Comments on: House rules

By: Alternative to air-conditioning : House on a hill

Alternative to air-conditioning : House on a hill — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:17:43 +0000

[...] air-con. Sleeping on the floor is free, air-con consumes very expensive electricity. He follows his house rules very [...]

By: mariashanelle

mariashanelle — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:22:52 +0000

haha, thanks for the laugh. Back in PH, we used to do the same, but the aircon was in the rooms. Sometimes, we would all sleep in my parents bedroom. But when my ailing grandmother stayed with us, we had to use our own aircon. That brought the bill sky high. And yes, in PH, i realized that the electricity is very high. Here in Taiwan, during the summer months when we usually turn the airconditioner on, the bill would only be about (converted) 1.5k per month. And during the winter months, only about 500 PHP.

By: Waiting for the fish to cook | Today's Photo

Waiting for the fish to cook | Today's Photo — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:31:10 +0000

[...] we’re having dinner al fresco, with guests or even when there’s just us, Speedy the panikero over electricity consumption kept them on because he was grilling the fish in the garden. The sliding door was kept open too so [...]