Life In A Jeepney Ride

by **J E F F R E Y** on Fri Sep 19, 2008 11:50 am

Almost everyone has a jeepney experience that we love to recount again and again.

I live in a city where jeeps are a necessity of life if you want to get anywhere. From those scorching hot afternoons when you need to go downtown to those rainy days when you just want to catch a flick at the mall, the jeep is a life saver! If you have ever tried walking a mile under either conditions, then youll definitely be able appreciate its presence. On the other hand, smoke, dust and a mix of other sticky and sweaty aromas wafting from one nose to the next is always part of why I also hate to ride this necessity of life at times. And so goes my love-hate affair with jeepneys.

My first real jeepney ride, if I still remember right, was when I was in my budding age of 12. The years before, I wasnt allowed to ride the jeep alone. They told me I was too young and it wasnt my time (sounds like a love song to me). But that day, I had the freedom to ride on my own! In truth, it was just that there was no one who could drive nor accompany me to my piano teachers house.
So there I was after school, standing inside those yellow lines sprayed on the street to signify jeepney stops. I knew the route number of the jeep I was to take (A definite must know if you want to ride one!) but I just couldnt bring my hand to reach out and hail one. I was scared of hailing the wrong one I guess that feeling goes with every first in our life.

I was thinking, What would I do if ever I rode the wrong route? How am I supposed to get home? This was at a time when kids were yet to see the likes of a cellular phone. Gosh, Im not that old though! But at that time, the only phones were actually attached to a line and stayed at home. If I got lost, I was on my own.

I eventually did hail a jeep and reach my destination. But the fear of getting lost still didnt go away.
Only after a thousand or so of jeepney rides, and hundreds of times getting lost did that feeling become diluted. Oh, I still dont like getting lost but for someone who I like to call directionally challenged (I even get lost inside the mall!), its a lifestyle!

The fear has just been gradually replaced by the realization that one, the jeepney returns to where you first rode it. And two, you are allowed to get down at the same place where you rode the jeepney and just transfer to the right route numbered jeep.

Life is somehow akin to a jeepney ride. We fear of the day when we get lost: we fail, do something stupid, make a mistake, fail someone, or we simply dont know what to do. But my jeepney rides taught me that we are allowed detours and u-turns.

We always say that we wish life was just like riding a jeep. And when we cant seem to take it anymore, just yell Para! get off and leave everything behind. Well, we cant do that but we can yell, Para, get off and transfer to a right route numbered jeep.

Getting lost is just part of the process of finding the way. And when we cant seem to find our way, the best part of being lost is being found

We dont have to be so afraid of getting lost. There is that Someone who is always looking for us.

by **aSaMi_cHaN** on Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:27 am

isang beses ng sumakai ako sa jeep..
ako lang sakai ni manong..
nagsalita bigla si manong..
"hirap talaga pumasada,
lalo na kapag ganito bihira ang sumasakai.."sabi ko, "opo nga eh"
sabai tanong nia, "nagmahal ka na noh?"
sa isip ko, koneksyon?
sabai dugtong nia,

"hirap talaga pakawalan ang taong sobrang mahal mo..
lalo na kapag ipinangako mo na sa sarili mo na xa na
talaga hanggang sa huli.."
sumagot ako.. "ah, ganun ho ba?"
sabi nia.. "mahal na talaga.."
"ah oo.. magtataas nga ulit pasahe.." sabe ko..
sabai sabe nia..

"ganito yan.. ang gas, dyip at ang mismong daan ai parang pag-ibig..
ang driver ai ikaw.. ang pasahero, xa..
minsan kahit anong ayos ng daan,
kahit fulltank ka o kahit okei pa dyip mo..
kapag gusto na bumaba ng pasahero mo, wala ka magagawa..
minsan ipagkatiwala mo ang manibela sa taas..
malai mo sa pagpasada mo ulet..
xa pa rin ang pumara at sumakai......

by **J E F F R E Y** on Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:15 pm

life is similar in riding a jeep...
we get lost at times but we manage to find our way back...

