8:23 a.m..
So here i am writing my blog…just got in the office, sitting comfortably in mah chair…it’s a freakin’ rainy day in my beloved country, the Philippines. Yes ladies and gentlemen, it is rainy season!
So i was just thinking…traveling during rainy days can be a hasssle…demmit!!! Nagco-commute ka man or if you’re driving your own car…there is a certain level of uncomfortability (is that a legit word?) that you reach, if y’all know what i mean.
So today i brought my trusty ol’ Patty (da name of my truck) and while i was driving in the rain my thoughts wander–what makes for a great commute/drive in the rain, and what makes it da worst! So for all you interested blogistas out there who can spare some time reading my simple blog…my thoughts on the best and the worst biyahe log in da rain…woooooooosssssshhhhhh!!!!
You can say its da worst commute when you get caught up in the following scenarios…mga kababayan eto na…onli in ‘Pinas:
1. Hindi ka pa nakakalayo ng bahay mukhang basang sisiw ka na dahil baha sa lugar mo o ang layo ng sakayan mula sa bahay mo.
2. Walang masakyan.
3. May sasakyan, punuan naman.
4. Nakasakay ka nga, halos ‘di ka naman makaupo (kapag jeepney) o kaya ‘di ka makaupo ng maayos (kapag fx)
5. Yung mga kasama mo sa sasakyan basa din, o kaya may mga payong na pinapagpag/inaayos, o kaya galaw ng galaw na parang kiti-kiti (please lang, ‘wag na natin isa-isahin ang iba pang wierd behavior ng commuters mauuubusan tayo ng space hahaha). Eeeewww!!!
6. Kung nasa lrt ka, depende sa station ang hassle…pero simulan natin sa pila…wala ka man ticket or meron, may pila pag umuulan kasi for most people isa sa pinakamabilis ang biyahe ay lrt.
7. Kapag nakabili ka na ng ticket, marami kayong nag-aabang ng next train. Siksikan, tulakan, murahan, sikuhan…name it, you’ll get it! Pero as my observation goes, mejo ok pa ung mga sumasakay sa bago-bagong lrt…yun nga lang saksakan ng daldal ang mga tao!!!
8. Eh pano kung tumigil ang byahe sa lrt!? Hindi ka pa nakakasakay tapos na ang maliligayang araw mo…pano kung nasa loob ka pa ng train sabay tumigil!? Panic time?
9. Kapag bus ang nasakyan mo keri lang…usual na ang punuan at siksikan, wag lang masira ang aircon (same situation applies for all you fx riders!)!
10. Pahabol! Ung kundoktor ng bus panay pa ang papasok sa mga pasahero eh puno na nga! Lech (as in leche) ka huh!
11. Kahit ano pang mode of transport ang nasakyan mo, ito ang universal na panira ng mood…katabi mo may putok!!!
BREAKING NEWS! It seems like masu-suspend ang work sa mga offices, including government agencies…dapat kanina pa in-announce eh!
BREAKING NEWS! No more work for today!!! 11:20a.m. (delayed post kasi i goofed off in a major way hehehe)
So we are back to our regular programming…where were we…? ah yes, the worst…maybe i’ll put it one more para dirty dozen…
12. Woe also to those whose main forms of transport are the following: tricycles, pedicab, padyak (sa riles ng tren yo), and of course…da taxi! Yes you might be comfortable riding in the taxi, pero ang taxi ba invulnerable sa baha? nope! eh kung tatagain ka pa sa taxi fare? deeeemmm-et!
13. BONUS ITEM: Kahit ano pa ang sinakyan mo, saang lupalop ka man ng bansa…kalabanin mo ang baha!!!
So there…alam ko marami pang pwedeng idagdag sa list but hey, i don’t know everything hahaha…
Kung the best naman, of course it’s just a simple explanation: despite the bad weather, you still get to your destination looking like you just got out of a fashion magazine, still composed and smiling, and ready to face the day kahit masungit ang panahon! To put it in another way, kinaya mo ung mga nilista ko sa worst. Ang tindi mo friend, that’s the spirit!!! =)
Moving on, you know you got the worst end of the deal when you’re driving and braving stormy weather when you get caught in the following situations:
1. Car won’t start.
2. Wiper broken.
3. Aircon not working (watch the moist accumulate, aaaaaarrrrgggghhh!).
4. Electrical or mechanical trouble which makes you stall on the road…tapos traffic pa!
5. Driving through flood…and you stall. Mas malala kung ‘matic dala mo…hanap ka na ng tulak boys…
6. At a stop sign, lalapitan ka ng mga taong-kalye sabay punas sa windshield, sa windows…ung iba sosyal kasi may “squeegee”, eh ung iba basahan lang tapos bubuhusan ng maruming tubig ang salamin ng oto mo…ang masaklap don umilag ka pa dahil feeling mo mababasa ka hahahahaha!
7. Tire troubles–as in flat tire or tire in the hole!!! manhole, that is…imagine urself getting out of your car…nababasa ka na sa ulan (background music: Basa sa ulan (or sumthin’ lyk dat) by AEGIS, nyahahaha!)…sabay sigaw ng noooooooooooo!!!!!!
8. Mag-isa mong dinaranas ang ang mga pasakit na ito!!! Oh God…
Mukha yatang konti lang ang entries ko ha…maybe i’m hungry…but that’s as far as i can go right now hahaha…
On the brighter end of the spectrum, shempre wala nang sasarap pa sa vumiviaje ka (wow spanish? bread?) na ok ang condition ng tsikot mo…tapos may kasama ka pang mahal sa buhay…aaaaaawwwwwww cheeeeeeeeeesyyyyyy!!!
And just like that i snap back into reality, that i am indeed riding my trusty ‘ol truck Patty…and as i look to my right, it struck me…
…as i ride through this nasty weather, i know i am definitely on the brighter end of the spectrum because i am riding with the most beautiful woman in my eyes…my lovelove…
Uuuuyyyyy, cheesy…ako.
…hey, blessing daw kapag umuulan ‘di ba?