Nothing Special
I just want to write and share my thoughts to you. Sometimes I feel like I want to write something the problem is that I struggle to find the right words. But deep inside of me is dying that I want to write. My head is impregnate with many ideas but my words seem do not fit to born these ideas of mine. There are times I sit here in front of this laptop and start to type the words but the It just end up being added to my drafts.
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*We all have a goal. Do we really do? Do you?*
I wonder how these excellent writers give birth to ideas in their heads. I know that they also studied and read and read and read after they got so good in writing I know that it's no brainer. Now I'm confused do writing is a talent or a talent that can be learned if you studied hard enough. Did I study enough? Do I really need to?
You may now think that I'm crazy right. Yes, you can call me that *crazy.* I know I'm not normal I'm not thinking normal like you and I'm grateful to be different. Now I wonder again is this what urge me to right? is this really the reason of chaos and fire inside of me urging to write? Sounds very confusing but bit by bit while I'm allowing my mind to take over this clicky keyboard everything seemed to fit together. Everything is now taking shape; this feels so good so fulfilling I don't care if I sounded nonsense here but I know someone out there is also crazy like me will understand. I will be back tomorrow.
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***Why do I write what is my goal this question also hunts me. I wonder sometimes if this strange feeling inside of me really want me to write or want me write a song to sing or poem. I want this chaos to end I want this fire to be quenched. I'm now writing an article that is*** *****Nothing special, nothing at all.*****
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Tree of Life
his is our countries version. Keep reading to know all about this Tree of life.
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The tree I'm talking about is the coconut tree; it is not your typical tree. It belongs to the palm tree family coconuts are very common in Asian countries, especially in the Philippines. I say it's the tree of life not because it is magical like those we see in the movies but the usage of its leaves down to its roots.
1. Coconut fruit
When the fruit is mature, it is harvested to make oil. and kernels of the coconut meat are made into animal feed. The husks are processed for their fibers to make mats, shoes, slippers, Bags, and many more. The Coconut shell is burned until it turns to coal. Coconut coal is used in making carbon products and used as fuel for cooking.
Coconut milk extracted from the fruit can also treat sore throat but be careful; it could upset your stomach and cause diarrhea. Coconut milk is also good for our hair and scalp; it could also prevent dandruff and treat ringworms.
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Young coconut fruit is known to be delicious; it can be eaten raw or can be mixed in deserts and other dishes.
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2. Coconut leaves
The leaves are weaved together to make roofs and walls of the hut common here in our country. The hard part of the leaves is used to make *" Walis tingting"* used by our mothers to torture us; sorry ( laughs), I mean used for cleaning and sweeping.
The coconut leaves that haven't emerged yet, or called the heart of coconut, is a known delicacy here in the Phillippines; it could be eaten raw or cooked with vegetables and meat.
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3. Coconut flower
Studies have shown that drinking a boiled concoction of coconut flower could treat kidney-related illnesses and urinary tract infections.
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4. Coconut water
Sounds delicious, right?? (smirked). The water from young coconut has also known to treat diseases; it also contains vitamins and minerals that our body needs. So if someone opens up a young coconut, don't spill the water drink it! ( hmmm mheheh)
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Coconut water in matured coconut is processed to make vinegar. It doesn't need special treatment. Just pour that water into the container with a lid put it under the sun for 3 days. Voila, you have your vinegar.
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5. Coconut roots
Yes, you heard it right! even the roots are used to treat urinary tract infections and gall bladder-related diseases. Pull out 5 or more roots, wash them and boil them in water and add some salt.
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6. Coconut trunk
It is processed and cut into planks, and then you have a weatherproof piece of material used to make houses; it can even withstand underwater and will never rot. Just be careful; it is tough to push the nails in when hammering it down.
Due to its characteristics, our ancestors actually use the trunk part and made utensils out of it. Even still used today in some areas and displayed in souvenir shops.
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There you have it; if you are thinking of planting a coconut tree, do it now! Have a tree of life in your own backyard.
Thanks for reading let me hear your feedback and thoughts below it would help me a lot.
