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...
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.
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...
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