Bus Ride

Lately, medyo mabigat ang pakiramdam ko. This morning when I was getting ready for work, I feel like don't going at all. I rendered a lot of overtime and I would like to have some long day sleep and rest. I wake up every 4:30AM because I have to catch my morning shuttle. There are 4 bus stops before I get to the pick up point and the shuttle pass by around 5:55AM - 6AM, I arrive 10mins early in our pick up point because if not I'll take the public transport and I cant sleep during the trip. Our shuttle arrives Keppel Shipyard, Tuas by 6:45AM and I'll take my power nap by then and wake up by 7:30AM and thats how everything works. My work supposedly ends by 4:30PM however, overtime is a must. So, I stay back until 6:30AM and if thats the case I'll be home around 8:30PM! Because shuttle leaves the yard at around 7PM and goes around Singapore! Passing by, Thomson Road, Yo Chu Kang, Ang Mo Kio, Khatib and the last one is my stop Yishun. It feels like so highschool, when I'm riding Mang Pete's School Bus. Na miss ko tuloy yung school bus driver namin, pag sabay sabay nagbabayad ang mga ka service ko ng fee, he'll treat us for a Mc Do burger. Kaya nung nauso ang pa-burger ka naman... I remember him... And I pop my friend and servicemate a message. Here's our conversation, and I just found out that our driver passed away...

Rae: morning
clairetoring: halu
Rae: buhay pa si mang pete di ba?
clairetoring: magandang umaga
clairetoring: di na
clairetoring: matagal n syang patay
Rae: oh no
Rae: i dreamt of him last night
Rae: creepy!
clairetoring: talaga
Rae:
clairetoring: cguro 5yrs ago p
Rae: oh my
Rae: kunilabutan nman ako
Rae: pakshet
Rae: hayyy
clairetoring: oo di ba sinabi q sayo
Rae: nakalimutan ko
Rae: ewan ko
clairetoring: punta sana kmi nila tawas at mace
Rae: i was writing a blog
Rae: tungkol sa mc do cheness natin with mang pete
clairetoring: oo nga eh
Rae: hayy
Rae: parang ayaw ko ng isulat
clairetoring: miss q n un
Rae: oo nga e
clairetoring: dami nating kalokohan
clairetoring: ung jeep ni mang pete hay daming sulat
Rae: yun nga e

Rae: tsaka yung pa burger nya
Rae: pag sabay sabay nagbabayad
Rae: sa mc do roxas
Rae: hayyy
clairetoring: oo nga eh
clairetoring: hinahanap nya tayo
clairetoring: nung nasa hospital sxa
Rae: oh no
clairetoring: kaya gusto namin pumunta nila mace at tawas
Rae: naiyak nman ako
clairetoring: kaya lang super lakas ng ulan
clairetoring: eh nasa quezon p sxa
clairetoring: gustong gusto q pumunta nun eh
clairetoring: nung nagumpisa ung yahoo group natin dun sxa namatay

I wish I have a copy of our school bus days in Sta. Isabel. I have some back home. The memories that we have in Mang Pete's school bus can't be forgotten. Unfortunately, I'm no longer highschool, and for sure inde masasakyan ng shuttlemates ko ang mga trip ko way back in highschool... The people around me would never be the same --- di ba obvious asa SG ako at wala na sa Pinas??? Pero, sobrang kakamiss na dati ang problema ko lang paano mo papataasin ang grade ko sa Math kase lagi akong natutulog at pumupunta sa clinic after recess kase yun e.. kaya nakakaantok. Buti na lang medyo mabilis akong pumick up at never bumaba sa 85 yung math subjects ko... I would say na na enjoy ko highschool life ko, pero iba pa din yung college, kase iba na yung freedom. Dun ko na nakilala yung magiging tatay ng mga anak ko at maging kumare at kumpare ko --- Cheezy tong part na to... Waaahhhh