Our lot owners treasure peace, privacy and traditional Filipino values. Our biggest challenge was to create an environment that reflects these ideals.

To be sure sometimes we differ, ... but the point is not that one society values privacy more than the other ... but the application of those values.

Sometimes, this is a challenge for families to talk. This will give them a type of treasure hunt like where's Waldo.

By creating an artificial environment, we're not stimulating our immune system enough. Germs are immune-stimulants. They challenge you to be prepared.

Even corporate executives who have been hostile to the environment are waking up to the realities. The challenge is what do they do about it. And there is still a huge gap between recognizing the problem and doing something about it.

The challenge is to maintain high-touch in a high-tech environment.