Because i had a seminar in Makati on my coding day and wasn't sure about the parking rate at Pacific Star Building as well as being able to arrive before 7am, I parked my car at Shangrila Mall and took the MRT. Since I was carrying a notebook computer which i needed for the seminar, I was on the lookout for any bad elements that might try to snatch my bag. Nothing bad happened and I was able to arrive at Pacific Star after a long walk as I was also apprensive about jeeps due to the frequent news about holdups. Anyway, I thought it was a pleasant enough experience and was expecting that going home around 5pm would be no problem.
Big Mistake!!! The trains going to the North from Buendia station were very packed. Had to let 4 trains go through before i could even go inside. However, on the Edsa Central station, some jologs attempted to push themselves in even though there was not enough room anymore. No wonder they made the first car for women only as I can't imagine women being subjected to that type of treatment. Worse is that they attempt to go in without letting the people getting out a chance to get out first. They don't realize that by allowing the people to get out first, they have more room for them to go inside the train. All the while, they were shouting that there was still room pa naman when it was already packed.

Contrast that with my experience with Hong Kong's MTR. The trains do get packed during peak hours but people are more orderly and wouldn't even go inside trains that are packed. Also, the people there would exhibit better judgement and let people get out first.

I wouldn't go through that again and just pay the outrageous parking fee rates instead.