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I HATE MANILA, I LOVE DAVAO!

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Taxi drivers make me hate Manila with a passion: They ask for your destination and then ask you which route to take. Hello?

It’s a trick of the trade, yes, but can’t these thugs be more subtle? Like, why don’t they just step on the gas pedal and take me for a ride (pun intended) rather than ask me with a question that rubs in the fact that Manila’s geography is simply beyond the promdi me.

Taxi drivers are stereotyped as wily, and stereotypes are called stereotypes because they carry with them a degree of truth. This is the reason why every time I go to Manila, I get a taxi that makes me pay a fixed amount at the airport. It’s way too expensive, true, but at least you don’t have the gnawing feeling that the taxi driver is fleecing you by driving in circles before heading for you destination.

This doesn't happen in Davao, which makes me love Davao with a passion. Taxi drivers in Davao ask their passengers only one question, Where to?, and then they drive away. Just like that!

Another thing: On the taxi’s dashboard is written a hotline---I was told that the number is actually Mayor Duterte’s---that passengers can call should the driver give them a raw deal. I don't care if it's just a psy-war, what matters is that it works.

On my return trip to Tago via Davao last Monday, I was again pleasantly surprised. As I was about to get inside the taxi, the security guard handed me a sheet of paper. At first I thought I needed to pay something, but when I looked at it, this was what I saw:


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Now, that’s what good governance is all about. No wonder Davao has an ever increasing rate of tourist arrival.
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K-spy,

Wara kaw lang siguro maanad nan Manila kanaman hate na hate mo.
basta lagi christmas season ngadi, kadaghanan mga taxi driver mag manag manya
kay pasahero sa lagi an molanat kanila. ikaduha, an iban mag maga puluho pag
biyahe kay inin ma traffic sa lagi here there and everywhere in the city.... yaon iban na
mga taxi driver, usahay dili nila kabisado an rota kanaman mag sila mangutana sa
pasahero kun hain dapit an mas maikyat na dan agihan na makaiwas sa traffic ba.
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toyang wrote:K-spy,

Wara kaw lang siguro maanad nan Manila kanaman hate na hate mo.
inday lang agaw; pero di sa isab ako haw anad nan davao.

toyang wrote:yaon iban na
mga taxi driver, usahay dili nila kabisado an rota kanaman mag sila mangutana sa
pasahero kun hain dapit an mas maikyat na dan agihan na makaiwas sa traffic ba.
basta driver, understood na yaon na hibawo kaw. (amo da ban manraspahay, na understood na hibawo siya mo D&C). kay kon dili, madjaw pa haw min-uli kaw sa iyo haw pagkagud nan lanud na niyog.
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K_spy Bonjour,

Merry christmas and advance happy new year!!! :-D :-D :-D

Same experienced gayud baya kita, as in mas worst p gayud yad2 ako kay nabiyaan ako nan ako domestic flight coz of tunto n dirver... 3 hrs ako pgalibot2x kibali baya taraw wra cja kabtaok hain an airport nan cebu pacific... :roll: :roll: :roll: unoy abay paalig alig pang taxi driver n wra s taraw baya kuno cja hanaw ...pag abot p gayud did2 s airport sukot n gayud ako additonal na 30 pesos kay amo daw patakaran... n provincia p lamang yad2 kadayaw gayud patilawon nan kubot... :evil: :evil: :evil: mg take advantage gayud cla , lalo n f a2 tuno nan tagawog promdi gayud...Naman pareha gayud kita n comment mdayaw p ang davao...

WHAT TO DO AMU GAYUD ANG LIFE MAY MAILAD AND MANGINGILAD.... CGURO GANUN DAHIL S TINDI NG PANGANAGILANGAN... BUT THE WORST THING IS THEY MADE OUR DAY VERY BAD...

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liezel,

anay wa nay mangtasi iton mga taxi driver nan manila, kadaghanan raba mga bisaya isab.

hu pamo kaw: nan domingo na mubalhin akon paghuya, inkuha ako ni kiboglets sa hotel namo sa makati. sakay kamin taxi, pagliko sa eskina, ya notar ko na wara nan driver i-metro. inpangutana namo ni kibs. an tubag nan mananap: HINDI NA LANG NATIN MEMETRUHIN, P350 NA LANG.

yaon na distancia, haw metrohon, P90 da gayud, plus P10 na patong, demodo P100 da. pamo kaw nan P350? wara kami sugot ni kibs, bug-os ga settle da kami sa P200.

matay grabe ko gayud na pugong na di ko magamit an ako igusom kay bagan may mag christmas gayud na an u singkitar tubuan na niyog.

an rason taraw nan mago na kuno waray iya pasahero pagbalik. wow, kibale lugar an baclaran barangay kag-inid na waray gayud tao. isa pa, kabakhan ko lugar haw gaong iton iya karakwa pagbalik.

