| Lourdes building our House in Dumaguete, in Nov-Dec 2009 |











| Cousin Nelson our 'security guy' (standing in blue T-shirt) pays a visit to see what his buddies are accomplishing |


| that gap is where the internal stairway will be |

| on December 1-3, cement was successfully poured (by hand) and set on the second floor! now, the 2nd-floor wall are being built, and distinct rooms being formed |




| After long expensive bureaucratic hassle, we got the Permit -- YAY!! now we can begin hooking up water and electricity from the city systems -- our solar-power system will come later. |

| Looking into the future master-bedroom |

| upstairs bathrooms |

| They start to build the pillars that will support the ceilings and the roof |

| gettin' started, near the end of October |
| lotsa labor, few machines -- we're "creating jobs", as they say... |
| the Boss pitches in |









