Green World, Green Weekend | Frugal yet Happy Life in Province

While some parts of the world continue to live a life surrounded by extravagance and high-end technology, other parts of the earth are just having a simple life yet filled with happiness and contentment while immersing life with nature.

A gleeful day, everyone. The weekend came with a not-so-vibrant vibe due to the typhoon affecting some parts of our country, but weekends have always been an extraordinary time to share weekend experiences with one another.

In this week's Weekend-Engagement concept spearheaded by the founder of the Weekend Experiences community, sir @galenkp, various topics are to choose from. The two latter choices were a dream of mine to write about, but I think it's not yet the time for that as I haven't gained yet the confidence to do it, especially the last one, but what I have chosen is also something close to my heart - the green weekend.

Share only two photos that focus on the colour green and write at least 300 words in explanation. It can be anything at all, but the main colour in your two images has to be green. Tell us about the place and situation, when it was and what you were doing there. You have to use your own images though.

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It was one cloudy afternoon when I accompanied my father on a farm just behind our home. As I look at the rice field filled with rainwater and various little creatures flying around, I can't help but smile. The ambiance is cool, and so with the scenery. I almost forgot why we went there.

We picked some kangkong leaves or what we knew as water spinach. This is because my mother was going to cook one of my favorite food at that time - sinigang. There are some saluyot, too, a local term for jute leaves. Such vegetable is just small, yes small, but it's rich in nutrients such as protein, potassium, vitamin c, iron, among others.

By the way, another thing that I did also was climb the wall so I could get the view I wanted. I usually climbed a tree or a wall when I was younger when we played, so i don't have any problem climbing the wall. Nevertheless, there was still a feeling of fear because of the protruding iron steel beside it and some spikes below, but thankfully, nothing bad happened.

We went home with a basin full of kankong leaves, and just by seeing the green leaves made me excited for our meal. 'twas a simple treat for a simple life yet filled with extraordinary excitement and happiness. After washing them carefully, it was then put in the boiling sinigang. The smell made me hungry, and yes, it's satisfying.

Not only did we have a good meal that day, but I also got an experience, a simple one, that always reminds me that an ideal life does not need to be always luxurious. A frugal one is already enough so long as you live your purpose and live life to the fullest.