i have to do 3 minimum-fare rides from home before reaching the main bus going to work. minimum fare is 7.50 pesos, so 21.50 total (2 tricycles, and a jeepney. tricycles’ worth 7 pesos). that means, my 20-peso bill is a little short its worth everday and i have to have some spare 1.50 coins which is a little bit annoying as i have to check if i have enough loose coins every morning (’cause normally early tricycles don’t have enough change).
i was just surprised that in the jeepney i took this morning, i got a grand total of 4-peso change when i gave 10-peso coin! just then i realized i was given the grace of a student fare rate (6 pesos)! not that i want to take advantage and keep the extra but i just kept silent. 
i feel bad for the driver later on. but on the other hand, how could he have thought i am a student? haha
well, as a matter of fact, i finished uni about 4 years ago!
and if you think about it, if i were indeed a student i would still have change for my 20-peso bill should i need to take 3 minimum fare rides each day (total of 18 pesos, 6 * 3). so, i guess it’s really a big help for our students. well, i’m done with that, but one incident i just couldn’t forget was when i deliberately said "estudyante po" to the jeepney driver back in los banos on a very late sunday night (to get the discount)! (for in that case, it’s a little obvious that your adventure ride is nowhere school-related) hahaha…
