Magatas Brgy. Hall

Back in September, I wrote a post about six barangay halls located within cycling distance from my home.

The barangay hall nearest our place is the Magatas Barangay Hall. At the time that post was written, this Brgy.hall had been torn down and a new one was in the process of being built in the same location. Also, at that time, there was a temporary brgy. health center put up across the road.

A few days before Christmas, the new hall was completed, and opened. The temporary health center has been since torn down.

I've taken photos of the new Barangay Hall, which I'm posting here. These photos have also been uploaded to Google Maps.

Six Barangay Halls

This morning I wanted to indulge in four of my hobbies - bicycling, photography, blogging and posting to Google Maps. With that goal in mind, I decided to ride to six of the barangay halls located within cycling distance from my house. While there, I'd snap a photo.

For those reading this who aren't familiar with some of the ways of Philippines, each city and municipal area is made up of "neighborhood areas" called barangay. For the most part, the barangay will have a barangay hall / health center, although I have been in some barangay so small that a barangay hall is nowhere to be found.
The six barangay hall I rode past today are - 1) Magatas 2) Camanjac 3) Motong 4) Pulantubig 5) Boloc-boloc and 6) Tubtubon. According to Google Maps the distance traveled was 10.5 kilometers.
Magatas
This is my home barangay. Our house is less than 200 meters from the barangay hall and it's impossible to travel from our house without passing the hall. The old brgy. hall has been torn down and a new one is being built. There is a temporary health center just across the road from the hall.

Camanjac
Turning south at the Magatas Brgy. hall, my first destination is Camanjac. It's a 2.1 km ride with a slight upgrade. Of the six Brgy. halls I will visit this morning, three are actually located in Dumaguete - Camanjac, Motong and Pulantubig.

Motong
Heading east at Camanjac, I rode the 2.7 km to Motong. There are two different routes I can take. To me, turning right at Boni Catarata to Motong Rd. seems the most direct route, but according to Google Maps, turning later at Larena Dr. to Motong Rd. is 200 meters shorter. This seems counter intuitive to me so I went the (so called) longer route via Boni Catarata.

Pulantubig
This Brgy. hall is located about 1 kilometer from the hall in Motong.
The name Pulantubig translates to "red water". According to one source, there is a large red rock within the barangay, with water running over it; the rock making the water turn red. Where exactly this is located is unknown to me.

Boloc-boloc
Arriving at this barangay hall, I'm back in Sibulan. A distance of 2.2 km from Pulantubig.

Tubtubon
From Boloc-boloc, the ride is 1 km to the Tubtubon Brgy. hall. After Magatas Brgy. hall, this is the Brgy. hall I most frequently pass while bike riding. From here, I'll ride 1.6 km to my house in Magatas.The ride this morning was quite enjoyable. I can see making this a regular run. 

New Location for Ride N Go Bicycle Shop

In order to take advantage of a more centralized location, Ride N Go Bicycle shop has moved from Diputado Street in Sibulan to it's new location, near the Sibulan Public Plaza, on Yapsutco St.

Anyone in the market for a quality bicycle, at a competitive price, can follow the directions given on the Google Map below.

 

Auto Body Work Done

We found ourselves with a little extra money this month, so on Monday, my wife and I dropped off our car at a nearby auto-body repair shop to have some much needed work done on our car. Naturally, I took a few "before" photos.

The work was completed on Thursday. When the car was originally dropped off, the technician sanded the vehicle and applied - what I believe we call in the U.S., bondo - After it was applied, my wife was able to bring the car home over night, which is when I took the second set of photos.

The final photos were taken this morning after I returned home from bike riding. I'm happy with job done.

 

Metal Posts and Scaffolding

Our new project began in earnest yesterday, and I'm continuing to document the progress. Today, I've taken 18 photos of the work done so far. That's way too many photos for one blog post, so I'll be doing as I did with the installation of the new gate and the construction of the wall going around our property.

I'm going to divide these 18 photos and put them into a post on each of my three blogs simultaneously:
Scaffolding and Metal Posts
The Scaffolding and the Metal Posts
Metal Posts and Scaffolding

Anyone interested in seeing all the work done today can simply click on another link to be led to another blog post.

 

An Earlier Project

There was an earlier project around the house, which I've neglected blogging about. On March 05, we had small gates put up, basically to prevent our dog from getting out of the yard and into the garden.

Not quite sure why I neglected posting these photos, but as they say, better late than never.

 

The New Project Begins

I mentioned yesterday on another blog that we would be beginning a new project. The workers arrived this morning. We had ordered materials and work on the patio begins today in earnest.

The two helpers began cutting away at portions of the block wall; this will be where the metal posts will be placed. When finished, the post will be basically inside the wall. The cutting into the block wall is being done with a hammer and a homemade chisel of sorts. I would not care to do that job.

The head man is welding the angle iron. Once the angle iron frame is assembled, the workers will build a scaffold with coco lumber. I'm assuming that will be done tomorrow.

Anyone interested in reading about earlier work done at our house can check out these blog posts.

Our New Gate
Photos for Tuesday
Monday's Wall Photos
Thursday's Photos
Two Days' Work
Flooring Begins
The Ceiling - Day Six
The Ceiling - Day Two
While Away From The Internet........
Work on the House Continues
Update on the House.