My Philippine Life

Personal perspectives on retirement life in the Philippines

August 23, 2011
by GOIloilo
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Our house project: building a hollow block perimeter wall

Detailed description of building a hollow block (concrete block) perimeter wall in the Philippines – supervision, hiring workers, buying materials, problems and successes. Continue reading

July 31, 2011
by GOIloilo
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Our Philippine house project: shopping for cement hollow blocks

Shopping for cement blocks (called hollow block) in the Philippines is certainly not a top pick adventure story but anyway, perhaps someone will benefit from our experiences.  Really, this is one chapter in the building of our Philippine house in … Continue reading