Working in Ortigas

[cardo]

So how is life in the Ortigas area? How is it working there? Does it sap alot of your income? Any Do's don'ts? Hows about parking and transpo? Mahirap ba ang parking dun just like makati?

Thanks

[nicolodeon]

Working at the Ortigas area is a bit cheaper than working in Makati. Transpo (goring around the are): mainly by taxi. Parking: lots of paid parking areas, but you have to arrive early if you want to have a good spot. Do's: avoid the Megamall area during a sale. Don'ts: don't go anywhere Megamall during a sale.

[badkuk]

wag mo lang sigurong araw arawin ang pagkain sa fast food and you'll be ok. either mag jolli jeep ka or magbaon

sa parking...unless bibigyan ka ng kumpanya e wag ka na umasa B). whole day parking can cost you 100-130 pesos easily. there used to be some lots na flat rate 30 pesos, pero alam ko nawala na un. parking at pearl drive is still free as of writing, pero syempre unahan yan.

on weekends, flat rate usually ang public parking; something like 30 pesos or so

note that there are a lot or roving tow trucks here, so be careful where you park -- you are in Bayani country, after all ;)



ok naman ung public transport dito; lots of jeeps and fxes, pwera na lang kung beyond 7pm

[mazdamazda]

parking? nope... di ganun ka hirap. though sa ibang parts ng makati ok dahil may sidewalk parking... d2 wala.

megamall? avoid it during payday... sales... etc!!!

food? marami sa malls... kung foodcourt... mga P60 ok na. kung sa resto... mga P130. kaya ako nagbabaon na lang minsan.

[roninblade]

meron pa din 60 pesos flat rate parking. nakakalat lang dyan sa tabi-tabi ;) of course you gotta get there early to get a spot.

[nmtin]

I've been woking in makati fr over 3 mnths now and it's not that bad. The travel time fr me is at most 30 min( since I live in pasig lang). Parking is not a problem since may 35-60 for the whole day na. Marami naman mga cheap place to eat, you just have to know where to look fr it.

Makati is hell fr me. Parking is extremely expensive; travel time is atleast an hour and thirty minutes; and traffic adds to stress.

[caloyski5]

i agree, never ko pa natsempuhan makapark sa pearl since ginawa nilang libre. badtrip pa yung isang side tinanggal ng mga vadtrif na tao yung ramp papa akyat sa slots..

[theveed]

Hate Makati so much hehe...

Ortigas daming flat rate parking ranging from 40-80 a day sa Emerald/Garnet/Ruby roads.

I prefer it here coz if I really need to get something for the house (grocery, medicine etc), kahit saan pwede mong lakarin.

[goldencoil]

Dami parking dito sa ortigas. Isa ako sa mga mapapalad na nkaka avail nang free parking sa Pearl Drive. 6 am kasi pasok ko.

Sa food madaming mura pero alam mo dapat kung saan hahanapin. Mas simple buhay dito compared sa makati na madaming tao.

[ssaloon]

dami parking sa ortigas. may flat rate and may murang rated (25-5)

not an issue sa akin ang sales sa payday since di naman ako mahilig mag shopping. daming cheap inuman places though :D

[oldblue]

ako pagkapark ko sa umaga, lakad na lang ako. pldt, meralco, malls, gym, and2 na lahat. kulang na lang eh clients ko sana wish ko d2 na lang sila lahat ...

[CLAVEL3699]

kung gus2 mo libre at malapit ka sa metro walk or kayang lakarin from ur ofc. park ka nalang dun libre naman at balikan mo na lang pag uwian na. hehehehe ginawa kona yan minsan.

[theveed]

Clavel: Iniisip ko nga yun eh... Di ka naman sisitahin no? Pwede rin sa Home Depot... Emerald lang kasi ako... With the new stupid island blockage, layo din naman ang lalakarin para umabot ako sa parking sa Garnet.

[5Speed]

I used to work dyan sa ortigas area a decade ago.....non, di talaga problema ang parking.... dyan lang ako nagpa-park dati sa may strata 200 tower....libre pa mostly ang parking dyan noon, at kapag naka-4wd ka eh pwedeng solo mo ang parking dyan sa may vacant lot dati...yang jollibee center ngayon iakyat mo lang don sa bangketa....herherherher

yung isang opismeyt ko nga dati eh talagang jingle na sya, nag-park na lang kahit pabalagbag....okey pa rin.....hehehehe alang nagreklamo....

[CLAVEL3699]

Clavel: Iniisip ko nga yun eh... Di ka naman sisitahin no? Pwede rin sa Home Depot... Emerald lang kasi ako... With the new stupid island blockage, layo din naman ang lalakarin para umabot ako sa parking sa Garnet.

Nope hindi ginawa ko na yan. I park there around 7am kasi kailangan ko puntahan tita ko sa emerald bldg. pero puno na yung parking dun kaht sa tita ko bldg. i have no choice but to find another spot dun ako park iniwan ko car ko binalikan ko na mga 11am.

[theveed]

i was thinking in the line of 11am-8pm heheheh

[CLAVEL3699]

pwede yun !!! wala naman sila pakialam sa parking eh.

[oldblue]

psst wag kayo maingay matagal ko ng sikret yan parking lot na yan hehehe

[scarab]

...i worked in ortigas for 3yrs. dati flat rate sa shangri-la, kaso nde na. buti na lang binigyan ako ng opisina ng parking slot. tapos nung binago traffic route dun parang naging isang malaking rotonda ang ortigas. tapos madalas pako mag overlunch break tuwing may transhow sa megamall.

...ngayon makati nako and thank god binigyan din ako ng parking slot.

[badkuk]

er, guys, napag usapan na rin lang ung parking...

does anyone know of any parking space that opens at around 5am? tingin ko pearl drive lang ang only option, pero takot akong sumayad sa sidewalk B)