Roosterman No . 11 ; January , 2012
Roosterman ’ s top cover story of 2011
Princess of Tari
F irebird
Game Farm is home to Mr . Leandro
" Biboy " Enriquez ' famous game birds . It is a vast 20 - hectare property situated in the mountainous province of Tanay , Rizal in the Philippines . It is home to one of the more respected chicken stables in the country as its owner belongs to the highest echelon of Filipino cockers and breeders .
Barugo is a town in the northern coastal part of Leyte facing Carigara Bay , 50 kilometers northwest of Tacloban City , whose history dates back to the early days of Spanish occupation .
What do these places , obviously fard etached from each other , have in common ? Well , a 23 year-old lass who hails from Barugo and works with Firebird Game Farm . Unlikely ? Maybe . But such is the case .
Yes , it seems farfetched for Robie Yu Panis , to end up working at a game farm . With her looks , Robie would have blended better with the fineries which define the fashion world than the chaotic order that prevails in the cockpits . And , far more unimaginable is the fact that her job includes her actually tying the deadly tari ’ Right , Robie is a lady mananari .
However Robie took up the challenge that many men in the sabong world feared to dare . She indeed ties the knife .
What made her do it ? Here ’ s what she said : Challenging . Yes , super ! Knowing that I ' m in the world of '' Barakos '' hehe ... Parang I ' m their Princess . haha ..., Robie declared . quickly added . Aside from being Firebird ’ s mananari , Robie , who now resides in Marikina City also acts as farm assistant of Mr . Enriquez . She , in addition , takes care of purchasing and answers inquiries .
When asked by Roosterman how she finds the whole job , she admitted : To be honest mahirap talaga , pero enjoy naman . No dull moments . Exciting ? Super ! as I said in one of my posts in Facebook , Watching my rooster fight in the pit is like watching Cong . Manny Pacquiao box in the ring ..
But maybe , more than all else , what she enjoys most on the job are the memorable moments she experiences from time to time .
Most memorable experiences she enumerated to Roosterman were the following :
. Oh my ! sobrang madami po .( memorable experiences ) First nung ma feature kami ng Discovery Channel , sobrang flattered talaga kami at International TV show pa yung nag featured sa amin .
Second ; Kung saan2x kami nakakarating especially ako because of '' Sabong '' Third ; Marami akong nakikilalang tao na mga Big Time at tinitingala sa lipunan . Madalas ko ma- encounter o makausap pa sa Cockpit man o sa Farm .
Yun nga lang medyo tense to the highest level … talaga pag manok mo at ikaw ang nagtari . Parang every time na pumapalo sya , parang ako din ang pumapalo . Iba ang tension ko noon compared ngaun na ako na mismo ang naglalagay ng knife , she
Lastly ang sarap ng feeling na marami ang humahanga at nagbibigay ng support sayo . Yun nga lang mas lumiit ang mundong ginagalawan ko , konting post ko lang madami ang nag re-react . hehe ....
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