first time was when liszt left without me because i was late...(sorry liszt!) i had to take the LRT and make my way through all the unknown road names and stuff. i was lucky because there were 3 wonderful people who helped me reach my destination. the second time was when we had to interview this person (short notice) and i had to (again) go there by myself. my dad knew an earier way for me to go there and it was relatively easy. i have a lot of commute stories to tell you but my favorite 'adventure' happened just last thursday (i forgot the date). it was my first time to commute home from makati ALONE and AFTER DARK! i got even more anxious/scared because the weather was B-A-D! the wind was blowing really hard and it kept on raining...so i decided to do something to soothe my nerves. the solution? talking. yep! i approached a lady and struck up a conversation with her. turns out that she's as friendly and as outgoing as i am. her name is kim, from up-d, just graduated last april and she also took up communication arts. we got to talk for quite a while and i honestly forgot about how anxious i was about my pending 'trip'. of course, we had to go our separate ways because she had to board a different bus.

on the bus, i sat beside this wonderful lady named lani, who (i think) sensed that i was a bit uncomfortable. (buses arent comfortable for me...) she started talking to me and well, the conversation took away my anxieties (again) and yeah, i made a(nother) new friend.

public transport and i, we have a love-hate relationship but even so, i learn a lot from these little adventures. and its another great excuse to meet new friends. and one can never have too many friends. so next time you commute alone, why not try to strike up a conversation? your seatmate might turn out to be your newest friend.