Densely Populated. ADVNTR Blog #1

 Today, 4th of July, my grandmother and I had a stroll around the city of Manila. I am scheduled to order my college uniforms in my university and she asked is she could come along.

So we took a jeepney, and boy was I really surprised. Just 3 years ago, the normal seating capacity for a jeepney on each side is 8 people. Then, I got a little frustrated when the number went a little higher to 9. But now, the capacity is maxed out and a whopping 10 people are seating on either side. Literally, my butt is on the edge of my seat. It felt really uncomfortable, considering that it was a sunny morning. It think that the government, even just the local one, should implement a law that regulates the amount of people that can be seated inside the jeepney because it felt really irritating that even if the capacity of the vehicle is capped on, the driver is still willing to give ride and leave us all in there like sardines in a can. So please guys, fix this problem okay?

We arrived in Quiapo Church and what I first noticed is the lack of breathing space. It felt like that particular place is the same as the jeepney we just rode on. The feeling was the same. Hot, Irritating, and well CROWDED. But I think that is totally fine in mega city of mostly christian people. We went to attend the mass just at the sides because there weren't any chairs left to sit in sight. Afterwards, we headed to where my grandmother intends to go. She wanted to see the statue of the Black Nazarene at the back. The streets leading to the back portion were really tight and narrow, giving us a feeling of like we are in Divisoria.

Altar of the Quiapo Church
(well side view of the altar)

Side view of Quiapo Church in Manila

The Black Nazarene statues at the back.

Busy traffic in Quiapo Church area at rush hour.
(well the left lane has a lot of room compared to the right :) )

So we went to where I was supposed to go. My college! University of Santo Tomas.
We were going to order my college uniform and check on the patches for them. The patches weren't available :(( (yet)
They said that maybe by July 13, the patches would be available. Yey!

Roque Drive in UST. How I wish EDSA could be this quiet. Wake up! Hahaha

So, that's all for my first ADVNTR Blog! Thanks for reading! See ya :))