Jan 23 - 26th

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By this time I've had enough of Tagalog TV and not being able to go anywhere so it's back to manila where i can at least go for a stroll along the beach or through the massive Robinsons Mall on Pedro gil, watch a little TV in English (cable channels) and go to a pub at night and hopefully meet someone who speaks English.

Given I didn't have much to do here - i've taken some misc shots of "The House That Squish Built" and surround to hopefully give you a feel for my stay here.

One interesting observation on Tagalog TV - when watching ads, whilst the preamble dialogue of the actors is most often in Tagalog, the final SELL message is most often in English - go figure.

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Photos

Panoramaic Views?
This is approaching the house. You can see our house over to the right, the bamboo 'Kubo' sits above the kitchen and the red and silver roof just to the left of it is ther main house.
Surrounding Countryside is NOICE

The approach
Love the colour scheme

Looking the other way
Love the finish

Round back
That's the Kubo over the kitchen - love the job the brikkies did

Balcony at front of the house
Bored yet????? This is where the kids keeps the neighbours awake with Videoke most of the day and early night

Family room
Well the only other room down stairs apart from the bathroom/dunny and our bedroom actually

The Alternate Aspect
Love the gradient on the stairs. To be be negotiated with GREAT CARE

Those stairs again
I should point out I removed that pic in the background before I left - couldn't really impose that pain on Squish's family permanently now could I?

Shrine
. . . lest we forget

Remote Shrine
One of the Shrines to Squish in the Tagaytay.

Comments

[Raul Obach]

Your Concrete " Bahay Kubo"
Good job! John and Cynthia.Hope to have our beer or coffee there in the future. Best Regards From Vegas, Raul