Last updated on: 1st October, 2018, 9:26 PM The walls continue to go up as some of the roof drainage system goes in. We even get a little electrical work done. Drainage Having lived in Seattle which is famous for being a very wet place, I thought I would be ready for rain in the […]
Last updated on: 12th September, 2018, 1:53 PM The photo above is the building block of many great beers: malted barley. I tried my hand at making beer with a homebrew beer ingredient kit from the U.S. The Beer Bug I lived in Seattle before moving to the Philippines. One of the things Seattle has a […]
Last updated on: 25th August, 2018, 4:09 PM After a few courses of concrete hollow block were on the wall footers, the house began to take shape. The septic tank started to shape up as well. Septic and walls The exterior walls went up before the crew began on the interior walls. While one part […]
Last updated on: 21st August, 2018, 3:13 PM Many expats make resolutions before they retire. We say we’re going to get into shape, eat healthier, or develop a hobby. After all, retired doesn’t mean dead! But do we follow through? I haven’t, so far. And that bothers me. The Trouble At Home Part of the […]
Last updated on: 16th August, 2018, 7:50 PM Wall Footers Go In After the trenches were dug, the padugo ceremony observed, and the column footers were cast, it was time to start on the wall footers. The footer trenches for the walls were only a couple of feet deep. The wall footer deformed bar reinforcements […]
Last updated on: 16th August, 2018, 8:19 PM Many assumptions we make don’t matter much at the end of the day. For the expat, cultural bias can be awkward, amusing or even deadly. Cultural Bias Cultural Bias is one of those bugaboo terms that freaks everyone out. I think the term can be pretty simply […]
