

Among the favorite monthly activity back home was going up (suba) to our coconut farms (ilaja) and prepare copra.
Except for climbing (to gather coconuts), I actually had the chance of taking part in every copra preparation process. My most favorite part was batak (cutting the coconut shell into half) where we get our favorite coconut embryo (bo-wa). I'll try to translate these later but let me narrate the steps in copra-making: Dayag, Tapok, Hakot/Balsa, Bunot, Batak, Plastar, Sugnod, Luto, Lugit, Tadtad, Badjo (sacking), Tahi, Hakot, Baligja (sayapi na dajon hehehe!).
Zimm
Dec 2, 2006
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