Beep Beep... Beep Beep... Reloaded

Whoa, it's part 2 of Beep Beep... Beep Beep...
More of the uncanny Must-Sees/Must-Not-Sees on the Philippine Hiways...
On with the show...

d) VIPs, More of 'em - Whoa... I've seen about 5 of them during that 2 1/2 hour trip. There must really be a lot of people in these parts who are too important to be caught up in a traffic jam... really important... or are they? :)

e) JamN it! - The traffic system in one of the places I passed through is probably one of the worst I've seen. Called "Buhos-buhos" system by some folks (which could translate to "Pour all of it"), it's executed during peak hours in the morning and evening. It occurs when several traffic enforcers stop all vehicles on one side of the lane then when there's several meters of free road in front of that lane, these enforcers signal all vehicles on the other side to occupy both lanes and encourage them to speed up. Anyway, it's already been dubbed by one travel guide as the worst traffic system in the country... I wonder if they'll ever change it.

f) The Breakdown - It's nothing much really. The bus I'm riding on just broke down, sigh... so I had to show my ticket to the bus conductor, tell him my supposed destination, wait for him to give me enough money for that supposed destination (they won't give you back your whole fare :( sigh...), get off the bus and wave another one. But before getting off, I had to make sure, of course, that my phone is securely hidden... you get my point, right? :)

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2 b cont'd...

Beep Beep... Beep Beep...

Browsing thru my iPhone awhile ago, I stumbled upon an SMS that I sent from my mom's phone (I use her phone whenever my wife and I visit the Philippines) to my iPhone. Reason why I did this? :) I got a "brainwave", haha. Forget the term, I'm just kidding... just thought
I'd use one of the words I picked up while listening to the Lost Podcast
(yes, I am a Lost addict).
Anyway... before our thoughts trail away from my topic at hand... I was actually riding a bus from my hometown of Dasmarinas, Cavite to Manila. As I saw one of the usual uncanny (what a term!) events unfold before my very eyes out on the road, I had a "brainwave" (haha!) to actually note down all of these events and send them to my iPhone for future blogs...
And finally, the time has come to bring out... (drum rolls!)... The Must-Sees (or Must-Not-Sees) of the Philippine Hiways (or at least from Cavite to Manila, hehe)

a) VIPs (Very Important Persons) - this is a sight that's becoming more and more common on the roads. These are luxury vehicles (never cheap ones) which wield sirens and special plates (sometimes NO plates at all) travelling alongside 2 or more police escorts on motorbikes. Who might they be who wanna get through the traffic jam easier? Any guesses (haha...) Hope they're not carrying emergency cases just like an ambulance.

b) Traffic enforcer - traffic police wearing blue uniforms (or other colours, depending on which agency they belong to). You're lucky if you ever get to see one who's dancing while directing traffic (cool...)

c) Motorcycle riders with no helmet - Ah yes... even if there's a law meant to protect the riders
themselves, they still break it. The worst part is that I've seen 3 riders fit into a small motorbike! No helmets... with a toddler riding in between the two riders.

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2 b contd... :)