inthrop 1

8/4/2019 INTHROP 1

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/inthrop-1 1/6

MANALO 1

Rodessa Camille M.Manalo

INTHROP 1 – C 37

On My Way HOME

At exactly 4:08 pm of July5, 2011, I rode a “TAS TRANS” bus together with Keith and

Jeliene. We picked that bus, because the driver told us that there are 10 seats left. I noticed that

his facial expression was neither sad nor happy, his face was blank. I was a bit surprised for

seeing that the bus was already full and there were a lot of people inside, some were sleeping,

some were just relaxing their head, leaning in the chair and just looking upward, some were

talking with their seatmate (maybe a friend or a relative), it seems that they were talking about

some serious stuff but some of them are laughing while talking. But the students at the back

captured my attention because they were many; around 5 to 7 students, they were wearing

nursing uniforms and they were having conversations; their voices were loud and they were all

laughing. After that the three of us sat down on the chairs, we were seated in the 4 th seat from

the back. I was the one who sat by the window, next to me was Keith and at the third seat was

Jielene. When I sat down I grabbed my black (Faber Castle) pen and papers for me to write

down my observations. I looked outside and I saw people holding their umbrellas because it

started to rain harder. I saw different colors of umbrellas; pink, blue, and yellow were the

common ones. When I moved my legs to the left it hit something that quickly grabbed my

attention; it was a semi filled drinking water bottle (Summit) and beside it was a wrapper of Sky

Flakes. I also saw some tickets and used tissues on the floor and it was kind of dirty. After that, I

fixed myself and I sat down properly. The color of our seat was blue with some green dots. I

touched the seat cover and it was like a velvet cloth and it was very smooth and soft. I noticed

that there was a green sticker with numbers “9310” on its headboard. I think it is the bus

number. I heard a familiar song and it was coming from the television. It was a music video of

“Go Away by 2NE1”. Suddenly, a lot of people started to appear and because there were no

8/4/2019 INTHROP 1


MANALO 2

vacant seats they were just standing. Some of them were wet and there were some were

putting their umbrellas inside their bags. While they were coming in, the conductor shouted

“pasok! pasok!, atras! atras!” . I noticed that, when the people were coming in, their lips were

“super closed” and they have serious facial expressions. I saw a student from St. Scho and she

was kind of familiar, and I finally remembered that she was my schoolmate in high school and

her name is Lotty. She saw me and smiled at me; I smiled back and waved at her. She was

holding her wet (pink) umbrella and she was having a hard time putting it back to normal and

she just decided to put it in the headboard. I noticed that the bus had 1 headboard and it’s only

located on the left side of the bus. The students at the back were really noisy and talking about

stuffs to the point that I can’t understand anything. I can only hear their voices saying “RRRRR”

and “HAHAHA!” it’s like they were so noisy, and they were talking about nonsense and just

laughed. I asked my friends if they can understand what they were talking about and they said

that they can’t understand it too. We also laughed at ourselves because we thought that it was

weird that we can’t figure out what they were saying. I looked at them and checked out what

from school are they. From what I’ve seen, it looks like that they were from UP, because their ID

laces have “UP” printed on it. Some passengers went down, but there were still people coming

in, even though the bus was kind of full and the conductor keeps saying “pasok! pasok!, atras!

atras!”. I was looking at people and tried to stare at them, because I wanted to see their

reactions. There was this guy, a DLSU student and he was wearing glasses, and when I looked

at him he looked at me and instantly looked away and it seems that he became uncomfortable

or maybe he thought that it was kind of weird for me to look at him. Next was, there was this

woman, she looks like she is engaged in a business because she was wearing a pink long

sleeves and black slacks (corporate attire), when I starred at her she didn’t even looked at me.

We’ve reached Baclaran and when we passed by the church, I made the sign of the cross and

the woman who was wearing a corporate attire also made the same action. Then I realized that

the rain had stopped and the people were not using their umbrellas anymore.

8/4/2019 INTHROP 1


MANALO 3

I noticed that there was a sticker sign in the roof of the bus that says “Barya lang po sa

umaga - SOGO 175”. When a man from the back, walks forward, the people standing seems

like they’re having a contest, on who will sit on the vacant chair. Ther e was a couple standing

up and the guy’s head bumped the aircon, and he laughed at himself. His girlfriend followed

him and they went down already. Then, 2 women sat on their place. A guy wearing a blue shirt

was wearing red earphones and there was also a girl in front of us wearing the same thing but it

was color pink. The guy wearing a blue shirt and the guy wearing an orange one were talking

about school. It looks like they are friends or classmates. Then I heard the guy wearing blue,

said “ako 11 columns” and the other guy replied “ako 12 columns” I laughed at them

secretly. I saw someone wearing a bonnet, but not quite sure if she is a girl or a boy; lesbian

probably, because she has short hair and was wearing a gray t-shirt and checkered shorts.

When we reached coastal road my friend Jielene, went down the bus and we said “bye

Jeliene, ingat!” and then she waved and smiled on us. When we reached the u-turn slot, all of

the people moved to the right then to the left. The people standing tightened their grip on the

bar and some of them used both their hands to hold on. It was like a roller coaster ride; a

bumpy one indeed.

