Basaan sa San Juan

[TJMaxx]

The town of San Juan Metro Manila, specifically in the
low income/squatter areas, takes the trophy for being
the dumbest, most barbaric, most inconsiderate people
in the Philippines. No wonder, doon galing si Erap at
si Jinggoy at si JV.

Tingnan mo naman yung Araw ng San Juan, binabasa
nila lahat ng dumadaan doon. Kawawa naman yung
mga papasok sa trabaho at nakasakay lang sa jeep.
Yung iba, pinapasok pa mismo sa jeep at tinatapunan
ng tubig. Yung iba, tubig canal pa ang hinahagis sa
mga nagdadaan... Tapos ang sasabihin nila "walang
personalan, nagkakasayaan lang dahil fiesta ng San
Juan..." Now that's really DUMB. Duh!!

Laking tuwa ko lang na sana may mapikon diyan at
may mabaril o mapatay na nambabasa...

[Ungas]

Narinig ko sa news kagabi may napikon nga raw sa basaan blues. Di ko lang matiyak kung sa Manila or San Juan nangyari.

[qman]

meron ng napikon diyan noon pero matagal na.
pero di sa slum area nangyari sa prominenteng lugar isang driver ng kotse nakabukas ang window nya at me lumabas na kabataan na nangbasa ng tubi mismo galing sa tabo ayun. Biglang tigil at binaril ang bata nabuhay naman pero matagal na iyon.

Di lang sa mga taga slum area nagkakaroon ng ganyang basaan ang gamit ihi at tubig kanal. Noong kabataan namin ang pasimuno pa noon anak ng isang artista sikat parin hanggang ngayon. Pinapasok pa noon ang Gliner bus pati ang mga sakay ng dyip kung umangal sinasapak agad. Ang tip dyan huwag kang dadaan ng sanjuan kung piyesta mula 8-12 ng tanghali.

[van_wilder]

kami nun bata kami pumupunta pa kami ng san juan para makisali dahil may relatives kami dun...

[baiskee]

sa balayan walang pikunan...yung ibang tubig o beer na ubod ng lamig dahil nakababad sa yelo. oras na dumaan ka doon, expect that you'll get wet. di ko rin alam kung lahat ng tubig na ginagamit ay malinis...hopefully mailinis yun.

isang araw lang yan sa isang taon...alam naman natin, pag dumaan ka dyan on the day of their patron saint..babasain ka, kung ayaw mong mabasa, take a cab..or take another route...tradisyon at kultura na kasi yan...

[badkuk]

everybody's under some sort of pressure these days...dumping water on them on their way to work(that sucks, generally) is not going to make them happy...buti sana kung pera ang binuhos sa akin -- wag lang nga barya B).

[kyle618]

haha good thing i didnt pass there on san juan day... taga san juan pa naman ako

[dx8976]

sana gumawa naman sila ng mas productive na "tradition"

[ess]

Originally posted by badkuk
everybody's under some sort of pressure these days...dumping water on them on their way to work(that sucks, generally) is not going to make them happy...

Good point!

When that kind of tradition was born, it was during a time when people were more or less stress-free. Indeed it would be nice if the manner in which that tradition is celebrated would be toned down to a more practical level. (Ex. Have a designated 'wetting zone'.... for instance, the SJ munisipyo.. so, if you want to drench somebody, you have to go to the SJ munisipyo.)

Anwyay, like what others posted in this thread....it's tradition. Mahirap alisin yan. The only recourse would be to avoid passing through SJ during that day. (Yung mga office mates ko na taga SJ na nag-co-commute, nag-v-VL na lang during araw ng SJ...)

[Renelmac]

yep, tama na umiwas ka nalang from that area, one day lang naman out of your other 36+ days of the year.

[_Cathy_]

Did anyone see the videos of the San Juan Fiesta? Anarchy na anarchy. It was so scary because they were opening doors of vehicles and throwing buckets of water. I can't imagine if they did that to my vehicle, parang as good as flooded yung interior You can't be retaliate naman kasi kukuyugin nila. I feel bad for the truck drives and pahinantes. I hope they have change of clothes.

