People say that Filipinos are pasaway… that we really find it hard to follow even the simplest of rules. Evidently, it is quite true coz even if there are signs like this 
plastered over Metro Manila, people would still do this:
AL RIGGA ROAD
Last night, Momon & I went to Deira City Centre to pass the time and to eat dinner. We were already looking for a place to eat when I realized that what I crave is bulalo from Tipanan, a Filipino restaurant near our place in Rigga Road so; we hastily leave DCC, rode the metro, go down at Rigga station and walked to Tipanan. We got our bulalo to go and crossed the street, not bothering to use the pedestrian lane coz it’s ridiculously far from where we were. We were on the middle of the 2 roads, and I was thinking how nice it is to walk on the grass and how it’s a good thing that Dubai has the facility to maintain the growth of the trees even during the sweltering hot of summer when suddenly I heard a swooshing sound. The next thing I know, Momon & I are being drenched with water coming from the automatic sprinkler! We can’t immediately cross the other road for the traffic is still moving so we just stand there, laughing while getting showered with water (which I hope is clean and without fertilizer); thanks to you, grass sprinkler. Hwehehe…
Pasaway kasi e! Hmmm… now I want to make an appeal to Dubai Government. Better put this sign in Rigga Road:
plastered over Metro Manila, people would still do this:Here in Dubai, people find it very hard to jaywalk. Main reason is the roads are divided by fences or hedges so even if you want to cross it, you’ll just be stuck in the middle. Secondly, even if you get the guts to climb the fence, police will be all over you before your feet land to the other side; thanks to the CCTV cameras all over the place (and yes, Dubai police officers really watch it somewhere near by). Then they’re gonna ask for jaywalking fine of Dhs. 500, which if you cannot provide will land you in jail for three days. That is why in footbridges we shall cross. \m/
Despite all these, there’s this one road in Dubai that is very easy to cross without using the pedestrian lane:
Despite all these, there’s this one road in Dubai that is very easy to cross without using the pedestrian lane:
AL RIGGA ROADLast night, Momon & I went to Deira City Centre to pass the time and to eat dinner. We were already looking for a place to eat when I realized that what I crave is bulalo from Tipanan, a Filipino restaurant near our place in Rigga Road so; we hastily leave DCC, rode the metro, go down at Rigga station and walked to Tipanan. We got our bulalo to go and crossed the street, not bothering to use the pedestrian lane coz it’s ridiculously far from where we were. We were on the middle of the 2 roads, and I was thinking how nice it is to walk on the grass and how it’s a good thing that Dubai has the facility to maintain the growth of the trees even during the sweltering hot of summer when suddenly I heard a swooshing sound. The next thing I know, Momon & I are being drenched with water coming from the automatic sprinkler! We can’t immediately cross the other road for the traffic is still moving so we just stand there, laughing while getting showered with water (which I hope is clean and without fertilizer); thanks to you, grass sprinkler. Hwehehe…
Pasaway kasi e! Hmmm… now I want to make an appeal to Dubai Government. Better put this sign in Rigga Road:
WALANG TAWIRAN, NAKABABASA
:oP
