Nipa Hut from Phillippines dedicate to junge1 by Minda

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I Dedicate this image to junge1 (aka sig) and I wanted him to see this image before his vacation.Sig is always looking Forward to see my work most especially the picture of my country,He Has lots of good memories when he was in the Philippines..I hope you like this pic sig,enjoy your vacation and take lots of pictures... The Nipa hut is considered as the national house of the Philippines. It is, as the name implies, a hut, raised a few feet above the ground and constructed out of bamboo tied together, with a thatched roof using dried grass. Nipa huts were once the original houses of the Philippines before the Spanish arrived and is still used as a domicile today. , especially in rural areas. The advantage of this sort of architecture is that it provides basic shelter from the most available and inexpensive of materials, and works well as protection against the average wind or rainfall, aside from providing good ventilation. However, the downside to these houses is that they are not stable enought to withstand the gale-force winds during the typhoons that ravage the country every year. The nipa hut is considered as a cozy and pleasurable place to relax and is widely used up to the present. One reason why most of the foreigners who stay here in the Philippines prefer nipa huts as their rooms because they are not expensive and are easy to maintain. These huts are iconic symbols of what a house is in the country, the countryside, and as a part of the most recoognized symbol of the concept of bayanihan. The usage of the nipa hut as a device to refer to bayanihan stems from the fact that moving the hut on two large poles requires a lot of people, includung the neighbors, thus demonstrating the spirit of bayanihan. Hope u guys like this pic..Thank you all and Hugs everyone.. minda

Comments (71)

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kimariehere

1:16AM | Fri, 16 January 2009

what a cozy little tropical hut !!! so wonderfully captured!!!

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Zazou

2:50AM | Fri, 16 January 2009

Such beautiful house !! Wonderful capture !

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erlandpil

4:11AM | Fri, 16 January 2009

Nice place and picture erland

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icerian

8:33AM | Fri, 16 January 2009

Dear Minda, you are really living in beutiful country. Nipa hut seems to me as very pleasant hut and you did excellent photo of it. Sun is big wizzard :-)

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flora-crassella

9:50AM | Fri, 16 January 2009

sooo nice little house!!!! Wonderful photo!!!!!

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Flint_Hawk

10:26AM | Fri, 16 January 2009

Fantastic place & capture!

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efron_241

4:37PM | Fri, 16 January 2009

what a nice house would love to live there

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BenBischop

4:40PM | Fri, 16 January 2009

Beautiful Place.....Stunning Shot....!!

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guitar-slinger

5:41PM | Fri, 16 January 2009

Looks like a beautiful place to be !!! Nice picture Minda !! [^____^] Cheers, Roger

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tennesseecowgirl

10:43PM | Fri, 16 January 2009

Wow, I just read what Sig, said about all the rain... thats amazing.. Great dedication for him!

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kasalin

12:34AM | Sat, 17 January 2009

Beautiful and very nicely captured, dear Minda !!! Great dedi and informations !!! 5* Hugs:)

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stevey3d

12:49AM | Sat, 17 January 2009

What a beautiful composition! A truly wonderful image! 5+

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BessieB

3:09AM | Sat, 17 January 2009

Totally wonderful shot Minda, you have captured this so well, the hut looks an amazing place to stay, your photo and narrative takes us arm chair travellers right to the spot!

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THROBBE

6:51AM | Sat, 17 January 2009

Beautiful capture of this structure Minda! I have never been to the Philippines but it seems like a beautiful country!!! Thank you for sharing your pics! Ray

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