a bus life

I must say I am getting used to this Makati lifestyle, especially the commuting to and from work part.  I remembered my happy-mood article on buses and beggars set here in Makati, and I still laugh whenever I think of that experience.

Now that the run-to-the-bus or the squeeze-yourself-to-the-door-of-the-bus experience is part of my daily routine, it sometimes stresses me out. Nevertheless, there are so many things and people to observe whenever you are in an overcrowded bus, that is, if you have the space to turn your head haha. In this country, all sorts of people take the bus or the jeepney. Even some rich people cannot afford (or will not pay for) that precious, precious parking lot. And that is the reason that the overcrowded bus is a mini-Philippines, only, the lower and middle class rule (tayo yun!).

I’ve seen the young, the old, the long hair, the bald, the typical employees, the call-center people, the ab workouts gym buff, the sosyaleras with matching huge shades, the MMDA, the promdis (katulad ko!), the nursing students, the punks, the emos, and the people who will never take that damn bus again.

The last category of people are the most fun to see. They look funny when you see the frown on their face. When they hold on to the bars so tightly for dear life. When they complain of the sardine-style accomodation. When they continue blabbering about the driver’s driving. And when nobody, I mean nobody, is paying them any attention. haha.

P.S.

To that lady in yellow, please move to the back when the konduktor asks you to. Ginagawa niya lang trabaho niya, at napagtatawanan ka lang. haha.