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Friendship over convenience

June 28th, 2011 Comments off

I have been riding the MRT these days. I am glad that there has been no fare increase yet though it has been proposed a trillion of times already. Well, riding the MRT is not really most convenient for me. It is still the shuttle ride that I prefer. However, convenience or creating friendship? I [...]

Sensitivity in riding a public vehicle

April 27th, 2011 Comments off

I am big thus I know that when I ride a public vehicle, I might be ridiculed or something like that. Well, you know, jeepneys, FXs or vans does not have signs, for thin people only or for medium people or for big people. Its capacity is also on a general presumption that some are [...]

The violet shirt and the black espadrilles

April 17th, 2011 Comments off

It was a good Friday morning. I was excited to go to the office. I would be wearing my new black espadrilles and my favorite violet shirt. Guess what? It seemed that the pair was everybody’s favorite too. I did not immediately closed my eyes upon boarding the shuttle van. I observed the surroundings first [...]

Hey, Mr. Policeman!

March 26th, 2011 Comments off

I am glad that I was able to make it on time in the office yesterday. Well, there was a routine(?) check by some policemen at the road. After derailing our travel for twenty minutes questioning the LTO papers that the FX driver has, the policemen did finally let us go. What is the violation? [...]

For convenience

March 15th, 2011 Comments off

I woke up early. Actually alarm clock said 5AM! Early or not? Anyways, I plan to leave the house by 630AM but it is quite cold here as if someone very cold is holding me. Yes, that chilly. Wait, I have to get my coffee… Into coffee again? Well, I earned from an office mate [...]

Stayed late in the office

February 26th, 2011 Comments off

The first time that I really stayed late at my new post. I was not able to estimate time again. Anyways, I decided to take the Metro Train (MRT). No roundtrips this time. I want to go home already as it was almost ten PM. I planned to alight at the Cubao station. As usual [...]

In full volume

February 16th, 2011 Comments off

Time for my commuter’s post! The moment that the passengers boarded in, a snoring, fast heartbeat sound was heard inside that small Toyota vehicle. I was glad that I was able to make it to the shuttle station just in time yesterday, unlike the other day that I was only 15 min late and nothing [...]

One peso fare increase today

February 2nd, 2011 Comments off

One peso fare increase today! Why did they not start it on a Chinese New Year instead? Bad Feng Shui? Anyways, let us see how it will make a difference to the lives of the Filipinos. Honestly, I do not mind before those fare increases. Life has been good and I have something to spend. [...]

No MRT, No Bus

January 26th, 2011 Comments off

Gosh! Have you heard the news? Last week, it was the MRT that acted up. There was a malfunction and a few people were hurt. That made me avoid the MRT station. Well, it has been a month that I have not tried riding the MRT. I am more afraid now. Yesterday, it was a [...]

No flexible Schedule at Work

January 23rd, 2011 Comments off

I woke up at around 4AM. Time to submit some deadlines. Yeah, it is hard to be a writer sometimes especially when you are not that inspired to write.  Anyways, I still felt sleepy at around 5AM. I decided to take a nap even for just 15 minutes. I finally got up at 530AM. I [...]

Buendia or Ayala

January 23rd, 2011 Comments off

There are two routes that I can take going to the office. One is the Buendia Route and the other is the Ayala Route. I learned my lesson in traveling to my new work place. I must sit comfortably or else, my legs would ache. Thus, wherever I can sit comfortably, that is the van [...]

Accountable

January 9th, 2011 Comments off

OMG! A small truck was burnt! That was the scene I saw last Friday on my way to the office as I was riding the bus! I hope that no one was hurt and the truck exploded just like that while parked. My heart really bleeds for those victims of accidents. They did not expect [...]