It’s been four months since we moved to Calamba, Laguna for good. So far I had constant asthma attack maybe because of my transportation from work (Pasig City) going home. Add the very cold climate in our area (We are near Tagaytay) I am pretty sure I will be having more lungs episode with that.
Setting aside my asthma, I enjoy the place, the fact that it is all ours, no more rents. And though I have no social life now, the surrounding is relaxing. I enjoy having no neighbor and the crickets at night.
Last Saturday, I skipped going to Manila just to rest and I went outside to take photos.
I caught this bird outside my bedroom window, sitting quietly on the straw cords that supports our newly planted bamboos.
I decided check out our veggies. In four months they are growing healthy.
We have squash and tomato. Every time we cook we just throw out the seeds, surprisingly it grows.
Pandan Leaves. This one is imported from BF’s backyard I asked his aunt if I could pull out some and thank goodness it didn’t die.
Alugbati. I do not know what is the English term for this, my mom brought this also from manila.
Malunggay or Moringa. The power plant my dad asked his friend to chopped some of the old branches in their backyard and we laid them around our lot perimeter to serve as fence.
String Beans. I forgot to ask my mom where she got this string beans but it’s crawling around the pipe from the roof. (I am pretty bad with terms, I hope you got what I meant 
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Bitter Gourd. This one is also from our kitchen when we cooked Ampalaya con carne mom threw out the seeds.
Banana. This is not the full grown banana it’s what we call Señorita the small variant of Banana. We have three of these planted as fence also.
We also have onions, Water Spinach, and Camote Tops that I forgot to photographed.
I told my mom to have Bell Peppers, Chili, Eggplant, Okra, Ginger, and other veggies so we do not have to go to the market and buy them (it’s expensive). haha
I am excited for the fruits, especially the squash because it’s big and heavy.
On our front yard we have flowers and other house plants.
I do not know what are they called. Who knows? Please comment below I am curious.
We are planning to get Bermuda Grass once this unknown grasses die. Look at our dog Alex, playing around.
I also practiced taking macro shots manually. (My camera is Canon Powershot S90, outdated but still trustworthy)
No edits except for the watermark.
Please let me know the names of these plants.
My mom took care all these. She’s bored when we are all in Manila for work. She has a green thumb and the soil here is indeed healthy.
You got to see the obese earthworms we have. I will photograph one this weekend.
And of course the naughty Alex never failed to make me laugh. I caught him smelling the flowers. Maybe hunting something to give this Valentine.
Plants and pets are very relaxing. I never regretted any single day that my family moved permanently to Laguna. Besides Ciudad de Calamba will be as famous as Nuvali in Sta. Rosa in years time, Filinvest’s marketing people should be aggressive selling the lots. I am excited for our club house, they haven’t started building it yet because nobody bought any property in Phase 1 yet.
Oh well, I hope we can finish fixing the house in months.
Have a great week ahead!
SAMMY x
Hi, thanks for sharing your garden, The mystery plant looks like coleus. Link below:
https://www.google.com/search?q=coleus+plants&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=12KsU7vEDZSuyASKmoL4Bg&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1093&bih=480&dpr=1.25
My fiance lives in Pasig but also has a place in Laguna. I live in California and I’m looking for plants to make her feel at home when she comes here hopefully at the end of this year. I was in the Philippines earlier this month and really enjoyed my stay. I may return in September…
How big is your land area there? It looks large…
Mike
Hi Mike, thank you for dropping by. Thank you also for answering my question. Our lot is 100sqm and our house I believe is 54sqm. I am not really sure. haha but it looks large because we don’t have neighbors yet. 🙂
Regular akong dumadaan sa Calamba on my way to Victoria, Laguna. Nice place you got here. Suggestion ko lang instead of Bermuda grass, why not try putting Frog grass. BTW I have also a house in Muntinlupa.
What is a frog grass? 😀
I love the trail…and all the wonderful foilage. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you Michelle 🙂
You are making me miss Philippines more.. I miss malunggay!
Plant malunggay there 🙂
I would like to live in a farm for several days for fresh air and to reinvigorate my senses.
There are retreats in Farms right? 🙂
Wow! What a nice garden you have :)) My mom also loves planting veggies and it gives us joy when we are able to cook them for a meal :)) Cute doggie!!
Thank you Kai 🙂
Oh my, I didn’t know we had such a nice-looking bird here in the Philippines — outside your bedroom window too! Lucky you caught it on camera. Ever since I was a little girls it was always mayas all the time.
It’s a Migratory bird according to my dad. I was trying my best not to create any noise just to photograph that bird. haha
wow! i live in calamba before also moved to pulo cabuyao now! hehe mlpt kmi sa bahay ni rizal dti though ngmove lng ng konti hehe sorry to hear about your asthma how you feel good and well everyday cute dog and nice shots there! xx
My dad is telling about Pulo, Cabuyao. He said I could take Balibago Complex bus. I do not know the route. hahaha
Thanks for dropping by. :-*
We have those plants too, and I don’t know what they are called either, haha! By the way, I’m from Laguna, too. 🙂
Where in Laguna? Wow! 🙂