Saturday Evening Posts
May 30 to June 5 Edition
A Thousand Summers
Episode 11
I took a roll-on, roll-off (RORO) bus. I would have gone to
the station in Cubao if only to reminisce my teenage hangout days at the Ali
Mall, but it's only in Pasay where they have my route.
The Philippines is a mass of
scattered islands so these busses would "roll-on" aboard ships and
"roll-off" to disembark on the next pier. The advantages are obvious
and the people who made it work should be given credit for it.
The greatest lesson I learned in
riding the RORO is that I don't want to anymore. They don't follow their own
schedule and I was stuck in a bad seat. Another thing: I was hostaged by greedy
resto-owners during stop-overs. What's more, I wanted to stay longer in many of
the places along the way.
I couldn't believe the stuff some
people bring: there was even a big plastic chest of drawers on the aisle,
trapping all of us inside.
To Be Continued Next Saturday
Jonathan Aquino's Journal
March 22, 2015, Sunday
My life is filled with everyday miracles. One of the most
recent is that my neighbor across the garden had just turned off his radio and
left, as I write this at half past nine in the morning. I'm now happily alone
with blessed silence with only the melodies of bird songs on this beautiful
morning.
Soft Melody
John Kaizan Neptune
"Smiling face, friendly space, who could ask for more?
Quiet place, soft embrace, who could ask for more..."
