The Pot of Gold’s Right Here
Here’s the deal with Manila. I hate the traffic. EDSA is hell especially on weekends, when the usual three lanes becomes two because of construction going in the middle of the highway. I hate the buses that wreak havoc with their smoke-belching and insane lack of road ethics. I hate the jeepneys that stop for anything, even if the light is green or there is an “No Loading/Unloading” sign right beside them. I hate the jaywalking pedestrians who cross busy highways, so leisurely at that.
Then I come upon a peaceful moment like this. All those imperfections just melt away. The jeepneys look more colorful, the passengers looking out of bus windows more interesting, the pedestrians suddenly amusing.
Hayyy, Manila. Ibang klase ka talaga. I love you anyway.
February 19th, 2007 at 2:10 pm
this road looks familiar… It’s along commonwealth, right?
hate the buses that ply my daily route.. arrrggh!
February 19th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
Biglang buwelta ang post, hehehe…. When I drive, I get stressed. If only I could wish for a ban on motorcycles and jeepneys (fortunately, not much buses in Cebu)… Haay…
February 19th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Manila will always have a love-hate relationship to almost everyone…whatever it is, we still consider it “home” for us… it’s a place na babalik balikan kahit once a year lang
February 19th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
A rainbow is a refreshing sight. It certainly helps overshadow some of the less perfect things around. What a wonderful way to greet the day. Thanks for sharing.
February 19th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
well, it’s not everyday you get to see a rainbow.. makes me relieved from all the stress whenever i see one. ^_^
February 19th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
The trick is to focus on the positive instead of the negative side of anything, be it a place, a person or even an inanimate object and that is with or without a rainbow present.
February 20th, 2007 at 8:02 am
you know i get the same damned feeling every time i see a picture of manila’s roadways with its jeepneys and all the things that make up its vibrancy. you know what else, seeing a night shot of edsa traffic, in all its billboarded glory.
ibang klaseng feeling talaga.
February 20th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
that’s why i hate driving in manila, pag commute dapat tinutulugan lang para di mainip hehe! but then again, you’ll miss all these when you’re not in the country. hay manila ngang talaga hehe! you hate it but can’t live without it.
nice panoramic shot, yung k750 mo ba ang gamit mo dito?
February 21st, 2007 at 9:23 am
napapakanta ka na ba ng “Manila, Manila…simply no place like Manila” =)
you should go to UP on weekends, specially sundays…now that is one peaceful place
February 21st, 2007 at 1:08 pm
The more you know about Manila the more you love this city.
When I first visited the Philippines I found Manila an ugly polluted place!
Now, I love Manila!
February 26th, 2007 at 5:36 pm
Manila, Manila, I keep coming back to Manila
There’s no place like Manila
Manila, I keep coming home.