my ‘gap years’
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Dec 2010 – Jan - 2013
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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
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Felling trees and stacking lumber
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Manually hauling lumber
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Design & Build
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BuildingDiscovery 2008 Development since 2011
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Painting
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Painting
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Tiling
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Painting & Tiling
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2010 2012
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Storage and GatehouseJanuary 2011 September 2011
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January 2011 December 2011
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ServicesSeptic tanks Water supply
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Making land productive2008 2012
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Ploughing by Water BuffaloPloughing Clearing rocks
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Weeding2008 2011
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2011 2012
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TerracingSince late 2012 Utilising the fossilised coral
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PlantingPineapples and dwarf coconuts Peanuts
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Sweetcorn (after Pablo)
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Raising livestockPigs Geese
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Goats Guinea fowl
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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.