the modern pinay

i was shocked when i saw the line! there were about 300 people queueing, and just when we were already near the entrance, they announced over the PA that they wouldn’t be letting people in for the meantime since it is overcrowded already! you should have seen the look on my face. but being the trooper that i am, and since it was raining very hard, i decided to just endure it all and wait. it took about 20-30 minutes (or so it seemed to me) before they started letting people in again. but i didn’t complain. i was just relieved, and thought that, at last, i could have a seat already since my legs were about to give up on me already. when we got to the train in the area where senior citizens and pregnant women were supposed to be, there were more able-bodied young women seated, and me and this other pregnant woman standing up. NO ONE EVEN OFFERED TO LET US SIT. not a single person did. this girl in front of me even stared at me and just kept staring. then i thought, is this the modern pinay? i remember being taught that we should always give way to the old, handicapped and pregnant women. i was aghast to see there were more young people seated and more old people and even pregnant women standing!!! i am dismayed. and out of my frustration because of the pain in my legs and my tummy starting to contract due to the physical exhaustion, i burst into tears. i buried my face on my bubby’s chest and cried. i wasn’t feeling sorry for myself, but i was quite frustrated how people can look at 2 very pregnant women and just sit there, stare and do nothing. is this how youngsters are raised now? is this what you call the modern pinay?