I Only Asked For A Few, But She Gave Me A Lot
@SIMPLYD (90722)
Philippines
June 20, 2018 5:03am CST
Last Sunday, I asked from a neighbor by the path, where I always pass by whenever I go out of the neighborhood to ride a jeepney, for some moringa leaves which as you can see in the picture is just on the side of the pathway fronting their house.
She planted them and she told me I can always ask should I need one.
So, when I asked for some, I was surprised she cut the highest big branch and gave them to me. She said it’s already blocking the electrical wires.
She also said I can always ask for the yam leaves if ever I will cook some also.
What a kind neighbor we have. And to think, I befriended her by giving nice comments of how nice her hands are in planting whenever I see her planting by the sides of those pathways.
It pays to be friendly, right? Do you have a friendly neighbor too?
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
20 Jun 18
Hi SimplyD. I wish my neighbors are as nice as yours. My neighbors are mean and devious. Always causinh trouble. 
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
21 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD I think so too. Most people here have no manners and think they are better than the others.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
21 Jun 18
@Strawberry18 Hello. How are you? Have not heard from you from quite some time. What did your neighbor do?
@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
20 Jun 18
Wow that's nice! She's a good neighbor. I do have a good neighbors also .
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
She's a housewife so every morning, as I go out of the neighborhood to get a ride to work she's there trimming her plants. That's actually not hers since it's part of the road. But she was so gracious to put some plants to make that pathway nicer.
So, everytime she's there while I passed I greet her and talk to her a bit.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
21 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD that's nice! It's good to have a good neighbor
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
20 Jun 18
we have malunggay trees, too, and people ask for them.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD yeah, vegetables are abundant in the province. i remember reading years ago that lucy torres was surprised that here in the manila, coconuts are not free.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
@Strawberry18 yeah, it happens to us, too.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
20 Jun 18
Yes it is always a good thing to be on friendly terms with your neighbour.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
21 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD We are friendly up to a point. She is a very very nosy woman so we try to keep a bit of a distance. I must admit I used to call her 'Ogle Eyes' because she was always trying to look to see what we were doing, what we bought etc etc. My wife scolded me one day because she could not remember her real name when she met her in town one day and could only remember 'Ogle Eyes'. I laughed I thought it was hilarious
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
20 Jun 18
You have got a nice neighbor. We are having neighbors who always poke their nose in our matter.. 
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@anamika161088 (11868)
• India
21 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD Yeah... They are people who mind every others business but not theirs
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@simplfred (20608)
• Philippines
20 Jun 18
Yeah, my neighbor gave me everything. She's my mother. lol.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
@hereandthere Yes, very convenient location indeed!
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@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
20 Jun 18
You are lucky to have a neighbor like that. But honestly seldom we find a neighbor here in our country that is not friendly. Mostly if not all are friendly and generous. I guess it's one of the beautiful traits the Filipinos have.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
I very much agree. It is innate in us Filipinos to be friendly and helpful. 
Besides, if we have something to share with our neighbors like mangoes in our backyard, we give some to them if they ask.
Here, in our neighborhood, we have each a mango tree.
Besides, if we have something to share with our neighbors like mangoes in our backyard, we give some to them if they ask.
Here, in our neighborhood, we have each a mango tree.
@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
20 Jun 18
Not like that hope all goes well. Wish more things were like what you describe.
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@crossbones27 (48417)
• Mojave, California
21 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD Amen, should have that brotherly or sisterly love everywhere but people screw it up. lol
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
I put them in my soupy dish of chicken pieces, sauteed first in slices of onions and ginger and fish sauce. Then , we put broth and let it simmer. Then when it's done we put some moringa leaves and let it boil for 5 minutes and you have the "tinolang manok" or soupy chicken with ginger strips.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
22 Jun 18
our moringa tree is already deep-rooted and some of its branches are always pulled down when we have typhoons. but even then, even just a branch that stands on the ground, without being dug in, can already grow and have leaves.
our moringa tree has some fruits now, and when i saw them yesterday, they were already dry. our neighbors and other passersby would just pick or snap some leaves for the 'ulams'.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
@ridingbet No wonder, they just get the leaves without asking permission.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
23 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD it is at the backyard, my lady. the branch that our neighbor asked, is already growing bigger and the leaves can be 'stolen' by passersby.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
20 Jun 18
You don't have to always ask for those moringa leaves. You can plant a branch and it easily grows. It even grows if you just let it lean on a wall even if the bottom stands on concrete. I have a moringa plant and it grows so fast that I even but the tall branches and just throw them away.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
Actually, my hubby stuck the branch near the concrete wall in the backyard. I hope it can also grow into a tree because I love putting it on my "cosido".
That time when I asked I cooked "tinola". Since I don't have the young leaves of the long chili, I put some moringa leaves instead.
Do you like moringa leaves cooked in coconut milk with shreds of "tinapa" and sliced long chili?
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
22 Jun 18
@sunrisefan Yes, I like it too in those ways.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
22 Jun 18
@SIMPLYD I like moringa leaves with chicken :) I also like it with monggo and coconut milk with some slices of pumpkin.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
20 Jun 18
She is really a very friendly neighbor. My neighbors are fine, too.
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
25 Jun 18
Yes. Well, they are more than enough for her family to cook or put in soups. She has to share because it branches out easily.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
I can understand you feeling that way. Imagine they live in squatter area, yet they feel like they are the riches or simply put, are arrogants. 
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
21 Jun 18
Actually, she didn't plant for me.
She planted it of course for themselves.
But since she planted them by the roadside as you can see in the picture, then anyone passing by there can get without her knowledge especially that their gate is concrete and people passing by, cannot be seen at all if you are inside their premises.
She planted it of course for themselves.
But since she planted them by the roadside as you can see in the picture, then anyone passing by there can get without her knowledge especially that their gate is concrete and people passing by, cannot be seen at all if you are inside their premises.1 person likes this
