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It's
not like us
that it's all sugar.
That's also what I like about the food they serve in Tayuan, including desserts.
The sweetness is just right.
Even the saltiness?
Yes.
It's like...
Because here in our country, our milk tea is so sweet.
You can even lower the minimum.
It's still sweet.
It's still sweet.
Imagine, us, the Filipinos, it's so sweet when we order it.
It's like adding vinegar.
Yeah, as in.
I think it's good.
This is what I don't like about us.
That it's only in the bus.
Because in Taiwan, and even in a lot of other countries that I've watched, it's really quiet.
Especially when it's a public transport.
You really
mind other people.
These people.
There are four of them.
Wow!
I mean...
There's a video call.
Video call.
You heard what they were saying.
You know the story of their lives while
they were in the bus.
Their
voices are so loud.
We don't need to know that.
We want to joke around because they're in front of us.
Why are you like that?
People are shy.
Yeah.
They paid for it.
We were both paid for it.
And also, he's a bus ride from Taipei and it's long.
So I
hope that's your chance to help.
And they're so loud.
They're so loud.
And they're talking about their previous travel.
This is not the time.
It's like they're doubting their own time or just getting off the bus.
It's okay.
It's a mess.
They also have a video call.
That's when I laugh.
They're saying, "We're on a tour now."
Stop!
No, I won't do it.
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Hello! Welcome to another episode of the DINKWAP Show.
And we are your hosts. I am Rem.
I am Alvia.
And let's continue.
And
we're tired.
Actually, before we start, what happened between the last episode and this episode?
We got hungry.
And we ordered Taiwanese food.
Of course.
Guys, if you don't know, the restaurant in Lao Taipei, you
are missing out
on life.
Especially if you're from Artigas, White Plains,
Capitolio.
There's one in White Plains.
I don't know
where it is.
We'll find out if the quality is the same in
Capitolio.
Capitolio
is our go-to.
Yes, we've been
there.
We were also embarrassed
by everything we've been there.
And the mantou.
I didn't order
it.
Oh, okay.
I didn't
notice.
What's that?
Custard bun?
I don't know what that is.
Custard bun.
Custard bun.
Oh, yeah.
The pistachio.
It's so good.
It's so good.
Don't eat it when it's cold.
It's new.
Yeah.
Your mouth will get thirsty.
It's like peach
mango pie.
You'll cry from the pain.
But it's good.
But
anyway, going back.
We'll just talk about our
strategies.
Discipline-free people.
So we'll
talk about that.
We've talked about
Taipei, Jiufen.
If you
haven't watched it yet, watch the last
episode.
Or
listen if you've already listened to it.
We'll
talk about our Taichung day tour.
Des also had her first day, but she didn't go to Taichung.
I was the only one who went to Taichung.
Where is Taichung?
Is it also outside of Taipei?
No, it's outside
of
Taipei.
It's
like a province in
Taiwan.
It's a mountain area.
The reason why I chose that is because
the usual places that are toured in Taiwan are the ones with falls
and...
I don't
like that.
Yeah, I don't like that.
And there are rocks and
rock formations
that are like...
It's not for me.
I liked the Taichung
because it's
delicious.
It's delicious.
Then there's nature.
I also said that Rema loves street photography.
Even Esquinita is
a great photographer.
We
took pictures of all of Esquinita.
We always look for a guide.
We always get
caught.
We always get separated from the group.
We took a picture of the skinita.
But it has different vibes, right?
We're like bad tourists.
I'm not proud of this.
They said to go to the bathroom, then they left and then they went to the bathroom.
That's us.
The most famous place in Taichung is the birthplace of milk tea.
The
boba
tea with
milk.
So, she started it.
It's okay.
But the milk tea tastes like tea.
Yes.
Unlike us
who only have sugar.
I also like the desserts we ate in Taiwan.
The sweetness is just right.
Even the saltiness?
Yes.
It's like...
Because here in our country, our milk tea is so sweet.
You can even taste the minimum sweetness.
It's still sweet.
