Makati City, Philippines

[slang]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Wait, you moved? Out to the jungle?
You should have been around here this summer... 4.5 inches in 40 minutes, and today 1.2 inches in 10 minutes.

There was a typhoon hitting around my arrival here. There were many typhoons or storms that kept everything soaked here until the 3rd week of Aug.

There is an article here that describes the rainfall as possibly 78 inches in a 24 hour period.

The rain here during that time was less than that where you are but nearly constant for weeks. The clouds coming in off the Pacific can keep the rain coming down for longer periods than one would expect inland US.

It seems that a coffee can left out in direct rain will estimate the inches fallen in a 24 hour timeframe. I'll be sure to set that up on the farm to get an idea of how much rain is falling.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yeah, you're out in the jungle... watch out for critters.

It's been an unusually wet year with the rain coming, not daily like you get it, but huge deluges you know aren't normal for PA.

What are you going to do with that steep slope once it's cleared?
If you kill all the vegetation, eventually the rain will make the whole place level.

[glatt]

Wow slang, that's amazing. So are you going in to town to an internet cafe to post here, or are you connected wherever it is that you call home these days?

[slang]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

What are you going to do with that steep slope once it's cleared?If you kill all the vegetation, eventually the rain will make the whole place level.

That slope doesn't get constant exposure to the sun. There is also a breeze coming up from the river to cool things off. Once the grass and vines are gone I'm hoping to have some chicken cages there. It should be cool enough.

We don't want to kill all the vegetation just the tiger grass and the vines. There are many trees on that portion that we'll be keeping ( by necessity ).

[slang]

Originally Posted by zippyt

Should we start calling you Col Kurtz yet Slang ??

No. I'm commanding a small untrained force of poor farmers. Long knives, yes. Long guns, no.

A part of the mission is to demonstrate how capitalism can work on the lower end of the spectrum and doesn't always suck all the life out of those working within it.

It's possible, right?

[Griff]

Originally Posted by slang

It's possible, right?

You tell us.

[slang]

Originally Posted by Griff

You tell us.

I'm betting that it is possible.

[slang]

This is the view from the last portion of the slope up to the flat. The first time I went all the way to the bottom and climbed back up I forgot my water bottle. On the way up it was the focus, my motivation.

[zippyt]

Our Man Slang goes down on the Farm ,
Ee I Ee I Oh !!!!

Seriously , Good Luck with this and Keep us Posted !!!!!

[monster]

Originally Posted by zippyt

Our Man Slang goes down.....!!!

i didn't see any pictures of that!

great pics and great plan. Are you there for good now, or is this another 6 month stint?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Uh, Tiger Grass? Is it named that because it's two toned, you know, like stripes? Or because Tigers like to hang out in it?

[slang]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Uh, Tiger Grass? Is it named that because it's two toned, you know, like stripes? Or because Tigers like to hang out in it?

The grass has stripes of sorts but has very sharp leaves that slice as you walk past them. The stems are also sharp and hazardous after being cut. The stalk is rigid and the cut pattern is normally angled down to give the remaining portion of the plant a sharp edge sticking up from the ground.

It's main use is the base material for making brooms.

Link to tiger grass

Image

Link to soft (native) brooms

[slang]

Originally Posted by monster

Are you there for good now, or is this another 6 month stint?

The planned duration is one year. And when ever the US backs out of this communist kick, I'll be all the more happy to return.

If my numbers are at all accurate I'll not need to leave but will most likely still design as before but under much better terms since a design income wont be required for my adventures.

The better that the business side of this farm is going the less bullshit I'll be putting up with in the US.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by slang

The better that the business side of this farm is going the less bullshit I'll be putting up with in the US.

Are you hiring?

[slang]

Originally Posted by Madman

Great photos Slang!

I lived in the Philippines for a couple of years (1979-1981). Beautiful country. I was active duty Air Force, live on Clark AB, just outside Angeles City. Used to love to go to Bagio - would stay at Camp John Hay. Wife and I had our honeymoon there. Lots of hills, totally beautiful.

Thank you.

It is beautiful here despite the tough living for most everyone here.

We are in Baguio at this moment and visit CJH once in a while.

It does rain a lot here but it is cooler than Manila.

Originally Posted by jinx

Are you hiring?

We are hiring for contract positions only. The pay is 250 pesos a day and there are some hazardous and physically taxing situations.

The numbers of people wanting work with us is growing. We work 5 days from 8am to 5pm with an hour lunch.

It's not that we are all that great to work for or that the salary is all that great it's just that in the rural areas paid work is so very hard to find.


We're going back out for a few days and I don't expect to be online for a few weeks.

Thanks to everyone for your interest and comments.