kapok

Wander down near the lake to marvel at the yachts (almost as large as the resort itself) or saunter to the near-silent garden near the golf course, where a colossal kapok tree rises several stories.

Alexander Tagum, the director of Davao City Police Office (DCPO), identified the suspects as Haider Arasani Anjawang, 31, married, of Sitio Kapok, Barangay Panglayahan, Patikul, Sulu, and Al Fasal Abubakar Hassan, 40, married, of Ayel Village, Barangay Santa Barbara, Zamboanga City.

The trees bloom after the kapok trees in the area and fit in well with the outdoor activities of the lotus season.

We poked our heads out the window and there was what seemed to be kapok and paper coming down - floating like snow."

Joining the botanical show, an old kapok (Ceiba pentandra) tree in Los Banos recently amazed netizens when a video by Jerard Eusebio captured the release of its fluffy, snow-like fibers.

I went to another favourite market of mine, where I know the stationery seller, the paan-wala, the photo guy who charges Rs30 for a hardcopy 4x7 print of one nice family photo taken from a phone, and the cobbler under the Kapok tree (who glued back both soles of a pair of my only slightly coming undone shoes, also for Rs30).

Their topics include The Great Kapok Tree, art analysis, poetry analysis, overpopulation of wild boars, and biography study.

One thing that bothered him was the kapok fiber in the workshop.

Flax is another vegetable fibre, along with sisal, kapok, hemp, ramie and nettles.

His favorite, and the one he sleeps on, is V&R Naturals' Latex Kapok Blend because the stuffing can be removed as needed for sleep preference ($129, vrnaturals.com).

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