Life in Manila. Fast. Furious. Stuck in traffic and with kurakot people. Everday, it’s a new survivor series. My heart goes to the women. Especially those earning a living. Taking public transportation. Subukan mong sumakay sa LRT galing Ayala pag hindi ka mayupi, ewan ko na seyo. I tried it last May 2008. Leche! Nawala ang mga suso ko. Ilang linggo rin akong tagilid mag-lakad. But in a big city like Manila where all the headlines are bugbugan, bribery, kurakot at pandaraya?! Stressed ang mga tao and we get into “our moments” although I had “more moments in my blog” than you all combined! Hahaha! Kaya naman, I honestly can’t get enough of this video posted by Empress Maruja on his Facebook. Kanina pa ako na-uulol talaga, that’s why share nang lola to all of you.
Lesson learned?! Ewan. Mag-taxi? Bumili nang kotse? Pano ba! Hahaha! We won’t know what the problem was or what emergency that was or it’s just that uber-high tempered lang ang lola. Ah basta! This I can say, if you’re an urbanite living in Manila, prepare to be stressed! That’s part of the big city life. You don’t like it? Go home to the barrio ang plant kamote. At kung gusto mong mag-mura, wag in public, open a blog. Tingnan mo yong isang Senator, pinag-pyestahan. Hahaha!
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I agree, stressful talaga ahahay! lalo na sa MRT kapag rush hour.
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 2:40 am
Daz right hahaha! headlines lang sa dyaryo ewan ko na kung di ka ma-stress hahaha
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Sa SF noon, BART ang sakay namin sa subway. Pag rush hour, wag kang papasok, pag labas mo disoriented ka. Maipit ka ba naman ng mga naglalakihang tao na hanggang kilikili ka lang. Tapos di pa naliligo. Hindi ka naman makahawak doon sa barandilya dahil ang kanilang measurement ay pang Puti na matataas kaya pag Pinoy ka, hawak ka sa bilbil nila, sa sleeves ng mga jacket nila at pagpara ng tren sadsad ka.
hindi ka puwedeng magdala ng sasakyan. Kamahal ng parking sa garage, puwede mp ng ipambayad ng bagong kotse buwan-buwan.
kung paparada ka naman sa kalye every 30 minutes, ililipat mo at maghuhulog ka ng quarter kung hindi towed ang iyong kotse.
Yan ang urban life kahit saan.
Kahit dito sa Washington DC na ang hahaba ng bloke. Pag naglakad ka ng isang araw, pudpod ang sapatos mong bago.
hahahah
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 2:39 am
Hak hak hak! Nakakatawa ang istorya mo! I love San Francisco, kaya lang walanghiya tong mga pangkin ko, palibhasa sanay maglakad sa SF parati akong naiiwan as in haller! Akyat baba, akyat baba, eh leche kulang ang isang trak na oxygen saken ano, taz dun pa kami sa Holiday Inn sa city proper mismo, pinaglakad ba naman ako hanggang wharf leche kala ko katapusan na nang buhay ko noh? Eh maginaw pa naman noon. At di ako nagdala nang winter clothes dahil tiga East Coast, mayabang. Ayun ang napala ko.
Ganyan din ang nangyari saken sa Chicago. Parang New York, pero leche isang block sa Chicago, isang city na sa Philadelphia ang laki! Grabe! Hahaha!
Pag ditto ka sa Philly, an liliit nang isang block. Pwede mong luksuhin. Kaya lang, bawat lukso mo, merong manghihingi nang pera. Pag di ka nagbigay, baka umbagin ka. Hahaha!
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harharhar… Kaya ako, kiber tawaging promdi basta masarap ang buhay probinsya. Konti lang wrinkles namin tsaka kami ang inaantay ng jeep sumakay. E dyan sa Manila kahit di ka pa nakaupo e nakaharurot na. Mga kagaya ng lolang yan eh kinukulam na lang namin. hehehe
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 2:46 am
hahaha! you are sooooo right! i remember dun sa Legazpi City (city sya pero di sya urban life noh? hahaha), yong mga jeep would stop in front of us, taz will turn the volume on na halos mabasag na ang mata mo, if we don’t like the music? kiver! hahaha!
