18 minutes

Posted in What's it like to be me on Apr 24, 2008

QC to Makati in 18 minutes and at least 80 kph. Daytime. I couldn’t believe it myself until I finally parked in Valero and looked at my watch. I left the house at 5:54am (I know, addict ako eh; coding today) anticipating some traffic in Edsa here and there.

Lo and behold, I was breezing through the highway and have dramatically decreased incidences of cursing and finger-pointing by as much as 90%. I had to drop off my brother at Boni which is responsible for the 5% (the buses weaving in and out of the bus lanes are horrendously ill-mannered), and a government convoy led by a loud police motorcycle was responsible for the other 5%. Why they were in a rush and had to sound the siren at otherwise peaceful drivers at such an early time and with virtually no traffic at all is beyond me.

Maybe the passenger had a serious case of diarrhea or something.

Anyway, on to much, much better things. Thank you to everyone who has left a comment in my earlier entries. I couldn’t reply even at the office because there’s something wrong with our connection. Apparently I can’t leave a comment on my own blog but I can on others’. But I’ll get around to it tonight or this weekend. So keep it coming :)

And oh, I’m ok by the way. Refering to my earlier rant about disappointing people. I just choose to forget and be happy. That’s it.

 

 

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9 Responses to “ 18 minutes ”

  1. # 1 Jayme Says:

    Eh 5:45 ka ba naman umalis… :) Okay na rin, para malamig pa ang hangin at wala pa masyadong kaagaw sa kalsada.

    Jayme’s last blog post..Making my first visual journal entry and self-discovery

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    iris reply on April 25, 2008:

    di naman, mga 5:54. haha. oo nga eh, parang ang sarap magbaba ng windows. but no, polluted pa rin ang kalye kahit anong mangyari.

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  2. # 2 mixglorioso Says:

    I was reading your other post last night… At hindi na ako nag-iwan ng comment kasi you looked pissed. haha! More energy means happy? ako masama ang tama ko sa revicon Ion na energy drink, para akong naka-spinach. haha!

    mixglorioso’s last blog post..Sino Ang Tunay Na Baliw?

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    iris reply on April 25, 2008:

    mix, sana hindi ka natakot sakin! di naman ako nangangagat. at meron naman akong anti-rabies shot. hahaha. talaga? di ba masama pag nag-crash ka naman? sa enervon mukhang tama lang tama sakin eh. :)

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  3. # 3 kengkay Says:

    grabe ano, isa din yan sa pinagiisipan namin ni kengkoy if ever na matuloy ang dream namin na mag stay sa manila. yung trapik kasi yung german school e asa alabang e, sempre balak namin sa middle of manila tumira, hayysss — pero sanayan lang yan! at tama ka, enjoy your life.

    kengkay’s last blog post..Pang-limang EB photos

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    iris reply on April 25, 2008:

    talaga, you’re seriously considering to move here? :) eh bakit hindi nalang kayo sa south tumira diba?

    salamat!

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  4. # 4 K Says:

    Naku Ris, di ba nakakatakot yung ganung oras? I mean gone are the days when I literally wake up earlier to commute going to the hospital (during my apprentice years). And I cannot imagine living in Manila driving my own car, not that I have, (and I don’t drive) kahit ndi rush hour, sa paghanap pa lang ng carpark, disaster na.

    Now I am not sure if I am ready to leave HK for good. So I’m taking your advice, just enjoy life and be happy.

    K’s last blog post..Modern Convenience

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    iris reply on April 25, 2008:

    haha disaster is a nice word. di naman delikado, mas masaya nga eh, kasi konti lang ang sasakyan. but the downside is, it’s detrimental to my sleeping schedule :)

    why not? there’s no place like home like manila, manila. :)

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  5. # 5 iris Says:

    done answering all the comments! yey!

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