AUGUST 11, 2005 - I will forever remember this date because this is the date where I bumped into a "Holdapper"...Yup...I was "holdapped" yesterday and the fucking bastard got my cellphone...

Since I lost my car almost two weeks ago...I came back to my commuting days....and since I'm back to my commuting days...I'm back with riding the LRT and MRT...these two trains are my main means of transportation from my house to my office at San Miguel Ortigas...

Actually, I have two options for me to go to office.  First option is via the LRT then the MRT and the second is I take a bus or a taxi to the North Ave. station of the MRT then I take the MRT.  I usually take the first option because its cheaper and I know exactly how long my travel time is.  So from my house I take the jeep or tricycle to the Monumento station of the LRT then I ride the LRT up to the EDSA station.  From the edsa station, I walk towards the Taft Station of the MRT then I ride it until the SHAW boulevard station.  From there, I take a walk going to my office.  But between the two options, option 2 is faster.  So if I'm running late, I might take option 2 but its more expensive because I usually take the taxi going to the MRT station. 

Well, I can say that I'm quite a veteran now in riding these trains because as with the LRT, I've been using it for almost 6 years now and the MRT for almost 2 years so I think I know how things turn inside the stations of these trains. 

THE LRT...

                           

I can't remember when was the first time I rode this train but I can tell you that this train was really a big part of my college life.  I took this train to go to my school DLSU back then.  I remember that the LRT use the token as the ticket back then but of course now, the LRT uses the ticket.  What's good about the token is that you can stay in the LRT for as long as you want unlike with the card where your time is measured and when you exceed the limit, you pay more.  My first advice is to be alert, wag tatanga tanga pag andito ka sa LRT kasi most of the people don't care.  What they only care about is themselves and for them to reach their destination on time.  What are the must haves? First is your ticket.  My advice for the ticket is that you get the stored value card worth 100 bucks.  What are the benefits? First is you don't get to fall in line to buy tickets and second is you have a bonus ride.  Even if your card has only 1 peso, you can still use it for one last bonus ride.  Its really very comfortable to have a stored value card.  Now, if you know that you are riding the bonus ride, make sure that you buy one before you leave the station.  Lines are shorter as you exit.  What's a no-no in buying tickets? Never...and I say never ever buy a ticket during monday mornings because the lines will be very long...and I say really long.Second must have? Skill. Skill sa pakikipag gulangan.  As I have said, people don't care about you in the LRT so its like every man or woman for himself or herself.  Gulangan usually happens when you enter the train.  Sometimes, when trains take a long time to arrive, the station becomes very crowded and the entry points are really jam-packed.  So if you're running late, you got no choice but to barge in and take the plunge! hehe So how are you going to do it? Just make a strong stance wherein you don't let anyone push you off and of course you must know the entry points so you could be first in line.  But sometimes there are cases that you're stuck in the middle of the crowd, when you're in this situation, make sure that you protect your own stuff like cellular phones and wallet then as the door opens, don't fuckin mind those beside you, just let it all out and go.  Third must have or tip...if you want to know the coolest spots of the train, then here's my tip.  The LRT has three types of trains:2 dugtong, 3 dugtong and the 4 na dugtong.  The 2 dugtong and 3 dugtong look alike but the 4 na dugtong is different.  So for the 2 and 3 dugtong, the coolest spot for me is the middle part of the train.  If you get to seat on the middle part, your ride will be the best.  When you got no seat, make sure you stand on the part near the window, thats where the aircon is coming from.  Fourth tip or a must...never ever stay near the doors...it is the part where people really get congested.  I don't really see the point why so many people like to stay near the doors, aside from the fact that its hot in there, there's so many people in there.  So if you're like going to edsa and you're riding from monumento, better stay in the middle part.  One time, I really had no choice, I had to jump in and be in the worst place in the LRT.  There were really so many people na tipong dikit dikit na talaga kayong lahat.  Feeling mo nga hindi ka na nakatapak sa sahig sa sobrang dami ninyo.  Ito din yung mga tipong hindi mo na kailangang humawak sa mga hawakan dahil sa sobrang dikit dikit nyo lahat eh hindi na kyo gumagalaw, sakto kayong lahat sa tren..."Sardinas" ika nga ng iba.  Puta pag ganun ang nasakyan mo, malas ka.  Hindi sulit ang ride.  As my former gay professor from DLSU would say "para akong ni-rape pagkatapos ko mag LRT".  Which is quite true pag rush hour talaga, puta squatter talaga, sobra dami tao...para bang wasted ka na pagkababa mo...parang buong araw ka na nasa labas...jabar to the max pa...Minsan bad trip din ang mga tao pag bababa ka tapos hindi sila nagpapadaan...talagang hahanap ka ng paraan para lumabas...minsan din pinipilit nilang sumakay kahit wala na talaga...kasi yung pinto ng LRT na 2 at 3 dugtong...tinutulak ka paloob...kaya kahit nakalabas pa ang pwet or katawan nila, itutulak sila nung pinto paloob...puta sarap...sobrang siksikan kayo nun...bad trip mga taong ganun...teka tagalog na to ah...hehe...anyway ano ba paki nyo...blog ko to eh...ano pa ba masasabi ko sa LRT? Ah! The best ang LRT pag umuulan...walang baha...walang traffic...kaso nga lang madaming tao...pero makakauwi ka pa din on time...isang bad trip din sa LRT yung nagkaron na ng exclusive train para sa girls...bad trip kasi kahit may ganun na sila...hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit meron pa ding mga babae na sumasakay dun sa train na hindi exclusive for girls...ang labo...kaya nga ginawa yun kasi alam ko may mga reklamo na nahihipuan sila or masyado silang nagugulangan...eh ano ba pakialam ko sa kanila? eh desisyon nila un...bahala sila...ang bad trip kasi lalong sumikip ang LRT...tapos nagkaron pa ng room na exclusive para sa disabled and buntis which is understandable naman talaga...

