two workshops. First I worked together with 3 young guys from a orphanage. Later I met Matt from England who wanted to join me for while. Nowadays tourist visiting the farm and get inspired by home-made warm showers which is more and more demanded in Malaysia.

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