The House at San Teodoro

This is the house at San Teodoro. It’s a very charming house. The Rivera spouses, Samson and Cora, live here now. Dad Sammy grew up in this house.

The corner at the ground floor is Dad Sammy’s billiard hall, sporting two billiard tables. It’s a very popular place. The other half of the ground floor is the receiving area, dining room, and kitchen. You can see Dennis seated at the corner, texting someone, and Ate Nora poised to enter the house.

Don’t be fooled by the look of the house; it’s very charming inside and got lots of character. The upper floor is actually cooler than the lower, considering the huge windows all around the house. What’s more, in our room, one of the walls is built with decorative, open cement blocks, making the room coller still. This really speaks volumes about the crime rate in San Teodoro.

There was a time, however, that the residents were worried about break-ins and robberies. But in all, San Teodoro is a very quiet and quaint village. The only thing that breaks the silence is the passage of those huge jeepneys on their way to Puerto Galera.

Even the tricycles could not dint the quiet atmosphere, as there were very few of these in the center of the town. By the way, that corner where the house is, is actually at the town center.

If you look closely at the picture on the right, you’ll see that the floor boards are made of thick, wide dark wood. That shows how old this house is. Plus, the upper portion of the dividing walls are cut out and decorated with stips of wood in attractive geomtrical patterns which made it look very Chinese. An interesting mix of Spanish and Chinese. Overall, it all contributed to a very cool and cozy atmosphere. I slept really well! No complaints in that department!