Imagine, we Filipinos,
it's
already sweet when we order it.
It will add more
sugar.
As in.
So in Taichung, we chose the stops
as tired millennials.
I feel like they'll enjoy the flower farm, the rainbow village,
and things
like that.
So that's what we chose.
The flower farm is still beautiful.
The peak is during Tulip season.
Which is not our time anymore. But it's still
nice, right?
I didn't enjoy it
because my camera wasn't like that.
Des and I just wanted to take pictures.
And
he said he had a dream. Like in K
-drama.
Like he's in the lavender.
So
we took a lot of pictures.
This is what surprised me.
Because there's a packed meal.
The tour is included.
When
it's Filipino tour, usually the packed meal is like...
It's
ugly.
You just want to buy McDonald's.
But it's not a packed
meal. It's pre
-ordered.
It's pre-ordered.
It's like a captured market.
They don't
need to
eat delicious food.
And the choice was
chicken and pork chop.
So we explained that we can't eat that.
And they found seafood.
It was cod.
It was my first time eating
cod.
They gave us cod and mackerel.
It was like a carindaria style.
It's a simple food. I like simple food
because it's
breaded and fried.
But
it's not oily.
It has side dishes like veggies
and eggs.
It's so good.
I was surprised.
It's okay.
It has a meal included.
We expected it
to be styrofoam.
I
thought it might not be good.
I wanted to eat it right away.
But it's
not.
When we arrived, we were like, "Oh, this is okay."
We have a lot of cookies.
But then, I
said
we're bad tourists. But not really.
We just realized that we haven't guided tour
for a long time.
So we're used to it at our own pace.
But
we try it. But sometimes, if you're in the CR,
you shouldn't go to the CR
because the trip
is late.
Actually, we're also Filipino.
Oh, really?
This is what I don't like about us.
That we're only in the bus.
Because in Taiwan, and even in a lot of other countries that I've watched, it's really quiet.
Especially in public transport.
You really
mind other people.
These
people.
There are four of them.
Wow.
There's also a video call.
Video call. You heard what they were saying. You know the story of their lives while
on the bus.
The
voice was so loud.
We don't need to know that.
We want to be able to hear them because they're in front of us.
Why are you like that? It's like you're being shy to people.
They also paid for it.
We were also paid for it here.
That's why.
And
also, it's a bus ride from Taipei. And it's long.
So I
hope you get the chance to sleep.
And then they're so noisy.
And then they're talking about their previous travel.
This is not the time.
It's like you're there on your own time or just when the bus is leaving.
It's okay. It's a mess.
And they also have a video call.
That's when I laugh. They're saying, "We're on a tour now."
Stop!
That's why we prefer to go to places that are not too touristy.
Because there are no Filipinos.
It's like assimilating to the local community.
You can't really see the people there.
Even if you're outside, you can't really hear anything.
And there
are a lot of Filipinos there.
They're the only ones who can hear.
There are a lot.
The boomers.
- There were so many. - Then,
during the handing out of the...
- The milk tea. - Not just the milk tea, but also the lunch that
was
packed.
So, there's a queue.
Then, the guide told them, "Don't do that. Don't hold it that way."
- It's like it's about to run out. But it's allocated to us.
- Because it's listed.
So what happened was, he was in a hurry and then he fell.
I told you, I told you.
That's when you feel the secondhand cringe.
"Ate,
why?"
-They can't even finish because they've already listed it. -That's why.
They
have a system. Why didn't you just follow? You're not in the Philippines.
-So... -That's how it is.
That's the only bad
trip.
I told Rem that we were both forced to
It's just a small expense.
Most
probably, if my mom were to do a tutorial, it would be the same.
She would complain that she's
tired.
You can
just feed her.
You don't have to worry about it.
Here's money,
here's internet.
Unless you leave them in the shopping district.
They suddenly get stronger.
No, they
don't have any physical pain.
They don't have any rashes.
None.
-That's a lot of stuff to carry when you
go back. -Yeah,
you can just deliver it.
No, I'll just deliver it to you.
-That's good.
