To the jeepney driver:
Whenever I set my foot on your vehicle and whether I like it or not, I entrust my life to you. I beg you to please be calm and if possible, refrain from driving like you're on a drag racing. It is your duty to make sure that the unloading area is accessible to you as each passenger may tend to say "para" anytime, thus, I urge you to stay on the right lane. And if and when someone says "para" while we're on the middle of the road, please don't stop right there and then. I don't want to die a double death (heart attack and car accident).
And for all kind of sake, please refrain from texting while driving. Our precious lives were in your hands.
p.s. it's okay to wait for passengers, just don't wait for the invisible ones.
To the passengers:
Be reasonable to understand that the drivers can't just drop you anywhere you want. Don't be mad when they follow the rules. More so, always remember you're on a PUV, be considerate to pass the other's fare like they did for you. Sit properly because PUV's seats were meant to be shared. And for the girls with long free flowing silky hair, please hold it when the wind is blowing before it wiped out what's left of my face.
Jeepney - the most popular means of public transportation in the Philippines. They were originally made from US military jeeps left over from World War II and are known for their flamboyant decoration and crowded seating. Wikipedia
Para - the word we say that signals the driver to stop the vehicle so that we can get off. I don't know where it really came from and I am not in my utmost inspired mood to do the research but according to about.com it is a Spanish preposition to indicate a destination. That made sense, after all we were once a Spanish Colony.
agree sa lahat ng nabanggit. ang ilang pasahero at ilang jeepney drivers, iisa ang wala sa kanila: disiplina
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And then there are drivers who'll try to fit ten people in a long seat meant only for eight buttocks of equal shapes and sizes. They must be thinking ours is a world of anorexics, and that we're all equals, even our asses :)
ReplyDeleteI share the same sentiments, haha! Lalo na sa mga ayaw mag-abot ng bayad at kung makaupo e parang reyna, bat di kaya sila mag-taxi no? haha.. Hello Sey! :)
ReplyDeleteParehong may points ang driver at passengers :)
ReplyDeletenatawa ako ng slight sa open letter mo hehehe.. lalo na dun sa paghihintay sa invisible na pasahero lols... nakakainis din yung mga pasahero na kung makaupo kala mo binayaran na nya yung buong jeep eh.. guilty ako sa hair na lumilipad minsan nakikita ko kinakain na ng katabi ko buhok ko hahaha!
ReplyDeletesounds like every commuter's voice!! :) take care..
ReplyDeleteI share the same thoughts. Mas lalo na yung sa pasahero sa jeep :-)
ReplyDeletei used to always ride jeepneys back in college. favorite ko yung "patok". they're super fast tas ang lakas ng tugtog. :) anyway, i wonder what triggered you to write this. nabad vibes ka sa jeep, sey? :P
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ReplyDeletenakakainis nga yung mga naghihintay sa mga invisible na pasahero. Ate sey ngayon ko lang nakita yung page mo... add ko na ito ahahaha.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, especially on the texting while driving...that is so dangerous!
ReplyDelete"p.s. it's okay to wait for passengers, just don't wait for the invisible ones."
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ReplyDeleteon point! really need this since I just experience most of what's written here last night...and yes, the "p.s. it's okay to wait for passengers, just don't wait for the invisible ones." is an epic one :D
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ReplyDeletelol. i do get your point of view. medyo tinamaan as passenger. ehe
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