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It's been a long time since I've posted a taxi story.

I got down at the usual disembarking point with Vin. I didn't even have to wait; a taxi was already slowing down to meet me. As I told him my destination and settled down into my seat, it became plain that the middle-aged driver was the talky type.
Anyway, the conversation started with the traffic situation. We talked about how fast the overpass at C-5/Libis was completed (like it grew out of the ground), and how, in comparison, the construction at Katipunan was painfully slow.
As we talked about the traffic at Katipunan and how overpasses would help ease it, the driver got into a slight tirade at how these flyovers would fail to ease traffic so long as there was no Mobile/Vehicle Regulatory Board to control the influx of new cars and drivers.

Wow.

He went on to say that because of the traffic, the multinationals were leaving, since all their goods weren't reaching their destinations on time. The goods in the trucks were spoiling in the containers. The talk then shifted to chocolates (!) and how the confections would melt well before they reached the stores and customers.
"I remember the old Werter chocolates before. Those were so popular but now, they're all gone." he said (translated from tagalog, of course). Kitkat is still around, but that's because they're mostly wafer, and probably treated with preservatives so they don't melt." (I wonder if the man knew I had a bunch of Kitkats in my bag?)

I talked about Horlicks, which was a nice candy from Europe, which I remember was impervious to metling too. As we went along, more candy brands were mentioned, like Toblerone, Chupa Chups and more.

Hmm. That was an interesting taxi ride. I don't think I became a better person because of it, but I am gonna appreciate the sweets I got tonight a lot more. Oh well. You take what you can.