Series of unfortunate events

I'm quite sure that you've already seen or heard Jim Carey's movie or probably the children's book of the same title. Unfortunately, I have experienced such this week. This is my first official work week in Cyber Gate 2 in Mandaluyong. I hope this doesn't mean anything or is it a sign that I have to transfer? *hint* *hint* lol

This may be uninteresting for you but I just felt like sharing them cause it's the first time for me to experience consecutive "misfortunes". And, I don't have a blog entry for a couple of days now. lol

Here it goes.

Sunday: Had to do some work. Enough said. Hehe.

Monday: Bige bought some groceries, including 5 kilos of rice. On the way home, rain suddenly poured. We weren't expecting that there will be flood in Monumento though. Unfortunately, we were wrong.

Tuesday: I was not feeling well and a technical problem occurred while I was riding the MRT. It was only a station away from where I rode. So, all the passengers were requested to disembark and transfer to the next train. As expected, due to the number of waiting passengers, pushing to ride the train was inevitable.

Wednesday: I got sick but still have to work. And aside from that, I had some sort of scary nightmare which kept me awake for a couple of minutes. I consider this unfortunate as I get somewhat scared just by that. Quite embarassing but true. Hehe.

Thursday: The zipper of my office pants had a problem. This happened when I was already in the office, early in the morning, and I'm not wearing a barong (so that it can be covered at least). So, wearing a long-sleeved polo means that I am supposed to tuck my polo in. But I can't. I ended up spending some strenous time fixing it in the comfort room and buying a new pants during lunch. Whew.

Friday: Good thing nothing much happened that day. I just realized that my 3rd year in Accenture falls on the 13th of June - Friday the 13th. Not really unfortunate, but is it a sign? Hehe.

Saturday: Nothing bad happened. Good!

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PUJ facts based on experience

In my last post, I have enumerated a few facts that I know of/have experienced when riding the MRT. Now, it's the PUJs turn on the spotlight. PUJs, commonly known as jeepneys (Public Utility Jeepneys), is the main mode of transportation of the Filipinos, may it be in the provinces or in the city. It suits the lifestyle of the common masses because of the cheap fare which can bring them to places. But just like the MRT, there are several not-so-good stuff that I can share about the jeepneys. Here are some of them that I can think of...for now:

1. Expandable. Just like the MRT, PUJs redefine the definition of space. The barkers, and the drivers alike, will tell the passengers that there is enough room for one more even if all that could fit there is a fraction of the passenger's butt. They could have fitted 7 persons on each side for example, but when there are "healthy" passengers that occupies more than what they pay for (no offense meant), the drivers/barkers still insist on putting 7 people on that side. Some of their most common lines are:
"Usog-usog na lang po tayo sa kanan/kaliwa, para makaalis na kayo. Di to aalis hanggang di puno." "Upong 7.50 lang ho tayo jan oh." "Dyan ho sa kanan/kaliwa, pituhan ho yan, anim pa lang kayo."

2. Waiting Sheds with Wheels ala Pimp my Ride. Most PUJ drivers spend more than a minute or two at one location waiting for passengers, especially in places where there is a large volume of people. They don't even bother if their passengers are in a hurry. To hell with "it's my job, I have to get passengers". I've already posted about this before, it really got into my nerves that time.

3. God Knows Hudas Not Pay. You often see this hanging inside the PUJs whose goal is to touch the conscience of passengers that doesn't pay (commonly known as 1..2..3). BUT, there are several drivers who doesn't even give the change back unless you tell them so a number of times. This happens mostly on small changes. But still.

4. Smoke Belchers, Inside and Out. We are already used to smoke belching PUJs. What irritates me are drivers who smoke while driving. Not all passengers smoke, and I'm one of them. So, it gets annoying inhaling second-hand smoke on a public vehicle. If I'm not mistaken, there's already a law that prohibits smoking in a public vehicle.

5. ala MRT, stops at all stations. I hate this most of all. The drivers stop at all the people they see standing at the roadside, wait for a couple of seconds hoping that these people will change their mind and ride their jeepney. They even stop at guys peeing on the wall. Demet.

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