Foot and Fire

One of the admirable traits of this house is its being built for a fairy tale, wherein the goddess of a verdant forest has to remain true to her environment despite her being placed by her circumstance in an urban setting called a subdivision in the heart of Bacolod City. Only a child by heart can appreciate this house made to dance with and among nature. Visit and delight yourself with a house made of stones to withstand the typhoon, open-walled in some areas to welcome the air, glass windows to let the light come in, growing pine trees along the winding stairway design so as not to cut the same, a semi-underground amphitheater with stone walls, walls with colorful paintings, vines occupying the floors, a hilltop view on top of the roof. Endless.    While this is not a museum or ecological site or a sanctuary, they are all like that for a home actually habited by people. Yes, there are residents there. Of course, the admirable fact is that the house is also ...

I really loved to plant but I think the plant cannot love me back. At least, just for now.  Must be because I have no sunny-laid lawn yet. A good friend always gave me plants before but they simply did not survive until I declined and told her that I should enjoy them in her garden until such time I can have my own. I pity the plants as they will simply die with me. However, I recalled that I had a collection of cactus in my student days. I loved cactus. Cacti are low maintenance. They thrive in little water, little sun, little sand, little care and attention from me. I am more like a cactus, actually. I am low maintenance kind. And I think I can thrive anywhere. I am planning to have hanging plants soon, the ones which acts as air filter too, and start a cactus collection anew... Soon!