Commuters Laugh

The life of commuters

The series of unexpected, embarrassing, and tiring encounters of the commuters

on a daily basis. There are a lot of public transportations in the Philippines such
as Busses, Trains. Tricycle, and the most famous of them all is the culture icon,
the traditional jeepneys.

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 EP. 1 “Sleep disaster”
was not my father, it was an old man.
When I opened my eyes, I felt so
Hi, it's me Josayyah, your number 1 awkward and embarrassed and I said
favorite author in Commuters "sorry" and the old man said "para" and
Laugh...just kidding. So, let me tell left the jeepney, so I thought that he was
you about my sleep disaster waiting for me to wake up before he left
experience in public transportation. the jeepney, so I always say to myself
Since Elementary days I always that don't sleep in a jeepney again. The
commuted even to this day, because I last sleep disaster that I didn't want to
always choose to study in a school happen and to be remembered again
where kilometers away from my because it was so embarrassing. I was
home. I remember when I was taking a nap and the Jeep rapidly boosted
studying in my old school and my it was like I was riding on a speedy roller
schedule was a morning class, so I coaster, and then, I awakened suddenly
was so sleepy whenever I went to and I said "para" because I saw the
school because I needed to arrive landmark in our place, so the driver
earlier than anyone to avoid rush pulled the brake of the jeepney. So I was
hour. One time the sky was so dark it in the middle seat of the jeep because of
was like 4 am, I was so tired and the break I went upside down at the back
sleepy because I slept 3-4 hours, so I of the driver and I looked at the other
took a nap but there was a smell and a passenger I saw them staring at me, so I
taste of fragrant shampoo also wet left the jeep and walked nothing
hair slapping me to make me wake up. happened because it was so
When I opened my eyes I saw a girl, it
was like finding herself in the window
of the jeepney and not noticing her
hair slap me a couple of times. I felt
so outraged therefore, I was the one
who adjusted to move to the other
side because I don't want to taste
again the bitter taste of wet hair that
used "Sunsilk pink" (A shampoo brand
in the Philippines). My next sleep
disaster was the other day. After
school, after a mountain of
schoolwork, I had passed, I ran to ride
a jeep I was in front, sitting beside a
driver and one person was sitting
beside me. I felt heavy-eyed and it
was so much traffic, so I took a nap.
When I was sleeping, I thought I was
sleeping on my father's shoulder and I
realized that the person beside me

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 EP. 2 “Rush Hour”
Hi again, commuters! Have you been in a
hurry during rush hour? It’s the worst time of
all. It has been one of my problems eveeeer.
It’s worse when you’re running late and the
jeep is not moving at all and you’ve been stuck
in the same place for minutes. And the
thoughts of “should I just go home” “will I
even make it” will surge in your head.

Once, I was running late for my class, my

afternoon class, and 10 minutes passed and I
was still waiting in the terminal. Some
EP. 3 “The inside Point of jeepneys passed but all of them were full. I
can see the passengers crowded in one small
view” vehicle, some of them can’t even sit properly
We all have different experiences inside the because the seats were all occupied but for the
transportation vehicle. Some are worst but jeepney barkers there was still space… I didn’t
some are the best. How can we really say if get on because it’s already in traffic and also,
our Inside Experience is worst? and how are it’s hot. I mean, if I'm gonna be late, it’s better
some of them the best? I’ll go first. When I when I'm not dripping in sweat. But
was young, I remember a comfortable sometimes, I don't really have a choice. If I
experience when I sat on my mother’s lap don’t really want to be late, it’s fine if only one
inside the jeepney. We limit our budget that side of my buttocks is sitting as long as my
time so I need to sit on her lap, instead of a teacher won’t be pissed hahaha, kidding aside,
chair. It was hard, but a good memory with rush hours may be the worst enemy of the
my mom that I will remember everyday as II rode in a jeepney and I was in front. I sit
ride jeepneys nowadays. beside an old man in front and it was really
the tight and uncomfortable ride I’ve ever
Moving on, I experience many times sittingbeen here in this City. Why? because I can’t
in the jeepney’s stair because the left andtell an old man that my right leg was almost
right sides of the chairs are full. It was reallyin the road, but since I am too shy to admit
fun. You may think that this might be ait, I still continue the ride. That’s my Inside
hassle, but in our province, All I smell ispoint of view when riding a vehicle. It is
fresh air and I can be with my mom foreither good, bad or even fun! All you have to
days, weeks or even years. I alsodo is like what I always remind myself, “Just
experienced sat in the roof of the jeepgo with the Flow and let yourself experience
because inside is full of capacity. What aboutthe rides”.
the worst? A lot, actually. But I only wanted
to tell you about this recent event of mine.

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