What a Saturday!

It was my first day in my Spanish class' new level last Saturday. I didn't wake up that late. I still had time to do my rituals except for the breakfast. After dressing up, I went straight to my friend's house. We always go to school together even we don't belong to the same class. We were very excited. We were looking forward to new classmates, new teacher, and new lessons. Apart from those, I didn't expect any other extraordinary things happening on that day. Of course, I was wrong. It's really true that there's always a first time.

I've been going to Instituto Cervantes, Manila for more than a year already; but, I've never experienced the city's infamous flood during rainy days until last Saturday. We rode an fx and it took us more than 2 hours from Cubao to Kalaw. Normally, we can get to school for less than an hour. Imagine how long long that was. It wasn't raining anymore; so, you'll expect how hot Manila could be. Plus, imagine how Philippine public transportation is. We were squeezed in in that FX. I knew that we would be late. I couldn't do anything but to watch the view in front of me. People were walking with water almost as high as their knees. Pedicab drivers were selling a bill of goods. My friend and I were victims ourselves. We paid 20Php each for the driver to bring us to a place just in front of us. We were only two feet away from it. Anyhow, it didn't really matter as long as I could get to my class without being soaked. Good thing they're earning money.

Going home was no different. My friend and I waited for an fx for almost an hour. Nothing came. So, we just decided to ride a cab to an LRT station. Because it was still darn traffic even there was no flood anymore, we weren't dropped off at the station. We had to cross the street and pass that long footbridge under the midday heat of the sun. We could have already been relieved getting on the train; but, their air con wasn't also working well. What a day!

Nevertheless, it was quite an experience! Did I mention that my classmate treated us for breakfast? It was her birthday! I also liked my new Spanish teacher. He by the way didn't get mad because of my tardiness. He was a bit threatening. No doubt, our class will always be challenging! It was still not a bad day for me! Thank God/ess!