the sights and sounds of public transpo and missable misses

on my way to manila from le uber cool mountains, i was feeling so happy because my week had been productive [look ma, i'm awake]. plus the night sky was so amazing. i was so filled with joy stargazing on the bus [good thing victory liner busses have large windows], i didn't notice that we have stopped for a long time. there were red lights strobing in the distance and media vans. wow scoop ito. then the bus moved forward and when i looked out, holy jeepers, there was a dead man sprawled on marcos hi-way! all i could blurt out was, "oh my goodness." my only consolation was that i didn't see his face. creepy.

i tried to sleep. that's new because i never tried sleeping; it had always been so natural to me. anyway, i finally dozed off and the next thing i knew, we were in manila. i decided to walk and take the jeep instead of hailing a cab. i needed to exercise. and cross big roads. [oh. pedestrian stop lights in timog corner edsa, don't work.]

in the jeepney, there were two men talking about working late shifts. baristas most likely. they were discussing how annoying it was when customers would trip them. i felt guilty for giving psst, all, ever, free and takeshi as my name for order call outs. but but it's so fun hearing, "pizza for ever!" diba? diba? or "coffee for all!" ah. but them baristas are smart. they changed the system for trippers. they'd now say, "free, your coffee is ready." oh diba, style. chenes.

one time, there was a gay teener snuggling so close to me even when the jeep was half empty. he was talking in his green 7610 and he suddenly says to me,"ate, ang ganda ng fone ko noh. hahaha." lasing ka ba?

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i stumbled upon the OBB of the adventures of pete and pete on you tube. you know, the nickelodeon show with two brothers with the same name. my siblings and i bonded over every episode; waking each other up on wee hours of the day to catch re-runs. i felt my eyes brimming with tears at the sight of the all-too familiar characters: pete, pete, petunia, ellen, mom, dad, artie, nona, bus driver stu... and other quirky characters. i felt like i reunited with a long lost love.



speaking of old nick shows, i also miss clarissa explains it all. melissa joan hart as clarissa darling is just adorable. she's probabaly one of the reasons why i majored in journalism. hehe. joke lang yun. i love love the show. i'd catch it everyday, even the 2am replay. i was that hooked because the show gives light to typical teenager issues in an interesting, "journalistic" way [i am talking about teeny bopper issues. i was young, sue me]. plus clarissa had an eccentric fashion sense. although bordering on tacky, it was forgivable. heck, it was the early 90's.



i can probably name a dozen shows i miss. legends of the hidden temple, all that [the original cast], kenan and kel, the secret world of alex mack, wwf [yes, when stone cold reigned supreme and dx was the coolest thing ever], tgis *rolls eyes*, takeshi's castle, shaider, mask man [laser squadron, mas-kuu maaan!], bio man, dexter's lab, saved by the bell, beverly hills 90210, doogie houser, m.d., mcgyver *swoon*, mission impossible [when they were a team and not tom cruise hogging the spotlight]... so that's more than a dozen. and i grew up glued on the tube [but what kid in my generation isn't?] oh yes, i also sorely miss encantadia.



teka, teka, ankoolet ng DX! carlito, mag-suicide ka na. :)