The Winning Form

Congratulations Nate. You’ve made it, from white to yellow belt.

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First Weather Disturbance This Year

We are experiencing our first tropical storm this year. PAGASA calls it typhoon Aghon. Metro Manila and our province Rizal are under signal number one. So rainy considering it is not that strong. I have always dreaded the flood caused by strong rains every time the rainy season sets in. We got flooded back in 2009 and we had to renovate.

Good thing I had the house repainted, tiles changed and the ceiling of the garage was changed too last November. The portion of the side and backwall were not yet painted on but the cabinets of our dirty kitchen are new. I also had the whole area repainted too in another color. The workers stayed for a month. Having house renovations always drain the budget. Have to wait a few more months for another go of the painting job. Our roof is finally secure from any leak that may arise. Roofguard is the best paint so far and they used Elastocil for that normal wear and tear over the years. We’ve  been here for almost twenty eight years now.

Finally, I could feel the cold winds on my face. Our summer here was too hot reaching the heat  index of above 40°C.

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