jeepneys & tricycles

Good day in the office today. Making progress on the education project.

Topic for today is transportation in the Philippines...

I have never rode in a jeepney and never crammed into a tricycle to get around town. Now I can say I've done both! Tricycle is a motorcycle with a small truck cab that hits every bump and rock, but gets you to where you are going for 7 pesos each. The tricycles are typically crammed with people, so we did the same today. Eight of us being hauled from one office to the other with our IBM backpacks this afternoon...all with the power of a motorcycle...pretty fun. Felt like I needed to get out my Fred Flinstone feet at times :-) Traffic lights....well, there are none, but still seems to work. I think there is a lesson there somewhere!

The motorcycles and the jeepneys to get around town are totally different...the trip to/from the office taking anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, depending on traffic...just like home!

A few photos to share...

Jeepney terminals with the jeepneys like original works of art...

 

 

My 2 teammates on the education project...Ashis and Tina

 

 

 

My own special bus :-)