After buying apples and a whole chicken (lemon grass flavor, chopped in 8 parts) which I will budget/eat in 4 meals in the next two days (lunch and dinner only as I am an oatmeal breakfast person), I went to the jeep and FX terminal near the mall. From a considerable distance I saw a lot of people inside the terminal. Right then and there I accepted the fact that it will take long before I can go home. And so I waited as passenger number 46 (I counted).
Thirty minutes passed and no FX bound to Philcoa arrived. I started entertaining myself by whistling songs that I know. After the 4th song I realized people were getting more and more irritated; some approached the yeller and asked why there were no FX's bound to Philcoa. It was only after a few more songs that I realized I was already the 7th passenger, and it was not because there were FX's that arrived but because people who lost hope went to the jeep stand bound to UP Campus (the route of this jeep is longer and more dangerous at night as it passes East Avenue).
In less than 30 seconds, an FX arrived and I was able to sit really comfortably within the vehicle's air conditioned space. To my surprise, the fare had increased from P12.00 to P15.00 but the ride was worth the wait.
*FX - SUV-like commuter car that fits 11 people including the driver (well, only in the Philippine setting as Japanese designers originally labeled them 7-seater cars).
** Colgate:Toothpaste ----> FX:Commuter Car
*** The Toyota Tamarraw FX became so famous that everyone brands anything that looks like it FX too.
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