we have ups and downs in life...
most of the time puro downs...
pero the good thing is we have our own ways
of dealing it...

by **billie** on Tue Sep 23, 2008 1:30 pm

waaa haba nung nung nilagai ko dto tas nawala

sad mode

ndi nayang ako post dto

by **aSaMi_cHaN** on Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:24 pm

..dami ngang nawala nung mga huling post kahapon eh..
ganda pa namn ng sinabe mo dito bevs..
gulat nga ako seo eh.. saiang nawala..

by **billie** on Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:13 am

aSaMi_cHaN wrote:
..dami ngang nawala nung mga huling post kahapon eh..
ganda pa namn ng sinabe mo dito bevs..
gulat nga ako seo eh.. saiang nawala..

naun kolang kasi napagisip isip un ate eh

kasi ganun ako pag naiinip

gsto ko na umalis peo

aun i still find mah self

sittin' tas hintay kung kelan alis

parang sa problemo

gsto ko na mwala peo un

ndi padin ako gumagawa nang solution

by **J E F F R E Y** on Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:45 pm

life has many ups and downs...
u must know how to handle it
when you're in that position...

by **billie** on Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:39 pm

solving problem
seems to be
easy
when ur
loukhin tah
uda peoples
problem
but when it comes
to ur own
problem
it so hard to find an
answer
and it seems to be impossible
to handle it
and it feels like
ur dumb
that u cant even
make your way out...
that its like a de javu...
dat are trapped in
the middle and
u kif on tuning back
to wer u r started
no matter how
hard u try
to find ur way out
but we forgot that
the only solution
to our problems is
jas trust in
the Lord our God
and ask for his guidance
and we'll jas be amazing
on how he can move to our lives
and change our situation
in jaz a blink
of an eye

by **nichelle** on Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:33 pm

nako dami n nga yari sa kin sa jeep...

hehehe n kaka miss tuloy...

wento ko pa ba..

weeee andar n lang.....baka maiwan pa.. admin

by **somerton** on Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:41 am

minsan sumakay ako ng dyip galing eskwela
nang may nakita akong isang magandang dalaga
wow seksi at ang ganda nya
mata nya ay kulay brown, ala syang brace ngipin
at marami syang kamukhang artista kung iisipin
tapos may sumakay na matandang ale
naku! ang dyipney puno na pala
kaya tumayo ako at sabi ko 'lola dito ka na"
sasabit na lang ako para sa inyo.
nung akoy tumayo na sabi sa akin ng magandang dalaga
'ingat ka baka ikaw ay madisgrasya"
wow! pumalakpak ang aking tenga
plak plak plak sabi ng aking tenga

by **billie** on Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:01 pm

minsan sang araw sa skul,,,
uwian na tas umuulan...
peo maganda ...
naman ang araw...
nung umaga...
wala ako payong,,,,,
walang dumaan na dyip...
nababasa na ako...
nang sa wakas...
may paparating na...
pinara ko kaagad...
nagtaka ko...
kung bakit sila...
nakatingin s akin...
nang pagbaba ko....
bibigai ko na bayad ...
ko...
sabi nila...
ndi na libre nalang...
tas saka ko...
nalaman na...
mai outing pala cla...
saka ko nakaramdam nang hiya....

naun naisip ko...
ang ulan na un...
parang pagsubok sa buhai...
na hinahayaan .....
ni God na dumating sa....
buhay natin..
sa ndi natin inaasahang pagkakataon....
sa panahon na akala..
natin ai aus lang ang lahat....
dto hinahayaan nia...
dto natin malalaman...
ang mga totoo sa ndi...
at dto hinahayaan ....
ni God....
na mai dumating....
na mai tutulong...
peo ndi ang inaasahan natin...
na tulong na manggagaling.....
sa mga taong pinagkakatiwalaan natin....
na inaakala natin darating ...
sa oras nang pangangailangan....
(tulad nang ndi pagdating nang
dyip na namamasada lol!

