Upsetting deal

After they felt that I was interested in the the parcel of land, 2 days after they changed the price.
The original agreed price was only 84,800 pesos (or 1,972 USD) for the1,060 square meter of farm lot.
But just this morning the owner changed his mind, as what the agent had told me. It became 100 pesos (2.32 USD) per square meter, instead of 80 pesos (1.8 USD) per sq.m.
Never mind. Obviously, such is not for me to acquire.

Scorpion jail marks on my arms!

This afternoon jail officers tattooed my left and right arms with several scorpion marks.
as a standard operating procedure upon entering the jail premises.

Attacks by red ants on my expensive night crawlers!

Acquiring material blessings-1,060 sq. meters

As I see this personal vision of a farmlot clearer and clearer as time passes by, all I can think of is to thank God. I should thank Him because of the physical strength and sound mind that led me to acquire material blessings. Without this divine providence, I could do nothing.

The west side is a far river side, owned by a chinese haciendero, north farther side has an american house with full-grown mango trees. This is where I should install a water pipe down to the underground for the irrigation system.

 

Just toured awhile ago in the farm

Vacation to the Island

A Personal Vision

When I was still in my secondary years, I often noticed the words posted on the walls: Vision and Mission.
I didn't really understand the difference between the two, back then.

The farmlot I'm hoping of having

Yesterday I joined my relatives to tour around certain areas for a farm lot suitable for a poultry business. In compliance with San Miguel Corporation strict policy, we should choose an area farway from residential places, of at least 1 hectare.

the eyes of the child

The eyes of the child. video..

9-months old Hanna Meil Lei

Kangkong growing in aquaponic system

Plants needs to adapt to a new environment. This water spinach (kangkong) finally adapted to this aquaponic system after a series of failure. Initally my medium here still is a sandy soil. I am growing this kind of vegetable to feed my feathered friends. Beneath these kangkong plants is another container of 6 fishes specifically orange carp, of which water and wastes are taken down automatically by the overflow as cause by the aquaponic system.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK78njY22xc

My first 3 kilos of live african night crawlers

Just last April 14th I got my first African Night Crawlers for an experimentation. I've known the supplier through Olx.ph. His farm is in the province of Laguna and we both travel for several hours just to meet-halfway in Manila, particularly in Chowking EDSA Pasay City.

Human motion sensor-underconstruction

Underconstruction:
Parts list:
1. PIC12F635
2. 470 Ohms
3. Piezo buzzer
4. BC547
5. 10K Ohms
6. PIR sensor module
7. LED

Thanks to my blog visitors worldwide!

It's funny to know that I have already a number of worldwide visitors.
Here's the summary I screen-captured:

I hope I can receive positive comments from them all.

My First Vermi for Composting

On April 14th, 2011  the supplier of African Night Crawlers from a farm in Laguna will hand me down the 3 kilos of this kind of earthworm typically used in composting.
Again this will be another test project.
Photos and video will be post soon.

ALB breeding stage live via Ustream !

For those avian lovers around the world, the breeding stage of these african lovebirds can now be monitored live worldwide via Ustream.
I have installed and  initially started the camera today, 8th April 2011.
The camera will later focus on eggs hatching  until the time of  their first flight.

The live feed can be viewed via this link: (initially available only when my PC is open)
http://www.ustream.cn/channel/live-feed-african-lovebirds-aviary

The video quality is somewhat blurred in the website. I had tried the Adobe offer, but its a trial download which means later I have to purchase for a better quality. But still its not a garantee since there's a lot of factors in maintaining a good signal quality.
Anyway, the only option I see for now is changing to a better camera source and improving my internet speed, to have a better broadcast.

My aquaponic, my auto-timer project, and my flying gems!

My aquaponic, my auto-timer project, and my flying gems!

A test project for entrepreneurship...

At last, signs of breeding have now started

At last, after 6 months of keeping this green-colored African lovebird (which had escaped last time) and almost a month for the newly bought non-eye ring ALB, there are now signs that theses winged animals will multiply in numbers. But still, I should not count the chicks until the eggs are hatched, because I learned that sometimes unfertilized egg happens and stupid parent bird at times, exists.
This intermarriage so to speak, of the eye-ring ALB and non ER will be monitored for its outcome since this kind of breeding is not advised by most avian breeders. I just hope that everything will be alright, no albino, no "disabled" or no special chick...

The couple was caught in the act by my Sony video-camera.

Dog Bark-activated circuit

Below is the prototype of a sound-activated circuit. It is intended to deter night burglars to entering house premises. It will detect the bark of the owner's pet dog and immediately activates lamp ON for a short duration giving an impression that the occupants have been alerted.

Below is the PCB Artwork

I will post the photo of the actual project as soon as I finish the construction...