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waaa aga aga naloka akish hahahaha grabe kung nandun yata ako magsasalpak ako ng kung anu sa tenga ko e pati ako maaapektuhan e hahaha.
i remember nung akoy nagbibyahe pa from bulacan to makati fresh na fresh kaso pagbaba ng mrt tanggalan na butones ng damit ko lukot na at sari-sari na amoy ko kasi naman even you have a car you dont dare, trafiiiiiiiiiiic kaya tyaga ako mrt.
ngayon kung iisipin ko yung mga pinagdaanan ko nung araw parang diko na kaya yung ganung sitwasyon everyday hahahaha.
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 4:37 am
hahaha! eh ganyan den kamo ako i remember nag-rereview ako nun sa PSBA, leche as in amoy-tambutso talaga ako parati eh kahit ngayon mas malala di ba? dahil trapik esp pag sa dyip ka? leche ang tambutso kahit saan ang tira hahaha
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lee Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 5:25 am
pero kahit yata gano na ko ka asar sa kapikon diko kaya sabihin sa family member ko yang gaya nyang ginawa nyang ale hahahahahahaha
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
hahaha kanya kanyang ruler nang laki o liit nang problema
baka nga naman talaga di kaya ni lola magbitbit
nang kung ano man ang bibilhin nya sa divisoria
hahahah
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ang solusyon ko, mag motor, riding tandem with my hubby! kaso pagdating ng ofis, di na fresh! yan or ma-late araw araw!
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 4:36 am
naka! ‘day! mag-ingat ka sa motor sa Manila noh? i have seen kamo na mga na-aksidente na nyan! opinion ko lang to ‘day! sa kalechehan sa kalsada naten, dangerous masyado ang motorsiklo. buti kung sa barrio.
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ahahaha. i think i was in that lrt. hahaha. nung minsang nakasakay ako parang may ganyan ding nagwawala e. hahaha.
dito sa probinsya, naco, ang trobol naman, yung mga jeepney drivers tigil ng tigil sa lahat ng kanto. kahit hindi pinapara, basta may taong nakatayo near the road, titigilan. perfect kung mejo male-late ka na di ba? hahaha.
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
ei chona,
ganyan den sa legazpi, titigilan lahat nang tao, taz pag bata pa, i-vo-volume ang music hahaha me sabay na nakakapasong titig mula sa driver na tipong galit pa as in “sasakay ka ba?!” hahaha
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Reyna, I think she’s not getting “any” from her boyfriend, or she may not have a boyfriend to assist her, kaya ganun siya. Or baka naman PMS lang yun, or meron siya, who knows. I would have tolerated her uber loud voice, but that fact that she was cussing as if she was the only person on that train…that’s another story.
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
that’s very true to you know hahaha pag sagana ka sa sex nakakalimutan lahat nang stress sa mundo hahaha, wasn’t there a study on that?
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Thank you for visiting my blog. (Merci pour visiter mon site)
Yes your French is still ok but if you want you could always tune in here to make it better.
I watched the video and it was really disturbing but admittedly funny and annoying. Good thing though no one got pissed off at her. If someone got pissed she would have been pushed out of the door since she was leaning on it LOL.
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Jordan,
De rien! I’d be visiting your blog often!
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pfffft! anong oras nga daw ba sila makakarating? hehehe. Galing naman kumuha nung video. Buti di siya nakita baka siya ang minura. LOL
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
o baka si inday? hahaha! si inday na-trapik hahaha! o kaya nag-tutulak pa nang bus haha
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Ay, parang hindi naman masyadong galit si ate. Galit na galit lang.hahhaah! Kaloka to! kiber na sa madaming peeps sa train, ang importante sisigaw sha. hahahah!
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
anlulutong kamo! kung sino man tong kausap ni lola, leche sya pag-uwi nya! hahaha!
