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Fairygal
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17-Jul-2007 16:12
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This fig tree i mentioned is the kind which the muslims eat during Ramadan time when breaking fast but smaller type. The tree is bearing fruits currently, but dun think it is ripe yet. Some red ones though, and you will definitely need zoom lens to take pics if you are keen to. So many penny stocks doing so well, but same here, no guts, no confidence in vesting. Will just watch those happy beams on faces. What's yours is yours. Hee hee! |
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EastonBay
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17-Jul-2007 15:06
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cks, awaiting your reply via email! |
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choohian
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17-Jul-2007 15:05
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I think I saw some fruits which are quite small. I just took note of the fig trees as they are unusual to be growing in Singapore, like what fairygal said. I happened to take a look around the hospital grounds as I love nature and I found them. They must have been planted for medicinal experiments. I understand that the dried fruits can be boiled and the water drunk for cancer cure. |
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Manikamaniko.
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17-Jul-2007 14:58
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Talking about fruits also reminds me of the "Buah Cheri" ... a small sweet fruit... |
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chinkiasu
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17-Jul-2007 14:38
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hi ChooHian many thanks..!!! Looks like I shall take pics of all the fig trees in Singapore.... did you see them in fruit?? |
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choohian
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17-Jul-2007 14:25
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chinkiasu, fig trees - there about 5 or 6 trees in the grounds of the Changi General Hospital. They can be found round the corner as the number 9 bus turns to stop at the first stop. You will be able to find them and recognise them as they are very shady with large leaves. |
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chinkiasu
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16-Jul-2007 12:11
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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. |
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Fairygal
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16-Jul-2007 11:07
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Right. The 2 trees are next to each other, grown on the slope. Below a smaller car park. Above the slope a much bigger carpark. Going that way tmr, so will let you know if it is bearing fruits or not. |
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Fairygal
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16-Jul-2007 10:55
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No, not a health food nut, but advocates healthy eating. More like good balance nutrition with exercise, plus positive thinking or outlook of life is my key. |
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chinkiasu
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16-Jul-2007 10:51
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I will, is it now in fruit? I will bring my camera too... I know the char kway teow stall, near MPH.. so the tree is adjacent to that building which use to house the Asian Civilisation museum? |
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Manikamaniko.
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16-Jul-2007 10:38
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Fairygal... :) |
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Fairygal
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16-Jul-2007 10:33
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Noni fruit, native to Pacific Islands and Hawaii (i think), looks like a little pimpled green ....ermmmmm.... potato shaped......ie irregular, but grown on trees. They actually sell the juice, bottled at health shops, very expensive, ranging S$30 to $60 plus. Claimed to be good by some who tried, but also negative comments. They have a lot of those trees in Malaysia as well. It's like avocado. Used to have many avocado trees in our kampong garden when we were younger. I know, re fig tree. Got so thrilled when I discovered it. Thot they are only grown in China and Middle East only...Go find it.....very interesting during harvesting time...and at the sametime, you can order a plate of char kuay teow at the coffee shop across the road....pretty good! |
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chinkiasu
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16-Jul-2007 10:22
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Dear Fairygal... i know the fig fruit (but I never realised it can be grown in singapore).. but what is noni fruit? |
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Fairygal
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16-Jul-2007 08:56
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Fresh is better than bottled! At least minus the preservatives, which is really bad! Like Noni juice, that funny looking fruit! You can find a noni fruit tree, if you are interested ,at the slope of the car park opposite the ROM, or behind the Armenian Church. There you will find a fig tree as well. Beautiful tree when it's harvesting time......with the figs all over the branches. |
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Manikamaniko.
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16-Jul-2007 00:45
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The unique characteristics of fruits, among other things in 'nature' always steer my mind towards their origins... |
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chinkiasu
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16-Jul-2007 00:34
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I think Mr Mani... since she likes to be called Singaporegal... and I will stick to that... it sounds rather nice anyway... of cos we also know her fondly in our hearts that she has trading wisdom... |
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chinkiasu
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16-Jul-2007 00:27
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great! Singaporegal... when we do meet... we should have a mangosteen party... do you know how to chose a good one? I go for those with a lot of "petals" at opp side of the stalk.. normally 5 or six : they indicate the number of seeds.. the small the petal, the smaller the "seed" which then be seedless... the bigger the fruit the more like the seed would quite big.. is that how you choose a good mangosteen..? Eastonbay, I think the bottle ones are a rip off... we have the original fruit why go for the extracts? |
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Manikamaniko.
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16-Jul-2007 00:26
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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. |
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EastonBay
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15-Jul-2007 23:49
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Read today's newspaper? Mangoesteen juice for about $68 a bottle. Will you buy it, mangoesteen? Mangoesteen lovers? Well, I'm not rushing in to join the mangoesteen lover club. I like it simply because I'm quite 'heaty' type (heaty constitution) of person. Constantly need to eat 'cooling' food to counter that 'heatiness'. Poor me, cannot eat too much durian although I really like it. |
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singaporegal
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15-Jul-2007 20:09
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Hi chinkiasu and Mani, Wow... what a pleasant surprise! Mangosteens are my favorite fruit too |
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