on buses and trains

july 31 at around 7:30 pm (gmt+08:00) was the worst ride i had in the mrt (metro railway transit). waited for awhile and had to shove and be pushed towards the train's doors. we were like sardines and i avoided fainting just by the mere thought of how embarrassing it would be afterwards. if only i wasn't in a hurry since i had a lot of things to do, i would have simply waited. by now i am already used to congested trains but most of the time i still long for the simple and leisurely trip of my childhood and growing up years in the province. i am, after all, still a provinciana at heart. but no matter how tedious i find the trip to be (i have to make 4 rides/transfers to get to where i work!), the mrt station is a part of my daily routine simply because of fear that i'll get stuck in traffic (or would have to wake up very early to beat the morning rush!) if i chose the bus instead. lesser of two evils, i guess. oops, gotta go and endure another "mrt-episode". maybe this time, i'll be lucky and won't get pushed in the mrt or maybe i get to sit down for the duration of my ride.