Monday, March 12, 2012

Manic Monday's in Makati

It's Monday again! Have to leave home at 6:30am in order to avoid the inevitable traffic jam in Makati! Although there are a whole lot of alternative routes and transportation, you still need to beat Makati Traffic at it's worst!
When you get to the office you are swarmed with work you have to finish the same day! Endless meetings where you don't have time to go to the bathroom or take your lunch break. Typically lunch is around 2:00pm or worse. I Just glad that my office mates always find humor in everything. One of the reasons why I go to work is not just to "bring home the bacon" but to also get a dose of laughter from the start of the day till "quitting time". Working in a digital marketing agency is fun but it's also stressful - reason why I need humor.
At the end of my day I walk to the terminal where I usually wait for my ride going home to Sta Rosa, Laguna. If I am lucky I will catch a ride in 10-15 minutes. But usually I stand in line for about (give or take) 30 minutes to 2 hours. Depending on the traffic enforcer " situation". You see the vans I ride are "illegal" so they are on the "down low" so-to-speak. If the traffic cops are around. They don't go nowhere. They let the passengers stand out in the open lot until they are ready. It ain't right huh? But people are so used to it no one cares to change anything. So as I stand in line, waiting for my van to be "OK" to go. I am not going anywhere! Hahaha. It's funny how some situations are repetitive even when they ate annoying Pinoys put up with it. Accept it as part of life. There is a good and bad side to that. But I leave you the floor to comment on this.