cheapest fare

I think that I already found the cheapest way to commute
home from Makati.

From Rustan's Makati, I took a bus that passes Boni Ave. I
got off at Robinsons Plaza in Pioneer St. Beside it is the waiting
area for jeepneys that ply Boni Ave. and Kalentong. I got off at
Gabby's, where there is a banca to Bacood. My fare was less than 20
pesos. Were I to take jeepneys from Ayala to PRC, etc., it would cost
me 30 pesos. If I were to take an FX from Landmark to Nagtahan and
then a jeepney to Bacood, it would cost me 42 pesos. And if I were to
take a taxi, the fare would be around 100 pesos. I should know very
well as I always take a taxi when I go to my German class,

If only the bridge from Bacood to Kalentong were already
constructed (it has been years since its construction begun), there
wouldn't be a need to ride a banca or take short rides. I could just
walk home from Kalentong. Or perhaps, by then, there would be
jeepneys from Punta, Kalentong, etc. that would pass Bacood and I
wouldn't walk home. But then again, it's quite nice to walk at night.
I didn't even sweat tonight. It's colder than yesterday. I heard
that yesterday was so far the hottest day in Metro Manila this year.

Anyway, this is not the first time I took this route
(Boni-Kalentong) home. I hitched a ride with my classmate Bebot last
February 17 because I wanted to be home earlier to prepare for the
date with my mother to watch the Chinese acrobat show at PICC. Bebot
dropped me off at Boni Ave. and before I could cross to the flyover, I
noticed the jeepneys to Kalentong. I backtracked and located its
station beside Robinsons Plaza.

Strange, it has been exactly a month since I took this
route. But perhaps, this will be my way from now on. I haven't
experienced any heavy traffic yet. I just don't know the situation
during the day.

In any case, my German 7 class will end soon, next month.
And I already agreed with my classmates from the DFA that we wouldn't
enroll next term. First, our teacher in German since level one would
go to United States to teach at the University of Wisconsin for the
summer. Second, we need to review German from level one without the
stress of assignments and compulsory attendance. Right now, learning
languages is no longer fun as it was before. We always have
assignments in German and in French. Four of us are also classmates
in French. It is stressful to rush assignments for both courses, in
addition to our workload at this period.

sayong
03-17-07 11:55pm