Nagsisinungaling nga lang ba si Rizal noong sabihin niyang, “Kabataan ang Pag-asa ng Bayan?”
7pm. I was waiting for a jeepney to ride on my way home. There were lots of people in the waiting area, probably because they want to go home soon too and get away from the busy street. The jeepney I was waiting for arrived 10 mins after.
The jeep was almost full of passengers and full of baggage too. There were 6 old women at the rear end of the vehicle, evenly seated at either side. Between them are bags of vegetables, raw meat, and the like, so much that it made half of the jeepney almost full and seemed to be a courier of goods. They’ve been in the jeep for a long time, I presume, for they were all sleeping and appeared to be so exhausted. Beside them was a man, awake but also sleepy, whom I think was with the elders. In front of him was a sales lady (I was not sure if she really is a sales lady but she looks like one) who seems to be oblivious of what’s happening around her. I sat beside this lady. Beside me, near the “door” of the jeep were two kids. I later realized that the other kid in front of them is their friend too. These kids were the ones who are seated at the end seats.
Every time I am alone, I keenly observe things and people around me. During the trip, the other kid (the one on the opposite side) caught my attention. What he’s doing was, he draws the attention of persons from vehicles at the back of the jeepney we are riding in, then flashes a dirty finger to them. He did this for several times; I think he did this to every vehicle he sees, whether it is a bus, another jeepney, and even a private car. When he saw lots of people at the waiting shed, he called one, saying “Ate!” then displays his dirty finger haughtily. The man who’s with the elders stares at them, as if saying, “Hey, what are you doing? That’s not good.” But the kid did not stop doing