Grind in Photos | Manila to Ortigas and Back

02.05.2020 – Getting around Metro Manila is no cakewalk when there are errands to do on a Tuesday and even if it is early morning or not the peak of traffic the commute is incomparable to rides from the suburbs to Adelaide via Bus, Train, or even Tram. With most Aussie friends say that they don’t like commuting in their state. But then again, that a perspective of a Westerner, who hasn’t tried living in any of the countries in Southeast Asia unlike no other though if you ever endured the rough life it would come easy to even experience the commute in a western country. Even though it is a challenge to dealing with overcrowded rides some parts are not bad.

Traffic Horror Tales | 3 Hour Quiapo Trip

09.26.2019 – The month of September is almost done and as the day goes by traffic has become far worse than you’ll ever think to live in a densely populated area in the Philippines. Every day it has become part of the daily grind for most Filipinos living in a city as things have become gloriously terrible by the hour. If the local mass transportation has not evolved in the last two decades and the dwindling sidewalks that include proper pick-up points were not enough to be taken out by road widening projects. Then things get more horrible than the usual horror stories you encounter every day while on the road in this part of the country.

Anne Curtis takes the MRT to see Kylie Minogue!

07.05.2011 - On the way home while on the road... I actually saw this trending on social media while walking home, I just happen to catch Anne Curtis sending her tweet after she arrived from her travel to Sidney Australia a few hours. Interesting to see this bubbly woman in her adventures in the city. Actually, she was running late for a major concert of for Kylie Minogue who was in the country, and I was wishing the tickets where not that expensive. I like to expereince local concerts, but it is an investment worth it if you have the budget to spend away foreign acts coming to the country. Ever wonder if she's going to get volunteers to Do The Locomotion on stage? Local celebrities like Ms. Curtis certainly have the following to take notice about her excietment in having the experience to go to these concerts. But what makes it noticeable is her and a couple of friends taking a public mass trasit service like the MRT 3. Jump after the cut...

Train Commuters: Don't Block The Doors?!

04.12.2011 - The MRT Metro Rail Transit has been one of the basic public mass transportation service in the Philippines. How can anyone have chosen to take the bus or the jeepney for something fast and convenient? But the MRT has been showing its age lately since it has been operational since 2001, and the neglect is certainly showing with mishaps and lack of trains recently. Most commuters take the train during peak hours because it is fast and voiding traffic. But recently it has become challenging for the most packed transportation service along with the LRT-1 (Light Rail Transit). But most of the time, it's not always that crowded in certain hours. The mornings and after-hours take that bulk, but recently the trains have taken a lot of hours to arrive and they have not been on time lately.