My Painful Message to You (Las Piñas City)

It’s been quite months since I come and go in Las Piñas City from Alabang. Meaning, its about 7-months that I am wasting my almost one and half hour of almost everyday sitting in the jeepney to arrive in my greatest Zapote destination. You might think that traffic is hilarious only if coming from Alabang, but no, same is happening from Manila thru Coastal to Las Piñas. What is wrong, virtually, looks like the never ending road projects are the main issue here. But, is that really the main contention? I do not understand, are they fixing the same good road for months? Traffic is very constant in these 3 landmarks: along Alabang Toyota, Casimiro, SM SouthMall. Had I ever mentioned that one can stop at SM SouthMall for about 30 minutes, breathe some alternative air-conditioned air, come back and find Manong driver of the jeepyney you are riding for. Yes, this is how excruciating the situation can be in Alabang.

This all dramatic traffic situation is emotionally stressful that one may want to cry out loud and throw some tantrum to its Mayor. You see how many times I have been late with my schedules. A very much ransack schedule, no matter how early I leave from Alabang, still I am considered late. Of course, I bet that I am not the only ranting about this being late everyday. This is making us (the people surviving Las Piñas) un-professional.

Forget the traffic and let me share with you other unhappy experiences for again my 7-months in Las Piñas:

1. Busses (many) are smoke belchers, you see, most commuters coming in and out of Las Piñas are via PUJ (Public Utility Jeepney). FXs are only available from Las Piñas to Lawton. These busses are producing heavy black amount of smokes that are happily entering the open windows of these poor jeepneys polluting every passenger’s good lungs and brains. Don’t they know that smoke and dust, those tiny particles are capable of entering into our brain cells and starting to damage them? Very unhealthy.
2. PUJ Manong drivers, most of them, are smoking while driving while they have these stickers post upfront their jeepneys saying “Smoking is not allowed in PUJ under Ordinance XXXX”.

At the end of day, these dramatic situations are very much frustrating and paniful. I hope that my brain and lungs are still of good after inhaling a 7-months amount of smoke, dust from Alabang to Las Piñas and likewise.

*Attached image is under property of Cleo Dagdag

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