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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Si Manong sa Taxi Kahapon
I had one of the most interesting taxi rides in my life yesterday. I mean yeah, I've only been on a few, yesterday being the second one alone...
It was around 5:40 already and I knew I was running late for class. It was pretty hard to get a cab yesterday. Probably because everyone was hailing one..
So, finally an empty one.
"Manong, Rockwell po?"
I got in, he started talking...
"Malas naman ng araw ko ngayon, kung hindi traffic, malayo ang pinupuntahan...mutter..sputter..mutter...mutter"
I was about to ask him if he wanted me out 'cause definitely I wouldn't want to stay in a cab with an angry driver getting me to school. But hell, I was late and I had to get there, and well, he didn't explicitly tell me to get off the cab. (Hehe) He presses the meter and it started running...
Ok..so, I thought, "fine, he's bringing me to Rockwell. Might as well humor this guy"
Years of experience with speaking with our drivers gave me enough skill to talk this guy through the trip. =p So, I started talking to him. Asking him why he didn't want to go to Makati and things like that... The conversation was lively and I enjoyed all of it...
Hmm..some memorable parts of the conversation:
(1) "Pucha, nung panahon ni Marcos dose (12) pesos lang ang sahod! Dose! Isang araw yun a! At hindi ako nagugutom non! Ang daming trabaho para sa mga tao! Eh ngayon? Isang Libo (1000) sa grocery wala ka pang maiuuwi! Nung panahon ni Erap may mauuwi ka pa mga tatlo hanggang apat na bag galing sa grocery, malalaki yun ah, e ngayon, wala!"
*There's actually some truth to his words. Went to the grocery about a month ago and I spent like PhP 1,700 for things that won't be able to feed my household for 2 weeks. Pano pa kaya yung mga may pamilya, and to add, yung mga malalaki ang pamilya?
(2) I also asked him, 'Manong, hindi po ba, sabi nila nagnakaw si Marcos? He said..."alam mo, maraming nabili si Marcos, yung mga ala-alahas niya...pero sa gobyerno, hindi sya nagnakaw! Maraming trabaho non, hindi nagugutom ang tao. Noon, walang mga bata sa kalye, ngayon, lahat ng bata nasa kalye, humihingi ng pera, addict lahat! Noon, walang addict, ngayon 99% sa kanila addict!!!"
(3) I told him I was a working student. He asked me where I studied and said Ateneo. He said that I was lucky to be in a private school and that I was one of those graduates the corporations would favor when it comes to job hunting...
*I beg to differ, Manong. I think we all had trouble looking for work as well. Just look at us now. (Ha!)
(4) "Alam mo, yung mga kabataan ngayon, ang pinapasok nilang kurso, ang pagnanars! Palibhasa lahat gustong mag-abroad! Wala kasing trabaho dito! Mag-abroad para lumaki ang kita!"
(5) "Ang uso ngayon mag-asawa ng foreigner. Pero alam mo kung hahanap ka ng foreigner, dapat yung medyo may edad na (*or well matandang mayamang madaling mamatay) kasi alam mo, meron akong kakilala... e nagpabuntis sa isang Norwegian ba yon..basta taga Europa..eh 23 lang...ayun..nasa kanya lahat ng bisyo, babae, inom, sigarilyo, sugal...inanakan lang siya tapos iniwanan na! Pero pag yung mayamang matanda na, ok yun, di ka na iiwanan nun."
*Wow, salamat sa advise? Haha... Reminds me of the 1st part of our conversation when he told me to take down the sunshades on the window. "Para makita ang papa mo, kung may kasamang babae dyan sa tabe-tabe...hayaan mo lang siya kung meron...magsasawa din yon."
Manong, sana marami kang nasakay pagtapos kong bumaba mula sa koche mo...:)
Some parts of the conversation included more about the current state of government. Corruption and how the money is being squandered away. It was really interesting, funny and enlightening. It's not often you find a pro-Marcos taxi driver... not to mention, someone who reads economic updates in magazines...
"Nagbasa ako nung isang araw...yung Pilipinas, hindi sya kasama sa mga listahan ng mga malalakas na ekonomiya! Pero lahat ng kapitbahay nating bansa nandon (and he proceeds by enumerating the names of our neighboring countries) "NAKAKAHIYA," he says...
"Noon, nagtrabaho din ako sa Saudi... driver din ako... anim na oras lang, ang sahod ko 750 dollars isang buwan! Dito 24 hours ako nagtataxi, hindi pa umaabot ang kita ko!"
"Nagumpisa ang pagnanakaw na yan nung panahon pa ng tatay niya! kumuha sila ng mga 80 million dollars nung gulf war..."
Manong manong manong...pagpalain ka sana ng Diyos! Hope to ride with him again next time. :p
It was around 5:40 already and I knew I was running late for class. It was pretty hard to get a cab yesterday. Probably because everyone was hailing one..
