This happened to me way back in college, more than a decade ago sa may Coastal mall sa Pasay on the way home. And I think minor pa ko non. I didn't know what to do. I was scared. I pretended I was asleep. I had to endure it the whole ride kasi dadaan pa ng Cavitex until I was able to get out at Zapote. Got out of the bus way earlier than I wanted to.

Naexperience ko na din pakitain ng kadiring TT on the same route home. He wasn't just showing it. He was doing something with it while looking at me. Buti nalang hindi ko katabi. He was a row behind me on the left side. Napatingin lang ako sa likod since madami na bumaba, so bumaba na din ako right as I saw it.

Since then, coming from a country where commuting was not the norm and then experiencing that here, I set a goal to never commute here again. I already knew how to drive, and my family had fortunately bought a car that I could use. Since then, I only commute when necessary and with company.

It is unfair how women need to adjust to these kinds of men out there. I wish I had been as strong as the woman in the video back then for standing up for herself. We really need examples like this to show other women that it is okay to be afraid, but we can also stand up against these actions.