Showing posts with label Ayala Southvale Village. Show all posts
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September 17, 2018

A short story of My Life




Pasensya na. Kinanti ang weakness ng pagkatao ko yong ego na masyado na nasaktan dahil sa akusasyon na in-distress na ako.  Magyayabang na ako kung sino ako at kung ano ang buhay ko bago pumasok sa masonerya  sa edad na 50 yrs old noong makilala ko si MW Roberto Q. Pagotan ang pinaka unang mason na nakilala at naging kaibigan ko sa aking buhay masonerya.

Nakatira ako sa  Ayala Alabang Village simula pa noong 1982. Ipinanganak ako ng December 12, 1952, Dragon Year na according to Chinese Annals ay masuswerte ang mga taong ipinanganak sa taon ng mga Dragon.  Ito ang kwento ng buhay ko.

Career

Licensed Civil Engineer ako noong 1976 nang magsimula ang career ko. Nag trabaho ako sa Dept of  Public Works ng isang taon, nagresign at nagtrabaho sa private constrcuction firm na gumawa ng Buendia Overpass. Pagkatapos ng project ay nagresign at lumipat ng construction management and consultancy firm DCCD Engineering Corp as Project Manager at the age of 24 yrs old,  managing high rise building  construction in Makati.


Nag asawa noong 26 yrs old. Young and aggressive ako kaya  mabilis ang asenso sa pagtratrabaho. Kung ang sweldo ng ordinary employee noong 1978 ay  300 pesos/month, ako ang sweldo ko ay P5,000 a month na, may sariling brand new car na mitsubishi dahil madami akong  projects na hinahawakan.




Mula sa inuupahang  apartment sa Makati ay lumipat na kami ng sariling bahay kasama ang family ko noong 1982 sa Ayala Alabang Village dahil ayaw ko ng nangungupahan.  Maliit lang ang unang bahay ko  na  nasa 25O sqm lot pero kumpleto ito na may three bedrooms.

 Masipag at dedicated  sa trabaho ako kaya isa sa mga naging projects ko ay  bahay ni Imee Marcos at ni Bongbong sa Dasmarinas Village.  Kilala ako ni Imee dahil madalas kameeting  tungkol sa bahay nya. .

Noong 1986 pagkatapos ng Edsa  revolution ay nagresign na ako sa construction management  company  sa pagiging empleyado at nagtayo na ng corporation kasama  ang apat na kaibigan mga taga Ayala Alabang din. Contruction Corporation Contractor ito ng mga industrial plants, mall shops, warehouses, buildings, at mga residential houses.

Lahat ng engineering fields ay kinokontrata namin.  Successful at ang lakas ng kita ng business namin, madami pera at tulad ng mga corporation na equally divided ang shares of stock nagiging greedy na mga partners kapag milyon milyon na ang kinikita.  Napilitan na ako umalis at gumawa ng sarili kong construction company na naging matagumpay naman, taon 1988 .

Kasabay nito ay bumili na ako ng panibagong bahay dahil sa nasisikipan na ako sa maliit na lote kaya bumili at lumipat sa 5OO sqm. lot.  Malaki ang ginawa kong two storey house sa loob pa rin ng Ayala Alabang  Village na  malapit sa St. James Parish Church at community center na may football or soccer field (soccer ang tawag pag American slang).

Si VW Arch Arlen de Guzman ay bakod lang ang pagitan ng bahay namin. Hindi nagtagal lumipat sya ng Valle Verde at binenta na yong bahay nya. Katapat ng bahay namin ay bahay ni Cavdeal Construction na kumpare ko ang kapatid nya na may ari ng Almanza Lumber, kabitbahay na kabilang bakod lang.

My Daughters

May tatlo akong anak na puro babae na magkakasunod, youngest ko 1982 born noong lumipat kami ng Ayala Alabang. Dito na sila lumaki at nagka-isip.  Formative school nila ay all girls Paref Woodrose School  from Grade to High School. Doon sila graduate at dahil opus dei school,  lagi silang may dalang rosary na ewan ko kung ilang ikot nilang ginagawa sa loob ng isang araw.

