I was scrolling along clickthecity.com and I found this article and it stimulated my tiny brain cells in my head to respond to it. I was carried away too much.. I guess.. hehe
Response/ Comment to
"Train of Thought"
by Paolo Sia
Retrieved Jan.5, 2007 from http://www.clickthecity.com/metro/Default.asp?p=1400
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Hi. I can pretty much relate to what your saying in this article. Well, I have been using the MRT as my means of transportation, getting to school that is. I live in QC and I have to travel the whole stretch of EDSA and then take the LRT to reach my destination. Everyday, I get the same scenario: people rusihng; people pushing around; people trying to reach in to that tiny pieace of space to fit in. Basically, I pretty much do the same thing. As far as I know, these typical MRT scenes proves our nationality and probably, even our identity for two instances: crab mentality and we Filipinos can take as much pain as we can and would not result into fighting back.
Ok, crab mentality. Basically up until now, we cannot seem to resolve this issue. Playing as the devil's advocate, surely when we take our ride in the morning at the MRT and see that the train already is literally sardine-can like, we all have the tendency to think that "I want get in first.." or maybe "O crap, I'm gonna be late if I don't get in to that train..". Well, what I'm trying to say is that we can easily resolve this issue by simply lining ourselves up. I don't see any reason why the MRT guards within the platform could not implment such case. Sure, there are a lot people queueing in the platform. Well, that's why they are positioned there. Of course, the gurads could not possibly a crowd. We should make the initative. Sounds idealistic? Well let's make it real.
Another trait that the MRT scene proves our nationality, is that we are a very long-suffering people. Filipinos, even back at the age of the Spanish colonialism have been described as peace loving people. How is this related to the MRT scene? Well.. I'm just trying to say that even if we are already trapped like fishes in a can of sardines in that train, we don't seem to bother anymore..well almost that is.
Riding the MRT is pretty much a good experience. I just hope we can make it even better. How do we do it? Well, let's just say let's just all be nice and be sensitive enought to our fellow "trainmates". Right now, I'll be late for my dinner. Have to go and take the MRT and feel the adrenaline.
=p
Ok, crab mentality. Basically up until now, we cannot seem to resolve this issue. Playing as the devil's advocate, surely when we take our ride in the morning at the MRT and see that the train already is literally sardine-can like, we all have the tendency to think that "I want get in first.." or maybe "O crap, I'm gonna be late if I don't get in to that train..". Well, what I'm trying to say is that we can easily resolve this issue by simply lining ourselves up. I don't see any reason why the MRT guards within the platform could not implment such case. Sure, there are a lot people queueing in the platform. Well, that's why they are positioned there. Of course, the gurads could not possibly a crowd. We should make the initative. Sounds idealistic? Well let's make it real.
Another trait that the MRT scene proves our nationality, is that we are a very long-suffering people. Filipinos, even back at the age of the Spanish colonialism have been described as peace loving people. How is this related to the MRT scene? Well.. I'm just trying to say that even if we are already trapped like fishes in a can of sardines in that train, we don't seem to bother anymore..well almost that is.
Riding the MRT is pretty much a good experience. I just hope we can make it even better. How do we do it? Well, let's just say let's just all be nice and be sensitive enought to our fellow "trainmates". Right now, I'll be late for my dinner. Have to go and take the MRT and feel the adrenaline.
=p
