My ‘gap years’
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Dec 2010 – Jan - 2013
What have I been doing?Taking two years out of my career at a crucial time
wasn’t an easy decision.However, the seeds had been germinating for over a
decade, and it was now or never.In 2008, I bought 1ha of over-mature coconut
plantation on an island off the coast of Davao City, Mindanao
Late in 2010, after the closure of the council operated utility I worked for, I decided to fulfil an ambition
Felling trees and stacking lumber
Manually hauling lumber
Design & Build
BuildingDiscovery 2008 Development since 2011
Painting
Painting
Tiling
Painting & Tiling
2010 2012
Storage and GatehouseJanuary 2011 September 2011
January 2011 December 2011
ServicesSeptic tanks Water supply
Making land productive2008 2012
Ploughing by Water BuffaloPloughing Clearing rocks
Weeding2008 2011
2011 2012
TerracingSince late 2012 Utilising the fossilised coral
PlantingPineapples and dwarf coconuts Peanuts
Sweetcorn (after Pablo)
Raising livestockPigs Geese
Goats Guinea fowl
To be continued...
All the sustainable development shown here has been achieved without taking on any debt.Further development awaits a fresh injection of capital.After 2 hugely rewarding years, it’s time to return to the corporate world.