Catholic reared sila. Obligation na namin ang magsimba every  Sunday 1O o clock mass sa St James the Great Parish dahil Lay Minister ako simula pa noong 1994  na nagbibigay ng hostia samantalang Mother Butler naman ang misis ko.  Lahat ng kaibigan nila ay taga loob ng village din, mga taga Woodrose din na mga anak ng mga who’s  who sa Ayala Alabang ..anak ni  Frank Chavez, apo ni Lobregat, etc..marami.


                Isa sa mga certificates na binibigay ng Archdiocese of Manila starting 1994 - 2002

Hindi nagtatagalog mga anak ko, hindi pilipit na English na may halong tagalog, American accent  sila dahil normal na sa kanila sa school yon pag nag-uusap ng mga friends nila.

Yong magkasunod from youngest ay Soccer players sa Woodrose Soccer team.  Grade 7 pa lang yong youngest ay nakipagcompete na sa Sweden, Norway Gothia Cup under Makati Football team na representative ng Philippines. Mix  ang members ng team, may mga taga Brent School na anak ng mga foreigners, San Agustin, and other exclusive schools. Shoulder ng bawat parent  ang cost ng travel, accomodationss, lahat.

Masweswerte mga anak ko, milyonaryo ang tatay nila mula pagkabata hanggang lumaki.  Naranasan nila ang karanasan ng hindi maranasan ng ordinaryong mga kabataan.  Mga gamit at damit ay mga branded, hindi bumibili ng mura. Bata pa lamang ay kung saan saan parte ng mundo nagpupunta. Normal na yong kapag bakasyon wala na sila sa Pilipinas sa loob ng dalawang buwan. Merong taon iba iba ang pinupuntahan bawat isa..minsan sa condo ni Gov Boying Remulla sa San Francisco magbabarkada lang habang yong isa nasa New York kasama naman barkada. Minsan UK, Paris, Italy, iikutin nila ang Europe. .habang ako minsan imi meet  ko lang sila sa Beverly Hills ng two weeks uwi na ako dahil marami trabaho na inaasikaso.



               Family picture in front of Harvard in Boston, Massachussets sometime in 1993

Isa pang vacation nila ang  ipinagdrive ko lang sila mula New York hangang Boston para makita ang Harvard tapos wala pa 3 weeks uwi na ako,  iikot lang ako ng Chicago at dadaan ng Las Vegas dahil doon nakatira ang brother ko.



One of the photos in one of the travels.. hindi ko na matandaan kung sa Chicago  o sa Boston,
wearing a Giorgio Armani coat


Noong mag Y2K nag spend kami pamilya ng christmas sa Las Vegas dahil katapusan na daw ng mundo. Ubos namin isang  milyong piso, ok lang mayaman at contractor na maraming pera ako.

Double course lahat tinapos ng mga anak ko. Yong eldest graduate ng college sa Assumption then Law sa San Beda. Yong mga nakapwesto sa gobyerno ngayon ni Pres Duterte ay mga kaklase nya sa law  school. She worked with Ayala Land sa Commercial Centers Division managing Ayala Projects. Nagresign, nag asawa ng  American taga east coast now living on work assignments in Asia based in Singapore, Manila, Japan, India. Para magkita kami para magdinner at magkape ay kailangan lang  mag side trip  ng Manila. She has her own unit in Serendra.

Yong 2nd daughter, graduate sa La Salle Taft, then schooled in FIDM Los Angeles, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.  Dyan nag aral yong anak ni Napoles.  Deans lister sya nag graduate. Noong nasa California sya, sa Orange County sa Anaheim siya nakatira, nagrerenta ng apartment.  May sariling car sya doon to travel 85 miles every day from house to school. Nag graduate siya after 2 years. Afterwhich, na employ sya  by a fashion firm and sponsored to work in US.

She married the FilAm Varsity player she met while studying in La Salle. The guy 6’6 played with  Ginebra, Talk and Text, Santa Lucia. After stint in PBA umuwi na sa Union City, Bay Area, San Francisco  and now happily living with their 2 boys.

She has her own fashion stuff and online shop , import/export from latin America supplying US including  Philippine  market. The husband, the cager, works as Manager in a Satellite Communication firm. He’s also successful in his career,  both born on 1981. Kilala ni Bro Ali Peek ang manugang ko si Manny Ramos, nakasama niya sa PBA. Nagpupunta sila sa bahay ko sa Ayala Southvale noong araw. Friend ng mga daughters ko si Bro Ali kahit noong hindi pa siya mason.

