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Talking about fruits also reminds me of the "Buah Cheri" ... a small sweet fruit...
I'd just love the distinctive smell of these ripe little red gems again...
We also used to use the hard, unripe green fruit as bullets to shoot...
with a DIY rubber band gun made of wood... real fun...
hi ChooHian
many thanks..!!!
Looks like I shall take pics of all the fig trees in Singapore.... did you see them in fruit??
ok, many thanks Fairygal....
meanwhile I did some search on the Noni fruit: oh I have seen this before... didnt realised it is edible...(it does look rather unappetising....)
according to Wikipedia
Morinda citrifolia, commonly known as Great morinda, Indian mulberry, Beach mulberry, Tahitian Noni, or since recently: Noni (from Hawaiian), Nono (in Tahitian), Mengkudu (from Malay), Nonu (in Tongan), and Ach (in Hindi), is a shrub or small tree in the family Rubiaceae. Morinda citrifolia is native to Southeast Asia but has been extensively spread by man throughout India and into the Pacific islands as far as the islands of French Polynesia, of which Tahiti is the most prominent. It can also be found in parts of the West Indies.
Noni grows in shady forests as well as on open rocky or sandy shores. It reaches maturity in about 18 months and then yields between 4-8 kg of fruit every month throughout the year. It is tolerant of saline soils, drought conditions, and secondary soils. It is therefore found in a wide variety of habitats: volcanic terrains, lava-strewn coasts, and clearings or limestone outcrops. It can grow up to 9 m tall, and has large, simple, dark green, shiny and deeply veined leaves. The richest of the soils in which noni grows are found in French Polynesia.
The plant flowers and fruits all year round. The flowers are small and white. The fruit is a multiple fruit that has a pungent odor when ripening, and is hence also known as cheese fruit or even vomit fruit. It is oval and reaches 4-7 cm in size. At first green, the fruit turns yellow then almost white as it ripens. It contains many seeds. It is sometimes called starvation fruit. Despite its strong smell and bitter taste, the fruit is nevertheless eaten as a famine food[1] and, in some Pacific islands, even a staple food, either raw or cooked.[2] Southeast Asians and Australian Aborigines consume the fruit raw with salt or cook it with curry. The seeds are edible when roasted.
The noni is especially attractive to weaver ants, which make nests out of the leaves of the tree. These ants protect the plant from some plant-parasitic insects. The smell of the fruit also attracts fruit bats, which aid in dispersing the seeds.
Fairygal... :)
As a matter of interest, do you frequent health food stores?
I use to be a health nut when young...
And frequented that health food store in Capitol Shopping Center...
Remember Mr Khalid?..
The unique characteristics of fruits, among other things in 'nature' always steer my mind towards their origins...
Did the fruits evolve from other primitive fruits?
Or did a divine being really created the endless varieties?
If divine creation of all things is the answer, then how does one explain the many obviously dumb things that were created? Sweeping such questions 'under the carpet of one's mind' is hardly acceptable those who are the genuinely honest.
Perhaps such things must not be discussed?...
The term "Gu Piao Da JieJie" as given to Singaporegal by me does not necessarily suggest or connote anything to do with age at all.
"Da JieJie" is a form of address which accords respect to her by virtue of her seniority in the area of share market activities and in this forum, namely trading and commenting.
Of course Singaporegal is a young person. But all forum rookies can look up to her for some trading wisdom!
"Da JieJie" also contains an affectionate element...
similar to "yang" in Malay... (for sayang),
like Christina Aquilera used to sing in one of her songs, I believe...