I was so stressed yesterday because the vital part of my breastpump finally broke down after being used for a year so I left the office at exactly 6:00PM. That’s like a miracle for me because that rarely happens.
I had other things to take care of in the evening because I got to stop our helper from getting bored (she’s not doing much lately because we’re in LP for a vacation). I decided that I’ll buy things she’ll need to create a sort of “dress” for one of our mattresses.
I’m so glad that my timing to get off at Buendia was so in time for me to catch Roval. If you remember, this is the yellow bus I’ve been talking about in this blog. I was so pleased with my ride last night that I decided I’ll be blogging about it today. So here’s my review.
TYPE: Public Utility Vehicle
What I like about it most: That fact that its drivers are very smart as in madiskarte! From my experience, it’s so rare that I experienced them waiting for passengers in the long line of buses (which irritates commuters like me especially when we’re in a rush). They go after the number of trips they make. They’re so fast that my whole travel time from Edsa Buendia to Alabang only takes 30 minutes at max (without the traffic of course). And the best part of it is that they have ePass (if you’re in PH, you’ll know what I’m talking about). Oh, I forgot to mention that their ticketing is now electronic! Keeping up with technology, eh?
Rating: 5 stars! Highly recommended!
Other notes: They are cousins with Don Mariano and the other red buses who are equally fast! Although a red bus has failed me about twice already.
Hey tmpink2004! glad you found this blog over the net.
yeah, admiral nga un! hahaha! thanks for the info about the ticket thingie. I don't usually pay attention! Hahahaha! Buti di ako natsatsambahan ng inspector. And oh, 8009, I usually see this bus number!
Hey tmpink2004! glad you found this blog over the net.
yeah, admiral nga un! hahaha! thanks for the info about the ticket thingie. I don’t usually pay attention! Hahahaha! Buti di ako natsatsambahan ng inspector. And oh, 8009, I usually see this bus number!
Roval has also been my favorite bus when I had a job in alabang..
FYI.. The other red bus you are talking about is Admiral.. it has some blue but mostly red.. And the Commuter bus is also their cousin..also fast..
most of these buses are using the electronic ticketing..
But I was frustrated with one encounter with one of the "konductor" of Roval.. He was tearing the part of the ticket where there should be the price…
If you are a regular Roval/Admiral/DonMariano/Commuter passenger you would notice that the destination and where you rode is represented in numbers.. I noticed the ticket he gave me states that I rode at 27(boni) to 28(buendia) but I paid 39 for alabang.. I noticed the numbers so I tried to find where he threw the other piece.. I saw there the price 10. >.<
I confronted him and he said "Yan ba talaga binigay ko sayo?" (Is that what I really gave you?)
You should always check the ticket.. I'll describe this man.. He was dark, medium built and slightly strong chin. I think the bus number was 8009 of roval..