Roosterman No. 11

Roosterman No. 11; January, 2012Roosterman’s top cover story of 2011Princess of TariFirebirdGame Farm is home to Mr. Leandro"Biboy" Enriquez' famous game birds. It is avast 20 - hectare property situated in the mountainousprovince of Tanay, Rizal in the Philippines. It ishome to one of the more respected chicken stablesin the country as its owner belongs to the highestechelon of Filipino cockers and breeders.Barugo is a town in the northern coastal part ofLeyte facing Carigara Bay, 50 kilometers northwestof Tacloban City, whose history dates back to theearly days of Spanish occupation.What do these places, obviously fard etached fromeach other, have in common? Well, a 23 year-oldlass who hails from Barugo and works with FirebirdGame Farm. Unlikely? Maybe. But such is the case.Yes, it seems farfetched for Robie Yu Panis, to endup working at a game farm. With her looks, Robiewould have blended better with the fineries whichdefine the fashion world than the chaotic order thatprevails in the cockpits. And, far more unimaginableis the fact that her job includes her actually tyingthe deadly tari’ Right, Robie is a lady mananari.However Robie took up the challenge that manymen in the sabong world feared to dare. She indeedties 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 alsoacts as farm assistant of Mr. Enriquez. She, in addition,takes care of purchasing and answers inquiries.When asked by Roosterman how she finds thewhole job, she admitted: To be honest mahiraptalaga, 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 likewatching Cong. Manny Pacquiao box in the ring..But maybe, more than all else, what she enjoysmost on the job are the memorable momentsshe experiences from time to time.Most memorable experiences she enumerated toRoosterman were the following:.Oh my! sobrang madami po.(memorable experiences)First nung ma feature kami ng DiscoveryChannel, sobrang flattered talaga kami at InternationalTV show pa yung nag featured saamin.Second; Kung saan2x kami nakakarating especiallyako because of ''Sabong'' Third; Maramiakong nakikilalang tao na mga Big Time at tinitingalasa lipunan. Madalas ko ma- encounter omakausap pa sa Cockpit man o sa Farm.Yun nga lang medyo tense to the highest level …talaga pag manok mo at ikaw ang nagtari. Parangevery time na pumapalo sya, parang ako din angpumapalo. Iba ang tension ko noon comparedngaun na ako na mismo ang naglalagay ng knife, sheLastly ang sarap ng feeling na marami ang humahangaat nagbibigay ng support sayo. Yun ngalang mas lumiit ang mundong ginagalawan ko,konting post ko lang madami ang nag re-react.hehe....10