044Comments on BBL, Dela Rosa and Cher Bus Lines
posted by sherliez on June 14th, 2008
Everyday, I ride an aircon bus to and from work for my midshift schedule at work ( 12 Noon - 9 PM ) . There are only three choices: BBL, Dela Rosa and Cher bus lines. I live in Pacita and work in QC. These are my comments
1. BBL - They wait until the bus is 70% filled with passenger before moving. Some of their units have strong air-freshener ( Pine Tree: Lemon, Melon, Orange ). They are fast when we are in EDSA already. Most of the units are old like 10 years old already. Sometimes you see a cockroach strolling the window and the floor. Early morning commuters can be sprayed be cold water coming from the aircon ducts.
2. Dela Rosa Transit - They only have a few new units that they allow for Pacita commuters. They are really slow from Pacita to EDSA. Same goes with their ordinary counterparts when I was in the early morning shift at work. They also let cockroaches entertain the commuters throughout the ride.
3. Cher - They have the cleanest bus of all three. All of their units seemed to be brand new and if not, it’s well maintained. They just stay a few minutes in the terminal and will leave in 15 minutes max. They try to pick up passengers from Pacita to Muntinlupa and then all stopovers in EDSA. One thing I really really hate about this bus is that they put an LCD screen and play advertisements throughout the journey.
The principle of seeing advertisement is you are using something that is for free such as free TV. Since I pay the bus to get me somewhere, It is only fair that I don’t see any nasty advertisements. Man!! You will see the commercials several times before you get off the bus. They play music videos and tv show hosted by middle-aged stars and they play the commercials in between.
For commuters like me, what else can I do?
