UNDERthe…
By ingrid
@ridingbet (66857)
Philippines
May 23, 2018 8:36pm CST
…mango tree.
Good Thursday morning from this side of the planet, my friends, how was your day yesterday?
As what I posted a discussion yesterday, we had the power outage not from 7am to 6pm, but 7am to 8pm. It was so annoying to be informed when my sister called up the electric cooperative that the brownout will be extended for 2 more hours. A 13 hour-long power interruption may have caused some to be angry; but my positive attitude prevailed--- we were able to live without light for 2 months, a 13-hour long brownout is just okay.
Only the hot temperature was our problem yesterday but good thing, it was cloudy and we had some rather cool winds blowing. Since it was hot inside, I opted to bring out my small white chair, my hand fan, 2 mobile phones, and a bottle of cold water. As usual too, 2 white dogs followed me and slept near me.
The mango tree was a good place to enjoy the wind. I even had a nap.
Do you like having a nap under a tree?
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 May 18
That sounds lovely napping under the tree.
Here in the US.. there would be major issues with people having their power constantly shut off.
So many people are on oxygen and need the A/C for medical reasons.. there would be a lot of deaths I think if they did that and much to answer for... not to mention how much of food will be spoiled when the refrigerators and freezers are shout off for that length of time..
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
24 May 18
@ridingbet yes, I wish you coolness in such heat.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
yes that is one of the concerns here when electric power is temporarily cut off. the respirator, the ventilator, even the cardiac monitor really needs electricity. lives may be at stake.
for us, the fan is good to keep us cool; for me though, since i have a heart ailment, i should keep myself cool, in thought, in word, and in deed. hahaha
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 May 18
Good morning po. Yes, I would love to take a nap under a tree if given the chance. Sadly, we have no more tree here.
I was waiting for you last night because I thought the brownout will be until 6 pm only. But yes, patience is a virtue. Hehe
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
good afternoon, hija. yes, i did not log in on desktop last night but only on the mobile phone. right now, we are all inside the house to watch Showtime especially TNT. my bet should be in the finals.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
@mlgen1037 yes hija, so cool winds.
and yes,the last semifinals, quarter 4 is on. and it was fun watching. my bet hasn't sang yet.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 May 18
@ridingbet Hahaha. And is it breezy there in your place po? Isn't it the semi-finals now in TNT?
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
26 May 18
When I was very young, my family had a big walnut tree, and I used to enjoy the cool under it in summer.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
26 May 18
@ridingbet There are many varieties, small walnut tree and big walnut tree. Ours is a big one.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 18
really?but may i ask how big is a walnut tree. i might not have seen one in actual setting yet.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 May 18
@caopaopao oh wow, my eyes are glued on these green fruits at the bottom of the picture. are those the cherry tomatoes? is that tree at the background your walnut tree?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
it is cool to do that, not unless there are fruits, because there might be these very worms that cause itches when they touch your skin (we call this budu-budu).
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
31 May 18
@magallon yes, there are red ants that make their 'homes' by stitching leaves and keeping their mother ant safe.
the worm 'budu-budu' is not a red ant. but you will feel icky just looking at it.
@magallon (19280)
• Philippines
29 May 18
@ridingbet or those big red ants that makes the mango leaves their hives..
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@Hannihar (129418)
• Israel
4 Jul 18
@ridingbet
Anytime there is a power outage it is no fun.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
6 Jul 18
@Hannihar worse too, if the batteries of your flashlight (the standard flashlight i mean and not the phone's torch) are draining fast, you will be blind of the darkness already
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@Hannihar (129418)
• Israel
5 Jul 18
@ridingbet
It is very difficult. I remember one time all of the lights went out in the apartment and it was pitch dark and had to feel in the dark for a flash light.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
25 May 18
right on that but this our mango tree bore no flowers or fruits because it had new leaves.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 18
@AlisaTR next year, hopefully it will bear fruits.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
26 May 18
are there no trees with ants? flies are also nuisance when under the tree. they buzz around.
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@Letranknight2015 (51511)
• Philippines
24 May 18
It's too bad though we never put a swing on the tree nor folding bed. Now, we have removed it I felt regret never sleeping under the tree.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
when the tree of 'alugbati' was still standing, my mother would put the native swing where we sleep under the tree. we still have that big native swing but it is only the mango tree that stands in our lawn.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 May 18
yes it is, as long as the wind is cool.
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@arunima25 (85269)
• Bangalore, India
24 May 18
I used to have it as a child. We used to visit our native grandparents house during summer holidays. There use to be power cuts and we enjoyed sleeping under trees during afternoon as well as in star litted night.it was something we looked forward to
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
24 May 18
i presume those times when you slept under the tree, it was not very hot there, am i right? because these times where technology is constantly developing, the days and nights of sleeping outside is already a wonderful experience to have. it could be a dream-come-true to stay outside to sleep under the tree.
