My Amazing Race
Monday, December 05, 2011
Picture this, overloaded public utility jeep at midnight. Looks like an “uso-uso” (fast riding jeepneys with supah bass sound system) right? A few minutes after my 8-hour shift as pulmonary/ICU nurse, I experienced hurdles of ultimate challenges. Give me a grand prize for this amazing race I went through.
Challenge#1. Braving through hundreds of shoppers on a mall wide sale to find items for my ultimate Christmas wish list for the upcoming hospital party.
Challenge #2. Walking around for almost two hours of window shopping without really knowing what I am looking for.
Challenge #3. Doing the window shopping alone.
Challenge #4. Having a dilemma between getting on a cab (around 220php), or waiting for a pleasant PUJ (around 25php) to get home.
Challenge #5. Choosing the seemingly innocent jeepney and its humble façade (wrecked, rusty, slow moving, more like a running metal pile on its way to the junk shop) as my ride.
Challenge #6. Surviving the jeepney stops in almost every corner of the route.
Challenge #7. Holding my breath because of other malodorous passengers.
Challenge #8. Trying hard not to mind and get affected by the sweet couple in front of me.
Challenge #9. Keeping myself awake during the entire journey while protecting my bag and my other precious belongings (holdaper alert).
Challenge #10. Being inside a wrecked and slow jeep with a driver who wished to run for presidency, and had everyone ride his jeep, sky’s the limit.
Challenge #11. Hoping to breathe and get ventilation after being squeezed with other passengers like sardines in a very much overloaded jeepney (please note the redundancy).
Challenge #12. Dilemma between #7 and #11.
Challenge #13. Getting home safe without having a fight with the driver and his “manong kundoktor.
Challenge #14. Writing this blog with sleepy eyes and trying hard to write something nice, not rude or evil.
Challenge #15. Accepting the fact that I can’t post this blog because I didn’t load up my broadband.
Challenge #16. Going to sleep sound after the heartbreaking challenges.
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