The bus that I was riding was packing as much passenger as it can. When we got to Ayala MSE loading station it gobbled up some more passengers and after a few minutes of being jam packed, it was still not moving forward. I was sitting beside a common looking guy in his late 30s to early 40s wearing a maong pants, short sleeves polo, carrying a small plastic :D
Suddenly, the guy sitting beside me started ranting.
Guy: (shouting to the driver) Hoy puno ka na (hey the bus is already full). Let's go!
Then started mumbling words which I tried to ignore as much as I can. A few seconds later, I was able to determine the cause of hold up. Turns out, the police officer was already talking to the driver about the bus being over loaded. As the bus started to move forward, another dialogue occurred between the driver and a passenger.
Passenger: Pakulo lang nila yan. (It's just a show)
Probably referring to the Kotong modus of some traffic enforcers
Bus Driver: Oo nga eh, Original naman yung resibo ko (I agree, I was showing him an original receipt)
Probably the driver was showing that he was already penalize and his license was already confiscated.
Guy (trying to make his scene): Hindi pare, puno ka na eh, Makati ito ginagawa mong Quiapo. We're late! What the Pak
(No man! Your bus is already full! We're in Makati, not in Quiapo! probably he means f*ck).
Guy still mumbling some other english words but all i hear is BLAH BLAH BLAH
Me thinking: while bus != Paseo stop
{ignore the guy}
exit bus and laugh;
At that time, I was really trying to stop myself from laughing. I have nothing against the p and f syndrome (I admit I have it sometimes). But come on! If you're gonna rant, at least pronounce it right! That way, if you can't get your co-passenger's sympathy, they may take you seriously and won't end up bursting in laughter or disbelief.
Unfortunately, the bus didn't make it to the other side of Paseo and Ayala intersection and had to wait for the green traffic signal.
Guy to the bus driver: O? anu pa inaantay mo, Come on we're late! Puno na yung bus eh. (What are you waiting for? Come on your bus is already full!)
Then he started to look stresses.
Finally, we're at the bus stop. The guy stood up and tried to go down even though his path is still blocked. He was sitting on the far end of the 3 sitter chair
Guy: Excuse
Me : Saglit po, bababa din ako (One sec, I'll alight here as well)
Guy: Let's go! Lousy..
Me (disbelief): Kuya, liparin mo kaya pababa?!?! (Why don't you try flying out of the bus?!?!)
I tried to tell my story in english for a wider audience but heck I cried out of laughter when I told this story to Pau over the phone in my native tongue.