So, finally an empty one.
"Manong, Rockwell po?"
I got in, he started talking...
"Malas naman ng araw ko ngayon, kung hindi traffic, malayo ang pinupuntahan...mutter..sputter..mutter...mutter"
I was about to ask him if he wanted me out 'cause definitely I wouldn't want to stay in a cab with an angry driver getting me to school. But hell, I was late and I had to get there, and well, he didn't explicitly tell me to get off the cab. (Hehe) He presses the meter and it started running...
Ok..so, I thought, "fine, he's bringing me to Rockwell. Might as well humor this guy"
Years of experience with speaking with our drivers gave me enough skill to talk this guy through the trip. =p So, I started talking to him. Asking him why he didn't want to go to Makati and things like that... The conversation was lively and I enjoyed all of it...
Hmm..some memorable parts of the conversation:
(1) "Pucha, nung panahon ni Marcos dose (12) pesos lang ang sahod! Dose! Isang araw yun a! At hindi ako nagugutom non! Ang daming trabaho para sa mga tao! Eh ngayon? Isang Libo (1000) sa grocery wala ka pang maiuuwi! Nung panahon ni Erap may mauuwi ka pa mga tatlo hanggang apat na bag galing sa grocery, malalaki yun ah, e ngayon, wala!"
*There's actually some truth to his words. Went to the grocery about a month ago and I spent like PhP 1,700 for things that won't be able to feed my household for 2 weeks. Pano pa kaya yung mga may pamilya, and to add, yung mga malalaki ang pamilya?
(2) I also asked him, 'Manong, hindi po ba, sabi nila nagnakaw si Marcos? He said..."alam mo, maraming nabili si Marcos, yung mga ala-alahas niya...pero sa gobyerno, hindi sya nagnakaw! Maraming trabaho non, hindi nagugutom ang tao. Noon, walang mga bata sa kalye, ngayon, lahat ng bata nasa kalye, humihingi ng pera, addict lahat! Noon, walang addict, ngayon 99% sa kanila addict!!!"
(3) I told him I was a working student. He asked me where I studied and said Ateneo. He said that I was lucky to be in a private school and that I was one of those graduates the corporations would favor when it comes to job hunting...
*I beg to differ, Manong. I think we all had trouble looking for work as well. Just look at us now. (Ha!)
(4) "Alam mo, yung mga kabataan ngayon, ang pinapasok nilang kurso, ang pagnanars! Palibhasa lahat gustong mag-abroad! Wala kasing trabaho dito! Mag-abroad para lumaki ang kita!"
(5) "Ang uso ngayon mag-asawa ng foreigner. Pero alam mo kung hahanap ka ng foreigner, dapat yung medyo may edad na (*or well matandang mayamang madaling mamatay) kasi alam mo, meron akong kakilala... e nagpabuntis sa isang Norwegian ba yon..basta taga Europa..eh 23 lang...ayun..nasa kanya lahat ng bisyo, babae, inom, sigarilyo, sugal...inanakan lang siya tapos iniwanan na! Pero pag yung mayamang matanda na, ok yun, di ka na iiwanan nun."
*Wow, salamat sa advise? Haha... Reminds me of the 1st part of our conversation when he told me to take down the sunshades on the window. "Para makita ang papa mo, kung may kasamang babae dyan sa tabe-tabe...hayaan mo lang siya kung meron...magsasawa din yon."
Manong, sana marami kang nasakay pagtapos kong bumaba mula sa koche mo...:)
Some parts of the conversation included more about the current state of government. Corruption and how the money is being squandered away. It was really interesting, funny and enlightening. It's not often you find a pro-Marcos taxi driver... not to mention, someone who reads economic updates in magazines...
"Nagbasa ako nung isang araw...yung Pilipinas, hindi sya kasama sa mga listahan ng mga malalakas na ekonomiya! Pero lahat ng kapitbahay nating bansa nandon (and he proceeds by enumerating the names of our neighboring countries) "NAKAKAHIYA," he says...
"Noon, nagtrabaho din ako sa Saudi... driver din ako... anim na oras lang, ang sahod ko 750 dollars isang buwan! Dito 24 hours ako nagtataxi, hindi pa umaabot ang kita ko!"
"Nagumpisa ang pagnanakaw na yan nung panahon pa ng tatay niya! kumuha sila ng mga 80 million dollars nung gulf war..."
Manong manong manong...pagpalain ka sana ng Diyos! Hope to ride with him again next time. :p
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
=p random post
How things change, while they don't... I was browsing through multiply and found Cathy's link of Is' and Jo's performance at Mandarin. Hearing those guys sing again was simply amazing. Heartstrings of highschool swooning and childhood crushes being tugged. Haha... ala lang.
del, got the bottles, thanks. :D ill send over your 'payment' haha
del, got the bottles, thanks. :D ill send over your 'payment' haha
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