My "life" of being a Probinsyano in Manila

Just for you to know, I’m from Lucena City, Quezon Province

A FEW DETAILS ABOUT LUCENA:

ONE OF THE 2 CITIES IN QUEZON PROVINCE (OTHER ONE IS TAYABAS CITY WHICH IS 1 HR AWAY FROM LUCENA… BEST BUDIN MAKERS *N O M N O M*)

LUCENA CITY IS DIVIDED INTO 33 BARANGAYS. ELEVEN BARANGAYS ARE CLASSIFIED AS URBAN, SIX AS SUB-URBAN, ELEVEN AS RURAL AND FIVE AS COASTAL BARANGAYS

ONE OF THE GROWING COMMUNITIES IN QUEZON (DUMADAMI NA MGA BLDGS, FOODPARKS, RESTAURANTS ETC ETC. KULANG NALANG AY WORK TALAGA *HOPING FOR AN IT PARK IN THE FUTURE* WHICH WAS MENTIONED BEFORE BY OUR MAYOR xxxxx)

ANYWAY DAMI KO NASABI CHECK THE LINK BELOW

:) VISIT SOON GUYS!! PASAYAHAN FESTIVAL IS EVERY 2ND TO THE LAST WEEK OF MAY

HISTORY NG LUCENA CITY

Travelling takes 3-4 hrs time and + 1 hr waiting time (I’ll explain later, keep reading LOL)

Viola! Lucena to Manila and vice versa

not to mention I’m staying at Quezon City (EDSA Traffic everyday... *sign*)
"Life" of being a probinsyano?

1. Living in Metro Manila is really HARD as in HARD:
  - House Rental(bills) – Mahal ng rental kung icocompare sa probinsya, 5k Up and Down apartment, dito sa Maynila 5k kwarto lang.. not to mention other bills like electricity and water..
  - Food – Swerte nalang kung may karinderyang malapit tas mura mag benta
    - 25.00 Half Ulam + 10.00 rice = Pwedeeee ***deep inside sawa na ako paulit ulit na haha menudo adobo all the way***
      
      omg bes tipid na this
    - Commonly sa iba puro fast food na and inaabot ng 100.00 per dine
    - tara starbucks, bili this bili that (wakwak bulsa, iyak kaluluwa)
  - Traffic – yes traffic, traffic, traffic … lalo na sa rush hour THIS IS SPARTA!!!
    
    Dung! Siksikan na mamaya! Undertime na tayo
  - Dont blame the others kung mabaho amoy dahil lahat naman pagod.. dala ka nalang ng panyo. Swak na LOL

1. People notice your dialect lagi kasi nga probinsyano iba talaga mga words na ginagamit namin in quezon.. and its nakaka ano ba. haha
  - You can see some here : check the link
    Ire ang link
    - Cooking Oil – akalain mo “Mantika” pala tawag dine, samin “Langis” lang alam na yun haha
    - Madalas namin magamit ang “Ma + word” example: Ma-kain na nga ito baka mapanis pa. Ma-labhan Ma-alis Ma-ambon etc etc
    - People had a hard time understanding my na-words. They always tend to correct me even though naintindihan naman nila. Those nazis
      Nakain = Kumakain
      Nagamit = gumagamit
    - YANO! Kadami

1. Madaming adjustments lalo na bago ka palang mag sisimula. Meeting new people, Tanong dito Tanong doon.. buti nalang may Google Map. dun ako madalas nag babase. pag nawala ka mag Grab ka nalang haha mayamanin eh

1. Is it safe? Yeah I think it is safe pero dapat 100% alert. I remember the day sumakay ako ng bus nawalan ako ng phone. Habol habol ko un bus from East Ave 1st stop light hanggang LTO office tas inabot na ako sa may UP something ata un.. Basta my lesson learned is “Life is much more important than your things” Risky ung ginawa ko. Being alert all the time, especially when using public transportation.

1. Banong bano(gulat na gulat) ako sa mga attractions, galaan, food parks..Syempre wala nito samin noon.. pero ngayon meron na.. mailan ilan i think 2 food parks na ang nasa lucena. Culture Shock na din
  
  Bes iba ka

1. Speaking of food, Delicacies of Quezon PWEDENG PWEDE pag kakitaan sa Manila YES! Pwede ka mag benta lalo na yung Yema cake nakow! Longganisang Lucban pa.. Nakow.. pero seryoso pwede nga.. tubuan mo nalang mahirap kasi makaipon. dito

Long Weekend? Relax? NO! Absolutely a no no. ANG Hirap makauwi ng probinsya pag Long weekend and vice versa.. Punuan ang Bus not to mention ung Pila.. Kilo-kilo metrong layo by Sarah Geronimo Dafudge..

basically my feeling… cry tas pagagalitan ka pa ng parents mo late ka umuwi cryyyyyyy (one time pinicturan ko habang nasa pila ako pinakita ko nalang sa kanila so shock din si mama haha) now you know

1. Nakaka Homesick, yes nakakalungkot din pala mag isa mamuhay sa manila. swerte na ung mga anak mayaman kasi atleast your family can visit you anytime lalo na kung may sariling bahay kayo dito. hindi biro magsolo, fb nalang pampalipas oras ko and always wishing sana friday na. I miss my family every single day, leaving them is really hard kasi para sa future din namin ito. hangad ko lang makaipon para one day mabigyan ko ng magandang buhay sila. Hanga ako sa mga OFW dahil mas hindi biro ang sitwasyon nila.

1. Huwag na Huwag magkakasakit, walang mag aalaga *sad feeling* iiyak nalang kung gusto makauwi pagaling ng konti muna tas byahe para atleast may mag alaga lalo na nasa probinsya family. Alagaan ang sarili, mag gamot Vit ABCDEFGHIJ! lahat na.

1. Pabili naman ako nyan sa manila, i usually get this with my friends. lalo na kung usapang Krispy Kreme or J.Co.. ok lang sana kung binibigyan ako ng pera pang bili haha

Weather ba kamo, nako wala kayo sa manila
- Tag Init - Basang basa lagi kili kili haha pang sawsawan na ng chicharon
- Tag Ulan - Aquaman costume na haha. Isa na tayo sa mga isda langoy kung langoy pag baha
  
  May Pasok!

“Life really starts when you live alone“

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