Report 3 - Filipino Beleifs .docx

Design 1. The number of steps in a flight of stairs must fall on the count of oro (gold), or plata (silver), but it should never fall on mata (death). [I always count stairs and am always wary of homes that have stairs that fall in mata, hehe] 2. Doorways should not face each other. 3. Main doors should not face where the sun sets. 4. The house plan should not be shaped like a cross. 5. Doorways facing the street directly is unlucky (tumbok). 6. Trees must not block the morning sun. 7. Stairs should face the east, mountains or rivers. 8. Windows should not face the bottom of the stairway. 9. Areas under the stairs should not be walkable. 10. The septic tank vault should not be placed under the roof. 11. The oven should face the rising sun. 12. The roof should not slant towards the front of the lot. 13. Doors should not face each other. 14. Wide windows should not face the neighbor's house. 15. Bedroom doors should face the foot of the bed. 16. Avoid drainage pipes under the bed. 17. The bedroom should be higher than the living room. 18. Stairways should not face doors. 19. The kitchen stove should be aligned with the sink. 20. Windows should not be placed on the wall of the headboard. 21. Bed should not face a wall with a watercloset. 22. Waterclosets must not face doors. 23. Do nor place the altar under the stairs. 24. Exposed columns should be round to facilitate chi. 25. Columns should be even and not divisible by 4. Lot selection 1. Triangular lots are unlucky. 2. Lots with frontage that is smaller than the rear is unlucky. 3. A lot facing east if favorable. Construction 1. Avoid starting construction when the year is about to end (korteng supot). 2. Place coins, religious medals, or chicken blood in the foundations for prosperity and protection before pouring the concrete. 3. Never use materials that once belonged to a church. (Sacrilege!) 4. Groundbreaking should be set on a Monday or when the moon is growing in size. 5. Do not break ground on February as the month only has 28 days. 6. Initial concrete pouring should commence when the moon is growing, or better yet, when the moon is full. 7. Do not move in on a Tuesday or Friday, or the 13th of the month. 8. The order of things to bring inside the house is as follows: religious symbols first (santos etc) containers with symbols for nourishment such as water, rice, salt; and then money (from spiritual to material). 9. Upon entering the house you must open all lights. (I do this every New Year din, haha)