{"id":6391,"date":"2016-03-18T08:14:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T08:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=6391"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:46:07","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:46:07","slug":"times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us","title":{"rendered":"8 Times Our Daily Commute Has Gotten the Best of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you&#8217;re a mid-20&#8217;s professional who&#8217;s lucky enough to live near your office, or someone who&#8217;s truly unfortunate (i.e, me) to live kilometers away, then we probably know the struggles of public transport better than anyone. And &#8220;struggle&#8221; doesn&#8217;t even begin to describe what we go through\u00a0on a daily basis; whether that&#8217;s taking the bus or train through EDSA, UV through C5, or a private vehicle through some\u00a0<em>eskinita<\/em>\u00a0that Waze is taking you, it seems that there&#8217;s really no escaping Manila carmageddon. And in that hours battling the morning rush apocalypse, we somehow always find a way to entertain ourselves.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">So we&#8217;ve asked the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalibrr<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0team to tweet their experiences, thoughts, feelings, and reactions while on the commute to the Kalibrr HQ, and here&#8217;s how we express our sentiments.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"irc_mi aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/Ut7w417r34Ody\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"430\" \/><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#1_When_you_involuntarily_offer_your_shoulders_to_a_stranger\" title=\"1. When you involuntarily offer your shoulders to a stranger.\">1. When you involuntarily offer your shoulders to a stranger.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#2_When_you_sit_beside_a_famous_person\" title=\"2. When you sit beside a famous person.\">2. When you sit beside a famous person.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#_3_When_you_randomly_realize_relevant_stuff\" title=\"\u00a03. When you randomly realize relevant stuff.\">\u00a03. When you randomly realize relevant stuff.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#4_When_all_you_can_do_is_look_out_the_window_in_sorrow\" title=\"4. When all you can do is look out the window in sorrow.\">4. When all you can do is look out the window in sorrow.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#_5_When_youre_so_bored_you_start_relating_traffic_with_love\" title=\"\u00a05. When you&#8217;re so bored, you start relating traffic with love.\">\u00a05. When you&#8217;re so bored, you start relating traffic with love.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#_6_When_public_transport_drivers_just_cant_seem_to_follow_road_rules_Ugh\" title=\"\u00a06. When public transport drivers just can&#8217;t seem to follow road rules. Ugh!\u00a0\">\u00a06. When public transport drivers just can&#8217;t seem to follow road rules. Ugh!\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#7_When_you_realize_na_tama_na_ang_paghahabol\" title=\"7. When you realize na tama na ang paghahabol.\">7. When you realize na tama na ang paghahabol.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/times-our-daily-commute-has-gotten-the-best-of-us\/#_8_And_finally_when_the_MRT_does_something_right_for_once\" title=\"\u00a08. And finally, when the MRT does something right for once.\">\u00a08. And finally, when the MRT does something right for once.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_When_you_involuntarily_offer_your_shoulders_to_a_stranger\"><\/span>1. When you involuntarily offer your shoulders to a stranger.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">Medj napuyat ata katabi ko ? Buti nalang yung shoulders ko ready ??<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SleepingBeauty?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SleepingBeauty<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SomebodyToLeanOn?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SomebodyToLeanOn<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KommuterDiaries?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KommuterDiaries<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FX?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FX<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kalibrr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bea Magno (@beatricemagno)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beatricemagno\/status\/707333023797149697\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_When_you_sit_beside_a_famous_person\"><\/span>2. When you sit beside a famous person.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0sitting next to senator chiz today\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/saychiz?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#saychiz<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KommuterDiaries?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KommuterDiaries<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qi0EBCcX7G\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Qi0EBCcX7G<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Leroy Almeida (@leroyalmeida23)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/leroyalmeida23\/status\/707377997330780160\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_3_When_you_randomly_realize_relevant_stuff\"><\/span>\u00a03. When you randomly realize relevant stuff.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Driving in traffic, I get random moments realizing that I&#8217;m actually a mid-20s semi-adult with a job.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whut?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#whut<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KommuterDiaries?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KommuterDiaries<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Isobel Pareja (@IsobelPareja)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsobelPareja\/status\/707489962090827776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_When_all_you_can_do_is_look_out_the_window_in_sorrow\"><\/span>4. When all you can do is look out the window in sorrow.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Yung may nakita kang cutie pero nasakabilang\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/fx?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fx<\/a>\u00a0siya.?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kommuterdiaries?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#kommuterdiaries<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sVuWNH18lt\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/sVuWNH18lt<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Poien Ramos (@poienramos)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/poienramos\/status\/708088645970886656\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_5_When_youre_so_bored_you_start_relating_traffic_with_love\"><\/span>\u00a05. When you&#8217;re so bored, you start relating traffic with love.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>Sana traffic ka nalang. Para matagal rin tayong magkadikit ?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BumperToBumper?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BumperToBumper<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KommuterDiaries?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KommuterDiaries<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fx?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Fx<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 Bea Magno (@beatricemagno)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beatricemagno\/status\/707740670019022848\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_6_When_public_transport_drivers_just_cant_seem_to_follow_road_rules_Ugh\"><\/span>\u00a06. When public transport drivers just can&#8217;t seem to follow road rules. Ugh!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-18-at-11.54.15-AM.png\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-18-at-11.54.15-AM.png\" alt=\"Kommuter Diaries\" width=\"588\" height=\"592\" \/><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_When_you_realize_na_tama_na_ang_paghahabol\"><\/span>7. When you realize na tama na ang paghahabol.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"tl\">I deserve better. Ayaw ko na maghabol (ng Fx) ? Mag Uber nalang ako ??\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KommuterDiaries?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KommuterDiaries<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DontBeBitterFindSomethingBetter?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#DontBeBitterFindSomethingBetter<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@kalibrr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bea Magno (@beatricemagno)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/beatricemagno\/status\/708093598839885824\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"_8_And_finally_when_the_MRT_does_something_right_for_once\"><\/span>\u00a08. And finally, when the MRT does something right for once.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Free MRT pass for Women!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InternationalWomensWeek?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#InternationalWomensWeek<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kalibrr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KommuterDiaries?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KommuterDiaries<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MRT?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MRT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 katrina tarroza (@katrinatarroza)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katrinatarroza\/status\/707019362792640512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;vertical-align: middle;border-style: none;width: 832.031px;height: auto;color: #1c2326;font-family: Proxima-nova;font-size: 16px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 400;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: start;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;background-color: #ffffff\" src=\"https:\/\/49.media.tumblr.com\/tumblr_lww0mvjoAa1qi2dt1o1_500.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"343\" data-caption=\" (Source: &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.tumblr.com&quot;&gt;Tumblr.com&lt;\/a&gt;)\" \/>\u00a0Use the hashtag,\u00a0<strong>#KommuterDiaries<\/strong>\u00a0on Twitter and we&#8217;ll feature your commuter struggles on the next post!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up on Kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0today and find the right job for you. 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And &#8220;struggle&#8221; doesn&#8217;t even begin to describe what we go through\u00a0on a daily basis; whether that&#8217;s taking the bus [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":6392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}