-But you
know what's good about Taichung is the guide is okay.
-Yeah. -It's
strict, but you get it.
-You get it. -It explains it.
-You get it. -It's
like, I have it to stay strict.
Because when it's like this, because we have our ending, right?
-Sun Set?
-Yeah.
-On
Gaomi... Gaomi? -Yeah.
Wetlands,
that's it.
He said, "If we don't hurry, we won't make
it. It's already night."
He
explained it to me.
And
it's also about safety.
We have a lot of stuff.
That's why I went on a tour, because I wasn't confident to commute.
Because my friends and I did DIY and it was a bit of a struggle.
I said, "I don't want to."
So, we made sure that we're all complete.
We
have food.
When we get home, we don't have to take a CR break.
But she said she was sorry for us because of the long trip.
So, we took a CR break.
So, it's okay as in recommend.
It's good.
She's
still annoyed because she's giving tips.
But she has a high EQ.
When she feels tired, she'll just be quiet.
Just after.
She's good at
handling.
I was just surprised at the beginning. It was so strict.
Then,
I got it.
I know it's okay.
I'm used to being
in the Philippines.
You're so annoying.
Before we left, you know my bladder.
And we can't find the toilet.
We were looking for
it but
we couldn't figure it out.
Where are you saying
that?
That's two blocks
away!
In the Philippines, we're used to going to the CR and then to the establishment,
If you're not a customer there, you
can't go in.
I think it was in
the hotel.
It was in the hotel.
It was okay.
They were okay.
"Go in even if you're not a
guest!"
"Go to the CR!"
No!
It's not allowed in the Philippines!
You won;t do that!
You'll be stopped!
And then you'll be sent there.
So we were a bit culture shocked.
We were a bit delayed there.
Sorry. But we didn't really...
You know those who are sitting
on the bus and suddenly go to the bathroom.
Those
kind of people. We didn't really...
Sorry. We didn't really...
We only
accommodated them in food.
But we didn't really have anything to eat.
No choice.
But we talked about it properly.
But anyway,
when we were still in the Gaomi Wetlands,
So
all the people were taking pictures.
And there's
a place where you can go to the wetlands.
So we were like, "I don't want to."
"Let's just stay here."
And it was like, "The sunset is so long. Let's eat first."
And the three of us were
just looking for a guide.
"Where are these three Filipinos going?"
"They're looking for Chicha."
And then he said, "The sunset."
And we were like, "It's fine. We can cross."
It was so fun.
The stall
we saw
the BBQ.
It was so good!
It was so good!
It was like the first time I ate grilled rice cake.
Usually, they put hotdog in the middle
but we didn't.
What else did we eat?
The squid!
It was so spicy.
It was so good!
The people were like, "You don't have to eat that."
They were taking pictures.
Let's
go to the souvenir
shop.
There's no
one there.
Let's not go there.
When you paid, everyone came.
While our guide is not busy.
Let's take a picture.
We'll pay our debts.
The timing
is good.
We're not good at miming
in the bathroom.
We're the
last two times.
I didn't even drink milk tea. I just
left.
I thought it
was going to be a long time.
You didn't anticipate it.
I
didn't say that
we're leaving.
I drank milk tea.
But the place was so crowded.
It was random.
The
tea place
was so...
There's no pressure to hurry.
It's
like you're letting the waiters leave.
And you
can go to the bathroom even if you're not a customer.
It's really accommodating.
But all of the pictures are really Eskinita.
It's so beautiful!
The picturesque things.
We
didn't think of it as a Japanese pond or something with a bridge.
We didn't think of it as a picture of Eskinita.
It's so beautiful.
Then there's
the Miyahara ice cream shop,
like in Harry Potter.
We only looked at it for 5 seconds because we took a picture of all the eskinitas.
Actually, I'm more like that.
I'm
more environmental.
Urban. Urban.
I also
suggested Taichung because of the street photography.
I didn't know
that all of them are street.
-Instead of the spots we go to.
-Because if
you take a picture of the spot, you can just google it.
