Yipee!!! I am not late today! I made it! Well, taking it one day at a time.
It was all fretting during the commute though. Well not by me but by all the rest of the passengers. About what? Well, about the fare. Since the rollback of gasoline and diesl prices, followed the rollback of minimum fare also. From 8.00 it is now down to 7.50. I just do not know how much it would be for succeeding kilometers. It happens that each driver charges a different amount. It goes for the jeepney and FX alike.
The driver of the jeepney I rode a while ago seemed charging higher? Well, he consistently asked for an additional peso or two pesos from every passenger who I do not know if had given the correct fare or not. Their disgust added stress to my journey, my fear of being late. You know, it is January and I would like to have a good start.
Finally, I got down from that horrible ride. Well, at first I thought that it would be a slow trip but on the contrary. The driver seemed into rush of his life. He was reckless. It was only ten minutes before my time and I had to ride an FX. It is always faster having few people to stop and ride. Sometimes it also takes a shorter route. Luckily, I was able to get one in no time. I thought I was sitting peacefully until one passenger complained of the change given by the driver. Again, minimum fare! Calling LTO! The driver did not argue and gave in to the demand of that passenger. How about me? I still paid what I used to pay. I did not like to add to the pressure. I just wanted to reach the office on time. And, so did I! Thank goodness! Oh, yes…I kept on praying for me not to be late.
