A Little History

BF Homes subdivision in Quezon City, they say, was developed around 1969-1970. That was what my parents said. When they first visited the place around that time, land development was being done. There were no paved roads yet, just grading and earth moving, they said.

It was much later, around mid-1970s, when I first got to see BF Homes. I remember riding at the back of our white volkswagen. My Dad was driving along a narrow, 2-lane asphalted Commonwealth road. The road's shoulders were wide with very red soil. There were barely any other cars then and the ride seemed to take forever.

My Dad turned left at the BF road but I didn't see the entrance right away. It was all grass and earth on both sides of the road. Finally, we entered the gate on Delgado street. There were already several houses then. Bungalows mostly. It took us a while to drive around and find the property my Dad bought. I remember there were no next door neighbors then. The nearest were a few lots away up and down the block. So we had to look for the "muhons" or monuments. There were hardly any vegetation. When my Dad found the monuments, all I remember was that he was describing the locations to my Mom.
As to where they were, I'll leave that until the next time. . . . .