Fully Loaded Frontseat

My jeepney ride today beat my current record on the number of passengers in the front seat. Usually there should only be two to three passengers in the front seat so that the driver would not find difficulty while driving. Guess how many did I encounter in today's ride in the front seat. Well, we are five in the front seat. That's a lot and I could not move anymore. We became five in the front because a teenager with her sister ask the driver to accommodate them for they had been waiting for a jeepney to stop by for several minutes already. Thankfully the teenager and her sister rode the jeepney for a short distance only. Wow that's another memorable jeepney ride.

Mutilated money

YIn a one jeepney ride, I was out of coins and my next money bill is P500. Upon looking at my wallet I was able to find a P20 mutilated money. It was in my wallet for a long time already. It was originally part of our petty cash fund and was exchanged with my personal money. So at that moment in the jeepney I must choose between a crisp P500 bill or a mutilated P20 bill wherein my jeepney fare is only P16. Whichever I will choose I  might still be scolded by the jeepney driver because P500 is a big amount that he might not have change for it and the mutilated P20 bill might not be acceptable. I choose to pay the mutilated P20 bill but if only I had other smaller bills I would not pay it. Anyways upon paying it, the driver accepted it right away and gave me back my change. I was bothered and keep thinking about it. The driver might not be able to use that bill anymore but I hope he could still be able to do so. The bottom line of the story is to always check your available coins and bills before riding a jeepney. :)

Not a Gentleman

Gentleman are now few in these days. I would not believe on this for there are a lot of gentleman that still surrounds me but in one rainy jeepney, I was so disappointed with this man. It was raining and as expected, only few jeepneys are available in those times. I had been waiting in my usual spot just below the office for a jeepney. This particular man had been there already. Several minutes had already passed and several jeepneys  had already passby but were full of passengers. One jeepney stopped and this particular man together with the two ladies were running and chasing after the jeepney. This man really push his way to get inside the jeepney just to secure his seat even if he was already bumping the ladies. The other lady was not able to secure a seat so she step down from the jeepney. This shows only that in securing a seat inside the jeepney, expect that only few gentleman will arise.

New Route

We are now in our new office and it means a new route for me. My jeepney ride was lessen by one ride in going home and the jeepney would passby in  our office. I would just have to wait just below our office and I could get a ride in my way home. With this new route for me, I sometimes could not believe that I already get home. Unlike before that I have to pass by a mall before I get home. With this new route, it would be less expensive for me, less traffic, less hassle and more relax time.

Wishing for a Traffic

Weird but it's true, there are really times when I wish for a traffic. In a one particular jeepney ride, I was able to ride a jeepney with a reckless driver. By far it was my fastest jeepney ride. My one to two-hour ride became 30 minutes only or less I think. The speed of it made me feel nauseated. The jeepney would turn left or right whenever it is possible. During the whole ride I kept on praying and wishing for a traffic so that the speed of the jeepney would be regulated. A traffic in every corner would refrain the jeepney driver from overspeeding. No matter how fast my jeepney ride had been, I am grateful to be able to arrive safely and in one piece. I hope I could not be able to ride that jeepney again.

No Smoking

       It has already been years since the city government imposed a city ordinance on no smoking on public places. I am glad with this ordinance for before while riding a jeepney when a co-passenger smokes cigarette you would also inhale all the smoke it emits, lucky enough if it is an e cigaret. With the non-smoking city ordinance, your jeepney ride in the city is   free from cigarette smoke. 

Jeepney Ref Magnet

This is a jeepney ref magnet. I was surprised to see it at our refrigerator. I do not know where did my mother bought it. I just notice it lately so I thought of sharing it with you. It only shows that jeepney has a great impact on the lives of Filipinos for even in ref magnets there is an available design for jeepney.