Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Mangoes and mangoes

In Miri, many households have mangoes. For some reason, mangoes grow very well in the soil here. This year, we have quite a few mangoes, although I wish I could have more.
 Due to the size of the tree, we normally wait for the mangoes to drop. Also, there are so many leaves that we can't even see where are the mangoes. So, if we let the mangoes drop from the tree, ...
 ... the fruits are always badly bruised. With fruits like this, we don't even dare to give them away! Anyway, how do you cut mangoes and gui nin (local mango)? You notice that I cut it along the seed...
 ... and then use a spoon to scoop out the soft flesh, No mess and clean. Literally untouched by hand...
 ... and the cut is clean. But remember to use a spoon that is rather flat and thin. Ok, the ugly part of this mango business is the pests! Birds and rats loves them. I would say that they ate to their fill and the remainder is left for the human....
 ... this is common sight. A real pity! Whatever, God always provide enough. This year will be a bumper crop...
... Literally hundreds of them drop off and there are a lot more on the tree. Forgot to mention that the tree has lots of fire ant and therefore it is not practical for me to climb the tree. Beside, it is also dangerous to climb this tree.

2 comments:

matthew said...

Bro,
Share .Love the last picture.

William said...

Matthew, the next season will be fantastic! I need to get rid of the rats who visited us quite often. Then the human will have a bigger share. I think needs another 2 months to mature.