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Date Posted: 00:03:53 02/13/19 Wed
Author: Carlo Soldevilla
Subject: It’s Free by Carlo G. Soldevilla

Poem for Boy Logro--- It's Free

It’s Free
by Carlo G. Soldevilla
Written on Feb. 9, 2014

I was buying one cup of rice one *Sunday night.
The homily I heard through the church's loud speaker, the priest was speaking clear and bright.

He shared about the life of Boy Logro.... about the latter's adventure to Manila... At first,a dishwasher, then he rose to become cook, then cook at a 5-star hotel, and later he needed to have a diploma from Recto.

The diploma was his passage to work abroad. During those times, having genuine documents...the agencies were not yet so strict...so to speak, no issue of falsification or 'fraud'. And so...

....someone abroad tasted the cooking of Boy that made him become cook for the King's royal family.
He served there in the kitchen with his cooking skills and mastery.

One time, the king went to Baguio. Such was Boy Logro's opportunity.

Boy had to fly by helicopter from Manila to Baguio to bring the king's food. That was his itinerary.

Boy became light and salt of the earth. He gave flavor. He prayed for each dish that he cooked and served. So when Boy Logro's life prospered, he told his wife to buy a passenger jeepney...

...because owning one (a jeep) that time was a status symbol for one's family.

In Nabunturan, Davao del Norte Boy formed a coop where goods are sold at lowest price, and surprisingly,

no 'revolutionary tax' required... Where all kinds of people buy, people all around- the good and the nice.

Boy built a church and encouraged each one to help. He reasoned it belongs to everyone so it's good if there's involvement of one's self.

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So the priest continued with his homily...
...and I found it funny.

My motorbike was stationary and I needed to use its center stand..., and I did not leave the cafeteria area hearing the message so lovely...

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Here comes the Filipino barber offering his services for free.

The first customer was Chinese. After the haircut, he took his money to pay but his payment was refused. "It's free," said the barber.

The next day, the Chinese came back, brought fruits to the barber's delight.
Fresh fruits, so tasty & appealing to the barber's sight.

On the following day, a Japanese customer came. After the haircut, the barber said the same.

So the next day, the Japanese came back and brought wine because the barber was kind--the integrity of having a good name.

Now, here comes the Filipino customer, same rules applied.

After the haircut, he learned it was free. The next day, that Filipino customer came back. He brought with him his ten (10) relatives, falling in line....because it's (the haircut) free.

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*Actually it -my listening of the homily-just happened tonight (in the night of Feb. 9, 2014)

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