Humans of Philex

Once upon a time, in a land far, faar away, ijaaaaaaay Kiangan Village, there lived the young Taraki Boy. Everytime nga he woke up, he made sure he was safe. His favorite food ngay ket jay intorta nga sayote ken sayote with adu adu nga sardines- jay Young Towns. He would go to the underground, work diligently and safely uray pay Sir Kaging was not around. Production is very good. Likewise with the Mill.  According to Bloomberg.com, metal prices are very high as compared to the previous years. Adi pay the future of mining is shining... (Bruno Mars sings 24k Magic in the background)... "Players, put yo' pinky rings up to the moon Girls, what y'all trying to do? 24 karat magic in the air Head to toe so player Uh, look out!" image from google December 18, the taraki company gives 60 days pay on top of the 13th month pay. Taraki boy's heart jumps like the wild rodeo horse in the countryside.  He thinks, "Ay ayu! I want to buy the latest automatic was

Image from Google Here's a flashback of the life of Taraki boy idiiiiiiiii newly hired pay lang suna. Taraki boy, with his complete PPE-- on his way home, was supposed to visit his friend in URT ta they will make a little shot-shot kanu.  **Rides a shuttle bus with a sign: "BANGET". (He was supposed to ride on a "PADCAL" bus tapnu bumaba pay ijaaaay URT, ngem, bagong hire adi-- he did not know.. poor taraki boy...) Because he was shy mango and did not make "PARAAAAA" , Taraki boy ends up waiting for another 45 minutes ijaaaaaaay checkpoint. To avoid kantsaw from his friends when got back up, he just said, "Joy ride adi!". Epic. Fail.

Once upon a time, ijaaay Kiangan Village, faaar, far away, there lived a happy sayote. She was loved by everybody in that place called Philex. And she was in everybody's menu ta kwa- naimas. Sayote with extra rice, sayote with corned beef, tortang sayote, sayote caprese salad with pesto sauce, sayote with pasta con pomodoro e basilico, or just the plain boiled uggot ti sayote with bagoong dip. Imas! For years, sayote was a favorite. But, the people ngay became umay with sayote. At first ngay ket, there were a few who didn't let go of preparing sayote for their meals. Say for example, Taraki boy. He was a fan of sayote. Every day, with three meals each, adi pay he had sayote.  When everyone else gave up on eating sayote, it was only Taraki boy who was left. Taraki boy held on tight.. like an uggot that struggled to cling on to the mighty alambre. With closed eyes and an open heart, it clings- even when the sayote didn't taste like the same sayote he loved before. T

I'm very sure nga if you're from Philex, you know so well about sayote. Sayote from the kayas of Eastern Saddle, Market Area and Kiangan Village faaaar, far away. Ngem to the people outside our world, this sayote we tend to ignore everyday- is very magical and precious to them. So, why do we tend to ignore ngay this so-called "magical" sayote? It is because, it is always there. We see them as ordinary. One piece of sayote is virtually free. Madawat ngay. Ngem to the outside world, one piece would cost about 5 pesos to 10 pesos per piece! Agasem ngay! We only realize their worth when it's gone- or when we don't live ditoy Philex anymore.  It will be like ordering ngay from Lazada-- it ships from abroad. Nabayag piman. Image from Google It's like having kadi a relationship. You don't see the value of your partner because she's always there, same cycle of clothes every week, same make-up everyday, same conversation ken same kwa. You t

If you are taga-ijaaay Palawan (not the Palawan where you find pawikans and white beaches), you probably know who she is. If not, you probably would have bought ngay the yummy pancit ken crunchy nga kwa-- lumpia ijay Penthouse. If yes, then you already know her. The number one in our "bucket" list is the "bucket" from Palawan, ni Mrs. Leona Bugtong. She is everybody's Lola, Auntieee, Gayyem and Mother. She is most of the time labelled as "Kuton" (ant) because she talks to everyone she meets ngay along the street. A normal taraki boy would take around 15 minutes to walk from Eastern Saddle to Penthouse. But, the "Bucket from Palawan" will take about 1 1/2 hours to about 2 hours to reach Penthouse from Eastern Saddle. Adi pay kasla kuton ta she would say "hi" or another istorya ijay people nga she meets. She would seem grouchy if you do not know her, but, I assure you, she's the most loving mother any of us can imagine. W

Once upon a time, ijaaaaay Kiangan Village, far, far away, there lived a young, safe, taraki boy. Every morning, when he wakes up, he prays for a safe work day ahead. Being safe meant that he wore his taraki hard hat, sparkling reflectorized vest and taraki rubber boots- before he goes out of his house. Taraki boy never forgets to smile, ta he knows that being kind to others will lift up ngay his co-workers' morale. Taraki boy works diligently. He does not sleep underground uray pay his taraki boss, Sir Kaging is not around. Image from Google Taraki boy looks up and down, left and right, front ken back ta he makes sure nga safe isuna and his kakadwa. That is the tale of the safe taraki boy. He comes home safe ijaaaaaay Kiangan Village, far, far away, plays his old country music and eats pinikpikan with sityot ken etag adi.