Yesterday my husband shared a story to me. It was happened when he went to the hospital for his eye check up last Tuesday and then when he was about to go home and riding on the jeepney an incident happened when a lady was harassed by a senior citizens holding her private part but the the lady keep her silent because of fear.
Then I asked my husband why did the senior citizen succeed to do that in a public transportation wherein there's a people facing each other and they will surely see that act. Then my husband said , the passanger infront of the lady already saw it but ignored it because the lady didn't reacted on what the senior citizen did. When the senior citizen already leave the jeep that the time they asked the lady why she keep in silence. The guy infront of him was just waiting for the go signal so that he can confront that senior citizen but the lady didn't said and word and just cry. The guy told him that next time if she will experience it again , don't be silent and be brave to fight and react.
I have read the article of @Jeaneth entitled Should I take the blame? Wherein she asked if it our fault if someone harassed us because of the dress we wear. Then I commented it's not our fault because it's true. Even if I wear a revealing clothes if you are a decent man then you will not think of anything to me. Then I commented that I also experience those kind moments not one but maybe twice or thrice when I was in Manila.
When I was in the bus.
I was riding in a bus that time going home and I was sitting on the spot near the door and next to me was a guy. It was a three seater bus and because we were three sitting in the line we were so close to each other. Then while on the travel I feel like there a hand touching the side of my breast but because I am not really sure because it's crowded , then I acted neutral. But the next scenes gave me an assurance the something strange happened because the hands was moving and I can feel it.
I don't want to make a scene in the bus and maybe when I said that he was a maniac they he gave me a reason that it's crowded so what I did it I hold his hand and place it to his lap and then I said " Kuya , yung kamay nyo po kasi nahahawakan na yung dede ko. " . Then after that incident he stand up and leave the seat silently but he also said sorry to me and I told him it's okay. I don't know if he was guilty because he leave the seat.
Standing in the bus.
It also happened in the bus. I was working in Shaw Boulevard that time and I always go to work during rush hour. The bus from Tenement going to EDSA was always crowded every morning and you are lucky if you can able to seat. I was not lucky that time and I am standing in the bus. It's so crowded to the point that our body was like a sardines. I am wearing a yellow shirt and mini skirt that time and when we reach the Tesda I feel there's a something hard point on my butt. I am not innocent and I know what it is. It's a man's private area. I have no choice that time because it's really crowded and I stayed on that spot letting him do that thing. I can't even see his face because it's so crowded. Then when we reached the Magallanes , someone's holding my hands that was holding on the stainless bar then I knew that it was the guy who owned that hard thingy . Then he smiled at me then he leave the bus. Seriously? He can able to smile to me after what he did. Maybe he thought I am enjoying that thing because I am not complaining.
The Pasay rotonda incident.
This is happened to me a couple of times and to be honest I am laughing because am I look like a whore? Huhu.
Then I was standing in Pasay Rotonda that time and I am waiting for my boyfriend to come then suddenly a man went beside me , at first he didn't said anything but he was looking at me and I didn't mind him until he broke that silence and asked me what I am doing in the place and start sharing stories. He is a seaman who got offboarded and then he asked me if I want to eat or something like are you serious man? Then I told him I am waiting for my boyfriend and I am not interested with whatever offers he can give to me.
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Grabidad, nanyayari pala talaga yanh ganyan aguyy. Pero natawa ako nong dineretso mo dun sa nauna na nahahawakan na nya drde no ahaha. Saan kaya kumukuha ng kapal ng mukha ang mga ganon ano. I mean, ano sumakay ba sila don para mag labas ng init ng katawan 😤