In this BBC series, "Toughest Place To Be," London bus driver Josh West heads to Manila where, with his host Rogelio Castro, he braves the chaos of the streets in a jeepney. (Via: Philmug)
In London, the bus he drives costs 350,000 British pounds or about PHP 24,600,000.
I am touched when his family prays for him, as he will certainly need it in this crazy place called Manila.
For the next 10 days he will be living at St. Andrew's Field (San Andres Bukid) where he'll stay with Filipino bus driver Rogelio Castro and his family.
Josh West is so nice, bless him.
Part 2 starts out blurred for a few seconds only.
Here you'll learn a little bit about the origins of the jeepney (they were left over from the war).
So touching when Josh shows Rogelio pictures of his expensivo bus.
And I love it that he calls money "notes". lol
Here's where you will think hard about the RH bill, as Josh enters a shanty "as big as a cupboard" where more than Elsie and her 13 children live.
He also gets to visit the Fabella Hospital.
Josh finally gets to drive the jeepney, with the guidance of an A-1 driving instructor who doubts his driving skills.
"I thought was I gonna lose my life. It was that bad," Josh says of his first day on the road.
The next day Rogelio takes Josh to Jollibee.
OK, this part is hard to watch when Rogelio talks about his poverty.
Rogelio takes Josh to the province to visit his mom, and Josh vows to come back and visit him here.
This is where Josh breaks down as he shares his thoughts on Rogelio's life.
Josh visits Tondo where he witnesses people eating "pagpag" or food recycled from the garbage.
Josh calls it "the worst experience I've ever seen in my life."
Josh finally gets to drive for real, just like a local in his flipflops. Good luck Josh!
So cute how he's got his "notes" between his fingers. This is so painful to watch, but ends as back in the UK, Josh thinks of raising funds to help support the education of Rogelio's children.
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In London, the bus he drives costs 350,000 British pounds or about PHP 24,600,000.
I am touched when his family prays for him, as he will certainly need it in this crazy place called Manila.
For the next 10 days he will be living at St. Andrew's Field (San Andres Bukid) where he'll stay with Filipino bus driver Rogelio Castro and his family.
Josh West is so nice, bless him.
Part 2 starts out blurred for a few seconds only.
Here you'll learn a little bit about the origins of the jeepney (they were left over from the war).
So touching when Josh shows Rogelio pictures of his expensivo bus.
And I love it that he calls money "notes". lol
Here's where you will think hard about the RH bill, as Josh enters a shanty "as big as a cupboard" where more than Elsie and her 13 children live.
He also gets to visit the Fabella Hospital.
Josh finally gets to drive the jeepney, with the guidance of an A-1 driving instructor who doubts his driving skills.
"I thought was I gonna lose my life. It was that bad," Josh says of his first day on the road.
The next day Rogelio takes Josh to Jollibee.
OK, this part is hard to watch when Rogelio talks about his poverty.
Rogelio takes Josh to the province to visit his mom, and Josh vows to come back and visit him here.
This is where Josh breaks down as he shares his thoughts on Rogelio's life.
Josh visits Tondo where he witnesses people eating "pagpag" or food recycled from the garbage.
Josh calls it "the worst experience I've ever seen in my life."
Josh finally gets to drive for real, just like a local in his flipflops. Good luck Josh!
So cute how he's got his "notes" between his fingers. This is so painful to watch, but ends as back in the UK, Josh thinks of raising funds to help support the education of Rogelio's children.
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