I had a friend from San Juan, and there was one time na I stayed over and it was during the fiesta.
People were nice.
Like, if they were wearing proper attire, padadaanin siya, and everyone would go on about their day. There was respect.
I enjoyed the fiesta because my friend and I were just outside having a water fight with other kids, tapos kapag may nabasang ibang people, we (along with their parents/idk guardians) would say sorry.
Now, people are getting laptops wet, ruining interviews, STOPPING jeepneys?
Where is this wildness coming from? It's supposed to be a fun fiesta wherein people would have RESPECT sa lives of others.
I really pity those na nadamay, nawalan ng opportunities, basically everyone na naagrabyado ng mga peasants na kung umakto ay parang hindi naturuan ng proper manners.
When we were kids, that fiesta was a day to have fun.
Now, it's just an excuse for other people to cause harm to others thinking there's no consequence.
Not sure if it's for content and social media lang. 2008 or 2009 ata nung na-experience din naming mga pasahero ng jeep to (Stop'n'Shop to Cubao). Papasok pa lang din ako ng school nun sa may Aurora Blvd, so medyo border ng San Juan pa rin ang madadaanan. Pinasok talaga kami ng mga naka-water gun at may mga plastic pa na puno din ng tubig ang pinaghahagis sa amin kahit mga naka-uniform kami (mga student at onting empleyado). Tinututok ang water gun sa mukha namin habang yung iba hinahagisan kami nung mga plastic bag na puno ng tubig. Tuloy-tuloy pa din sila kahit na sinusuway na namin lalo na nung matatandang empleyado that time. Pagdating ko ng school, nagpasundo na lang ako sa tatay ko since basang-basa ako nun at sobrang baho din nung tubig na sinaboy nila. I'm assuming na yung tubig sa ilog near the area ang ginamit nila.
Di ko alam na pyesta dahil di ako tiga doon, at di din kami binalaan nung driver since bumabyahe lang din siguro siya para kumita.