Orange Picking

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Most of time you would never know how special a close one is until somebody notices it for you. In our backyard, we got two trees both of which are full of oranges. “Hitik sa bunga” is a Filipino term for it. It has been for several weeks that oranges of both trees so shining in the pursuit of attention. Over mature fruits kept on falling and we kept on throwing them in the rubbish bag. One nice day barbecuing in the house with close friends got the attention that both trees wanted. Friends were in awe how rich the trees were with oranges. They tried tasting them and indeed they were sweet and juicy. “Take as many as you want.” By all means they sought for plastic bags and filled them with shimmering oranges. Each of them brought home at least two plastic bags filled with oranges. At the end of the day, there are still more clinging in those trees. The following day and the next, friends brought friends and friends’ friend to the house to get some more plastics of oranges. “If you’ll run out of oranges, just drop by and pick.” A free ticket that they won’t hesitate to take. And that’s how I got to alter my outlook on our orange trees in the backyard. Every time I eat one, I eat with appreciation. They are indeed sweet. Now, I always bring oranges at work for lunch or snack.

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cindy said…
san kayo nakatira? pahingi po...
29 November 2009 at 18:58:00 GMT+8
jonsaint said…
2 and half hours drive lang. You already knew where.
30 November 2009 at 08:35:00 GMT+8
jonsaint said…
2.5 hrs from Auckland.
30 November 2009 at 08:38:00 GMT+8
cindy said…
sayang ang layo... sarap pa naman nyan....
30 November 2009 at 23:09:00 GMT+8
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