On Public Transport --- A Saga

This story started by Babas while she was waiting for a bus going home, she texted me:

'ang bus sa dubai, parang lovelife, ang tagaaaalll dumating'

(http://blanca101.blogspot.com/2008/03/bus-sa-dubai.html)

I was like --- hahahaha!!! Oo nga!

After few days, she again experienced a very challenging night with a taxi… and her SMS says:

‘ang taxi sa dubai, parang lovelife lalampas-lampasan ka lang’

(http://blanca101.blogspot.com/2008/04/taxi-sa-dubai.html)

Today, I read blog entries from different people, their comments on Babas’ analogies:

Gina’s version:

‘Ang tagal mo ng naghihintay…. Ang daming dumadaan… Prepared na prepared ka ng makarating sa pupuntahan mo… ang dami mo ng kasabay… pagsakay mo / niyo, pabababain ka lang at ang sinabi, puno na or may nauna na sa iyo or wala ng puwesto…. Waahhhh…. Laglagan ito…’

(http://jewel0326.blogdrive.com/comments?id=443)

Lorelie’s comment:

‘Kung minsan kc... madami namang options... pwede k nmang sumakay ng bus no. 6, 6s, 23, basta madadaanan nman ung pupuntahan mo... kaso, gusto mo ung bus n dun mismo bababa. Makulit ka kaya namili ka pa... kaya pgdting ng bus n hinihintay mo, di n sya available... puno na... sayang ang mga nagdaang bus... hihihi....’

‘Ang bus sa Dubai parang lovelife…. Ang tagal mong hinintay, pag dumating… puno na… hindi k na pasasakayin… kung minsan nman, nakasakay k na, pabababain k pa…Ang bus tlaga parang lovelife… Dumadating ng hindi mo inaasahan… di ka handa… Di mo in-anticipate n darating sya ng ganitong oras… kainis di ba… tutulog-tulog kc sa kangkungan kaya napagiwanan… gustuhin mo mang habulin, pero hindi k na aabot…Bwisit talaga!!’

(http://leiganda.blogdrive.com/archive/cm-04_cy-2008_m-04_d-20_y-2008_o-0.html)

Bhe’s comment:

'Parang car lift, pagtinawagan mo, minsan hindi available dahil may ibang lakad…'

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Now it's my turn…

Naranasan mo na ba ang maghintay ng bus or taxi (san mang lupalop ng mundo yan!) ng mahigit 29 minuto (years) nang may biglang dumating na isa pang pasehero? Kayong dalawa lang ang nag-aabang sa bus stop…

Nang may biglang dumating na taxi. Ngunit dahil maagap sya at magaling makipag-unahan --- siya ang unang nakasakay!

Parang lovelife, ikaw ang nauna. Mas nagtiyaga. Mas naghintay. Pero ang ending, sa iba napunta.

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Pero naniniwala ako na…

First… the bus, taxi and lift that passed you by were not meant for you. It’s just not meant to be! And will never be… because if they are for you eh di sana walang blog na ganito…hmp!

Second, you are home safe & sound. Whatever you’ve experienced on your way home, it’s just worth it. Cause finally you are home after the long battle.

Third, sabi nga ni ate sam --- tumaas lang daw ang standard niyo =) *winks* Kaya nga sa dami-daming bus na dumadaan sa iyo, you always choose the best one --- the one na ibaba kayo sa pinakamalapit na bus stop…

Fourth, even if you have your own car, you’ve invested on it, brought it to the service centre regularly for maintenance, drove safely, spent time cleaning it --- there is no assurance that ‘he’ will be the one =)

Fifth, mag-ingat baka maging biktima ng 'paralysis by analysis'!