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side view to the main entrance..
portion of the kitchen..
something new and something old...
more kicthen...
this is the food prep island made of bamboo, its also movable...
view of bedroom and bathroom entrances.
upper wall material is banig and lower part is bamboo slats....
looking above the kitchen area.
view of portion of the roof. roofing material is cogon grass.
trusses are milled from an old local pine tree (aro-o).
view portion of living room looking outside and portion of the roof...
view of kitchen including our all-bamboo table (papag in ilocano)
still another view of "papag lamisa-an"
view from veranda looking toward the paliisdan...
more view from the veranda looking at the palisdaan and the rice field
a panoramic view of the entrance looking from the landing...
more pic of the all-bamboo table and chairs.
the wooden floor is locally sourced and installed using wooden pegs instead of nais.
this is the living room all-bamboo sofa set...
the all bamboo coffee table with a smoke glass top...
more view of the sofa set...
and this is our all-bamboo storage shelf...
the living room overhead fan circulates the air...
on of the bedroom fan.
the other bedroom fan...
view portion of the bderoom...
the bed frame is also made of bamboo headboard.
the other bedroom.
the commode and wash basin shown are locally sourced...
my bathroom light project. got carried away with putting 5 LED bulbs...
the welcome entrance
looking toward the landing and front steps...
view of main door. the sidings are sawali on top and recylced bamboo slat at the bottom. the veranda is a wrap-around the abong. its made with bamboo.
Restored these old furnitures belonging to my parents. Its my favorite place to sit and view the rice fields and palisdaan
View of another project. a fountain using the old bornay (antique ceramic jar) my mother used to make bagoong...
still another view from the veranda looking toward the small abong (bahay kubo)...
my hammock...
these bamboo slat siding are from salvage old bamboo...
Here is the front gate from the street. Its made of steel wrap with bamboo. The sign "Abong Da Apong" means 'grandfather's grass hut'. The Sign post is really supporting the electric service wire to the property.
The abong is not visible from the street. The trail leading to the abong is 550ft and all the plants are the original vegetation. the shrubs along the walkway are native 'koribetbet' found all over the place.
some of the leftover bamboo..
These are all the original plants on the property.
These are native 'kakawati' trees.
The abong is now visible halfway along the trail...
planted some vegetable trellis and fruit trees along the way...
more new plants...
getting closer...
notice another old palisdaan on the left. stocked with tilapia...
The abong and the outside kitchen now visible on the right.
the front steps...
another view looking west...
still another view...
The free-range chickens lay their eggs all over the place. we have to hunt for them otherwise they disappear before we could get them. thinking of building a chicken coop one of these days...
This is the gazebo or pergola...
manang Remi enjoying shade and the breeze...
some accent plant along the way...
view looking at the backdoor steps...
This was the first bahay-kubo used during the construction now used as a 'honeymoon suite'.
view from the small bahay-kubo looking at the back of the abong.
another view looking at the back of the abong.
still another view looking at the back of the abong and a satellite dish for the TV of course.
more back view...
looking at the palisdaan...
looking at the outside kitchen (locals referred to as 'dirty kitchen')
more back picture..
looking at the inside of the gazebo. The 'bamboo chandelier' was another one of my project. its made of bamboo 'tinik'.
the gazebo is used for outside dining or drinking or just plain hanging around.
these are some of the 'free-range' chicken that roam around the property.
This is what it look like at the fishpond feeding time. Those are not goldfish. They are 'pink tilapia'
This is one of the four dwarf coconuts I planted around the palisdaan.
and this is a malungay tree starting to bloom again after I cut it down.
one of the accent on the gazebo.
The small bahay-kubo...
This is the small planting area at the back of the small bahay-kubo. Plants are rows of eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, corn, aba and whatever the planter wishes to plant.
local papaya tree.
one of the malungay tree around the property.
Old fashion kalan..
and a gas stove of course..
my tool room at the outside kitchen.
This is our water tank supported by and old narra tree. Notice the bambo step ladder leading on top of the tank. This will be a platform for my tree house. It can be used for invitation only drinking spree.
another view of the water tank/tree-house.
'mam' Remi relaxing under the gazebo.
'mam' Remi by the bornay fountaing...
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