adivay festival

Adivay is a reference name of a festive celebration in the province of Benguet in the Philippines. it is celebrated annually in the month of November in La Trinidad, the capital town.   The main celebration is highlighted by the simultaneous butchering of pigs to be prepared for lunch by the different municipalities every 23rd of November at a public space in Wangal, La Trinidad. As long as the prepared foods are available, guests and expectators are supposedly welcome to partake. Unfortunately, during recent celebrations, food were not enough. In fact, my housemates, who are locals, who had been attempting to join the feast for 3 years would always come home starving. It may be best for organizers to do a rethinking so that the feast becomes meaningful. Why not identify a specific target less fortunate community to feed. Afterall, it is impossible to cater to everyone.

Mangan tako

"Mangan tako" transliterates to "Let us eat". It should be understood, however, as an invitation. Hence, it should mean "Come on, let us eat".

Entako

"Entako" is a short for "Amey/Emey tako" which means "Let us go."

Aw adi

"Aw adi" is a Kankanaey sentence (used in some parts of Benguet) to mean "Yes, it is okay" or simply "yes".  Kankanaeys from some parts of Benguet find the sentence absurd because "aw" alone means "yes" and "adi" alone means "no" such that "aw adi" transliterates to "yes no".

Umali kayo

"Umali kayo" is a Kankanaey sentence that transliterates to "You come." Figuratively, the sentence means "Welcome".

Farmers of Benguet are feeling unfortunate nowadays

Why should Benguet farmers feel sad nowadays?
1. The prices of vegetables are making them unable to recover their capitals for their crop. I feel sorry and pity the farmers because first class cabbages are bought by vegetable dealers at about 10 pesos per kilo. The famous Sayote (Chayote) is paid by vegetable at about 3 pesos per kilo. Almost all Benguet vegetables are paid at a price that is not commensurate to what is fair for the farmers. The irony is, when you get to buy vegetables at the market or department stores, the prices are about 5 times what the farmers are being paid. 
2. The routes that farmers follow to deliver their goods to the trading centers are with issues. Slides along the roads happen. In fact, one bridge is currently in a potential state of being closed for maintenance(Km 6 Balili bridge is wearing out. Heavy trucks are not allowed to pass thru the bridge.)

"Be careful with what you wish for because. you might just get it"

Song lyrics and other media has this to say: "Be careful with what you wish for because you might just get it".
Wether coincidentally or not, it is true that some of what you wanted would happen for you.  The unfortunate thing is that it would happen with an unfavourable twist.  Regret is the recourse but life must go on.  Yes, BE CAREFUL!