Today, while going home from a dinner date with my sister after a long day’s work, I was fortunate to ride a cab with at pilot who seems not to care if his passenger is comfortable or not. He does not give a damn if he is going over a hump so long as he gets his car over it. He steps on the breaks with the force of a horse gallop that renders the unaware passenger helpless in the face of such carelessness
I requested the cab driver to step on the breaks gently and mind the humps. What did I get? “Di saan ka aglugan ti taxi”. I said “manong, saan nga kasta a, ammom met ngata nu anya ti regulasyon. Nagbastos ka nga driver, wala kang paki alam. Awan naglakayan yo” I am paying to be transported safely to my destination with the rate he was going I might end up bruised by the time I reach the place. Unfortunately, becoz of my anger, I haven’t thought of getting the cab’s plate number.
I am a Baguio born and bred person and I have witnessed the changes that the city has to undergo from its environment to its people including the ever-loved transportation system – the taxis. I remember the old cab drivers of the city who step down off their cabs to help their passengers with their luggage, take time to talk amiably with their riders and more importantly treat them with respect.
How I loved to ride a cab then.
My Lesson? Walk happy na lang sa Baguio or buy my car hehehe
Lesson to share: Courtesy is basic. …. Whoever you are dealing with.
Lesson to share: Courtesy is basic. …. Whoever you are dealing with.
