project dreamhouse week 3

we're still waaaaay too far from the "which tiles to pick and what paint color to use" stage but the house is slowly (but quite surely) materializing.:) in fact, ang bilis talaga magtrabaho ni engr. makimkim, our contractor.:) And of course thanks to mr. golden sun who's been very cooperative the past few weeks. 


Yesterday we were already discussing which wall to mount the tv on, where to put the couch, etc.;) Excited much? haha!:) We seriously can't wait to move in to our modest dream house. Counting the days (well, at this point, counting the months...;)).


week 3 progress:

c/o our contractor engr. marvin makimkim

daddy grumpy and grumpy junior inspecting the site from afar (safety first) ;) 

barely there yet. :)

our future living room :)

daddy grumpy trying to imagine how it's gonna look like. ang hirap kasi mag imagine with all the debris

:D

the two houses behind us are for sale. would you like to be our neighbor? ;) bagong gising lang si bulilit kaya naging grumpy junior ;)

day after our first 3rd week visit, ganito na sya.:) ang bilis!:)

mr. grumpy, what's on your mind?

excellent balancing skills manong!:)

working on the second floor

the poor workers are exposed to the harsh sun the whole day. good thing mr. golden sun decided to rest kahit for a bit lang.:)

forgot what he was saying here. something about up to where the windows should be? hehe!:)

project dreamhouse week 2 :)

we're on week two of our project dreamhouse.:) and in my opinion medyo nagmamaterialize na sya. haha!:) our contractors are trying to finish all the dirty work before the rainy season kaya super extra bilis ng progress.:) So disappointed lang that i didn't get to document the padugo part 2 (this time they sacrificed a kambing, which i think later became a papaitan...heehee!) and when they threw in coins in each wall footings before they poured in cement. Since we started with the construction I suddenly became particularly interested in these pamahiin practices. I'm both curious and amused by it.:)

Our contractor just tells us what pamahiin is applicable on the next construction phase. Mr. Grumpy and I are absolutely clueless about these things. hehe! We somehow chose not to believe na lang especially to the ones that make us paranoid. But we do practice some (e.g. the coins thingy) upon the advice of our contractor, especially if it's not too cumbersome.:)

week 2 progress:

even though it was a rainy monday, tuloy parin ang trabaho. they surely didn't waste any time :)

wall footings :)

hard working workers pero kuya still managed a pose ah!

that's my future kitchen right there :)

happy with the progress mr. grumpy? :)

kitchen and dining area :) *kilig!*

that's going to be our living room :)

mr. grumpy's garage.

inspect, inspect :)

project dreamhouse :)

February has been such a good month for mr. grumpy and I.:) We met on February 2005, got married on February 2009 and started building our dreamhouse on February 2012.:) We're really excited about this news that I couldn't contain it any longer!:)

I'm sharing some photos of what it looks like at the moment. Nothing interesting yet, puro debris pa lang kasi and bakal pa lang since we just started about a week ago.:)

Day 1: para daw iwas eye sore, we have to cover the construction site

All construction workers are required by the subdivision to wear the green shirt uniform. Daming requirements :)

Day 1: Padugo :). According to Filipino folklore, this is done before the start of construction to ward off bad spirits on the site. It's done for the safety of the workers.

Padugo around the perimeter

from sacrificial chickens to that day's lunch. soooo sorry chickens!:(

my happy mr. grumpy :)

a restless mom no more :)

After seven months in fashion school, I can now finally make my own clothes!:) I'm still experimenting on the pattern making techniques I've learned from school and I must say that I'm miles away from being an excellent sewer. Ang daming "chismis" ng tahi ko ;). But I'm getting there! I shall never give up until I perfect my sewing skills. I don't have photos of all the clothes I've sewn yet (must train husby to take my pictures! LOL) but I will post them soon.

I'm just really glad that I finally found something (aside from motherhood) that I am truly passionate about. I enjoy every minute spent drafting patterns and sewing the garments. But I still couldn't call myself a designer yet, I'm more of a "modista" at the moment. heehee!:) I'm just happily exploring the endless possibilities a basic pattern can present.:) I'm such a busy mom now (*wink!, wink!*)!

one of our haute couture projects--draping by slashing :)

finding my niche

I've been a "full time mom" since I was about 6 weeks pregnant and our Uno is now 20 months old. :) I'm loving every moment spent with the funniest (yet feisty) little man in the whole world. Although I've had those moments when I've grown restless and I thirst for the busy/hectic life again. I think I've tried just about any home-based jobs I could find online just to keep myself busy and have outplayed my friends in cafe world (haha!).

Until recently, I realized that I want to learn how to sew. After much

Googling, I found Fashion Institute of the Philippines and wa

s very happy that they have a branch in Panay, Ave. in QC. Thanks to a very supportive husband, I enrolled myself in three courses (Basic fashion design, fashion merchandising and basic pattern making) plus basic sewing and has been a very happy student of FIP since July this year. :)

I was so intimidated at first since my sketches are hopeless.:) But in the Basic Fashion Design class, they really teach you techniques that could help you improve your sketches especially to those who are stuck with a 3-year old-like doodles (like meee!).:)

The basic pattern class is also amazing! I can't wait till my first day in basic sewing to finally materialize the patterns we did. The pattern making methods that Ms. Mo is teaching are very easy to follow. I can't wait till we start on bodice!:) Oh, did I mention that we get to chika and eat while making patterns?:) Just make sure that you won't get your patters wet or else you'd have to do it over again. :)