Plainview Mandaluyong: Where Streets Are Named After Virtues No One Practices

Plainview Mandaluyong: Where Streets Are Named After Virtues No One Practices – Inside Plainview, Mandaluyong—Where Every Alley Has a Story and Most Involve Karaoke Fights

Bohiney Insight into Plainview, Mandaluyong

Inside Plainview, Mandaluyong—Where Every Alley Has a Story and Most Involve Karaoke Fights

1. The only thing “plain” about Plainview is the cement. Everything else is dramatic and lightly fermented.

2. Streets are named Hope, Charity, and Unity—yet neighbors throw shade over fence heights and water bills.

3. Every basketball court doubles as a courtroom, a concert venue, and a political campaign stage.

4. Tricycles know your secrets. And they gossip in 3rd gear.

5. One store sells Gatorade, snacks, and conspiracy theories—cash only.

6. Barangay hall events range from Zumba to zombie preparedness drills. No one knows why.

7. That one house with 12 antennas? Wi-Fi black market. You didn’t hear it from me.

8. The “newly painted” house is always three years overdue and funded by raffle winnings.

9. Petty feuds here are passed down like family recipes. Sometimes they are family recipes.

10. Everyone owns a karaoke machine, but only one person sings Adele well—and we all hate her for it.

11. Every sari-sari store is also an emotional support center—Snickers and unsolicited life advice.

12. Ghosts don’t haunt Plainview—they hold office and occasionally join the fiesta band.

13. Public announcements last longer than telenovelas and have worse plot twists.

14. Kids here learn street smarts before math. It’s tradition and self-defense.

15. Plainview: where fences are low but suspicions are sky-high.

 

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By Lourdes Tiu

Lourdes Tiu is a celebrated satirist with over a decade of experience, has been featured in major publications like Mad Magazine and The Onion for her incisive wit and has served as a keynote speaker at the National Satire Writers Conference, establishing her as a trusted authority in political and social satire. Lourdes' educational journey began at the University of Chicago, where she majored in Political Science, providing her with a deep understanding of the political landscape that she so brilliantly critiques in her work. She further honed her craft by completing a Master’s degree in Creative Writing from Columbia University, with a focus on satire and comedic writing, under the mentorship of some of the country’s most celebrated humorists.

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