-Ciao
CONTENTS WRITTEN BY YOURS TRULY
Getting to know your Camera
**Do you have a DSLR or Digital camera but don't know how to use it? Well, continue reading. Maybe I could brighten up your confusion.**
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Having a new camera is no easy feat. You have to master the three aspects of photography.
**ISO**
**APERTURE**
**SHUTTER SPEED**
These three elements here are the key to perfect your photography skills.
Let's talk about ISO.
ISO is a setting in your camera that controls your camera's image sensor's light sensitivity, which means the higher the ISO, the lighter the image but more noise. Lower the ISO, the darker the image but less noise in the image.
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Let's talk about aperture.
This is the most confusing of all the 3 settings; Aperture is where you can set how much light you want to enter and reach the camera sensor. Just imagine it's a window in your room. If you close it, it's darker in your room; while you open it up, it brightens up your room.
Setting your aperture also controls how much of the area or subject is focused. They call it in other terms F-stop don't get confused F-stop is the number in where you set your aperture the higher the F-stop means, the bigger the area is in focus, the lower the F-stop less area is focused then it will result in a bokeh or blur backgrounds.
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Last but not least, Shutter Speed.
I will make it easy for you shutter speed is the speed of your mechanical shutter inside your camera. Imagine it as your eyelids that close and opens.
The faster the Shutter speed, the darker the image. The slower, the brighter the image becomes.
The faster the shutter speed you can freeze the motion, the slower the image will become blurred and vice versa.
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Summary :
If you practiced enough with your camera, you could better understand much better how these settings work. I suggest you start shooting in Aperture priority. This setting automatically sets the right ISO and Shutter Speed for you while changing the aperture freely. It's a good place to start give it a try.
CONTENTS ORIGINALLY MADE BY YOURS TRULY
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-CAIO
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Mile of Mud
I like to share my story when I was in elementary, the struggles I endure every day, and the man who helped me reach that place we call School.
When I was in 4th grade, I live with my grandparents. My grandparents are farmers every day; they have work in the coconut plantation that they own. There is no mode of transportation going to my grandparent's coconut farm. We need to walk for 2 hours to get there. We used to live in the town, but when the times get rough for our family, we need to move and live on the farm instead.
We move there along with my siblings, who are at that time they are already in 1st grade. Living on the farm is simple all you need is all around except for soap and other necessities.
Then the time came we need to enrol for the school year. It's the easiest part. The worst is about to happen.
Just weeks before the first day of school, my grandfather has to change the route from the farm to school it means we have to remember the new route. My grandfather sharpens his bolo and cut through the thick vegetation for 5 days. Just before the classes start, my grandfather already finished the new route to school.
Every morning at 3 am my grandfather needs to fetch water from a nearby river to take a bath with no hassle. My grandmother, on the other hand, prepares our breakfast and lunch wrapped in banana leaves. That's our routine every morning.
Then Monson season starts, which means we have to walk in the heavy mud. The route usually took us about 2 hours, but now, it took 2 to 3 hours of walking because of mud. With our small feet, we waddled across these puddles of mud every day. Our shirts are soaked with sweat. We have to change clothes and ask people we pass to change our clothes and wash our feet in their backyard.
Every day, that's our ordeal, I pity my siblings for why they have to walk for miles along with me that moment I wish I could have a decent job to tend to the needs of my siblings, but we need to face reality I'm just a poor little boy. I envy those other kids that don't need to walk on these muddy passages and have clean feet and shiny black shoes. I just cried every night, " *Yung iyak na pigil habang katabi mo mga kapatid mo".* Yes, I did struggle but did not back down. I think of my grandparents every day, not thinking of the fatigue in my small body. We walked and walked every day back and forth.
Behind my struggles, I did my best in my academics. I graduated from elementary with high honours. As I approach the stage to receive my awards at that very moment, the memories of the muddy passage came to my mind that muddy feet of ours and my grandparents those memories flow right before my eyes.
As I write these words, I couldn't hold my tears, and it feels like it just happened yesterday. I think I will end it here. Let me hear your thoughts in the comments. This is my first time publishing something like this. Thank you.
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