Yong youngest child  studied in  UP, graduate din sa La Salle in Marketing then studied IT in Singapore, now works in a  multi-national firm  doing ads platform on internet, fb, and other ads sites. Shes a sports buff. Nakikipag compete sa triathlon, bicathlon at nakaka 1st prize din. Minsan galing ako California recently lang, nag hand carry ako ng “Specialized brand bike regalo ko sa kanya,  tapos pinalitan nya ng upgraded 5OOK worth bike na pang compete. Soccer instructor din sya ng kanilang partnership company, tinuturan mga young girls na  mga taga Forbes. She lives in 3-BR unit in Serendra. Meron din syang 1-BR unit na pinapa rentahan sa Serendra din.

Business minded ito dati nagtayo pa ng  saloon sa Boracay kasama mga friends nya ,  dahil gusto nya lagi doon. Pero wala naman sila problema sa dagat, may private resort house facing the beach silang magkakapatid sa Matabungkay, Lian, Batangas. Mga worth 4OM din yon. May property din sila in one of the villages sa Tagaytay.

My Construction Company

1988 year of the dragon, nagsimula akong magboom. Kaibigan ko si Arch Coscoluela na isa sa mga architect  ni Mr Henry Sy. Si Mr Louie Coson, asawa ni Mrs Tessie Coson ay may pinagawa sa aking mauseleo sa Manila Mermorial Park. Sa kapatid nya na namatay  kaya pinaguhit kay Coscoluela. Marami contractor ayaw gumawa ng related sa  death, ako ginawa ko ito pero  siempre presyo ko.. kaya mahal ako gumawa. Ginawa ko rin musoleo ng nanay ni Mr John Gokongwei  sa Manila Memorial Park din ..maganda siempre presyo ko wala tawad.

Marami ako ginawa na mansion sa Forbes at sa Dasma village, bahay ni Mr James Go ng Robinson, mansion ng may ari ng Producers Bank. Dami ako ginawa sa Robinson, sa Robina plant, Preview magazine plant, mga banks nila. Gumawa rin ako sa Metro Bank , RCBC banks pati na mga residential houses na mga mansion ng mga Yuchengco at iba pang mga bank branches.

Marami ako ginawa na BDO,  yong BDO Las Pinas sa harap ng RFC , contractor ako non, sa Binondo, Abad  Sanntos,  at mga fit out ng mga  malls nila, dami ko kinita sa SM. Madami din akong ginawang mga boutique shops. Kilala ako ni Mr Hans Sy. Minsan magkasama kami sa Lear jet nila para sa inspection ng progress ng project sa Baguio. Natatandaan ko pag tumatambay ako at tapos na ang project, tatanong sa akin ..may project ka pa pag sabi ko wala na kasunod non..o gawin mo ito kuhanin mo na ang downpayment.

Madalas ako sa office ni Mr Louie Coson. Kung hindi lang namatay  yon,   ako ang president ng proposed construction company partnership na pinag-usapan namin.  

Maganda ako gumawa ng project at mabilis pero mahal ako sumingil, garantisado naman at on-time ang schedule.

Dami din  ako ginawa  na mga bahay sa Ayala Alabang Village  ng mga kaibigan.  Contractor din ako ng mga bahay ni Donya Trining Roxas, wife ni Pres Roxas at grandmother ni Mar Roxas.

Marami ako engineers at architects, kasama ko sa company ang mga kapatid ko. Sa admin at accounting  kasama ko sister as head of the department.  Sa operation yong kapatid ko na bunso na  architect kaya no problem ang operation ng company . Puro kamag anak ang nasa operation at warehouse division. Kamag-anak din ang mga timekeepers..kaya walang lokohan.  Provided ko sila lahat ng sasakyan sa field.

Operator pa ako ng aircon bus plying Almaza- Lawton saka Pasay Libertad – EDSA-  Monumento.  Pumunta ako ng japan para sa importation ng mga buses na ginamit ko. May kaibigan ako taga Osaka na hapon.

May mga food business din ako na franchise of Pure food products at ice cream soft serve outlets  ang company ko. Diversified ang business ko.