)
peo sa mga taong....
ndi natin inaasahan na tutulong
sa atin....
na sa pagtulong nila satin....
ai nahihiya tayo....
peo laki ang pasasalamat natin....
na kahit na ndi nila tayo kilala...
they are willing to stop and help us...
like the dyip...
na ndi nman namamasada sa araw na un...
peo still huminto...
at sinakai ako ....
at dahil....
sa tulong nila...
nalampasan natin...
ang pagsubok na dumating....
at nalibre pa tayo *wink*

adiktuz

PS: sana ndi na to mabura kundi....
hahaha ndi na ako....
magbabayad sa susunod kung sakai...

by **aSaMi_cHaN** on Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:14 am

somerton wrote:minsan sumakay ako ng dyip galing eskwela
nang may nakita akong isang magandang dalaga
wow seksi at ang ganda nya
mata nya ay kulay brown, ala syang brace ngipin
at marami syang kamukhang artista kung iisipin
tapos may sumakay na matandang ale
naku! ang dyipney puno na pala
kaya tumayo ako at sabi ko 'lola dito ka na"
sasabit na lang ako para sa inyo.
nung akoy tumayo na sabi sa akin ng magandang dalaga
'ingat ka baka ikaw ay madisgrasya"
wow! pumalakpak ang aking tenga
plak plak plak sabi ng aking tenga

buti indi naflat o tumaob ung jip nung sumabit ka?
ahahaahah... adikz..

by **somerton** on Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:24 am

woi magaan lang kea ako nuh

by **J E F F R E Y** on Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:13 am

J E F F R E Y wrote:

We dont have to be so afraid of getting lost. There is that Someone who is always looking for us.

"it is not how many times we fall that counts...
it is how we stand and pick up ourselves for every fall..."

"there are times we need to be serious when situation calls for it...
there is a season for everything"

by **nichelle** on Thu Oct 09, 2008 8:08 pm

haizz...may n mimisss ako sa jeep......

ano b......masaya n.....na kakakilig hehehe..

sa buzzzz meron din...pede ba....

admin

by **J E F F R E Y** on Fri Oct 10, 2008 5:02 pm

nichelle wrote:haizz...may n mimisss ako sa jeep......

ano b......masaya n.....na kakakilig hehehe..

sa buzzzz meron din...pede ba....

hmmmm...

nun umuwi tyo galing EB...
nsa jeep tyo 3...

nun bumaba na kayo...
nsa bus na kayo...

adiktuz

by **aSaMi_cHaN** on Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:10 am

..wahahha ano yan ha..
..iba na yan eh..

napaka memorable tlga ng mga
pampasaherong sasakyan..
..kahit saan meo memories eh..
..merong sa jip keo nagkatampuhan..
..naglambingan.. nag-awai..
..nag tarayan..
..nagkainan at kantahan..
..masaiang balikan ang mga araw na un..
..at gang ngayon d un mawawala sa puso't isipan ko..

by **LHYN_25** on Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:21 am

miss ko n ang jeep!
lalo n pag kasama ko si bhebz
lahat ng mata nsa amin kasi
sobrang harot nmin eh!

tas mahilig sumakay sa harapan
nasisita nmn ng driver kasi baba na di pa pala kami nakakapgbayad!
daldalan kasi ng daldalan wahahahah ampf

ala lang kakamis....

by **J E F F R E Y** on Wed Oct 15, 2008 10:13 am

J E F F R E Y wrote:
Getting lost is just part of the process of finding the way. And when we cant seem to find our way, the best part of being lost is being found

We dont have to be so afraid of getting lost. There is that Someone who is always looking for us.

many times we tend to make mistakes in our lives...
sometimes we are too afraid to comkit mistakes...
always remember that the best teacher we could ever had is our experiences...

by **chakay** on Wed Oct 22, 2008 6:19 pm

thats true kuya jeff.

im greatful talaga everytime na nakakaexperience ako ng bago

lalo na kung bad experiences. kc mas lalo akong napapalakas nito

hindi ako nawawalan ng pagasa na isipin na ayos lang ito

i know mi dahilan ang bawat pagsubok na dumadaan sakin.

nakakachallenge p nga ei. at the end of the day i said to myself

"hayzzz ganun talaga charge to experience" winking

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