Wiki says… Do it yourself (or DIY) is a term used to describe building, modifying, or repairing of something without the aid of experts or professionals. The phrase “do it yourself” came into common usage in the 1950s in reference to home improvement projects which people might choose to complete independently.
Twenty six years ago today, my father left us to have an EB with our Creator.
And since then, with no elder brother to do the manly stuff and no father/brod whom I can learn from, I was forced to do things at an early age, alone.
As a kid, I…
- Unclogged the drains
- Started the car (remember boy! start with the gear on neutral!) when momma is out of town
- Cleaned and took care of the car (or at least, I tried to)
- Drove the car at 15, went around town for a year with student driver’s license
- Fixed the roof holes
- Took precautionary measures in case of incoming storm (and one time, basically held part of our roof during a great storm in the 80s)
- Replaced a big-chuck of the kitchen sink/countertop on my own
- Constructed all my pet housing needs, play things (wooden toy trucks – kahoy na trak trakan), basketball goals, etc.
- Replaced leaking faucets
- Dug a dumping pit
- Did a lot DIY electrical stuff which resulted in main switch tripping many times over
- Secured the house… door knob locks, barrel locks, hook & eye locks, trap doors, etc.
- Slept with bread knife under my pillow, you know, just in case a burglar comes in the middle of the night
Two and a half decades hence, I am still at it.
Still thinking I can (or should) do it all.
Dec 2, 1984. The day I was forced to started to DIY.
RIP, my father.
Bless his soul, our Father.
Thanks for reading. Yours truly, the Managing Director — And… Part-time carpenter, forced furniture designer, stand-by CAD operator, seemingly retired web developer, sort-of copy writer, novice welder, eye-flinching internet researcher, headache-prone business owner, latex gloves equipped woodworker, beat-the-3pm-cutoff purchaser, de facto blogger, wannabe artist, no-talent-fee photographer, etc.
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