-Yeah,
that's it. But this type of thing, it's like a
vision.
-Vision!
-Artistic vision. So I was so happy with that.
-I was so happy with that because, "Come here! Come here! Pose!" -So he's an otter and we're like a des.
-And then we're taking a picture of him. "Oh, so that's how you feel."
So, there.
Another thing, when we were going back,
the pit stop was beautiful.
And there's a shower.
And
it's so clean.
On the highway.
It's like the SLEX Petron or
something.
You can take a shower.
Because what if you're a bus driver and your
journey is
far?
They thought of everything.
It's like in Japan,
they
thought of everything.
Even the edge cases.
Here, there's mindfulness.
There's effort.
And every time, I get sad that our standards are so low.
As
Filipinos.
If
you complain about something, just be quiet if you don't have a solution.
You can solve it.
Why
would
I solve it?
They're in the
position. They should be the ones to think. They're
there. They put it there.
We put our trust in them.
We give them our
taxes.
Our
taxes.
And we don't complain. Why?
That's the problem.
Why?
It should be allowed.
It should be.
-Yeah, and the other one is in Taichung, Sudan.
So now,
we'll compare in terms of what we experienced in Taiwan and the
Philippines.
Of course, it's
different.
Taiwan is a richer country,
blah
blah blah.
So I was the first one, the trans person.
-Trans person.
-Because everyone there is a public trans person.
-Yes.
Right? It's nice. And when you commute, you'll feel fresh.
The mobility of the people.
To think that the stations are so far.
And the airport, right?
You'll pass through the forest.
Yeah.
Why didn't this happen in the Philippines for decades?
Yeah.
Even buses, right? Senior citizens can commute alone.
And you can see the time.
Even on Google Maps, you can see it.
Like, on the dot, you know.
You
won't get lost.
Then
you'll search and wait for the bus number.
Then you'll look for it.
Except for the one time that we were already at the end of service.
We were already there.
We didn't mention
that.
The night market that we went to.
Taiwan was just a few years ago.
New Shilin Market.
Shilin Market was the biggest night market.
When I went there before,
people were really shoulder to shoulder.
I was shopping for street food and other things.
When we arrived, we were surprised.
"Is this it? Why are there no people?"
We
walked around and saw Shilin Night Market.
But why is it always about the price and the
amount?
- It's a lot of money. Do they sell these?
- The whole
area.
- What's there?
There's no one.
- There's street
food outside but nothing special.
I don't know, I don't know. My feelings are confused.
Their vision is to move the street market to the food
court.
Which is air-con,
which is clean, which
has seats.
I should be happy that I'm eating clean and it's cold.
Des and I were
sleeveless and everything.
In preparation to sweat.
I
was like, "This is not the vibe."
-Yeah, it's gone. -The food was still
good
but I was in the food court of 168.
-That's right. -The vibe
was like that, it was just cold.
-Yeah.
-It was like...
-It was like you were forced to... "What's in here?"
-It was still good but...
-It's gone.
-It's gone. -The
charm is gone.
-Yeah. I like how we
all
got entangled.
We were lucky
to have a friend.
I
don't know how many days it was, but we went out
at the train stop.
And it
was Ningxia Night Market.
Isn't that on the list?
Yeah, and it
was pointed out.
Let's follow
this.
The Ningxia Night
Market doesn't have any shopping, only
food.
But it
was one of the small food markets.
But it was more than enough for
us.
Super.
It was so much fun.
That's
where I ate my favorite scallion
pancakes,
mushrooms, and Des also ate chicken.
So it's like, it's all good. And guava juice!
-Guava juice! -Oh, wow.
-Solid! -We said guava, bayabas?
-Bayabas? Juice?
-We didn't believe it.
-When I...
-Oh!
-Like that.
-Ahh!
-And that's also where the line is long for some and not for others.
-But it's like... -It's
the same.
I don't know. Maybe not. But we tried scallion pancake in
Ximing. It's good.
And the scallion pancake... French
kiss.
French kiss.
Chef's kiss.
I was kissed by my aunt.
