you read it right! i'm fresh from BLOG HIBERNATION..it has been months since i REALLY blog..i've been very much occupied by too much school work. since i'm already in my senior year i'm also busy doing thesis. i'm also busy doing my first org project: company tour at people support and bank of commerce. luckily wala kaming exam for tues-thurs..which means review and at the same time bum day din..3 more exams to go at half-way na for first sem.

at last makakapag-blog din ako. namiss ko 'to sobra!

last friday since my class would be around 6 pm pa, so i decided to try out pgma's new pasig river ferry, which has been getting the buzz aroung lately.

so here'e my little review for the latter.

SECURITY: Super inspection ang gagwin ng guard sa'yo once na pumasok ka sa stations nila, so i think there's no need for you to worry kung may mga holduppers or criminals around.

SAFETY: once na nakapasok ka na sa actual ferry boat, you can see that lifevests are very much available under your seats. so no need to worry of getting drowned or whatsoever. PERO I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE MYSELF GETTING INTO THE RIVER NO WAY!

COMFORT: the stations are fullyairconditioned and clean as well as the ferry boats itself.
and don'ty worry about the smell of the river getting inside the boat, you can't even smell a thing!
the seats are made of blue plastic, so it's quite hard to sat on.
they played this celine dion concert dvd during my ride, and i think that's the only thing they would play.

CLEANLINESS: the stations are really clean (or because bago pa lang kasi!?) as well as the boat itself.

PRICE: I was not so sure about this one, since i was wearing my uniform, kaya binigyan ako ng student discount nung teller. i paid 38.25 to be exact. so if not either a student or a senior citizen expect a 40+ fare from guadalupe to escolta (so far these two stations pa lang ang dulo).

TIME EFFICIENY: i left the gudalupe station at 3:07 pm and i arrived at the escolta station at 3:48 pm. not bad ah!? less than an hour free from traffic.

THINGS ENJOYED: hmm i went to see the undiscovered trails of the pasig river. i saw different spot in the metro, one can get a good view of the riverside (except the slums, because these are reflections of urban ugliness and poverty).

speaking of different riverside spots here are some pictures from the trip



guadalupe station



Pioneer mandaluyong area



JP Rizal Street in Makati, riverside being facelifted



Makati City Hall



Some vessels boating thru pasig river



Rockwell Center



MMDA Flood-cotrol system boat




mandaluyong bridge?



Manila boat club



another pasig river ferry boat



Slums: refelction of poverty and urban ugliness



sTa ana station: i bet the letter was stolen..



PUP Station



pandacan area

after this area (nagatahan etc.) i was already stopped by the guards, because we are already approaching the malacañan area, so bawal magpicture for securtity purposes daw




factory along u.n. avenue ito




ayala bridge




LRT 1



Post office building



post office building pa rin..



escolta station, my destination for the day

all in all the ferry ride was enjoying, parang field trip in manila na ginawa ko eh...anyways this is very enjoyable specially if you have the luxury of time to do things..