Timor automatic vintage watch

I used to have a mid 1940s military style Timor. I let go of that as it became more of a novelty and I couldn't find the parts for its winding mechanism to be repaired. It didn't take long for someone to buy it as it was a collectible and the design was close to the much sought after Dirty Dozen watches of which Timor was one of the brands that produced those watches.

Dial showing even number hour markings and no day nor date features

Side view showing the dial texture and the crown

The other side view

Case back stating this watch to be waterproof, shockproof, and having a stainless steel back. There is also what looks like a symbol and a serial number.

This is a rather small watch at 32mm wide excluding the crown. The dial is also somewhat framed by the case making the watch appear even smaller and therefore unappealing to those who prefer larger watches on their wrists. It is an automatic and still reliable. I have not timed it to determine how long it will last after regular use. It survives overnight after a day's use so I guess that's a decent enough storage for an automatic.

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On gardening for edibles

The wife and I were talking about community gardens over breakfast. Public schools still have them, even those with less plots of land. Perhaps private schools should consider this and allocate plots for edibles including veggies and herbs. Maybe universities and colleges can have land dedicated to edibles? UP Diliman pa lang marami nang pagtaniman. Perhaps the church should also consider this with the community/parishioners pitching in to produce food. What do you think?

Pictured below is a community garden at a public school in Valenzuela City that's one of the schools we've engaged for a child road traffic injury prevention project.

This garden has, among others, lettuce (pechay), chili (sili), eggplant (talong), and bitter gourd (ampalaya).

We've planted edibles in our home's garden. Currently, we have kamote (sweet potato), chili, Basil, papaya, lettuce, and others. I will feature these in a future post.

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Mango season in Antipolo

January to March of this year have been pretty cruel or vicious wherever you may be in the world now. April has arrived with most of us under quarantine to arrest the spread of Covid-19. And so I thought is was but appropriate to start the month of April with something positive not in the Covid-19 sense but in terms of something more pleasant. In this case, it is about life in the form of the mangoes provided by the our tree at home.

Our mango tree is very generous this year and I think its mainly due to the favorable weather. Of course, there was a little nudge when we had a barbecue as part of the 6th birthday celebration of our daughter last January. The smoke from the chicken inasal grill practically triggered the flowering of the tree and surely eradicated much of the insects that tend to inhibit the flowers from becoming fruits.

The first pick was practically hinog sa puno (ripe from the tree). I took the photo beside another, which is low hanging, that we will probably be picking in the next few days.

A view of the upper parts of the tree reveal more mangoes developing. The strong winds have knocked off many of these fruits but more remain and we are optimistic about a nice harvest soon.

More on our mangoes soon!
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