Just Another Day

It was in the early 1970’s when a restless beach bum whom everyone simply called “Joel” decided for himself that life in the corporate world was definitely not for him. His complete name is Joel Magsaysay and he’s now known as the Bee-Man of Silang. It took him a special kind of determination to leave the comfort of a steady job and a promising future to pursue his dream. After leaving the corporate world, he learned that taking nhoney was a great direct source of energy for the physically taxing sport. Then, he started to explore life among farmers and rural folk and, in the process learned just what it takes to live that type of life. I can’t forget when he said: “The bee sting is a cocktail of protiens-one hurts, one lets your blood flow freely, and the rest encourages your immune system to work.”