Properties

Madami ako napundar na properties. Natutuwa ako magdesign ng magagandang spaces. Nang gumawa ako another house sa Ayala Southvale ginawa ko ito French style, 75O sqm. lot.  Naliitan pa ako kaya nilagyan ko pa ng basement sa maids and drivers quarters..normal lang ang 5OK meralco bill a month..whole house is  air conditioned ....maluho ang design Italian granite na cut to size ang flooring. Ang window double glass para soundproof  kahit mag party kapitbahay hindi maririnig sa loob. Double Kitchen, 8 car garage, with swimming  pool.

Naging party house ng mga friends ng mga anak ko ang bahay dahil walang neighbor at first few houses lang kami. Isa na si Mr Manotoc, yong balae ni GMA, neighbor ko yon..dami Psg lagi noong in power sila.

For lease na lang Ayala alabang house namin noong mga 1996, May two houses pa rin sa Santa Rosa SRE., Condo sa tabi ng AIM, office condo sa may De la Rosa,


                    Photo: 213 Matabungkay St., Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City


Unang SUV ko Safari Patrol noong 1992 ata yon, lahat ng labas ng Honda bumili kami, CRV, Hatchback, Pajero, Van, Ford F15O, Volvo S4O, meron Mitsubishi at Toyota pero service sa field ng mga tao at engineers.

May mga houses ako  at present na for sale , build and sell projects ..3 houses saka 4 units na townhouse na incomplete pa sa tapat ng Shopwise sa Moowalk.

Sa ngayon, we are also in the process of starting up big  projects in Mindanao  - Marawi Rehabilitation and  Mindanao Electrical Power Generation Plant  using  Hibrid Renewable Energy { solar , wind turbine, hydro, and  oil feed palm oil/ biomas power generation}  in cooperation with PNOC Renewables and Amanah Bank and Indonesian Group, wherein I am the Vice President for Operation of the EPC company.


AYALA SOUTHVALE HOUSE  CONSTRUCTED IN 1996







June 27, 2016

Ayala Southvale Village and Transit Pluto in Capricorn



Napansin ko ang 'throwback thursday' ni Jo sa kanyang Fb na nakapost ang dating house namin sa Ayala Southvale Village na inalisan namin noong 2009, nong mag hiwa-hiwalay na kami ng bahay na tinitirahan kasabay ng transit pluto in capricorn.

Ibang klase ang planet pluto na dumating sa 2nd house ng natal chart ko na mananatili hanggang 2024  saka lilipat na sa house cusp of Aquarius in 3rd house of communication.

Pangalawang bahay namin ito  pinaparentahan ang isang bahay sa Ayala Alabang. Maganda ang pagkakagawa ko sa bahay na may european design concept. May 4 bedrooms, spacious, 2 kitchens, 3 floors with pool.

Matindi ang transformation na binibigay ni Pluto.  Death and Re-birth talaga. Kung ang saturn ay teacher planet, ang pluto naman ay babaguhin lahat ang buhay mo  para sa tamang path.  Walang sino mang makakaiwas pag dumaan ang planetang ito na tumatagal mula 10 hanggang 16 years sa bawat house.

 Pluto in Capricorn transits from 2008 - 2024.

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From Zahara Star  (illumeastrology.blogspot.com)


PLUTO TRANSITS THE SECOND HOUSE: THE TEST


Pluto Transiting your 2nd house


This transit reminds me heavily of a Story in the bible about a man named Job. If you are not familiar with this story, here is a brief synopsis. Job was one of God's favorites because he was an honorable man that put all of his faith in God. As the story goes, the Devil came to God and said of course Job is loyal to you, for he has everything. Job was a very wealthy man, with a perfect family. The Devil suggested that God allowed him, to strip Job of all his possessions, and if he was allowed, surely Job would curse God. 

Long story short, God allowed this because he had faith that Job would stay faithful. The Devil proceeded and Job lost everything, all of his wealth, his good name and even his family in a fire, and yet never cursed God, but instead cursed himself. Because of this God gave Job all he had and more. There is much to the story if you find it fit, you can read it for yourself here. I am not a religious person so Regardless if this story is true or not, I have personally experienced  this transit, and I can honestly say it FEELS very much, like a TEST. 

