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" A fool always loses his temper. But a wise man holds it back. " ~ Proverbs 29:11

A hurriedly made porch 8 X 12 feet with no roof by preference.

A more open space , looking over to the sea and being able to see

the tree canopies above if lying down or on a reclined chair .

The thick tree canopies will give shade during the day from the sun.

Having used bamboo and wood for the this porch , except for

the concrete supporting pillars from the ground , are not practically

the best building materials to use as they will rot quickly being exposed to

external elements all year round. I've foreseen this porch has to be

redone in 3- 4 yrs time and still thinking what the best to do after.

I have doubts of the idea of concrete flooring and tiling due

the earthquake factor which always play in my mind .

A year ago , there was major shaking

affecting nearby towns which shattered some buildings,

houses and bridges , cracked roads , seawalls etc . there were several

fatalities. This even made headline on national news.

 

This is a nice peaceful area on the surface , truth is , we are

right located by the Ring of Fire ; the Philippines is , which means

we will get earthquakes. A pretty volcanic archipelago.

The fact is this town is in between

two dormant volcanos due north approx. 250 plus kilometre away,

then towards the t south of the island which is about 80 kilometre away .

Should 7 to 8 or more Richter scale earthquake strikes again , any concrete

porch floor will be in real trouble . At the moment I have to consider

what's for the best , safer and cost effective, in case of any damage,

it will be minimal.

 

Big eathquakes and Tsunamis ties together unfortunately. This area is

facing a major island and surrounded by other islands towards the east

which would serve as buffer islands should there come direct lashing

of any tsunami generated swells from the big ocean of the Pacific

and Philippine sea or coming from behind , the South China sea/ Sulu Sea.

This area of the island wouldn't be scathe free , should a major Tsunami

coming from the Pacific or Philippines sea to hit Samar or Leyte ,

there's no doubt we will get the surges. However, we are every close

to higher hills and mountains of easy reach to climb up to for safety.

 

The carpenters had done this for three days serious work by request as

what was built was like a joke and truly stupid design ignoring completely

our preference. It's a big hard lesson for me. I have asked the Lord

to restore me a forgiving heart, as I knew when I am left alone to count all the

errors and the cost involve, I could have lashed

out nastily like a rabid dog lol . But Praise God, I was in much of control over

my temper. Though God forgive me, I still remember it to this day with

such a disappointment when it all plays back in memory. It grinds

on me sometimes . Knowing I'm still human, only that I'm forgiven.

It's my prayer I will come out of it with a completely clear heart from

all the mess and only by the GRACE of God

 

 

In counting the sums , it cost me more than triple from what was on my

original budget .The carpenters were not the best in the area but they were

the ones available and free during the 4 weeks time frame I was there.

The works to be done were very simple and very basic for a resting place by the beach.

I give them the credit for just doing this porch quickly the best they can do with in the

three days time frame under pressure . They never asked any extra money.

Honestly , I do appreciate people like them. Ok, I gave them a some extra

for doing the job well and making two nicely built wooden beach tables

on request for the barbeque in the afternoon.

 

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By the way I have done a little clean up on my contact list , and deleted people

who are on my list who are dormant .They keep posting and have taken me

off their list of contacts for some reason. There's no reason either way

to let these people stay on my followings . To accumulate many of these kind

in my contacts will just spoil / delay my viewing of others who had been following

my postings.

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Uploaded on October 13, 2013
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