idyllic smoking area

it's also nice to note that some imagination is being practiced in the attempt to enforce rules and regulations in government offices.

smoking is prohibited in office buildings (government and private ones) with some areas designated as smoking areas. at the LTO branch i went to, i was amused to note the consideration extended to all concerned, even to fruit trees.

at the same customers' waiting area was a sign in black and white:

"NO SMOKING AREA"

on the other board a couple of feet away was another sign:

"SMOKING AREA UNDER THE MANGO TREE"

i wonder if the move was partly an experiment to see if cigarette smoke would have the same insect-repelling or flowering effect on trees as a little bonfire under the tree would...

a directional arrow on the sign would have been better, especially for those who grew up in the big city and/or who aren't in the know about tree varieties. Kung sa bagay, kung gustong manigarilyo ng isang taong "not in the know" about botany, madali lang namang magtanong ng "nasaan ba yung puno ng mangga?" :-D