previously, i've ridden the ferry at night time so there wasn't much to be seen, save from the well-lighted malacanang palace and the bridges (jones bridge, macarthur/sta.cruz bridge, quezon bridge, ayala bridge, etc.). as for the rest of the trip (from escolta to guadalupe)... it's dark save for the occasional twinkle of lights from factories and some shanties that dot both banks of the pasig river.
a few weeks ago though, i was able to ride the ferry again, this time during the day. this time around, i did not inconvenience myself. and i made sure i got off at the right station. lol.
here are some of the pics my bro took from a point-and-shoot camera (from inside the ferry).
quezon bridge
at some point during the ride (where there are shanties such as this one), we suddenly heard something hit the right-side window of the ferry hard. we looked back and saw a group of kids trying to throw rocks at the ferry. one got a direct hit, which resulted in a dent at the window. i kid you not. so if you see a dent in the right-side window towards the back of the ferry, then that's what i rode. seriously though, something has to be done in order to protect the ferries from being damaged.
i'm the king of the pasig river!!!
passengers alighting from an outrigger boat.
makati mahalin natin... atin ito! 
old oil depot at rockwell 
looks like people at first glance so that's it for my first daytime pasig river ferry ride. though there isn't much to see, i kind of liked it. better during the day than at night, though riding at night does have its charms, especially when the bridges are lighted up. then again, more work needs to be done in cleaning up the river and its banks in order to prevent damages. if the person who threw the rock at the ferry was bigger and stronger, the rock might have cracked the window or worse, broke it.
Aha! Coincidently, I am mid-way though compiling my photos from the archives...and I'm tempted to write about the sea.
ReplyDeleteI've only been on a ferry once. That was many years ago before my sister graduated! Now she's married with kid.
Haha, it's been a while but I long to board one again after reading your entry.
"more work needs to be done in cleaning up the river.." oo nga..
ReplyDeletedi ko pa na try sumakay dyan.. pero yung pang tawid na bangka, oo...
looks like a fun and beautiful ferry ride.
ReplyDeleteOh, shoot. I should've taken this ferry while I was there. I completely missed it since I was mainly using my travel guide book.
ReplyDeletenever tried riding that. maybe soon.
ReplyDeletePasig ba talaga ito? Bat konti yata ang lulutang-lutang? he he
ReplyDeleteThis is the next thing I'd try when I go back to Pinas. I didn't know that this ferry ride exist ... Hehe!
ReplyDeleteshare my point of view: the sea is always great. hope i can get to read your post about it =) i dunno if it's just me, but i think riding a ferry is fun =)
ReplyDeletemimi: yung pang tawid na bangka ang hindi ko pa nattry. =)
luke: oh yes, it was fun. not much to see, but i enjoyed it. been on it several times already just because =)
wil: sayang naman. anyways you can always go on the ferry when you come back again for a visit, just remember to make a note in your guidebook =)
the dong: sige try mo, masaya naman sumakay dun. =)
r-yo! =) pasig nga yan hehehe. meron parin namang lulutang-lutang na debris, di na nga lang ganun karami. =)
who knows, in time, the pasig river ferry ride will be an experience, at least similar to the singapore or bangkok boat rides--a tourist attraction.
ReplyDeleteit is also an alternative to commuting on the road
What did those freaking kids think? that it's funny to throw rocks to passing ferries and boats?
ReplyDeletetools.
i agree to what you've said... that something needs to be done.
Rocks thrown at ferries cause damages.
ReplyDeleteDamages need to be repaired.
Repairs have to be paid.
Cost of repairs will be charged to the customers by way of higher fares.
Laws need to be implemented (they already exist) so that damages to such ferries are prevented. Those ferries provide very good service and deserve protection.
Nice photos. I'm now curious about Royal Oil. I grew up near the area and my family has been there for generations. I have to check if Royal Oil's products were for cooking or for machine lubricating. :)
"if the person who threw the rock at the ferry was bigger and stronger, the rock might have cracked the window or worse, broke it..." - Ganyan din ang ginagawa ng mga nakatira sa "home along the riles" sa mg dumadaang tren. IMHO, it's the best reason why these people should be uprooted, and sent to some far-flung provinces.
ReplyDeleteTeka, kala ko ba bawal kumuha ng pics sa loob ng ferry?
kyels: hey there! if i'm not mistaken, the ferry service was opened a few months after you visited manila. =)
ReplyDeletesexy mom: yes tita, that's what i'm hoping for--for the ferry service to be a tourist attraction and at the same time a convenient way of commuting. =)
kris jasper: i dunno about those kids. kung kaya ko lang languyin ang pasig sinugod ko na ang mga yun hehehe. =)
panaderos: so true. i just hope the ferries will be maintained well so ensure good service and safety to the passengers. about royal oil, that's the only old-looking structure i saw so far at the rockwell complex. wow, so is your family still in the area?
rudy: yah, nakarinig nga ako ng horror stories na plastic bags ng human waste tinatapon sa trains, minsan pa kumakalat sa loob. yikes! btw, sa may malacanang area lang pala ang bawal kumuha ng pictures, the rest is fair game. =)
antagal ko nang balak sumakay dyan pero di ako makakita kung pano isisingit, gusto ko ring i-challenge yung no pictures allowed pagtapat sa malacañang palace hehehe.
ReplyDeleteYes, I still have some relatives living in the area. I used to know that stretch of JP Rizal in Makati like the back of my hand. From the looks of it, I think my family will have a presence in Makati forever. :)
ReplyDeletezherwin: oo nga eh. gusto kong makita ang taong unang makakatakas ng pagkuha ng picture ng malacanang mula sa ferry. ha-ha! =)
ReplyDeletepanaderos: wow, sa jp rizal? i'm sure that place looks very different now from the time you last visited there. =)
Ang tagal ko na gusto subukan itong Pasig ferry na ito pero parating di natutuloy.
ReplyDeleteI am yet to ride this ferry boat. I should.
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