Jam-Packed Ride

     I had a jam-packed ride today. I am carrying my laptop, my shoulder bag and some purchases. It was also a two-ride travel because I have to stop by in a store to buy something. Since I am carrying already a lot of things, I planned to take a taxi even though it is expensive but I couldn't find one. So I waited and there was a jeepney that stops by so I decided to ride on it. It was a jam-packed ride because my co passengers had  been carrying a lot of things. Some are carrying purchased kitchen utensils, others communication textbooks, bags and a lot of kids in the middle of the jeepney. I kept on holding on my things because it might scattered in the jeepney. While on the way I kept on thinking how will I pass through inside the jeepney when I already arrived in my destination. The passageway in the middle was already blocked by kids and some things of the passengers. Thank God a lot of passengers go out in the jeepney in the same village where I live that there was no blockage anymore on my way. I was able to easily go out in the jeepney. What a jam-packed ride it had been. 

Job Assumption

        On my way to the office this morning, I was able to encounter a very interrogative driver. Our office was situated in a private village and it is a house but has an office setup inside. Eventhough I was wearing formal attire which is in skirts and in high heels, he asked me if I was working as a nanny. I told him I am not a nanny. So he asked me again if I am an all around maid. I told him I am not a maid and instead I do accounting jobs. So he asked me again if I do really account everything. I said to him that I don't necessarily account everything only useful information. I was kind of offended by some of his questions but later on got to understand why he was able to formulate that type of questions. I got to realized that if you are working in a house, the typical assumption of your job could be a nanny or a housemaid. These are jobs that may not be included in DATS Jobs and could not be an approriate job for college graduates. I never thought that a house office would give a different job assumption to other people. 

Video Surveillance

       La saison des fêtes approche à grands pas et pendant ce mois les employés ont tendance à recevoir leur bonus et payer 13e mois ainsi. Avec cette saison généreuse, un nombre croissantde crimes avait également été passé dernièrement dans la ville. Espoir il y aurait la video surveillance dans les lieux publics comme les centres commerciaux ou encore dans lesvéhicules de transport public comme le jeepney ou taxi. De cette façon, des voleurs ou des criminels hésiteraient à faire de mauvaises choses. Tous Espoir serait en sécurité et avoir un joyeux Noël.

Page Rank 2

     Finally, this blog now has page rank 2. After a year of posting, it has now a PR. Sometimes, I got hopeless for this blog because of low page views but now its PR2 is a manifestation that it is also an interesting blog. Hope in the coming days, I would have a lot of time to post some interesting things in this blog. Thank you to all who frequently visit this blog. :)

Jeepney Love Story by Yeng Constantino

Sumakay ako sa jeepney

Ikaw ang nakatabi
Di makapaniwala

Parang may hiwagang nadama
Nang tumama sa’yo
Ang aking mga mata

At nagsiksikan na
Dahil tumigil ang jeepney
Sa tapat ng eskuwela

Biglang nagkadikit
Puso ko’y biglang sumikip
At natulala

Sabi nila’y walang hiwaga
Kung wala’y
Ano itong nadarama

Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara

Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana di na huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
(Adlib)

At may biglang sumingit
Natiempo pa sa’ting gitna
Sumimangot tuloy
Ang aking mukha

Mabuti nalang nagbayad yung ale
Sabi nya paabot naman
Nagkadahilan ako
Para ika’y tignan

Nung iaabot ang bayad
Kamay mo na palang nakaabang
Pambihira diba swerte ko naman

Sabi nila’y walang pag-ibig
Kung wala’y
Ba’t kumakaba itong dibdib

Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama

Manong driver
Wag mo nang ibalik ang sukli ko
Manong driver
Di mo ba alam walang babaan to
Drive lang po ng drive
Wag niyong hihinto
Kahit sa’n mapadpad
Kahit lumipad man tayo
Minsan lang madama
Ang ganito

Pero bigla mong
Hinila ang tali
Sabi mo
“Manong bababa ako sandali”

Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na

Ayoko nang pumara kahit san mapunta
Ayoko nang pumara kung ikaw ang kasama
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na ahhh
Ayoko nang pumara kahit san pa lumiko
Ayoko nang pumara sana din a huminto
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko nang pumara
Ayoko na
Kung ikaw ang kasama
(Adlib)

Fast Ride

      Thank you for the fast jeepney ride I had today. I was not late at work eventhough I went to a government agency earlier this morning. I went to PhilHealth today to change my status in their system. My new employer told me that the name registered in the PhilHealth system was my single name and not my married name. I had to personally went in their office to update it. Eventhough I had to take on two jeepney ride to reach their office, I was still able to finish my transaction and come on time on my work. Thank you for the smooth, traffic-free and fast jeepney ride I had this morning.

Jeepney at the Province

     In a one particular trip to a very secluded place in our province, I had been able to saw a very interesting jeepney. It is a passenger jeepney that has few rides each day because of the long distance it travels. It would even cross rivers. Though there are already a lot of transportation vehicles to choose from aside from jeepney like multicabs and single motor, most passengers would prefer to ride in a jeepney because it is bigger and safer to ride to especially when the trip involves crossing a river. As you can see it is very much occupied by passengers, it only shows that jeepney is still the number one means of transportation in some provinces.