Lingsat, San Fernando City, La Union
The beach property project has begun. We have gotten surveyors to do a plan of the property. Then a cousin-in law's brother who's an engineer and who also owns a construction company came to give us an estimate for the fencing of the entire property.
Yesterday, Noel, my cousin-in law, took us to Barangay San Agustin - a depressed area where the local government with the help of The Netherlands gave some 45 families compost toilet units. These compost toilets are made of nice looking plastic toilet units - one for washing, like a bidet, and one for the urine and feces - all you need to do is move forward if you are urinating and move backward for the latter, in Tagalog they say "atras abante". The newer models are already made of ceramic and are nice to look at - not like the bucket and hole Peter made in the Chinese Campsite in Keokea. The units we saw were actually the first ones installed in the barangay. The owner, Carmen, took us to meet the Barangay Captain. He told us that we could actually get free units for the beach property because their main aim is to spread the use of compost toilets in the area.
So now we are coordinating with my brother, who already has a design for the property, to start doing some site clearing once the fence has been erected. He just sent us his plans and they looke great!
While we wait for cost estimates and plans, we hang out in my grandma's property, read books and just watch the people er children pass by.
My grandma's property is located right next door to the Elementary School and St. Louis University. The area is filled with students especially before school, during recess and after school. This internet place, Netopia, is always packed with students at recess and after school, mostly to play computer games. Some of the children come to my aunty Esther's store to buy toys, candies and other interesting children's stuff. One time Peter was walking back home from Netopia when he saw a group of small kids crowding this vendor selling flavored pink ice slush. He said seeing them try to buy a cup is just too cute. Even at my aunty's store, I'd see them come excitedly from school and going straight for the toy display shelf and looking up at the assorted goodies they would want to buy. Some of them, Aunty says, have so much money you wouldn't imagine a child could possess. But there are also some that don't have enough to pay for the toys. One thing is sure, though, anything that these children like will bring you enough business.
Hmmm...how about a Fun Factory type of business right in the property? Also, apartment or boarding houses are big here since we are so close to the University and the Lorma School of Nursing. There's really so much oportunities here for foreign investors.
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My relatives here in Lingsat really show their love and appreciation by feeding us at all times of the day. Peter and I were just at my Aunty Esther's store where it gets a good breeze and very relaxing. The next thing she was already feeding us arroz caldo or congee. Before that she made pancit or noodles and gave some to us. Even my grandma feels she needs to cook for us all the time. But last night we were so stuffed that we had to convince her we will not be eating dinner. Even for breakfast, because we don't eat heavy on that meal, she too decided she won't eat. I guess it's also good for her.
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Lanzones is beginning its season. I am enjoying every morsel I eat since I haven't had this fruit for 4 years now. My thumbs will get brown and rough from the skin sap - a reminder that I've eaten too much lanzones. YUM!!!!
The beach property project has begun. We have gotten surveyors to do a plan of the property. Then a cousin-in law's brother who's an engineer and who also owns a construction company came to give us an estimate for the fencing of the entire property.
Yesterday, Noel, my cousin-in law, took us to Barangay San Agustin - a depressed area where the local government with the help of The Netherlands gave some 45 families compost toilet units. These compost toilets are made of nice looking plastic toilet units - one for washing, like a bidet, and one for the urine and feces - all you need to do is move forward if you are urinating and move backward for the latter, in Tagalog they say "atras abante". The newer models are already made of ceramic and are nice to look at - not like the bucket and hole Peter made in the Chinese Campsite in Keokea. The units we saw were actually the first ones installed in the barangay. The owner, Carmen, took us to meet the Barangay Captain. He told us that we could actually get free units for the beach property because their main aim is to spread the use of compost toilets in the area.
So now we are coordinating with my brother, who already has a design for the property, to start doing some site clearing once the fence has been erected. He just sent us his plans and they looke great!
While we wait for cost estimates and plans, we hang out in my grandma's property, read books and just watch the people er children pass by.
My grandma's property is located right next door to the Elementary School and St. Louis University. The area is filled with students especially before school, during recess and after school. This internet place, Netopia, is always packed with students at recess and after school, mostly to play computer games. Some of the children come to my aunty Esther's store to buy toys, candies and other interesting children's stuff. One time Peter was walking back home from Netopia when he saw a group of small kids crowding this vendor selling flavored pink ice slush. He said seeing them try to buy a cup is just too cute. Even at my aunty's store, I'd see them come excitedly from school and going straight for the toy display shelf and looking up at the assorted goodies they would want to buy. Some of them, Aunty says, have so much money you wouldn't imagine a child could possess. But there are also some that don't have enough to pay for the toys. One thing is sure, though, anything that these children like will bring you enough business.
Hmmm...how about a Fun Factory type of business right in the property? Also, apartment or boarding houses are big here since we are so close to the University and the Lorma School of Nursing. There's really so much oportunities here for foreign investors.
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My relatives here in Lingsat really show their love and appreciation by feeding us at all times of the day. Peter and I were just at my Aunty Esther's store where it gets a good breeze and very relaxing. The next thing she was already feeding us arroz caldo or congee. Before that she made pancit or noodles and gave some to us. Even my grandma feels she needs to cook for us all the time. But last night we were so stuffed that we had to convince her we will not be eating dinner. Even for breakfast, because we don't eat heavy on that meal, she too decided she won't eat. I guess it's also good for her.
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Lanzones is beginning its season. I am enjoying every morsel I eat since I haven't had this fruit for 4 years now. My thumbs will get brown and rough from the skin sap - a reminder that I've eaten too much lanzones. YUM!!!!
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