Every day after work, I take a shuttle service on my way home. It has a flat rate of sixty pesos which I don't mind, since I find it a quick and convenient way to get home. The vehicles are mostly vans, with the occasional SUV stepping in. One of the drivers of these vans has the habit of saying "Good evening!" before asking his passengers where they'd like to be dropped off (if we're not disembarking at SM Fairview) as we start leaving the terminal, and we would semi-shout out our destinations. He would then repeat the drop-off points, starting from the nearest first, and then asking if he left out anything, and then repeating it again.
I thought it was a good thing because it allowed him to avoid the outer lanes which are usually congested with other passenger vehicles. As he dropped his passengers off he would always say "Thank you Ma'am/Sir, have a good night."
Last night was my first time to sit up front in his van, and as he asked me and the girl next to me where we'd like to be dropped off, I answered "Fairview Mercury." The same thing I've said several times before because there is only one branch of the Mercury Drug store in Fairview, so it's easy to determine where it is. The driver then said, "So that's you," with a tone of realization. "You're the one with the little high-pitched voice! I finally met you! This is your first time sitting up front, right?"
It was weird I made that impression.
Anyway as was his routine, he asked the same those in the passenger compartment their stops, and I was amused by his expression as he struggled to take note of, arrange nearest first, and memorize all the points in his head, occasionally talking to himself, before repeating it to his passengers. It was awesome.
When it was my turn to be dropped off, the driver said, "It's your first time sitting in front, you weren't scared, were you? I drove okay, didn't I? My braking was smooth, you didn't jolt." I said it was okay, and was tempted to tell him I wasn't even fazed, and that he should try sitting in a car while my dad drove, but he had other passengers to drop off. Then he said his usual thanks, and I thanked him too as I left the van for Fairview Mercury.
I thought it was a good thing because it allowed him to avoid the outer lanes which are usually congested with other passenger vehicles. As he dropped his passengers off he would always say "Thank you Ma'am/Sir, have a good night."
Last night was my first time to sit up front in his van, and as he asked me and the girl next to me where we'd like to be dropped off, I answered "Fairview Mercury." The same thing I've said several times before because there is only one branch of the Mercury Drug store in Fairview, so it's easy to determine where it is. The driver then said, "So that's you," with a tone of realization. "You're the one with the little high-pitched voice! I finally met you! This is your first time sitting up front, right?"
It was weird I made that impression.
Anyway as was his routine, he asked the same those in the passenger compartment their stops, and I was amused by his expression as he struggled to take note of, arrange nearest first, and memorize all the points in his head, occasionally talking to himself, before repeating it to his passengers. It was awesome.
When it was my turn to be dropped off, the driver said, "It's your first time sitting in front, you weren't scared, were you? I drove okay, didn't I? My braking was smooth, you didn't jolt." I said it was okay, and was tempted to tell him I wasn't even fazed, and that he should try sitting in a car while my dad drove, but he had other passengers to drop off. Then he said his usual thanks, and I thanked him too as I left the van for Fairview Mercury.