Monday, November 23, 2009
CFIP Trade Fair
I'm off to join the trade fair organized by the Chamber of Funiture Inustries of the Philipines starting November 24-30, 2009 at the Megatrade Hall 1, 5th Floor Megamall Bldg. B, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
Wish me luck and hope to see some of you there!!
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wood Collection
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New Showroom
you see, the display center is located within the Landco Business Center (popularly known as Gaisano Mall) in Legazpi City. the display center is beside the activity center of the mall and yes, there's lots of foot traffic, which is great for us.
as far as i know, MEDC's purpose is not to make a profit but to help the bicolanos by lending a hand to small entrepreneurs. in the words of Ms. Jo Macandog, they want to incubate budding entrepreneurs and help them to achieve an initial growth, thus making them more stable. this is a perfect example of a charitable institution that does not give fish to the community but rather teaches and helps the community how to fish.
why help the entrepreneurs? because the entrepreneurs are the engine of growth in any economy! take ME for example, if i can sell one piece of furniture, i'll plow back 40% of that money to my employees because i'll give them new projects, 25% of the money to suppliers of raw materials, 5% to transportation providers and 10% to the hardware stores. the remaining 10%? some will get saved for future expansion, the rest will be spent for the well being of three hyperactive kids. for every sale i make, a lot of families are directly benefited.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A Simple Cabinet
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Cutting to Size
i removed 3 inches out of the front legs and 3.5 inches out of the back legs to give me a more reclined position and to lower the profile of the chair so that my feet can reach the floor. i spend almost all of my tv time sitting on this rocking chair so i know that as the minutes pass sitting on the chair, it becomes uncomfortable if my legs hang in the air. nevertheless, as i was cutting up the chair, all i can think of is "please God, don't let me make a mistake".
i'm thinking of michael jackson who does not seem to know when to stop, but what the heck, i can make a new one if i mess this up, mj can't get a new face even if he messed it up. i don't know yet if my modification destroyed my gorgeous chair. i'll find out tomorrow when i sit on it to watch santino.
see also this photo of my helper removing the rocker. this picture definitely proves that what we are cutting up is the gorgeous chair posted in the last post.
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i also cut up the back brace to lower it a bit to adjust it precisely so it will cradle my neck but i did not take a picture anymore. all i was thinking was that if it's a mistake to lower the back brace, i don't want any evidence of my foolishness. hehe.
p.s. = the chair did not look as good as before but it sure felt a lot more comfortable for me. but with the shortening of the legs, the center of gravity was lowered while the arc of the rocker remained the same thus making for a shorter pendulum action resulting in a faster rocking motion (in other words, less gentle). i might discard the rocker and build a new one in pursuit of perfection.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
My Sam Maloof Inspired Rocking Chair
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