Sometimes, I get to travel on a bus for long trips like from Sorsogon to Manila which if memory serves me right took about twelve hours; Cebu to Bacolod via Toledo-San Carlos for about 7 hours, and Cagayan de Oro to Davao via Buda.
In Sorsogon-Manila, there could have been a nice scenery to look at as it’s the countryside, but unfortunately at that time it was night. All I could see out from the window was pitch black. I was left shuddering as the aircon of the bus was really set to very cold, and I had two shirts on with a jacket over it, a bonnet to cover my head, and thick socks.
From Cebu to Bacolod, I was with a good friend of mine so it wasn’t boring. But sometimes you get very sleepy but then the roads are bumpety so you can’t sleep at all. Worse, the bags keeps on falling on top of your heads because a.) the driver can’t wait to die, and b.) the place where they put our bags overhead has a small space and very much packed, so every deathly swirve of the driver makes some of those bags fall off.
My lone cross Mindanao trip which culminated in crossing Bukidnon from Cagayan de Oro to Davao was the easiest 7 hour ride so far, as the view of Bukidnon with it’s pineapple plantations was breath taking. Also, there was this excitement and adrenaline rush as to what’s going to happens next, as there were checkpoints at that time due to the conflict of the MILF and the national government about the MOA-AD. There was a bus terminal and a market that got bombed, and a v-hire stopped and male passengers pushed over a cliff while being shot at.
During these times your best friend is your mp3 player or your ipod. I’m not a die-hard fan of many bands or artists, so I don’t download by albums. I sometimes use torrents to download the songs that just pop in my head.
I bought a 4GB ipod and haven’t filled it yet, because I’m contented with downloading Trance, House, and Techno music which you don’t get tired of. Why don’t I get tired of it? Simply because it doesn’t have lyrics and you’ll get bored once you’ve memorized the lyrics and kept on singing it. Lol.
