I found a coconut in the desert today. I walked into a Vietnamese restaurant for some pho and discovered that they sell young coconut among their exotic drinks! When I ordered it my friend was surprised, she thought I was kidding when I said I want to drink out of a coconut. But why drink out of a bottle when you can drink the juice from the real fruit?!
This coconut reminds me of one of my earliest childhood memories. Before my family left the Philippines, we made a trip to my father's family farm which was covered with coconut trees. He climbed to the top of a tree and brought down fresh coconuts for us to share amongst each other. He cracked it open and we drank from the coconuts the old fashioned way. Sipping from a coconut again makes me wonder if we're a little weird for drinking out of cans and bottles.
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