Yesterday, after more than a year, I rode a jeepney again. Not that I belong to the sosyal crowd, believe me, I’m as jologs as jologs can be. I’ve been away for a while and there are no jeepneys in that island.
From Fairview, I took the jeepney going to Cubao via Kalayaan Avenue. I only paid P16 for the entire trip. That means I saved around P140! I usually pay P160 from City Hall to Fairview. If I take jeepney instead of a cab, I would be saving around P6,000 per month! That means after 5 months, I can buy my precious DSLR!
But do I really want to take the jeepney everyday?
Sorry for sounding snobbish, but I’ve had very bad experiences as a commuter. One time, a crazy woman decided to be super friendly with me, talking to me during the whole trip. She was talking in straight English. Based on her stories, I think she lost her son from a disease, and that no one helped her during this crisis. How sad! After a few minutes of talking to me, she decided that we were really close, and she offered me the piece of chicken leg bone (drumstick) perpetually stuck in her mouth. I wanted to jump off the window!
Another time, on my way home to Project 8, a drunk man boarded the jeepney, and unfortunately sat beside a police officer. Being dead drunk, the man was resting his head in the policeman. This irritated the trigger happy police officer. He took out his gun and started shouting at the drunk man. This caused panic among the passengers. The driver stopped the jeepney in the middle of Espana, in front of UST. The trigger happy police officer was only appeased when the drunk man went down the jeepney.
I’ve also been a victim of snatching – twice my necklace was snatched, and once my bracelet.
Flat tire, no gas, weak brakes – these were only a few of the “experiences” I had with jeepneys.
So for now, I think my car would be the best bet – no drunk men (except for friends after a night of partying) and no crazy women (except for the me).
For anecdotes about my car… that would be an entirely different story.
6:20pm
10 June 2007
Sunday
Santiago City, Isabela
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