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| LRT 1. Trains arriving at Monumento Station |
It
was 9:15 AM at the North Avenue Station of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT Line 3)
and I was bound to meet a friend at 11:00 AM at a mall in Ortigas Center. I thought that by 9:00 AM, the
line of passengers to get to the train would be shorter but to my dismay, it seemed endless. I waited in line but after an hour, I haven't
even reached the bottom of the stairs that will lead me up to the main entry
gates. I dropped it and went for a bus instead but 10 minutes in the bus I realised it was also not a good idea. So I opened a ride-hailing App and booked a
motorbike that would pick me up on my pinned location and take me to my
Ortigas. I made it 5 minutes early to my appointment time. The distance between North
Avenue Station and the mall in Ortigas Center is only 9 kms.
A marathon runner could definitely reach my destination ahead of me if I stayed
in that line. Nowadays, every hour that the MRT operates is considered rush
hour. There is no respite of people lining up. They even have a
"Stop/Entry" method. This means lines do not move at all until all
passengers in the platform are cleared.
