Greetings Hive,
Hope that everyone is doing great.
Today I'm gonna give you a tour of my simple life here in Cebu, Philippines.
My family currently reside in a very tiny hut which was recently finished in October last year. So as a Filipino who truly believe in Old beliefs that you have to move in the dates which had number eight so it could be 8,18,28and we choose 18 because we didn't make it by 8. After all, the door was not attached yet. Aside from that we also take with us rice grains, water, salt, sugar, and money in our pocket(that's mostly our basic needs for living) and move in at about midnight while it's cold so from that our living will concede by the abundance and a good fortune.
A little flashback from our life before we use to lived with my partner's parents while got two kids for almost 8 years and occupy a small room and its just a meter away from where we build our home now. It just happened that I push my partner so hard that I want to live separately since the kids are growing up and they have to have their privacy and so are we.
For long years, we haven't brought a constant decision to build it because of the financial problem we only earn less that we can not make it that time so we always end up nothing but when the pandemic strikes the both of us were granted a calamity loan so we grab the opportunity and have the money to start building it and with help of pigs we are raising we sold it and put in for buying the materials.
When the time comes, that we had enough to start we prioritise buying
- Coconut lumber
- Nails
- Sand
- Cement
5.grovels
6.Tin roof
And even an empty oil container for the foundation of the Pillar.
The building was so simple that 75 per cent of the material used were made of coconut lumber for the foundation, plywood for the walling and some bamboos for the decorative effect for the small Terrace/kitchen/dining area.😅
In constructing the hut we hired just one labourer together with my father-in-law but with the magic of the brilliant mind, everything goes well (actually the two of them did not finish any degree about construction ).
Inside is just like a small room that has a closet a fan, a radio and a bed.
We also pitch water from this well for washing clothes, dishes and other cleaning stuff and it has a device connected that pumps water that goes to the tank for easy used.
And speaking of cleaning if you ask that how do we use the comfort room, for now, we are currently sharing from our parents and I know it's so important to have it but still, we can't afford to build for now but we try our best to save to have it so soon.
Everything was not finished and It's funny that I cannot guarantee the durability of the house but in the meantime, we are happy to finally start what we are aiming for and maybe at the right time little by little we can give our children a better place to live in the future.
For now, we will enjoy what we have and cherish every moment and what matter is as long as we are living in harmony and love each other deeply life is fine.
P.s. I hope that this post fits in this community🙂