A Commuter’s Thoughts

This is the part 2 for my previous post Are You in a Hurry?

Waking up after just a few hours of sleep and start preparing for the day can sometimes be physically exhausting. By the time I start my usual commuter’s ride9s), I can always appreciate some luxury like being able to sit on the bus, use the escalator or elevator when going up/down the train station and being able to sit on the train since it is about 45-minutes ride.  Same luxury is always hoped when going home.

In my previous related post, I talked about how the escalators especially those that are on the train stations are being abused. If only we can follow how the Japanese uses the escalators then it will somehow lessen the burden thereby prolonging the serviceability of the escalators. Allow commuters who want to use the escalators that are in  hurry to pass instead of waiting for the elevator to reach the top or bottom.

As of yesterday, one each of the escalators on Quezon Avenue and Taft Avenue train stations are not working. Train commuters have no choice except to use the escalators like a stairway or wait for the elevators that can carry only about 7 to 9 persons.

Quite tired for the day and even if I am in a hurry, I opted to wait for the elevators and reserved some of my energy for other chores.

If only we can put some value on these public utilities, more will be benifitted from the services being rendered.