long weekend get-away

hellooo.. it's nice to be back after a long holiday.. i'm so happy to have spent it with my loved ones and friends...

me and the rest of the family were in Pangasinan during Holy Week.. it's my first time to spend Semana Santa with my family after seven years... yes, that long!

but there were also some "aberya" which caused my blood cholesterol to go up high.. as in to the highest level..

it started nung babyahe pa lang kami papunta ng Pangasinan. i was with my cousin and my kids in the Dau Terminal waiting for a bus (going to Alaminos - para makababa kami sa Labrador).. kaso, it's been almost 2 hours na pero wala namang dumarating na pa-Alaminos.. kung meron man, laging puno (standing) at mainit pa kasi hindi aircon..

just then, we heard this man barking "oh, Alaminos! Alaminos! sakay na, Alaminos!.." i asked my cousin to check if there are still vacancies.. to our surprise, there was a newly parked bus near the Fermina Express station.. the driver hailed, "Miss, sakay na po kayo.. kung maghihintay kayo dyan, wala na kayong masasakyan kahit abutin pa kayo ng alas-kwatro"..

so sakay naman kami ni pinsan sa bus.. in fairness, air-con sya at merong tv and naka-alpombra ang mga seats.. iilan pa lang kaming nakasakay, nang sabihin ng konduktor na Minimum po 250 lang.. kahit sa tarlac pa ho kayo bababa, 250 po ang bayad!

my eyes grew wide upon hearing this... ano? 250 minimum, samantalang 150 lang ang pamasahe hanggang sa min ah!

ang daming nagreklamo sa loob ng bus.. kasi naman, nananamantala ang mga driver at bus operators.. imagine, 100 ang dagdag pasahe! sus, ginoo! i was expecting a change dun sa 500 pesos na inabot ko, but the conductor was adamant in saying that the minimum is 250 talaga..

hay grabeh... ang mga pinoy talaga! kaya hindi umaasenso, dahil mahilig manggancho..

ako naman, nagpaloko.. tsk tsk.. i really had no choice.. my kids will cry kung mag-i-standing naman kami noh or makikisiksik sa mga non-aircon bus.. parusa! in less than 4 hours, nakauwi rin kami sa aking hometown...

= to be continued =