Fact #1
Have you ever seen the Seinfeld episode with the Bizarro Jerry? Synopsis: Elaine's boyfriend is exactly like Jerry, except opposite. He has two friends that are the exact opposite of Geroge and Kramer, and they bizarrely look like their opposites thus making up a Bizarro gang. You'd have to know the non-bizarro gang's personality for this parallel to work. But, well, here is bizarro Manila.
If you've ever been to Project 8 (2-3, 4, 6 or 7 for that matter), and visited a house there by which buses or jeeps pass, you might have noticed the great amount of noise on the street which seems to be entirely absorbed into the house, especially at night when people would be trying to sleep. If you've lived there for many years, the noise would never bother you. It just sort of blends into the landscape, along with the black dust and diesel fumes. So here in Jersey City, we live in a house that is on the corner of a bus stop. Imagine the noise of a hurtling bus every ten minutes, combined with the force of energy that suddenly has to halt where the sign says 'Bus Stop'. I don't think earthquakes are common are in New Jersey, but I've felt a few of them while in California and Nevada, and let's just say it's like a mini aftershock when some buses go faster than necessary. Also, you will hear loud voices outside the window. At first, I thought my sense of hearing had heightened, because everything was so clear and I could understand every word being said. Then I realized, the people waiting for the bus and talking loudly were speaking in Tagalog.
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