amo gayud yaon na parte na ag ako mag dejar nan manila. naman sa sunod, dad-on ko na gayud an ako lana.
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K_spy,

Good idea gayud yaon ,mgdala n kaw gayud nan lana next time.. :lol: :lol: :lol: or else if travel k again Manila, you should book your Hotel and limousine, para d n kaw sakay taxi para d mdaot adlaw mo...hehehehehe... :-D :-D :-D

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K-spy,

Anay kay dili dakan kamo magkatinga nan inin Manila lagi kay tanan klase
nan raket yaon basta lamang maka kwarta sila labi na kay christmas
season kuman. laong pa nan mga tagawug, "Dito sa manila, walang lumalaban ng parehas."
An siste lamang kay kadaghanan lagi mangingilad ngadi bisaya da isab. ](*,)
Amukay isab yaon na dilii gayud ako mosakay nan iton tama na taxi
kun ako da isa kay mahadlok ako,kay biktima sa isab ako nan yaon taxi na
paspasi motuyok an metro. matay mahibawo pa lamang ako motayhop, kadayaw dayon tayhopan nan driver. :lol:
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amo kay gayud iton yang, kay unoy pag surrender mo nan imo panayhop kan moneth? isa pa kay isab anhin si moneth. grabe galing na tinayhupay nan iya mga pasyente sa norway kay wara na sa gayud ka butbot anhin mago na bata.

pero naa pa, yahilawud ako. naman haw yaon ako sa manila yang, mag angot dakan gayud ako mag jeep astan mag M/LRT kay bagan mubanaw gayud an dugo sa taxi haw akoy mahinayak. :-D pero amo lagi isab iton haw mag jeep ako, ag ako maltrataron nan driver na yagpanudlit an mata kay taud taud san pangutana ko haw destinasyon ko na. :shock:
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K-spy,

Kabaka mo dakan nan iton si Moneth kay basin busy abay pangayok ngadto
sa Norway.

Nah haw ako kay dayun ko raba baktas. :lol: balitaw mas ganahan gani ako
kun panawon ko dakan kay mas masayon kanako magbatok nan lugar kun
magbaktas da ako. Wow yalisang baya ako. basta lamang dili kun halayoi an distansya
nan panawonon ko.
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toyang wrote:K-spy,

Nah haw ako kay dayun ko raba baktas.
sus, parehasi baya kita yang. sali ko isab dayon navigar labi na na maikyati ako mulakang. yadton kuman sa lang na viaje ko sa manila. ad-on kami maghuya sa san antonio village, makati. pag abot namon domingo, gusto dayon nan amo mga iban mulagwa kay musambilaw nan kahawgan. gusto nila mukadto sa glorietta kay mulipot sa landmark (abay ngisi ngad-on, dagpangon ta kay kaw). an kadaot kay di kami mahibawo hain musakay astan unoy ruta. yanumpa na sa lagi sila na dili na gayud mag taxi kay inin bag-o pa sila tigbasa nan taxi driver kay amo pa say lagi amo pag-abot. (lain lain kami na flight).

dungan tudlo sa Intercon (ambaya dihaw amo) sa amo pagatindugan, minlaong ako: magpanaw dakan kita kay apiki da sa. yanugot isab an mga sigbinan.

ini na. ako yaka rubber shoes; an tulo ka babaye, kay inin gikan pa lagi musakay sa ayloprano, yanag kordakol, yaon clogs balitaw na may buslot sa tumoy na an iya bu-aw na kuko galuputay taraw na amo dan yamaklad?

panaw, ngutana nan direksyon, panaw. taud-taud, abay ko na hisip-atan an isa namo na iban na taga mati, davao oriental, na ga ki-ang na. (sa isip ko: kay sinoy gasugo kanimo na pag kordakol nan hataas; wa sa ata hayaba.) wara lang taraw ako magsagimano. panaw, ngutana nan direksyon, panaw.

taud-taud, abay na ako makabati na may ag mangarabiti sa bitiis nan iban ko, unsay may galuton popcorn. pag lingi ko pa, sus, wa na, paralyze na an amo isa na iban, min-ingkud na sa hagdan nan bangko, haw sali hiluta ton iya tikud. pag ukad nan iya yapating, unsay pusil kay grabe na buto. an ending? ga taxi kami.

yadi na isab inin adag na taxi driver gatuyok tuyok amo dan turumpo na pagamino. kumustaha bulaw kay medyo suhituhay sa ako nan yaon na area (apiki da sa gud sa head office namo), daan na ako gahulma nan ako linya sa ako alimpatakan. pagkanaug gayud namo, tapos ko bayad nan flag down rate plus P10 na patong plus P5, laong dayon ako: UMIKOT-IKOT KA PA, ANG LAPIT LAPIT LANG NAMAN.

aton kaw, ngihaw!


