Tungangang Jeepney is an illustration by Christwin Felix showing the types of people you would normally encounter in a Jeepney Ride:
- Trainer aka Driver – The one driving the jeepney, can sometimes be the owner of the jeepney
- Protege aka Copilot – The one who assists Trainer (aka driver) by taking payments and handing out change
- Side Mirror Hunk – The one seated at the front, can sometimes be a side mirror chick
- Checkmate – Trapped in between the Trainer and Tatay Lipatbahay
- Tatay Lipatbahay – That guy with a ton of baggage taking up all the space in the middle and boxing out Checkmate
- Baby Fragile – The woman carrying a baby, must have seating priority
- Kinawawa – The guy sandwiched in between Baby Fragile and Lola Fragile, with only half a butt supported by the seat
- Lola Fragile – Old lady not carrying a baby, must have seating priority, sometimes provided by Kinawawa or Ngalay
- Di Kita Marinig – Person talking on the cellphone often times without a headset
- Gatekeeper – Seated way to the front, blocking the way to the inside of the jeepney
- Bad News – That person who takes up jeepney real estate (aka seating capacity) more than a normal person would
- Trap – Poor guy or lady seated beside Bad News
- Lumagpas – The one who fell asleep, sometimes to wake up at the terminal
- Ngalay aka Sabit – The guy who insists on hanging onto a full jeepney and has seen one too many james bond movies
- Takpan ng bag ang malikot na kamay – Suspicious looking person whose primary objective your wallet, jewelry, and cellphone
- Aylabyu Bebe – Couple riding the jeepney, can sometimes be of the same gender
- Busog Sa Kalat – Person enjoying food but sees the streets as his personal trash bin
- Sa Binatana Nakadungaw si Kuyang Naliligaw – Lost soul not familiar with the area who keeps looking at the window, worried about where he is supposed to go
- Tour Gide, Direksyon at Kasaysayan – Helpful person who acts as a tour guide to Kuyang Naliligaw (and sometimes the rest of the jeepney)
- Exam Later – Did not study last night and is now quietly cramming for an exam, hoping it will rain and get cancelled
- UnliFB – Spends the entire ride looking at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or some other social network on the cell phone, can sometimes be playing games
- Tugs Tugs – Spaced out to the music, physically inside the jeepney but not really there, usually wears an earphone or a headphone to block out ambient noise
- Masayahing Kaibigan ng Driver na Makwento – Seated near the Trainer (aka Driver) and Protege, entertaining and assisting them in passing out fare and change
- Totoy Sobre – Not really a passenger, a kid who hands out envelopes asking for alms
- Takatak – Not really a passenger, the people you encounter on the streets selling yosi (cigarettes) and candy
So, tell us: Which type of Jeepney Passenger are you?
(via Christwin Felix)
