| 11.28.2019 – Commute in Manila is no cake walk and it’s always in a rush as part of the daily grind. It is a challenging place to commute due to a very dense population, but it has its upswing when it is about perspective.
Being the capital city of the Philippines Manila is busy day in and day out when it comes to commuting. The night life when things winds down is not considered things will slow as most of the commuters around are still in a rush despite that the travel is less stressful compared to its peak hours. Thursday brings something unusual which depends on everyone’s point of view but the images here will give you an idea. |
It was past nine in the evening as head to Carriedo station of the LRT (Light Rail Transit), but before that I decided to pass by the still ‘under construction’ Jones Bridge that has a massive rehabilitation for the past two to three months and it is nearly finished at about 85% per cent with finishing touches.The installation of the new lights shined brightly in the calm waters of Pasig River and that also includes the underside of the bridge where small vessels like tugboats and barges make their way.
On this night things are rarely seen and the weather was quite clear. But the people passing through taking selfies and capture images of the very busy bridge that connects to the main arch of the second oldest Chinatown in the World is brightly as some workers do some finishing touches on both sides.
At the foot of the bridge there are still being built as concrete is not yet complete with additional monuments on both ends with safety covers lacking for those who set foot to cross it. The sidewalk though is still knee deep high from standard sidewalks I’ve seen in other countries and pretty much this is not ‘normal’ for those who regularly walk than taking an e-trike or tricycle.
There are still workers finishing the painting while there are others still installing some crucial elements to make the bridge aesthetics look grand. But overall it is almost done as I walk around and capture the Philippine Post Office well-lighted yellow texture compliment the bridge last night.
By the time I reached Carriedo station it was a rush to the train that was about to leave in five seconds. Inside view of the passengers the perspective is different most usually crowd the doors while others are plugged in to their mobile phones like they are sort of allured to the lights of being hypnotized, which was the common thing I see since coming from South Oz last August 2018.
It was calm and yet unpleasant perspective of how Filipinos deal with commuting it’s not like the Aussies optimistic life reading a book or looking at the windows while the train passes through its route. By the time reaching Pedro Gil station more people climbed up the platform and crowd the view I’ve taken at the entrance/exit doors when they can stand in the middle of a spacious isle. Typical primitive behaviour which another not-so pleasant view as more people pile in the doors leaving a spacious isle quite the view that block my POV.
By the time I got to my stop those same people still didn’t move to avoid blocking the entrance/exit doors as they continue to remain where they should not be leaning to the doors as the train speed off to its next station.
No longer in the vicinity of Manila and back to Makati CBD you get to see people not using the overpass, but rather cross the center island like that structure was not there. Even during daylight these people would do this ‘short cut’ to end another challenging Thursday a rare view through the images in this country that you don’t notice on a daily basis that has become the ‘normal’ to every primitive Filo.
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