Datu Lubay House turns green

DATU LUBAY HOUSE along Gobierno Street

The repainting of the Datu Lubay House is going on. The roof has been painted with red oxide and looks brand new. The wall facing Gobierno Street is done. Now it looks like a humongous blackboard. My mother said it looks like an elementary school. Well, Datu Lubay House is an alternative education center. The school image would do well.

Why the house is blackboard green is by circumstance. I went to buy paint from a friend's hardware store. I wanted the house to be a bright, sunny yellow to make it a cheerful house by the corner. But there's only one can of egg yellow enamel paint left. I needed two cans, so I asked for an available color. There was apple green, which I thought was close to the original color of the house. There were traces of light green on the wooden walls. So i picked up the apple green, but when the painters started, it was a dark green - pine green must have been more apt. To break the boring blackboard facade, I asked them to paint the windows white. I guess it will be OK for the meantime. Painting the concrete base wall and the adjacent structure, which is a sari-sari store, a light green will do the trick. The painters are now working on the Progreso Street side of the house. After this we have to stop the job and wait for additional funds.