I'm just kidding. I didn't do that.
And Ning was in front of the elementary
school.
So we
sat on the steps.
But that's
the vibe.
That's the vibe.
One of the things I regret is that we already ate at the stalls in the street market.
But on the other
side,
there were restaurants
that looked
delicious.
But we were already full.
We
were already full.
It was too early.
We're short of time.
If we
have more people, it's easier.
When my
friends and I visited, we were in Raohe.
We were walking.
We were eight.
So we only had one meal.
It was hard for the
three of us.
And we still haven't eaten meat.
So when Desh
buys food, she's on her own.
That's it.
It's a good thing that we saw a random shop with dumb ghosts.
We were shocked. There were two puppies.
We were wondering
why the baby was spinning around.
Maybe it was a baby that was born.
Oh
my God, it was so cute.
It was so annoying.
Then the owner, when we entered, we were like, "It's a puppy!"
So we thought we should
buy it.
But we didn't.
It's already in our hands.
But it's
a souvenir shop. I got a lot of magnets.
I bought some for
my siblings.
A xiaolongbao.
The
ones with the
milky color.
It's expensive.
But it's
good that we bought it.
We can't buy anything in Shilin.
So
we got something.
A chamba.
But now, we're going to Waxan Creative Park.
-Oh, that's another
one. -It's random.
-We
just chose from the list. -It's random.
We
went to Taipei Fish Market and Dez said, "Oh, that's the one on the list."
So we went there.
We were ambitious. We had Chiang Kai-shek Memorial,
Taipei
National Museum.
-When we arrived in Waxan, -That's so funny.
We thought it's a park in Ayala.
We'll
just sit there for a while.
But there are local shops there.
I
thought there's a market there.
When we arrived, it was heaven.
It was so beautiful.
We didn't notice that we were walking for 3 hours and not sitting.
We were so tired.
We were sitting because we were taking pictures.
We were
like, "Oh my, my legs are getting numb."
We
were so happy.
To explain,
it's a park.
It used to be a winery.
It's a big warehouse.
I guess it's being rented by a certain...
There are restaurants,
ancient
Chinese
plates,
Japanese merch,
and
other character shops that we don't know but are famous.
There's also the Saka Moto Days.
There's also Shin Chan.
There's also the Random Science themed something.
I bought this.
-There. -The earthquake detection kit.
There's also the Googly Eyes
earthquake detection
kit.
There's
a lot. It's expensive.
But
it sparks joy.
There's also Bookshop.
There are so many. We also
got into
other places.
I think the closest we can compare it to, at least from our experience, is Cubaw X.
Yes.
But times 10.
It's more social.
It's more expensive.
It's bigger.
And times 10.
It's really big.
It's
so grand.
You really spend a lot of time on it.
We're
really the target market because there are old-timey,
modern, vintage
shops.
And it's like, wow.
You buy different
things every time.
-Yeah,
we're
from Eskinita.
-So 3 hours is legit, right?
-It's
tiring.
-It's so painful.
-But it's worth it.
-We're still ambitious.
-It's worth it.
-You don't buy anything, you just look around.
-Yeah, I
swear, you can spend the whole day
there.
-It's okay.
-It's so nice.
-We're looking around
because there's no foreigner.
-There's no other...
-There's no
Filipino.
-There's not a
lot of tourists.
-There's a skate
park outside.
-Yeah.
-It's so random.
-Yeah.
What's happening?
So...
It's nice to be...
Our strategy is also nice.
These are our non
-negotiables.
We have a day with Des
to shop.
Rem,
he's in charge of his life.
Rem also likes that.
I was like that.
During that solo day.
I sat in front of
an elementary school.
And
They're about to leave the house.
I
think it's around 4:00 PM.
They're so organized.
They're holding hands.
They have a marshyal.
They have long sticks to hold the
entrance.
They're going
out.
They're going out class by classes.
And then, there's a prefect or dean or whatever.
He's in the middle, in front of the exit.
Teacher?
He's a teacher.
And he's with the
big
kids.
So, the cuties will come out.