[carxynogen]

May post na nag viral.
Basang basa yung laptop at cellphone.
Tapos yung mga student na mag eenroll sana, basang-basa yung mga requirements nila.

[dr. d]

May post na nag viral.
Basang basa yung laptop at cellphone.
Tapos yung mga student na mag eenroll sana, basang-basa yung mga requirements nila.

feel ko,
city hall created the problem.
city hall should indemnify these victims.

this type of problem of certain citizens going overboard, despite so-called strict guidelines, has been a recurring problem in the many years past.
city hall has shown its consistent in-ability to control these folks, yet they continue to allow the "festivities" to happen.

sabi nila, "but we have amply warned them about the activity...!". parang sinasabi nilang, "huwag kayo pumunta dito.".
sagot nang iba, "so you warned. but i have no choice but to pass by that place! it's the only way i can get to where i have to go."

highs.

[carxynogen]

feel ko,
city hall created the problem.
city hall should indemnify these victims.

this type of problem of certain citizens going overboard, despite so-called strict guidelines, has been a recurring problem in the many years past.
city hall has shown its consistent in-ability to control these folks, yet they continue to allow the "festivities" to happen.

sabi nila, "but we have amply warned them about the activity...!". parang sinasabi nilang, "huwag kayo pumunta dito.".
sagot nang iba, "so you warned. but i have no choice but to pass by that place! it's the only way i can get to where i have to go."

highs.

Ang problema, PUJ jeepney to doc.
Unless i reroute ng city hall mga PUJ na huwag dadaan sa route na yan.
Siguro matauhan lang yang nasa city hall pag may buhay ng nakalas.

[coiter]

Did anyone see the videos of the San Juan Fiesta? Anarchy na anarchy. It was so scary because they were opening doors of vehicles and throwing buckets of water. I can't imagine if they did that to my vehicle, parang as good as flooded yung interior You can't be retaliate naman kasi kukuyugin nila. I feel bad for the truck drives and pahinantes. I hope they have change of clothes.

yun nga yung masaklap. ok lang yung tatapunan ng tubig sa labas pero yung pilit na bubuksan yung pinto (pati yung sa modern jeepney/minibus) at tatapunan sa loob, eh foul na yun. may video pa na inaalog nila yung L300 fb at sumasampa sila sa hood ng taxi. i don't think even a "one day a year lang naman" na tradition gives you the right to damage other people's properties.

[ice15]

Did anyone see the videos of the San Juan Fiesta? Anarchy na anarchy. It was so scary because they were opening doors of vehicles and throwing buckets of water. I can't imagine if they did that to my vehicle, parang as good as flooded yung interior You can't be retaliate naman kasi kukuyugin nila. I feel bad for the truck drives and pahinantes. I hope they have change of clothes.

its been like this for the longest time... swerte nga this time na "they no longer use water from the sewerage"

I think naging peaceful lang nung may Covid kaya people forgot how annoying this festival is.

[oj88]

It turned really ugly in some instances. I'm sure marami pa vs those that were captured on video.

Yung iba talagang tinatarget yung vulnerable parts like mukha, sa gamit nila like bags/backpacks. Nawala na yung festive mood at naging kuyog attack.

[carxynogen]

Sa News, may gumanti na.
Nagdala talaga siya ng Muriatic Acid para isaboy sa mga nagpapaligo sa daan.

[gretzy]

pero di din pwedeng basta idahilan na tradisyon kc, they should also be considerate of the feelings of those who are not from san juan, halimbawa may napikon, humingi sila dapat ng dispensa n huwag yung papatulan pa nila at makikipagsuntukan sila

[baiskee]

can't blame them...alam mong babasain ka pag napadaan ka dun...

even in balayan batangas...kahit sabihin mong dumadaan ka lang...babasain ka din. kahit nga sa kalye(highway), may makasabay lang na tricycle...babasain pa rin.

ganito lang yan...alam natin tradisyon sa san juan na nambabasa sila dyan, pag ayaw mong mabasa..

wag kang pupunta o dadaan...take an alternate route...may choice tayo dito di ba?

kung dadaan ka pa rin...well, its a risk for you to take.