hours in pro gym

“Shet! Ayoko na mag-intern!!”

“Hello?! At least kayong 2, nandyan lang kayo nakatira, ako, sa Pasig pa!”

“Paano ka ba umuuwi?”

“Um, commute. Jeep hanggang Philcoa, tapos bus, baba sa Crossing, tapos jeep papuntang Pasig.”

“Ha? Nagbubus ka?! Aircon ba or non-aircon? Ba’t di ka na lang mag-MRT?”

“Eh kasi sarado na ang mrt pag mga 9 pm na… Um, ordinary most of the time. Mas marami kasing dumadaan sa Philcoa kesa sa aircon eh. At para tipid, hehe.”

“Hah?!! Gaga ka! Di ka ba natatakot?!”

“Eh.. hindi naman.. sanayan lang siguro…”

Er. not quite the right answer. It’s true, I am used to it and I do take the ordinary bus almost all of the time, but not because I’m crazy or tanga or anything like that. Well, not completely crazy, hehe. I do get the occasional stare and once-over when I board the bus and that creeps me out, but I just try to reassure myself that I’m not desirable enough, hehe. Seriously, though,I don’t know, I guess you just have to treat the people as ordinary people. Just stop thinking that everyone in the bus is after your skin and would want to mug or rape you. (Now, who would want to do that, I wonder) I figured that, if everyone is as tired as I am at 9:30 pm, then I guess, it would take too much strength from them to stage a holdup. Besides, I’m pretty sure all they want to do is get home to their families (like me). I mean, why stage a holdup if that will bring you farther away from your family? But I’m not saying that I automatically let my guard down once I step on the bus/jeep. It creeps me out when you know people are staring but I guess, yeah, you just have to let your pre-conceived notions about other people slide. Do you get what I’m saying? But if those passengers turn out to be bad guys after all, then woe to me.