The real kids.
And then, they'll go to the teacher's front.
And they'll go up together.
Awwwwwww.
And then, they'll go to their parents.
So cute. Not all of them are running
outside.
And this place is like a sidewalk. But the sidewalk is so wide.
Right? Even
in
Taichung Tide, the next school we saw, the other one is special needs.
And the kids are running outside.
Why is it like this?
Why don't we have
this?
And the basketball courts.
Everywhere.
Imagine a parking lot and 10 rings.
It's not like the ones in the makeshift.
It's really done by the government.
There's lighting and you can see
the line is complete.
The
3-point line is not missing.
Who's the 3
-point state?
It's full of slippers.
That's why.
Can I go to the airport?
You can.
So we tried to train, take a taxi, and bus.
Everything was easy.
And it was just an easy card.
Almost everything.
And when you're at the train station or airport,
there are seniors
who
will help you.
The guide.
And we thought,
"It's perfect for seniors
to work."
"Because
they don't get tired."
"And they're still talking."
"Isn't that the old
-fashioned trip?"
"The one that's just right next to
us."
"And
it's easy to go to the
airport."
So he can go
on his own.
So anyway, after that, when we were about to go home,
there was a choice in the airport of Taiwan,
exiting, so either you'll be scanned or
there's a person.
Actually, before
that,
before
we arrived there,
let's say we're going to take the train ride
first.
We were accompanied by, what are they?
Korean.
The one who's noisy?
I don't
know.
I
think she's Eastern European.
Close to Russia.
She's noisy again.
They're really looking at each other.
Like our Korean friends.
They're just looking at each
other.
And they're still early.
Imagine that.
And we Filipinos are the ones who are shy.
We're really quiet when we're in the car.
But you really should be quiet.
It's just here
in
the car.
Even the cell phone, you should have an earphone.
You should be mindful of other people.
Then, when we arrived at the airport,
you knew that you're going to the Philippines.
The queue was long for us.
CebuPack.
We were waiting for so
long.
We lost hope
of eating before the
college.
That's
so crazy. Oh
no.
We're still here in Taiwan. We already know that we're going back to the Philippines.
We don't know
why the queue is so long.
I got the
boarding
pass and the tag.
It's
like, aside from the number of people, it's not clear that you'll get the
boarding pass and
the tag.
It's not invisible.
We were waiting
for the right time.
So it's like,
I'm already there,
you're already there,
you're
already there,
it's good that we're there
because they're already having a fight.
We already had
time.
It's just right to be close.
And we're three.
So I said, I'll
check in with the three of us.
I'm already panicking because
we're already close.
It's like your mom left
you
You're the one who's
not wearing a bag.
But that's okay with us.
I hope they
just said that when the people were choosing.
That's
it. We're going
back to the Philippines.
It's funny because we're both in the same group.
We're in Group 2 and Des is in Group 5.
Of course, Rem and I already went to the bathroom.
We
didn't get to
Group 2. We were just
waiting for Des.
Then after Group 4, we didn't get to call anyone else.
There's no group vibe.
That's it.
What does Des deserve to be with everyone else?
We're just asking him. Is he
poor?
We still have cash.
I said I don't want to convert because it's not that big.
I'm already tired of converting.
We bought it duty free.
Of course, it's expensive.
If I have less money, he has less.
He doesn't even afford the chocolate.
Our friend is so good.
Poor.
Poor.
But it's more expensive
for us.
We also used the EZ card when
we ate.
We're
going back.
It's still efficient.
You just need to scan your passport.
You'll
be
wearing a
We established this in the first row.
-We did it again and again. -We did it again and again.
Then, the plane landed.
Of course, when the plane landed, the
wind blew.
Ah! Philippines!
-So, that's it. We're in
traffic. -We're in traffic.
We were just about to go to the van.
It's not that Des was in a park and fly.
We were just looking for the van in the park and fly.
It's a hassle.
What the f*ck? Philippines?
This is what I was wondering about in Taipei.
Why don't they have a rush hour?
Where's the traffic?
