Hive blog 66: The Search for Buko at San Remigio

Hi there hivers 😊🌴. Its a coconut day.

A buko is what we called locally for the young coconut fruit which has tender fleshy meat and refreshing coconut water. We were here to get it free, yes! They said there is nothing free in this world but here it is. We just have to open our heart and mind that it exist. Of course, it is because our teammate Nonoy is a local here at the beach town of San Remegio. We had our team building in our company on that weekends, Saturday and Sunday. Its Nonoys family place. He offered to us fo a buko harvest early Sunday morning. How generous, isn't he?

We gathered in outside our rooms at Henz Place San Remegio. By the way its a tidy affordable accommodation in town. You can check it out: Henz Place Facebook Page

With pitchers and buko scraper, we ready fo a walk to their place at the inner part of the beach town. We cross the highway and the entered the grassy trail. We passed through peaceful farm houses. The wet grass and mango leaves greeted us all the way. We had to follow Nonoy as he went straight, left and right passing the slight slope of the mountain and the lined up mahogany trees. Until we reach our to their house moments later.

The elder of the house greeted us as he welcome back her son. She knew were going there maybe Nonoy called before we went.

The guys had their bolo ready. It was easy for them to get the buko from the tree because they are all in dwarf. They didn't have to climb just like the coconut in my place which are so high.

We got lots of buko that day. Rey @reyarobo and Kuya dodong halved the buko with enthusiasm, we ladies had it scraped out. Just as we were busy doing, talking and laughing, we were offered a newly cooked 'Pintos'.

How cool is that? Pintos is San Remegio's delicacy, it is from a freshly harvested corn 🌽 with a bit sweetener and wrapped with the corn cob husk. It was my first time eating it and I like it. It is great with morning coffee. We were so thankful that we were given such treatment that day.

Done with the buko. We were ready to go and you know what? Nonoy's parents third offer that day was to take us by his multicab back to the beach front so we would not had to walk the trail. We couldn't say no to that.😊🤭 We were all grateful and said thanks and goodbyes.

While waiting for the cab at the upper part of the road, we had a little talk with Nonoys uncle, their neighbor. He said that those coconut trees we jus had harvested with were seven years old that was the replacement of the trees that were toppled down by the Yolanda Super typhoon. Those fruiting tress were a reminder of those bad times but also of hope that one day, it will get better. Eventually, they survive and looking by the trees and greenery this time, it is as if it didn't happen. We were blessed to have harvested from the 🌴 trees which fruits come from their reseliency. It was a goodbye this time. We rode the multicab back to Henz Place.

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