You might be wondering is this an advertisement, and maybe it is. As you can see, I have had this site for about 2 years. Originally, it was a free site on Google BlogSpot. After a year, with some encouragement I purchased a server service and registered my own domain.
Now this is not the [...]
We all need water, to drink, to wash, for laundry and many other uses. Water is needed for daily survival. The biggest need is to drink and be hydrated but we also need it for washing and laundry.
In our home country, we never think about water service, it is always there. Most times if [...]
Living in Luxury? What does that mean? A while back a commenter said something that had bothered me. He said when he retired, he could live comfortably in America or he could live in luxury in Davao. He said, to him, it was a no brainer. In other words living here was the best decision. [...]
Here in the Philippines, unless you’re in an upper scale sub-division there is old roads, open areas, planting or construction. Many places have block walls without any concrete plaster covering the block walls. Plus there are so many vehicles spewing black smoke from their exhaust. With this there is a lot of dirt, dust and [...]
In the first part I mentioned about the lower end housing. This is the people that have some trade or job. Their houses are small with little extras. It is true they do have concrete walls and a roof over their head. They rent or own their home and lot.
There are people that are [...]
I have been asked to write about the history of the Philippines, Mindanao and/or Davao. All I could do is the same as you since you are reading this on the internet and can search and read just as I can.
One thing, because of my background, that interests me is the Architecture of the [...]
Continue reading about History of Architecture in the Philippines
I have written in the past about the heat and also about construction techniques here in the Philippines. As I have mentioned most homes and most buildings are in the “Post and Beam” style of structure. That is concrete posts, or columns supporting concrete beams. This is the framework for the structural part of the [...]
Continue reading about Insulation of Homes in the Philippines
Many of us dream of building our own house in the Philippines. The first step is finding a lot. That is easy, there are Real Estate agents to help, sub-divisions all over or just drive the roads and look at the posted signs.
You do need to keep in mind, there are some scams [...]
As I mentioned in my last short post, we have moved to another house.First let me tell you about houses in the Philippines. Houses or homes here are in many different styles and building materials. I do not want to show photos so I do not embarrass anyone who might have lived in a poorer [...]
I apologize for not posting anything for a few weeks. The reason is that on February 28Th we moved. First it took a few days to organize the house, and then it took 2 weeks to get Internet access up and running.I will soon write about the new home and moving experiences.Please continue to come [...]
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