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hay, si manay, super istress. buti walang nagsaboy ng tubig sa kanya, hahaha. nung maliit kami may kapitbahay kami na kapag naiingayan sa amin e sinasabuyan kami ng tubig, hahaha
dito naman masarap mag commute kasi hindi masyado puno. yun nga lang, kapag late ka na umuwi, maglalakad ka na kasi wala ng byahe, hehehe
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
not sure kung napunta ka na nang Tokyo noh hahaha, dun, wala kang makausap, mga tao ayaw tumingin seyo, basta puro malalim mga iniisip, yong iba nakatutuk naman sa cellphone, akala mo nanood nang harry potter movie at walang nag kukwentuhan unless na alas dos nang umaga at lasing ang mga hapon hahaha
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omg! kapag ako katabi nun, pumapatol ako sa babae: HOY! ANG BUNGAGA MO!
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lee Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
ahahahahaha pasakan mo ng celphone hahahahaha
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
hahaha buti kamo di sya tinulak sa labas hahaha
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
hak hak hak i can imagine you roni being that guy na katabi nya! ambait naman nong boy hahaha siguro nag-iinit na yang boy na yan hahaha
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roni Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
sira kamo ang araw nung lahat ng nakakarinig. virus comes in many form
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
ngak! hahaha! eh kung ilapit sa kanya ang speaker para naman ma-appreciate nung ibang nakasakay sa tren! siguro happy new year ang dating nyan hahaha
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naalala ko tuloy sa loob ng LRT, may isang mama na tumayo at nagpaupo ng sexy na babae, as in labas ang cleavage. then yung mama, kunyari tumatawag pero kinukunan ng video yung cleavage ng babae. hehe!
dito, wala lang. ang pranses, may amoy pa rin kahit may pabango. pormang porma pero nanlalagkit ang mga buhok. para kaming ad sa TV sa lob ng metro, pero parang Payatas ang amoy.
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
ow? i should start visiting you more often botherutoy! i did not know this from you. so you are in France? yeap, that part of french alam ko hahaha, porma lang pero bihirang maligo haha
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roni Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
not to mention buhok sa kilikili, nung blonde na tsik! hahaha!
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Hey there are times that I enjoyed riding the metros and lrt etc!
If you want to go to malls such as greenbelt or glorietta I suggest you ride the MRT line, I know it is quite a can of sardines in there but it is quite fast. Although some passengers are so rude “TALAGA”
ANyhow, I heard the rates would be higher.. Haizt..
And while riding the metro, I suggest you keep an eye on your belongings, there are opportunists out there so better watch out..
When I was studying back in benilde.. I would usually go home with Brother Tattoo (my kuya) and make fun of arrogant people riding it.. One time we had the pink eye and there was this lady flaunting off her thouasands of pesos… Me and Brother Tattoo got irked with her, we started rubbing our eyes and held onto those leather strap things. So when the lady got up from her sit, she held onto the leather strap, when she left ,me and my brother started laughing hysterically! lol
There are a lot of instances that i have experienced riding the metros! hehehehe
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reynz Reply:
January 12th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
one big difference lang talaga nang pagsakay nang metro sa manila compared sa ibang countires ay yong unahan sa silya hahaha – i hope someone makes a video out of that dahil ilang beses ko nang kinukwento yan sa mga opismeyts ko at talagang nakakatawa.
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Reezen TOT Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
correct! tapos yung walang ng space sa upuan, pagpipilitan pa.. If i see like old, disabled people or preggies, I give them my seat.. Or yung sa may mga anak.. pero yung iba talaga bastos.. hehehe
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
hahaha ilang beses ko nang nakita yan. ang di ko pa lang nasasakyan is this LRT na tumatakbong Baclaran to Monumento but I tried the Santolan lines and MRT (lito ako which is which – ba’t me MRT at LRT? ba’t hindi na lang i-refer as “metro” para kaming mga tiga ibang bansang abno di nalilito hahaha
anyway – as i have said, dami naman talagang wala nang pinoy culture na igalang ang mga matatanda. sa LRT/MRT mo makikita. wala silang pakialam haha
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gustuhin ko man na mag taxi papuntang ayala.. eh ang mahal.. siguro aagahan ko na lang sa MRT mga 5am ng umaga, para di ako mapipe.. incase na di nila nakikita ang height ko. 5’5.. hehehe.. oo totoo yun.. malamang naman kita nila ako nun.. hai buhay maynila..