On the other hand, the people sitting, including me and my friends, hold on to the handle in

front of us. There was this guy, wearing maong pants and a light violet t-shirt; he was sleeping,

he first leaned on the chair then shifted to his bag.Suddenly, I saw a flash of violet light in my

side and a loud sound from the thunder. I noticed that most of the passengers inside the bus

were wearing a watch or a bracelet. Some of the people who were listening to music were

having serious faces. It looks like they have a lot of problems. Even those who were texting,

looks very serious, but there was this girl, who was smiling while she was texting, when I looked

outside, I saw a guy and it seems that he is very tired, because he has a very serious

expressions on his face and it looks like he’s trying his best to not fall asleep. It quite looked

funny, but I understand him, because I am also very tired.

8/4/2019 INTHROP 1


MANALO 4

There was a girl in front of us, a girl sitting on our side, and a guy on our back, who were

sleeping and while we were moving, their heads were following the same direction the bus

does. It was very funny, because it looks like their heads were dancing. The most hilarious one

is that there was this very gorgeous girl wearing make-up, and she was sitting on the seat at my

back. Her mouth was wide open, while she was sleeping; her head leaning on the window, and

her hair was very messy. We finally reached Las Pinas and we are now in Southland. It was

traffic, and I think “ Maynilad” is the one causing it. They were putting new water pipes on the

road and instead having two lanes, they only have one lane for the vehicles to pass, which was

causing the heavy traffic. It was starting to get dark, that’s why the light of the bus was turned

on. There were students, who entered, and a guy wearing headphones said “kind of awkward”,

I think he is gay, because his voice was kind or weird. Due to the traffic outside, I saw an old

man walking with his bicycle, instead of riding it.

Finally, the bus moved, it is now 5pm. I heard the driver saying “sakay na! bahala kayo

uulan na!” . So the people came in and sat down. The driver was saying the truth. Moments

later, it started to rain. A lot of people were looking outside, especially those who were sitting by

the window. Suddenly, I heard a sound of a goat “me….me…” and I think it’s a cellphone

ringtone.

The smell of the bus just like “kulob na aircon” . A ticket inspector came and checked our

tickets. He was wearing a green polo with “TAS Trans” logo. He looked kind of old, maybe

around 40 to 45 years old. Only a few people were left inside the bus, maybe about 8 to 10

people including me and Keith. I noticed that the floor was very dirty. There were a lot of

trashes, especially the bus tickets. All of the passengers were already fixing their things like the

woman wearing a green blouse; she was putting her cellphone inside her purse.

Finally, at exactly 5:24 pm, we’ve reached our destination (PILAR). Me and keith went down,

it smelled very stinky and polluted. Many jeeps, busses, cars, and tricycles were passing by

there were also people who were selling fish and there were a lot of garbage around. As we

8/4/2019 INTHROP 1


MANALO 5

walked by the street, I saw an old lady coming out of a parlor, she seems very happy and it

looks like she had a new hair cut because she keeps touching her hair. We also passed by a

bakery, their bread looks so yummy especially those delicious looking cupcakes. Then we went

to the tricycle station, there were no people in the line. Keith said “ikaw na muna” so I

accepted her offer and said “ok sge bye...” I went inside its number was ATODA 378 and the

driver asked “san?” I replied “sa camella po”. I looked outside and said goodbye to Keith. The

tricycle was wide, its chair was made of leader and it was very comfy. The driver was wearing a

white t-shirt, orange vest, brown pants and slippers. I noticed that in his break handle, there was

a pink rosary hanging from it. There was also a sticker of Mama Mary on his mirror. The color

of his motorcycle was red. All of the tricycles in Pilar is color green and the tricycle’s green paint

was already fading. When we’ve reached tha Camella gate, I said to him “kaliwa po”. We

turned left and the “tanod” smiled at me then I smiled back. They were wearing their black

uniform with a yellow “CAMELLA” word in it. They know me, because the head of the security in

our neighborhood is our neighbor and our family friend. At last, we’ve reached our house, so I

said “sa tabi na lang po”. He stopped and I payed him 23 pesos. I said thank you and he

replied thank you as well. I opened our green gate and I opened our screen and finally, my

observation is now over.

8/4/2019 INTHROP 1


MANALO 6

My Insights:

I discovered that when you enter the bus, most of the people look at you and you can

notice that some of them have very serious facial expressions. I also observed that when you

look/stare at someone it’s either they will look back at you or they will look away and be

uncomfortable. It also seems that there are times that you can’t understand what other people

are saying and you can hear a lot of weird sounds from them. I think that during the afternoon, a

lot of people sleeps in the bus, and because they are very tired their mouths are usually open

while sleeping and there are also other people who sleep on the shoulders of people they don’t

even know. Sometimes, they don’t even care, what other people would say. Usually, there are a

lot of bus tickets left inside the bus. During my tricycle ride; I noticed that they always put either

a rosary or a picture of Christ / Mama Mary inside their tricycle. It shows that they always pray

that God will guide them while driving.

I learned that each one of us should be careful with our actions, especially when we are

in public places or public vehicles. You don’t know what other people think about you. Always

do your best to not hurt someone even when you’re only making fun of them. You should just

respect and understand them.

inthrop 1

Documents