“Magtanim ay di Biro” this statement is the real definition of life in the ricefield. I’ve been doing it for almost a month or so. Not just for experience , lesson but also for the living, to earn money as you can see during the pandemic it’s hard to earn penny. That’s why i tried planting rice on the field and i will tell you my story.
At Five o’clock in the morning you should be awke and prepare foods and clothes you have to wear, it’s just like preparing for school also but it’s not. After prrparing all the stuff that I need I am ready to go. Most places of rice field are across mountains so you still need to walk to get there. At exactly 7:30 the agony begins. All of us will plant, bow are head and then plant plant plant plant and plant, until 9:00 or 9:30 your choice because it’s sanack time. We’re given 10 mins or so to finish our food, and then we’ll start again. Can you imagine yourself? Exposed in a broad daylight working? It was hard and really tiring but you have no choice? It continues until 11:30 am. Time for lunch, then come back at 1:00 pm in the afternoon. This time of the day is the hottest it can actually burn your skin, the sweat are falling down our faces but what can we do it’s our job and our time is sold to the owner of the farm so we have to keep doing what we should do. The agony will only stop when the clock hits 4:30 pm. It’s all done whether it is finished or not.
Lessons I have learned doing the stuff is that it’s hard to earn money, so we have to be very thrifty at all times do not spend your money on things that you don’t really need or simply spend your money wisely use it for necessity not for luxury. It also thought me to be patient and hardworking in order to get what you want. Sweat for it, make time for it and do not give up on it no matter how much you wanted to stop? Keep on going and moving forward and you’ll be shock you already have what you wanted.
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