two more weeks

my two college kids want more space for their friends. the wife wants to move out of the fast pace of the city and live in the province. and i just want more light! well, i consulted someone to do all three to the house.

the original house was cozy but cramped. and in spite of the big doors and windows, ventilation and lighting was still poor.

and voila! light and space! friends and relatives wonder how we can live under such exposed circumstances. the idea seemed too radical.

they are putting a big hole on the roof to create a cooler internal environment and, definitely, more light and guaranteed storm-proof (hopefully). they pruned the mango tree to give way to a "treehouse" -- just a platform where joy and i can get infested by mosquitoes at night as we lay and gaze at the stars. and here is joy with our designer cliff espinosa.

call it a leap of faith but i made no mistake in getting cliff to create the space the kids demand, the feel of a vacation house right in metro manila to please the wife and lots of natural light for my photography! cliff simply calls it HOME the way it should be in the philippines -- with lots of light, space and good ventilation.