Madami ding mga nakakatawang moments sa LRT...naku pano pag may nakatabi ka na taong may putok? puta umaga pa lang saksakan na ng baho...puta para bang kumakapit yung amoy sa damit mo tapos gumuguhit sa ilong mo yung anghit...bad trip yun...katulad kanina...hindi naman anghit yung amoy ng katabi ko pero amoy pawis naman...puta as in literal buong trip hindi ako huminga...para akong nasusuffocate sa loob ng tren...tsaka sobra init kanina...sira ata aircon...sari saring amoy ng mga tao...minsan naman pag umaga...may mga bigla na lang kumakanta...katulad nung isang araw...umaga...tahimik lahat...tapos biglang may lalaking kumanta ng "I'll never go far away from you..." laugh trip talaga...kasi naka headphones sya kaya di nya halata...ang lakas ng boses nya...laugh trip...sobarng dami ko nang naranasan sa LRT...astig...dito ko din na-meet bestfriend ko...si kowtz...lagi kami sabay dati nung college...dati nag aantay pa kami nung aircon para sulit talaga...

THE MRT...

                           

So far...my ride with the MRT is good...why?because of the stronger aircon...the technique is you just have to know where are the coolest spots...and there are a lot of cool spots in the MRT...so same with the LRT here are my must haves and tips...first must have is the ticket...again...my advice to you is to get the stored value card...same benefits with the LRT...this is really comfortable specially in the Taft or North ave. station wherein the lines for the tickets are really long...so never ever let your card be emptied...make it a habit that you buy your ticket before you leave the station...worst case scenario...what if you don't have a ticket...the lines are long..and you're running late...how are you goint to deal with that?...here's how...sometimes...they open up booths wherein they sell single journey tickets for cubao, kamuning etc...or if you're from the north ave. station...there are tickets to shaw, buendia, ayala etc...its good to buy tickets from their because the lines are shorter and transactions are faster...what if you're going to quezon ave. from taft avenue and you bought the cubao ticket from that booth...is it acceptable? No...but as you exit the train...you can go to the cashier and ask for fare adjustment...but when your destination is shaw and you bought the ticket for cubao...no problem...the ticket will work...what's 50 cents or a peso more for the ride in exchange for sacrificing yourself in going to the long line for the ticket?...good deal huh?...a smart way to ride the MRT is to know the position of the escalators at your exit station...so that you can position yourself to the train where the door is exactly at the position of the escalator...sometimes its better to stand up in the MRT because its cooler...but if your tired enough...of course there's no harm in seating...the coolest place is to seat on the back part of the train...and its coolest also when you stand in those places...one more thing...its not also good to stay in the doors because like the LRT its most congested place of the train...bad things about the MRT...no escalators in some stations...same with the LRT...if you get beside a person who has bad odor...malas mo...

