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I’ve been taking the MRT almost everyday the past 2 years and I’d like to believe that much like the other Manila commuters out there, I won’t have a hard time going around when I go abroad just because I’ve been to hell and back. Like when you’ve survived being trampled on by rabid korean popstar fangirls and nothing in life can faze you anymore. Yeah.
So lemme share with you some of the interesting “characters” I’ve encountered inside the train. I won’t include anymore that motherfucker who stole my wallet last June, which is really retarded as I ALWAYS ride the all-female coach *tears hair*. Zen, Kring… Zen.
Anyway, one time, I was already seated and then this girl came in from another station, stood in front of me and held onto the circural thing on the horizontal bars. Pretty normal, huh? Well, not until she lifted her arms ‘coz good lord, I saw a forest over there! I think she hadn’t shaved in a month or so and she was wearing this low-cut spaghett-strapped top, which kind of boggled me. I mean, why wear sleeveless tops when you haven’t shaved? Thing is, she looked like a nice, sweet girl, a little on the chubby side, and she even smiled at the other passengers so I thought what the hell, maybe she just lost her razor. Or maybe she’s half French.
Another time also, there was this “tiyanak” who wouldn’t stop wailing. I could see the frustration of the mother as the kid was obviously throwing a tantrum and felt rather sorry for her but holy fuck, I swear I wanted to stab the boy’s eyes with a spork. I’m sure you’re very familiar with annoying kids inside trains so no need to elaborate.
Senior citizens and persons with disabilities are also allowed in the same exclusive-for-women coaches, hence, encounters with old people are inevitable. Just recently, I saw an old man come in and he kind of looked “haggard” (or “haggardo versoza” according to P0yt lulz). And then he started talking to this lady (who I’m sure didn’t know who he was) and began complaining about the government and the price of gas and how terrible life is blah blah and he said this in an obnoxious, know-it-all manner as he awaited for validation from the poor lady. ROFLMAO. What a mood wrecker!!! I wanted to give her my paperbag, as she obviously wanted to cover her face in shame but I just turned on my mp3 player instead and listened to “CHEEKY GIRLS”. Is all you have to do, my dears. ZONE OUT.
And last but not the least, the two inconsiderate butches who were making out. OMFG. I was forever scarred. No offense meant to butches out there but really, it was like a train wreck, a disaster if you may, and you just can’t take your eyes off of it! You don’t believe me? Why don’t you close your eyes and imagine two Kim Jong Il look-alikes with their tongues in each others’s throats, fondling and cuddling included??? Yes, it’s that bad. I wish I just saw a nekkid Aiza Seguerra, to be honest with you.
I won’t be getting a car anytime soon (much thanks to gas prices) so I expect to see more weird-ass people in the MRT. And who knows, somebody could’ve written about me, too yanno! That’s right. I’m that girl in your train, wearing that tattered inside-out jeans, pwning the passengers with my mad Japanese singing skills. Wuzzup, bitch?
ps: The title is from the advisory they announce through the PA System. And yes, I’d love to hear your “MRT encounters”
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August 17th, 2008 at 11:21 pm
Most of the time, I use the jeep-MRT-LRT loop whenever I go to school. And yeah, I’ve encountered a lot of “surreal” people inside the train. At one time, I entered the train filled with “emo” kids. I was stressed that day, and the negative atmosphere drained more energy from me. Scary shit, I’m telling you.
Recently, I encountered an actual snatcher. One of the passengers opened his bag, then the snatcher grabbed something from the open bag. There, nahuli. Buking. He almost got beaten to a bloody pulp, but there are a lot of passengers so that didn’t really happen. [Wait, can I call this "surreal"? Sorry, I'm nasasabaw when I typed this...]
August 17th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
grabe naman yung forest. haha.
August 18th, 2008 at 12:43 am
Hehe… That’s why I always try to sleep whenever I take the MRT, sitting even more so when I’m standing.
August 18th, 2008 at 3:01 am
“..much like the other Manila commuters out there, I won’t have a hard time going around when I go abroad just because I’ve been to hell and back.”
this is so true. i used to take the lrt, both 1&2, everyday when i go to school. (line 1 is much worse than hell, i wouldn’t want to go back.) when i got to try the lrt here in canada, wala akong masabi. no pushing, pulling, awful smell, rubbing off of sweats, strangling of bags or whatever. i know someone who doesn’t even want to ride the train here, “cause it’s crazy. it’s always full!” daw. i could just imagine her taking our LRT. haha
August 18th, 2008 at 7:10 am
i took the mrt once it’s not as bad as the lrt. lol
mm subways here are prtty bad too.
homeless ppl pa .
August 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am
@ Deranged Writer
I’ve encountered emo people in the train, but mostly girls with excessive black eyeliner, thankfully not in packs. And hahaha! it’s fine… I’m glad you shared your “surreal” MRT moment!
@ stoxbnx3
I. Wish. I. Was. Exaggerating. Really.
@ Philos
I’m kind of uncomfortable sleeping in the MRT, aybe because I’m afraid I’d miss my stop. lulz.
@ Ennuh
Nice name! Thanks for dropping by my blog, dear.I bet people from India would say “Oh! What a very comfortable transit system you have…” Have you seen their trains there? CRAZY!
