April 5

A man who said he was the foreman of the oil plant came to visit us today. He said he wants to inoculate everyone living near the oil field against some kind of disease.

In my parents' generation, they tricked our people and stole the land to turn it into their oil field. They must feel guilty about that because they are always trying to help out village now.

When we couldn't get across the swamp, they built a gondola on a rope for us.

Sometimes they'll even give us alcohol from foreign countries. This medicine is probably something like that.

Everyone in our village is glad to receive this medicine, but I don't want it. I don't have a reason for not getting it. I just didn't like the way the foreman looks, that's all.