(sus, inhibaw-an ko pa, igo da baya kami duot sa amo paga huy-an, sakay nan jeep na MRT an ruta, haw ad-on kaw gayud mismo i-habwa sa garagar nan glorietta. ocho pesos day bayad. sa sunod.....)
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K-spy,

Wow! kapugngan ko pa bayan abay ngisi na kainahi da sa ako min por-ak nan kumatawa mintras
gabasa nan gilaong mo. wahahahahahahaahaha inaay pa kay paga gutasan pa ako.....
wa mo sa isab daan lang-a an kaiban mo na mag ilis naay nan sapatos adiser lagwa
kay para dili maga sangki-ang nan abay panaw :lol: ..... gatoo siguro yadton taxi driver
na trip da lamang niyo na magtuyok tuyok ba sakay nan taxi. hain sa sugot iton bungaw
na driver na aya da kamo niya itabok di way iya kita. raket gihapon an drama nan driver. :lol: :lol:
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yang,

okihay pa kanako yaon mangingilad na taxi driver, an pamungtani ko gayud yaon taxi driver na espantadora. yaon ag musagbat nan istorya. aduy ag gayud dayon ako ma-impito. an sabot raba na an imo atimanon manubela, dihaw aya kaw sagbat nan linabakay namo nan bakak. total haw ganahan ako pangutan-on kaw haw unoy imo ikasulti nan posible na panagtibo ni inaon mo loren legarda asta ni amaon mo erap sa 2010, daan preguntahon ta kaw. as a matter of fact (wow, maninglis!), gawi ko gayud mangutana nan current issues sa mga taxi driver. yaon haw ako da isa an pasahero. pero haw may iban ko, pagpuyo ngad-on kay wa takaw baydi kay para makigdiskuti kanako.

nan december 8, invited kami ni bicbic sa feria compound sa quezon city kay mag celebrate siyan pista nan tago. pani-udton imbitasyon. nah kay inin seminar san tuyo ta sa manila, demodo, hapon na kami ni kiboglets minkadto. kay gadali sa, ga MRT kami hangtud ngadto sa pinakatumoy na ruta nan MRT.

si kibs wara isab ma suhito nan ka bicbic paghuya. laktud trabehasa namo iton Trinoma, haw sa likod, didto kami yanakay nan taxi.

"siguruha aton kibs na di kita mawa," laong ko lugar. an karaho baya na driver yanalinga nan amo istorya ni kibs. siguro wara maka angot, minsagbat. nganiya siya taga leyte. "matagal na ako dito." whoooy taraw, pagadayeg san talo; ampa nako yadto masuta na tagalog sa bayan sinultihan sa leyte. kadayaw dayon huguton nan dila nan mananap haw sapida.

inin si kibs kay gaduha-duha sa sab, inkukabildo an drayber. pero kay basin kami mulabay, an mata lugar yaon namo singkitar wiper nan sakyanan: maikyati mo sip-at sa tuo, sa kaliwa.

"basta di pa muabot sa Ever Gotesco mopakaliwa na, tapos may tungason," laong ni kibs. sa isip ko: Lord! bagan Alba sa anhin paga describe ni kibs.

padayon pag drive an tagalog na taga leyte. si kibs di na matadu sa iya ingkudanan, an li-og bagan ma bagwi nan tumuyok tuyok nan tuman-aw haw hain anhin tungason.

"May landmark kibs pasingud ngadto?" laong ko.

"Yaon," laong ni kibs.

"Uno?"

"Overpass!"

minlingi an driver kan kibs haw dayon sagbat: "ma'am may Landmark na baya sa feria?"

"Oo," laong ko adesir si kibs makatubag, "amo inlukot an sa Trinoma."

Yang yam-id ton bungaw na driver haw dayon laong: "WOW, BANIG!"

matay kadayaw pa sa dayon lubuon nan ngipon nan sigbinan haw jackstona nan pina shooting eight!
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wahahaha! bagan duda ko tagon-on yaun driver dili haw taga-Leyte. kasuhito taraw matubag amo dan si borag. :lol:
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K-spy,

Nyahahahahahahahahah! Saba kaw kay basin kila kamo nan yadton driver nan
taxi na pagasakyan niyo pasingod ka bicbic? kay kalistohi niya mosabat
nan iyo gilaong ni kibs. hahahahahahahahaha aduy bagan sakto si coletz,
taga tago galing yadto. galaong lamang taraw na taga leyte siya kay basin
magpa discount kamo ni kibs nan pamasahe. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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COLETZ wrote:wahahaha! bagan duda ko tagon-on yaun driver dili haw taga-Leyte. kasuhito taraw matubag amo dan si borag. :lol:
bagan amo na ad-on na tunada coletz. :-D aduy yatabis ako; kay inin tagawug sa taraw siya, an iya baya laong kan kibs amo ini: "ma'am, meron na palang Landmark sa Feria?"

kadayaw pa sa dayon santakuhan. :-D
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