@ Anndie
True. LRT’s route’s not my most fave in the world. Oh, subways! Man, I’ve read of some horror stories about it.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:20 am
yeah, it’s sick! i wish they could find a larger one to accommodate the whole India. lol
your blog really is funny and sexy.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
hahaha kring. so funneh!
i used to take the mrt from magallanes to north (my office was in is FAR-anaque and i live in QC) and man, i cannot list down all the funny/weird/scary stories from those two years. add mo na rin yung mga 30-40ish ladies who wouldn’t stop bickering — from magallanes to north, NON-STOP. umabot pa nga sa may nagka-physical-an na eh. like you, i ALWAYS stay at the women/elderly’s coach. women are rabid creatures, i tell you.
but the Singapore MRT experience is a different story altogether. do you like curry? if not, i suggest you DO NOT take the train. heh. no offense to singaporeans reading this blog. and oh, reklamo din nila na puno daw ung train. eh hello, pde pa nga ako humiga sa gitna eh. ang sarap nilang dalhin sa manila at pasakayin ng mrt starting at CUBAO during RUSH HOUR.
August 20th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Two Kim Jong Ils making out… very graphic! LOLOLOL
Lately I’ve been inclined to take the bus instead. I’m usually guaranteed a seat and I don’t have to stuff myself into an MRT. For the guys kasi, siksikan galore. I swear, some dude was fondling my butt this one time. I was like… whaaa… is it flat enough for you? LOLOL
August 20th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
Haha! funny forrest.
My crotch was grabbed once, by a goon-looking gey. Scary shit.
August 20th, 2008 at 9:37 pm
that’s why I try to avoid the trains as much as possible.
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MRT + rush hour = ONE HELL OF A TRIP!
August 20th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
@ CLaude
LOL. yeah. imma be at singapore starting tomorrow til monday. would sure try their trains!
@ George
That’s true. I’ve been taking the bus recently, too but only til philcoa. Buses take too long for me eh. And lolz. I’m sure that dude didnt mind if it was flat.
@ Hener
GOON-LOOKING FTMFW!!
@ Kai
inoeryt. if gas prices weren’t so bad…
August 21st, 2008 at 3:05 am
Dude, would you believe that a mentally retarded looking fellow offered me a seat on the LRT1 then started asking stuff about me i.e. whats my job, where i live and shit like that? I was so embarrassed i pretended i fell asleep. We happened to go off the same stop and he attempted to get my number. WTF. Retard magnet!
August 21st, 2008 at 3:38 pm
so what station do you get on? imma gunna stalk you. lulz.
August 21st, 2008 at 6:48 pm
“Or maybe she’s half French. ”
I have to agree.
August 22nd, 2008 at 4:11 am
”
ennuh Says:
i know someone who doesn’t even want to ride the train here, “cause it’s crazy. it’s always full!” daw. i could just imagine her taking our LRT. haha
”
“crazy, always full” description of Canadian trains starts when there are 5 people standing. HUHLOLZ. i travel by bus and GoTrains, and i gotsa say there are some smelly passengers, but yeah pushing is prohibited at all times because you’ll get kicked off the bus/train on the next stop.
BTW, funny entry here. keep it up as to i enjoy reading about random things in the philippines, especially at work.hehe.
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Oh Before way back nung nasa pilipinas pa ako, I saw girls slipping their shoes (w/ takongs) off into the platform gap… As in TWICE ako nakakita ng ganun… Poor girls, inde tuloy pantay ang paglalakad nila papunta sa office.
I experienced one time, yung face ko na kumiskis sa sa glass ng MRT doors habang sumasara ito… puno kase…
Then I remember a very funny but breath-taking scene in the MRT, i was standing behind the yellow line and behind me was the mob. As in habang dumaraan sa harapan ko yung each door ng MRT they were pushing me towards the train! As in sobrang bad trip! Sa sobrang galit ko… sumigaw ako… “HOY ANO BA KAYO AYOKO PANG MAMATAY BAKA GUSTO NYONG MAUNA MGA &@(*$@$##!%%*& NINYO !!!!????” Madali kase uminit ulo ko lalo na kapag life and death situation na wahahahaha…
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:32 pm
O WTF u are here in Singapore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????????????????????
August 23rd, 2008 at 2:23 am
you’re going Sg? wow! tour package ba to? make sure to pass by the charles and keith outlet store by anchorpoint mall. i swear, bargains all over. i can take you there if you want. hahaha!
and make sure to try chicken rice!
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:55 pm
aba ang dame mo palang fans Kring from SG ha! wahahahahahahaha
Try riding the train in the Violet Lane!!! Its kinda cool! kase walang driver yun, its computerized na train…. safe naman… wahahahaha
August 26th, 2008 at 3:41 am
Vantuten: yeah, it’s considered public harassment already & legal proceedings may follow. haha bawal talaga ang tulakan and everything. how i wish may ganyan rin sa pilipinas para naman stress-free ang commuters.
August 26th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Sabi ng prof ko sa Filipino, ung friend daw ng wife nya (both his wife and friend are Germans….wait, Russian ata O___o;; German na lang XP) The friend told him that in Germany, ‘forest’ (as you describe it) is considered sexy…. LOL, nasa Pinas ka hija XD
Experience? Beware of DOM -inside the all female coach -____-;;
Grabe muntikan ko na talaga karate-hin ung mama kung di ko inassume na asawa sya nung matandang babae din (sayang dapat talaga di ako nag assume dahil hindi pala nya asawa un X__x;;)
Grabe experiences mo sa MRT ah, ahahahah XD
BTW, NASA SINGAPORE KA? O_____________________O;; wait for meeeeh XD
September 1st, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Haha, talaga bang sinabi iyon sa PA system? Lol.
September 10th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
all that hair, good grief. :O well… i have a friend who was annoyed to have this other guy making him ‘kiskis’ from behind. :O