Bayan ng Bukirin (isang maselang pagsusuri sa hiwaga ng Farm Town)

My very own LAND and the Virtues I Learned

As a son of a full pledge farmer, once in my earlier life, I loathed the loads of farm works to be done early in the morning. My friends would then tease me to play in the streets but my father would tell “Tumulong ka pay ditoy, haan ka tumulad kadagita awan trabaho na”.

Indeed I was able to internalize the virtue of PATIENCE, PERSEVERANCE and SACRIFICE so as I write this post, I am waiting for that pineapples of mine for harvesting, enjoying the feeling of economic stability with regards to my farm’s profit from production and the social recognition I am receiving from friends in admiration of my LEVEL 30 FARM TOWN ACCOUNT!

Patience.

                Standing on farm town’s market place can sometimes be frustrating. Jobs are just in the corner yet you realize you are not that lucky to be chosen for certain works.  Pleads for a job comes in with the usual “Pls give me a job, I am just starting”, “I am a fast clicker”, and the worst of all that made my muscle jerk “I can do plow job and hand job”.

                Time taught me that the best word is silence: just stand by the corner where everyone can see you with moderation of chats would certainly get you a job in no time. A tip from an expert would be “just stand by that orange colored fruit and let them do the talking. “A minute of wait will be much rewarded (promise).

PERSEVERANCE

                Starters should be contented with any small job of harvesting or plowing in any size of farm offered. In fact, I was fond of harvesting trees in my earlier days just to compensate with my stupidity of letting the others take on cotton and pineapples, not knowing they are more expensive. Anyway there will be lots of people online during the later hours of the night (foreigners are online usually and they give the best jobs ever).

                What you need is a well developed clicking reflex and hand and eye coordination with good analysis of the size of the farm and approximation of how much effort  will it take you to out maneuver the rest.  A faster internet connection is an advantage where you can do twice as the others do. Courtesy is an option here yet a better option of starting a good conversation with the owner can end up in adding him/her in your buddy list, thus giving you hope of returning to the same farm and get the job again! A simple “Hi, can I add you on my list” certainly won’t kill.

SACRIFICE

                Of course nothing is free. Just visiting your farm and waiting for that job to be offered requires you more and more time as you get addicted to the game. The satisfaction becomes more difficult to achieve as time goes by thus comes the monetary deficiency in real life comes to play. An hour would not be enough to fix everything in a day.  (Luckily, my school offers WiFi).  It will cause you a lot of money depending of the severity of your addiction.

Time is also sacrificed especially for full time students like me. Review or study hours are trimmed just to face the computer once a day.  My super-ego tells me that I must study yet I find it difficult to resist my ego.  I usually end up going to bed late at night and wake early in the morning to cram for the day’s quizzes.  Yeah it’s hard but I’m surviving (still).  

In the end, I came to appreciate all the teachings my father has given me. That a great man that faced the hardships of farming in his earlier life can have a great farm even though its only online. I will be contented with this- for now.

(feel free to add me as a friend and neighbor at akonayata@gmail.com gifts are much appreciated XD)