JAO and EMHE’s “Big Reveal”


Last Sunday’s episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition Philippines was just absolutely overwhelming. It was the climax of a week that started with plans, excitement and hopes for the Austria family. What started as an old, run-down, cramped house became a home that would serve to remind the family that sometimes dreams really do come true and that Apong Norma’s good deeds were not overlooked and have not gone unnoticed both by her neighbors and the fates.

JAO Builders Team with Apong Norma
The show just kept building on the excitement and drama as the team first came to the Austria residence. As the team and the audience are introduced to the matriarch of the family Apong Norma, you cannot help but root for them and be hopeful and happy for what would come next. It literally was as they say the stuff dreams were made of. After suffering tragedy herself by losing 5 of her children and her husband she bravely carried on, and even though poor, Apong Norma admirably shared what she had – herself, serving and helping the people of her community.

with Ms. Tessa Prieto
There were also light moments courtesy of the bubbly Tessa Prieto. Representing the feminine side of the team; Divine Lee, Marilen Faustino and Tessa early on made design suggestions with their uber girly taste in color schemes. Tristan Jovellana reined that all in with the use of more neutral colors “para hindi naman mukang rainbow yung bahay nila.”

Apong Norma's family inside their new house!
Everyone in the team (including JAO Builders) felt the importance of the project as they already saw the house of the Austria’s, the airless, lightless, restricted space ten people call as their house. The house had no indoor plumbing and was sweltering in the heat because they don’t have ceilings. As the house had limited space the team had to work with and around that. And who better to call as their build partner but JAO  who has had a lot of experience working with what land is already there; and making it into something one hopes to own as their house.

Apong Norma's Spa Room
It was nothing less than exciting for the Austria family and for the audience too as they watch the family in taking their very first vacation, buying a television and even meeting TV 5’s roster of young starlets. It was just one surprise after another. But it was all a preview for the biggest one yet – the completion of their dream home!

Big reveal!

At last the day of the big reveal came. And with the show’s now signature expression of “move that bus” unveiled what everyone has been eagerly waiting for. It was just gratifying to see the Austria family made happy by their dream home. And to see that the former space their house occupied can be transformed. They couldn’t (frankly even the people who were watching) believe that the team could even fit in a massage room even after all the amenities were built. It was just absolutely incredible. Indeed it was an extreme makeover not only for the house but for the lives of the Austria family members.

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