What time
is it?
Even the traffic light, what did you like about it? The delay?
Yes, the satin.
At the same time.
The greening of one of the pedestrians is the same as the greening of the pedestrian's path.
So, there could be a discrepancy because it's the same.
For them,
the pedestrians will be the first to green the path.
They will also walk a little bit, there's a slight delay before the pedestrians will green the path.
That's possible.
And we rarely see traffic enforcers.
- Really? - Not
really.
- Only once? - But they really
followed.
- There's a box for...
- For the motorbike.
I saw this on TikTok.
Actually,
a tourist was asking, "Why are you like this?"
- Everything is
in one box. - The motorbikes...
For example, they turn left.
They don't turn right.
They'll go
to
the right and then to the box in the lane on the left.
How did they think of that?
We're not doing this here.
At least
there's no chance that the motorcycle
will hit the road or hit the
car.
Those simple things.
And also, the style of the Filipinos is not allowed.
The one that is a bit of a".
-Oh,
no. -You're sure kill.
But
not really.
It's just that you're following the
stoplights.
But there are
areas that are not there.
-Ah. -There are areas that are not there.
So it's like, they
don't really minor.
-Mm. -They don't really minor
in pedestrian
lanes.
In turning around.
So when we were on Uber, we were on seatbelts.
Because it's ice.
They don't really minor in turning around, in pedestrian lanes.
It's like we...
But for them,
you'll see
that every pedestrian lane has a "Pedestrians have right of way."
So if
ever they're in a hurry, it's
their fault.
Pedestrians are always right.
But the
pedestrian lane is just a little bit,
it doesn't have a go and stop.
And it's not long.
That's right.
It's not super.
And it's fast.
Their strategy for transportation,
commuting, and pedestrian is so solid.
I remember
that we always have complaints about traffic,
and that we're
always locked in EDSA,
and that people don't want to commute,
and
that people don't want to use the internet.
But when you're in a different country, you love commuting,
you keep walking and walking, and we're like...
Because it's easy.
They made it that way.
It's a different experience.
We don't
have a car.
That's
a conscious decision.
That we don't need to buy a car.
But we love taking public transport.
But
public transport is not expensive.
But
if we're
doing it on a
weekday,
we can add in our own
time.
But if we're going somewhere that we have to be dressed up,
presentable,
we can't really
do that.
You have to grab or
you can park your car.
It's good that it's a bit rare.
Especially now, when I see our women commuting in the morning and afternoon,
it's hard.
I've been through
that.
I used to be stuck from Cubao to Bandang Cogyo.
I was stuck.
I
know that it's hard.
You were stuck in the street.
Yes.
I was 6'1".
Those jeeps are not designed for tall people.
Imagine where the tribe comes from, right?
And in Taiwan, at least it's my first country,
-It's still Taiwan.
-It's still Taiwan.
What about Japan, for example?
Or
let's say in European countries.
It's so far.
-You'll be caught.
-You'll be caught for sure.
We
can't say that we're like a third world country.
Guys, it's so big.
First, the comparison of
electricity
prices
here in Southeast Asia
has already been released.
We're second to the most expensive.
Second to Singapore, I think.
I think so.
Why? We're in the third world.
You're in the third world and it's expensive here.
Why is it expensive here?
You bought groceries earlier and I said I only bought a little.
It's 2.7.
What the hell?
It's not that there's an excuse. There's something wrong
with how...
And not to
be biased, but Vico has
a
lot of new projects and he doesn;t increase the budget.
He can afford it.
He built a new city hall.
We're just not holding our public officials and even private institutions, private companies, to a higher standard.
We're not making them accountable.
It's like we
just accept it.
Yes, we're not allowed to complain.
It's really like that.
It's really
like that.
If you're from another country, we want the Philippines to be like other countries.
Exactly.
We don't want that.
What's wrong with us getting that?
It's bad to think that this can
be done in the Philippines.
It can be done.
Right?
But, you know, we're settling.
Yes, so let's end it.
Because we're already here.
We're going to eat.
Alright.
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