time really runs that i’ve been out of the philippines for 2 months. i’m also beginning to think that my stint in the agriculture and farming sector is becoming enough, though i don’t have definite date when i’ll leave hastings, nor i know where i’ll head next.
anywho, these are some pics with friends days before heading down to kiwiland –> here. *special thanks to lanie for some of the pics*
i’m not sure either if i have enough money to continue on travelling, as though working here in hastings has substantially maintained my bank figures, basic cost of living in this country is as high at it could ever get. sometimes, i think it is even higher than hong kong. say for example an eggplant, i saw in the grocery the other day its $4.99 a piece, or 140 pesos! could you imagine!!
i also spent a couple of dollars last saturday to buy a few things. actually, i need to buy a lot of things. a good bigger backpack to begin with. the only backpack i’m using at the moment is a plasma 30, and 30 liters isn’t just enough for everything, that i have another big shoulder bag (borrowed from my sister). however, the shoulder bag strap detached on my way to here from wellington, so it’s a bit hard to carry it. i also need a hiking boots, i’m thinking of doing this walk in tongariro national park (in turangi). with that adventure, i would need a good sleeping bag, and a portable stove too. plus, a poncho, flashlight, and other outdoor gears. well, i’m not really certain for now if i’ll do the hike. what i got last saturday for shopping was a hat for work (i lost my baseball cap) to protect a bit against the sun. it’s this hat type with all the hood around, so a bit strange as i’m not used to wearing this kind, and a sunshades i initially intend to use at work as well, but find $30 too expensive to wear in a work so rough. i bought a new pair of earphones too (for $20) as my last one, i stupidly cut off the wires when i was fruit thinning in the vineyard.
about work, i’m sure an apple monster took over the orchard last weekend and ate all of the fruits. there’s just not much apples to be picked that i did a pity 2 and a half bins today (950 kilos, breaking my normal > 1,000 kilos a day). often, i had to get up the ladder and pick one single apple, and sometimes, it even slips my hand!!
my lane is bad, no apples!
min rad var dalig, inga applen!
meine reile war nicht gut, fast keine apfel!
watashi no retu niha, ringo ga arimasen!
minun rivo on huono, ei omenoita!
ang linya ko ay hindi maganda, walang mansanas!
