Passenger Tales

My friend Laisa invited five of us to go to Puerto Galera with her to celebrate her birthday. Unfortunately, due to conflicting schedules, only the two of us were able to make it. We met at 4:00 am and took a taxi to the bus terminal near the Gil Puyat LRT station. The […]

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got tagged by iris!
Cut and paste the following starting here.
I have randomly selected 5 of you below to be tagged and I hope that you will similarly publish this post in your blog. You will have to tag 5 other bloggers and just keep adding on to the list. (Do not replace, just keep on […]

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1. maniac men who get their kicks out of touching females (or other males) in jam-packed buses and trains
2. drivers who cheat on change - earlier this morning on my way to work, i paid the driver P20. i was supposed to have at least P2 change but he did not give […]

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Something I came across while reviewing my emails…I hope the author does not mind my reposting it.
The JEEPney
By: BenignO (of GetRealPhilippines.com)
Leaf through any tourism promotional material released by Philippine tourism bodies – government or private – and chances are, you’ll come across at least one picture of the jeepney; that symbol of Filipino ingenuity, creativity, […]

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Jennie, thanks for the tag. I’m not sure I have 8 people to tag though. Hehehe. Is it alright to answer “Not applicable”?
Here’s the rule: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out […]

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I was walking along Aurora Boulevard to the tricycle terminal just off Broadway when I passed by a store that sells finger foods like kikiam, siomai, fish and squid balls. Guess what the name of the store was? “Kik Mai Bols”. Hahaha. I just managed to stifle my laughter when I read […]

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When we arrived in Singapore, Selle, a friend of my companions, met us. She provided us each with Easy Links, an ATM sized re-loadable ticket that can be used for commuting in the bus and MRT. From the airport lobby we rode the escalator (I was surprised at its speed) down to the […]

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Earlier today on my way to work, I had the misfortune of seating beside a very sleepy man in a jam-packed jeepney. He kept nodding off. Aside from that, he was holding the rail at the ceiling of the jeepney with his left hand and since I was seated at his left, he was encroaching […]

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I think I was around 12 to 14 years old when I had my first run-in with a maniac in a jeepney.  It was before 7 o’clock in the morning and I was on my way to school.  I sat on the jeepney trying to keep my place with my backpack and my Coleman in […]

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I was walking along Pearl Drive when I saw this foreigner. I’m not quite sure about her nationality but I think she was Asian. She had long curly brown hair, slim, very white and flawless, wearing a short gray t-shirt dress with flouncy hem. She was walking rather swiftly making […]

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