LRT: Araneta (31 May 2009)

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The convenience LRT gives in UAAP games, is truly.............. AWESOME. Yes, not all basketball games in UAAP is being held in Araneta Coliseum; yet the most interesting and main event (DLSU-ADMU) is. Pretend you study in DLSU, and the only way you can get to the place is through riding the train. The first train you will be riding is the great Light Rail Transit. Say you chose to use LRT-LRT; you ride the one in Vito Cruz first then go down in Doroteo Jose then transfer to Recto Station then go down to Araneta Center Cubao. The other way will be, ride Vito Cruz 'til EDSA Station, transfer to Taft MRT Station then go down to Cubao Station.

See the convenience these trains, most especially the Light Rail Transit gives each of us? If this was never made, maybe students on both La Salle and Ateneo wouldn't be able to watch the game because of probable reasons: (1) Not everyone has a car that could bring them to Araneta, (2) Not everyone knows how to drive, (3) If everybody brings a car, surely they will cause traffic jams which can obviously hinder them from watching the game, etc.

Thank God for LRT!

LRT: To the flowers (30 May 2009)

Dangwa, Manila Philippines

How do people go to Dangwa? Where is Dangwa? Is everyone knowledgeable about it?

Dangwa is known for their lovely flowers. As told by wikimapia.org it is the Flower Market of Manila, Philippines. They sell different sorts of fresh flowers with a good price. In peek seasons such as Valentines, All Saints/Souls Day, a bunch of people rush their to get flowers for their loved ones in a very desirable price.

The question is though, how do people get there using public transportation? Pretend there is no LRT Train still; probably those who want to go there would take a bus expecting a long long travel time. If your place of origin is near to mine (North-East: Cainta Rizal) then you would probably take a Bus heading to Quiapo; which will most likely take you around 1.5hour to 2hours (traffic time included). Yet because of the great LRT, the travel time will then be reduced to 1hour or less. From Cainta, take a jeepney heading to Santolan LRT Station, then go down to Legarda Station. From there, take a little walk then ting! hello, flowers :)

Indeed LRT makes our life easier.

LRT: Barkers (29 May 2009)

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In the Philippines, there is a job who Barks.

Funny how barkers shout their heart out to earn a living. They wouldn't miss to scream in front of passengers so to have them ride in their respective jeepney, tricycle, bus, etc. People in this line of job basically do not have a lot. In my point of view, the effort they exert is not equal to their pay. If they are the unfortunate ones, who waits for the jeepneys in their stops then calls out people, they will only receive around 5-10 pesos or sometimes none. On the other hand, barkers who stays in terminals get more. Say if the fare is 40 pesos per passenger in a 10 seater vehicle, they would most likely get 10% of the total fare or more (these are rough estimates).

Being a barker obviously is not as easy as it looks. It is indeed a tough job. As I said earlier, their pay is not enough to the effort they exert; worse, some drivers do not pay them after encouraging passengers to ride their vehicle.

This is how Filipinos are, this is how tough we are.

LRT: Unfortunate (28 May 2009)

Today is not a very good LRT day.

LRT which is also known as the Light Rail Transit is suppose to reduce travel time and hassle in communiting, yet today, it did not serve its purpose. An unfortunate thing happened resulting to the very undesirable stress to people. As I enter the station, officers and security guards were telling each of us that the train can only bring us to a certain point - unfortunately is way far from my stop - because something electricity box "popped". So then, everyone was forced to find another ride in going to wherever they need to go.

There really are certain points where the train (LRT) doesn't serve its purpose. Yet shall be thankful though of its presence, because without it, more stress will be felt by each of us.