Suarez Residence: The Home That TIA Couldn't Resist To Visit

Suarez Residence: The home that dreams built.

Since we started TIA, we're able to bring Ibaan closer to fellow Ibaenos working and living abroad. Hopefully, it won't be bad at all to say that we're made "good neighbors" with with a barrage of photos, videos, and blogs we're posting at the page. At any given time, we do feel blessed and lucky to be invited by them whenever they return home from a long stint a thousand miles away. And last week was one of those blessed days for us to be again be at a "balikbayan's" door steps, much more with a "fortress-like" house standing proud in classy Brgy. Salaban II. Admittedly, that's one of those days that we can't afford to lose, and an invitation that we won't be able to resist.

Breaking the ice, we started with short formalities. Although the Suarez siblings have been following TIA for quite a long time, that's actually the first time we met.Ma'am Librada prepared us cups of coffee which further set the mood for more conversation. After which, Sir Danny led us upstairs for some breezy slumber provided by the house's terrace at the second floor. Although not totally a towering one, the terrace's view takes somewhere in time with lush green tree leaves atop every house within one's eye sight. And yes, you can smell the scent of clean, fresh air that embraces that whole barangay.

Suarez matriarch Lola Margarita enjoying a cup of
morning coffee at the porch.

Practically, the terrace could be my favorite spot. According to Sir Danny, the sun breaks at dawn with the terrace watching the awakening of the sun's might to where it is located. With yellow rays bursting between the trees and houses, positive vibrations take their leap into the Suarez house to its windows and all the way inside out.

Standing before the house's gate, I must say, we were captivated by its modern-Californian-bungalow-style. The house is not really complicated with its architectural design. An engineer by profession in Vienna, Sir Danny took charge of designing the house. Although from miles away, he provided the blue print for its foundation. No wonder he's on smile with the result. (Although there are still some minor details that fell short of his expectations, hehe.)

Another thing that made me marvel a lot was the interior atmosphere of the house. Hardly one would feel the prickly heat of the sun even at noon. Glass window panels occupy almost half of the walls. But with soft-colored curtains hanging before a half-open window, cool air make their way already inside the house. There's no need actually for an airconditioning unit. It's all in there already.

Sir Danny and TIA men at the terrace.

Noticeably, majority of the house is painted white. This gives more light around the area. And the furniture and fixtures? Brown sofa, deep brown dining table, cabinets and kitchen structures blended well with white. One need not to wear a "Cyclops gear" when inside the house. There's nothing there to irritate the eye.

As much as we wanted to stay longer, bottles of San Mig Light are already weighting our eyes down. But for sure, we will definitely find another time to visit the Suarez residence. But for now, we are all thankful for their hospitality and generosity that we hardly get these days. And we forward then to meeting the other Suarez siblings.

Again, thank you.

More photos of the Suarez residence.