The bottom line is this transit can be and most likely will be a very difficult transit for it seeks to truly find out who you are without "what you have". This transit can diminish or build your self-esteem, depending on whether or not you allow this transit to break or build your real self-worth. 

It is up to the individual and how much they value or don't value themselves. There seems to be forces at work that feel out of one's control seemingly taking much of what one has on a material level, which in turn affects one's self-esteem and it feels as if you are struggling just to survive, and that you are working against some pretty nasty forces.

Simply making money, is full of power struggles and shady plutonic characters seem to enter the scene.  Some that experience this transit are actually robbed, experience huge monetary unexplainable loss or experience theft of things that were priceless to them. Others I have experienced identity theft lost their jobs, or things they needed to perform their jobs. Their resources unexpectantly dry up, and in an effort to stop the loss they become desperate and are tempted to get involved in less than honorable ways to recoup their loss. 


It is important that you don't get desperate, and that you keep your cool or things will get worse. The transit does bring out very powerful fears of losing everything and can pull out of one desperate measures or behaviors. 

Do not act out in desperate ways, or get involved in less than honorable means of making money, for that too will backfire. Let go of what is going, don't engage in power struggles with others, don't worry you will build it all back and more during the last phase of this transit. 
However, Pluto moves very slowly and it is a very long transit, the first half is the most difficult, but it get's better down the road.

If you are experiencing this transit, these are questions to ask yourself.


Will you give in to the temptation to make money by less than ethical means? Is the loss too great to handle, are you embarrassed and worried what others will think? How will you respond?

Pluto" goal is to strip down the surface of appearances and get to the core of every person since he won’t stand for superficiality. This transit can be devastating to those that relied heavily on their personal resources, money or haves for respect from others or self-esteem.


We live in a material world, and we often judge ourselves by our material possessions or gains, and these things are often a result of our self-esteem, it makes us more confident to have and to compete with others, to show our worth by what we have.

Pluto transits are black and white, all or nothing. Are you in or are you out.  Will you break and give in, and end up in jail for participating in not so ethical things to maintain what you have? This is the dark side of Pluto to force you to  give in to temptation, but when you do, you are equally punished, the only way to win is to not play. He serves to push you, to give into the games of power by experiencing  issues of privacy, underhanded tactics, revenge, manipulation and many other darker issues. Avoid becoming much of the same, for it will only hurt you in the long run.

Or two in the positive, to stop caring so much about material possessions, and to find your true self-esteem that is greater than things that will perish along with you. 
Pluto is not superficial, you don’t get to hide behind material things. You need to have self-esteem based on who you are, not what you have.
 During this transit you will find that you are worth more than what you "Have" and to not use money or what you have as vice to attract relationships that only perpetuate low self-esteem issues, when you  find that it was what you had that brought them to you in the first place. 


Don’t worry, Pluto rebuilds what he breaks down, if you successfully pass and don’t end up in jail trying to rob a bank or get involved in some scam, or ruin your name in business by doing things less than honorable you will be in a much better place after it's over.

Although is won't be easy, this transit is very powerful and not everyone has to experience, so consider yourself special. When it's all said and done, you will be in a very good place, you will truly value yourself for who you are, not what you have on a material level.

Key to surviving

Let is all go. I know it's easier said than done, but it is a must. Focus on things that make you feel good that don't cost money. Pass up the urge to cross the border, you may end up in jail. Learn to live on less for a bit, and spend time building your self-worth outside of money and material belongings. 

If you do this you will be rewarded, you will get all you had back and then some, but you will have gained much more than that. You will have gained what is "priceless" which is true self-worth, real self-confidence and will earn "real respect", "real love relationships" and more. This transit is life changing, as all Pluto's transits are. 

If you can take the down, and manage on much less, you will come out stronger and appreciate yourself much more. It is important that you trust that you will rebuild, and don't worry you will.  If you fear total loss and are willing to do whatever it is to fight back or hold on, then the more painful this experience is because Pluto will take it away, anyway. 











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From J.O. Facebook account.


J.o. Comia shared a memory.
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I miss my room 😐

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Charisma Tompkins I miss my old room there too 😕
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Viluz Gisnab Yan b ung sa alabang maam
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Lou Gonzales I miss your old room too Charisma! And the kitchen and the pool. Haha






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