So the main thing here is to always be alert when you ride these trains...common sense lang din...hehe...eto mas maganda...napansin ko lang kanina nung nag jeep ako...nakakatawa kasi...iba iba ang mga paraan ng mga pasahero magpahinto ng jeep pag bababa na sila...ikaw pano syo?

a. Para!, Mama Para po! - pinaka common
b. Mama sa tabi lang!,Manong sa tabi lang!
c. Mama sa kanto lang!,Manong sa kanto lang!
d. Mama saglit lang po!,Manong saglit lang po!
e. Mama sa may ano lang po! - eto sinasabi kung saan sila bababa
f. eto da best - kakatok ka lang sa kisame ng jeep

O ano syo? ako b or d...hehe tang na contes...walang magawa...sige later dudes....

hey! its been a while since my last blog...when was that?can't remember...anyway I have a good reason for blogging this time...want to know it? take a good look at the pictures below...

            

So? what do you think? nice ride!!! I think its quite out in the open now....I got involved in an accident...when was this? Last friday night...while I was driving home from work...actually from inuman with my officemates...had few bottles of beer but I was ok...really! no joke...I was completely ok...well malas lang talaga siguro...and I learned a few things from this incident...

So how did it happen?

I drove home from office. I was actually with Ryan coming from Ortigas...I dropped him in Cubao where I usually drop him off.  While I was with Ryan, he was asking me if I was really ok...and I told him I am fine...well maybe that was a sign that I ignored...so after I dropped him in Cubao...I drove home via Edsa where I usually go...now...in balintawak on the way to monumento...while I was approaching the last U-turn slot going to Monumento...there's this 1990 Toyota Corolla in front of me...then suddenly he stopped...well everything happened so fast...it was like bam!!! then I just found myself hitting them...first thing I did was look at their car to see how much damage I made.  Theirs looked preety ok...but when I went down...I saw mine and damn!!! my car was wrecked!!! actually, the picture above shows the hood not bent, after the accident it was really bent badly...anyway...I immediately approached the other party to check them out if they're ok...and thank God none of us were hurt...I said I'm sorry and good thing the other party which happens to be dondon and his wife...well dondon admitted that he didn't see the incoming truck in the U-turn slot which was the reason why he suddenly stopped...well what can I say...it was really my fault because I was the one who hit them so that pretty much explains the case...I offered them my name and my number since there were no police men or traffic enforcers around because it was 11:30 in the evening.  And of course, I offered them that I will be handling all the damages and I will never leave them.  Well they told me that "hindi naman sa hindi kami nagtitiwala, syempre pare ngayon lang tyo nagkakilala at nagkita"...naintindihan ko naman sila...since there were no police..they told me to go with them in potrero...good thing they were near...in a barangay office to make a report...so this would serve as their proof that I will be carrying all the damages I did to them...so I went on with them...actually I lied to my dad because my dad did not want me to go with them...well what can I do? this people won't let me go...so I had to make my decision...so we went to the barangay...then these barangay officers made our report...during the time the barangay officers were doing the report...I realized a lot of things...

The Realizations...

What would you do if you were given a single wish?one wish to do anything...anything you want...anything you need...anything you are longing for...what would you do?

Well, here's one of the classics again...I'm sure you have encountered this question already with your friends and answered it several times already...but it is really interesting to know what would you do if you have this single wish...just one wish to change your life...

There are a lot of things I want to do...of course there's the option that I want to have lots of money...or I want to be an actor...or a singer....musician...or maybe I want to have superpowers...wag na contes na...

Speaking of contes...definition of terms tayo...CONTES...anyone knows this word? I bet not...only me and my friends know this word...this was created by me and my cousing Gino...well wag na natin ikwento...i'll tell you what it means na lang...

Contes (kontes) - a sentence without sense, nonsense words, sablay na hirit, hirit na nakakainis kasi walang masabi syo, out of this world na hirit etc.  example: pano kaya kung nagsiswimming tyo tpos biglang merong pating kinain tyo lahat?, pano kaya kung sobrang gwapo mo parang brad pitt pero may putok ka na hindi pwede magamot? etc.

Ok ba? may natutunan na kayong bagong term sa kin...hehe

Anyway going back to the topic, so if i had this single wish, what would it be...ako siguro...i'll go back in time...dun sa time na bata pa ko...yun bang wala pa kong kamuwang muwang sa mundo...wala lang...wala lang akong pakialam...eto lang ang alam kong gawin...kain-laro-tulog...diba ang sarap? wala kang iniintindi...wala kang responsibilities...diba parang ang sarap?well masarap talaga...un lang ganun lang ako kasimple....

Well i am not saying na ayoko sa life ko ngayon...well im happy of course...parang ang sarap lang ng ganung feeling diba?sino ba ayaw bumata ulit? i bet each and everyone of us nasabi na gusto nila bumata ulit...diba?

So kayo? what would you do? what's your wish...

One of my recent pics...