You are a person of noble character,
Avoiding harm to nature,
A sign of remembering old age,
The sea is guarded, the earth is nurtured.

If life is to be safe,
Preserve the seas and straits,
Preserve the dense forests,
There lies sustenance and grace,
There lies resemblance and symbol,
There lies various blessings,
There lies diverse benefits,
There lies the wisdom of tradition.

It was these two pieces of Malay wisdom that spurred my enthusiasm to travel and find out what was really going on in the Belakang Padang area. one of the sub-district towns in Kola Balam. This is an area that is often discussed by many people as a base for smuggling many commodities, one of which is natural coral.