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 2:16 am
hahaha natawa naman ako seyo, matangkad na kamo yong 5’5″ aba! isipin mo, mas matangkad ka pa ki gloria haha
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Amor Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
makikita ka na nun Jen, 5’5 ka pala eh,
baka ako hindi nila makita heheh….
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
takong, dagdagan mo na lang. that would help. me armas ka pa. hahaha charing lang Jen hahaha
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hahaha! ano ba talaga problema nun?
napanood na niya kaya ang video niya? hehe…
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 2:17 am
well, di nya alam, sikat na kamo sya, hahaha sinundan ko yong link, mas maraming visits yong nag post nito sa mga forum hahaha
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Hahaha (pwede ba palitan ang lyrics ng pagtawa – buwayayaya?) “Everyday is a new survivor series.” Tumpak. Ferpect na ferpect! Manila to me through all these years has been a pain in the ass to me. Kung wala lang akong interes sa mga libro siguro at pag-aasikaso ng mga “requirements”, alam mo na, wala akong maipagmamalaki sa Megapolis na to. Sobrang URBAN STRESS! Kaya yung “survivor” imagery na yan, that’s exactly life in this dreaded, crowded, polluted, hambog na mga HR interviewers, fixers kahit saang ahensya, overpriced goods and transpo fares, at mayabang na akala mo, ito na ang kabuuan ng Pinas. Makalayas din!
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 7:02 am
hahaha now that i read your comments, it occurred to me, nakalimutan kong idagdag that life in Manila is always an Amazing Race as well. hahaha! lahat tayo nasa Big Brother House hahaha
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kapag nakayanan mo ang tumira sa maynila or sa pinas for that matter, makakaya mo na rin ang tumira sa pinakamapanganib na lugar sa mundo (kung meron man)…on a positive light, masasabi ko rin na pde palang maging training ground ang maynila pra makayanan mo ang buhay sa ibang lugar. pde…
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
New York! New York! hahaha!
Tell me about it! Especially the driving! If you can drive in Manila? Heck you can beat these nasty drivers in New York ateng!
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Kuto! Dinagdagan mo pa sakit ng imahinasyon ko. May Cortan pa ba sa Barangay Siete?
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Readers, baka malito kayo – CORTAL po yun…Sa mga 90s born, i-confirm nyo kay Reynz, ito ang magic Alaxan namin sa MegaBaryo.
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
that’s true! lecheng kortal na yan, that reminds me of the clinic dun sa barrio namen. me pagkalaki laking cabinet. ang tanging laman. kortal. ninanakaw pa. last time i saw our clinic? talahib na sya. i guess isa na namang fantasy project nung meyor namen hahaha
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ano ba yun? feeling nya solo nya MRT sigaw at mura ever sya dun? nakaka hiya huh. Sana lumabas muna sya ng train at doon sa labas nagsisisigaw hehe…
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reynz Reply:
January 13th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
that’s what you call “FEEL AT HOME” ang aura nang MRT hahaha
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eto rin, pinalabas sa ABC5. Hmmm…mukhang sa mga bloggers sila kumukuha ng topic para may pag-usapan. hehehe.
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reynz Reply:
January 16th, 2009 at 4:25 am
di na rin mapigilan nang media na maghanap nang story sa mga bloggers, they say tayo ang “New Media” hahah un polished, raw, in your face hahaha kinda let it roll sabi nga ni happy slip
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Ely Reply:
January 16th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
at may mga wawang students sinuspende ng principal nila kasi pinagpistahan siya sa blog. pd ba yun? pati school papers nila naka-ban na. LOL
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