See You in Chicago (Part 1 of 3 parts)

See You in Chicago
(Part 1 of 3 parts)
For a decade, Chicago has been a good host to my business partners and friends…

For me, every visit to the US, should mean a stop-over to Chicago to pay a courtesy call to my principal and be reunited with good old friends in High School. Chicago is home to my shipping principal, headquarters to some of my customers’ suppliers and a residence and a workplace to my nurses friends.


Doing My Thing in Chicago

Chicago is the largest City of State of Illinois and the third most populous cities in the United States. It is served by two major international airports, Chicago Midway International Airport and O'Hare International Airport. The latter is the world's second busiest in terms of passengers. The city is also home to the internationally recognized Chicago 'L' system of heavy rail rapid transit, a part of its past grandeur of being once the capital of the railroad industry.

I had been working with a Chicago based principal for almost a decade. Debbie, my polish Cargo Queen has been doing a very good job picking, packing and shipping my freight. I enjoy working with her. She is incomparable.

O’ Hare International Airport has been my and Debbie’s mute witness to a decade of good business relationship. We airfreight tons of kitchen and restaurant equipment of US brands from Chicago and nearby states for the booming fast food and restaurant industry in Manila. Likewise, movements of golf course equipment parts and irrigation materials for the Philippines fast growing golf course industry has kept us busy for 10 good years and counting.

Chicago’s Railway System has also seen our hard work of moving containers of industrial, commercial and household equipment, chemicals and food stuff, irrigation and golf course materials and equipment, golf cars, etc. These cargoes are all laden in regular dry container vans or out-of-gauge open-top containers. Then ,these vans go to Ramp Chicago, hauled by the train to the port of Los Angeles, the final port of loading for the containers’ voyage to Manila.

Debbie is a real Cargo Queen. The first time I saw her, she was wearing a pair of faded denim. She said, “I went to the warehouse and checked the goods for ship-out so I’m in my warehouse working clothes.” The last time I visited her office, she was wearing a pair of cargo shorts. Cool! No more explanations from her this time.

And oh just like a real monarch, she’s got talent too! She was once a member of a band. She used to travel with her band in the 70’s across America in her younger years but she said, “America didn’t want us to become famous, so I ended up in a cargo business.” Last year, I learned that she’s reunited with her band and they perform in some of Chicago’s bars at night after office hours. She sings and she plays the guitar too.

I haven’t seen the musical artist side of her. I hope in one of my future visits I can listen to her craft.

I love what you’re doing. Keep it up your majesty!