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Saturday, January 29, 2011

ROADWATCH.

I am used to commuting but I didn't realize that riding a bus, train or cab during peak hours can stress you out and kill you eventually.

Metro Manila probably has the worst traffic and public transportation I know. What makes it even worst is that it seems endless. Even when millions of people complain about it everywhere (blogs, news, etc.) no one seem to know how to resolve it. We have MMDA and LTFRB but are they really reliable?

Buses and jeepneys would stop anywhere and anytime they'd want to, as long as they want to. No matter how huge the sign is  that says "NO LOADING/UNLOADING".

Trains takes forever to arrive. The number of passengers builds up fast that sometimes it will take a person three trains before he gets accommodated.

Cab drivers will have their ways of cheating. Either by saying that where you're going is "out of their way", using a busted taxi meter (that seems to be charging per second), asking the passenger to add a certain amount on top of the total meter, going to a cycle of out-of-the-way routes especially if you're not familiar with the place, not giving correct change, or all of it.

I really wish we can have Singapore's public transportation and roads here in Manila.

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