Show Me the Way
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One of the challenges we all face everyday is the daily commute. Commuting is defined as the process of traveling between one’s place of residence and regular place of work or school. This means whether we drive a car or take public transport like the MRT, LRT, bus, jeep, tricycle, or pedicab, commuting is an unavoidable aspect of our day-to-day activities. For me, I take the bus to work and the journey takes about an hour, thankfully it’s just one ride. What I do during that one hour is take a nap. I guess I’ve become an expert already in taking naps in bus rides because when I was in college, I take the bus to school and the ride takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes (I live in Parañaque and school is up north!). During that time, I would usually take a nap (unless there’s an exam, in that case I would be cramming a review, hehehe).
If you observe the people around you while you’re commuting, we all have different habits while we wait for our stop. Some people have their earphones plugged and listening to music, others will carry a newspaper or a book and just read, some will either be texting with their cellphones or play with their PSPs or other gaming devices. What about you? What do you usually do when commuting to work or school?
Speaking of commuting, I noticed that one of the many questions people ask in Answers is directions, like what’s the best way to commute to a specific place. This is really cool because I have personally benefited numerous times from people who know of a better way teaching me how to get to a place (usually it’s from my dad, hehehe). You’ll see questions like how to commute to Ermita, Manila, how to get to the World Trade Center if you’re coming from SM North Edsa, or what ride to take to get to Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, or how to get to Festival Supermall in Alabang, how to commute to the Department of Foreign Affairs from Laguna, or how to go to Enchanted Kingdom if coming from Manila. The list goes on and on.
So many questions and so many places, it’s a good thing there’s someone in the community who knows and is willing to help. And even if I’m not the person asking, I’m actually glad I read the answers because who knows when I’ll need to go to one of these places. When that happens, I’ll be thanking Answers in the future for showing me the way, literally. 
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I read good pocket book, or reader’s digest, newspaper & other interesting reading material, other than the lessons from school or related to my work. I see to it, the 1 hour of travel is not wasted, i want to add to my knowledge those precious moment
I don’t have a sense of direction so when I go to a place which i’m not familiar with, either I try to find a map or ask anybody how to commute going there.
“What do you usually do when commuting to work or school?”
-I sleep/take a nap also or observe people. Reading is not a good idea when you are in a moving vehicle.
@anna – Thanks for sharing that Anna. That’s actually a good advice, you make your commute time a productive one. Although yun nga lang, reading while traveling doesn’t work for everyone, some get dizzy doing it. Good thing for you it’s not a factor. Ako kasi, I read sometimes pero it doesn’t make me dizzy, it makes me sleepy, hehehe!
@debbie – Hi debbie, thanks for the comment. A map always works for me as well, in fact I try to research about the place first before leaving, otherwise, I don’t mind asking. Observing people is also a good way to use your commute time, provided it’s not a trip to Baguio, hehehe. It’s always enjoyable to observe people, it’s like an exercise in creativity.