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I enjoyed Mania (my wife is filipino) but I must admit that I got tired the "hey Joe" greeting that seemed to happen every 5 minutes thruout the day. Now granted I'm a 6'4" Scandinavian but still...
Manila is fun but I we much prefer Bangkok if you are looking for a very big fun packed city.
I enjoyed Mania (my wife is filipino) but I must admit that I got tired the "hey Joe" greeting that seemed to happen every 5 minutes thruout the day. Now granted I'm a 6'4" Scandinavian but still...
Manila is fun but I we much prefer Bangkok if you are looking for a very big fun packed city.
hahaha I see LRT2 manila is still different from Jakarta LRT, although it is wider but interior so defferent the Jakarta LRT train interior ( still better than LRT2 ) , a bit different Jakarta LRT *pass through a few apertements while Manila LRT not
Manila LRT2
so sad with all pinoy comment huh,Philippines usually buys second-hand or cheap trains and most manila lrt or mrt passes through 'ruko kumuh' no one passes through the apartment or skyscraper that's why is the design, interior , train or station manila different from jakarta
so sad with all pinoy comment huh,Philippines usually buys second-hand or cheap trains and most manila lrt or mrt passes through 'ruko kumuh' no one passes through the apartment or skyscraper that's why is the design, interior , train or station manila different from jakarta
The MRT passes through 2 major business districts, Makati and Ortigas, so they're very much connected to apartments, skyscrapers, etc.
If you get out of the train at Makati, you can walk for several kilometers in Makati CBD without having to worry about cars, the sun, or the rain. Makati CDB has a series of connected elevated walkways that connect from the far end of the CBD all the way to the Ayala MRT station. So apartments, shopping, dining and entertainment are all connected to each other and to the MRT station.
I'm not talking about pedestrian bridges like you have in Jakarta. I'm talking about a series of elevated walkways to get around the city, like the ones below.
There are also many underground walkways
So unlike Jakarta, the city is much more pedestrian-friendly. You can live and work in Makati or BGC without a car.
Ortigas (the third major business district) is also building elevated walkways, and they have several MRT stations too
you can also see the underground walkways towards the middle of the video. See how walkable the whole place is? Jakarta has nothing that looks like Makati. CBDs in Jakarta are built along huge highways and mostly cater to cars, not pedestrians
so sad with all pinoy comment huh,Philippines usually buys second-hand or cheap trains and most manila lrt or mrt passes through 'ruko kumuh' no one passes through the apartment or skyscraper that's why is the design, interior , train or station manila different from jakarta
hehehe ,I argue with pinoys is there are claims of them that the Jakarta LRT similiar a 2 manila LRT, I don't see any resemblance .
Look at this Interior of MRT Jakarta Super Nice fase I ( but i don't like desain MRT train ) ... cooming soon 2019
hehehe ,I argue with pinoys is there are claims of them that the Jakarta LRT similiar a 2 manila LRT, I don't see any resemblance .
Look at this Interior of MRT Jakarta Super Nice fase I ( but i don't like desain MRT train ) ... cooming soon 2019
The differences are that the one in Manila is slightly wider and has poles in the middle. Also, not as much glass. The trains are older. We've had LRT/MRT for 20 years already. But the LRT2 looks at clean and comfortable as your new trains. It also helps that they're wider. LRT 2 also has several TV monitors in every carriage. They show commercials, and they also show what the next stop is and what landmarks are at each stop
Here's the LRT 2 in Manila, and you can see the exterior and interior
They still keep thinking that their LRT is the best in SEA, quite funny tbh.
To borrow from a comment on Youtube from a Singaporean named Ali Yahya "Filipinos have their own LRT for a long time and yet not arrogant like the Indonesians. Jakarta LRT is still under development and yet many Indonesians creating video on Youtube and claim theirs is the best and start to compare and insulting Malaysians LRT which already existed 20 years ago. I'm Singaporean btw..." https://youtu.be/YD3EPABT3NA
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and just on an aesthetic level, Makati CDB is more attractive than anything in Jakarta or even Bangkok
you can also see the underground walkways towards the middle of the video. See how walkable the whole place is? Jakarta has nothing that looks like Makati. CBDs in Jakarta are built along huge highways and mostly cater to cars, not pedestrians
Ikr, with the establishment of Makati subway(different from the Metro Manila subway), this would look and feel even more like first worldish financial city like New York or Tokyo not just on a developing SEA level.
The differences are that the one in Manila is slightly wider and has poles in the middle. Also, not as much glass. The trains are older. We've had LRT/MRT for 20 years already. But the LRT2 looks at clean and comfortable as your new trains. It also helps that they're wider. LRT 2 also has several TV monitors in every carriage. They show commercials, and they also show what the next stop is and what landmarks are at each stop
Here's the LRT 2 in Manila, and you can see the exterior and interior
Actually it's been already 34 years since LRT1 was established. Looks like the interval of building new line in Manila is one per decade. Had it been shorter say 5 years a new line is added, Manilas MRT system would have been as extensive as Singapores if not more.
They still keep thinking that their LRT is the best in SEA, quite funny tbh.
To borrow from a comment on Youtube from a Singaporean named Ali Yahya "Filipinos have their own LRT for a long time and yet not arrogant like the Indonesians. Jakarta LRT is still under development and yet many Indonesians creating video on Youtube and claim theirs is the best and start to compare and insulting Malaysians LRT which already existed 20 years ago. I'm Singaporean btw..." https://youtu.be/YD3EPABT3NA
Ikr, with the establishment of Makati subway(different from the Metro Manila subway), this would look and feel even more like first worldish financial city like New York or Tokyo not just on a developing SEA level.
don't dream makati will look like New York or Tokyo. The two cities are modern cities with complete facilities, the community lives prosperity , integrated transportation, development gets direct costs from the government and does not borrow ..* this is very different from makati/manila who lack funding and the people still live in poverty,except like Singapore, their city claims like New York / Tokyo are more reasonable
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I see LRT2 manila is still different from Jakarta LRT, although it is wider but interior so defferent the Jakarta LRT train interior ( still better than LRT2 ) , a bit different Jakarta LRT *pass through a few apertements while Manila LRT not 
,Philippines usually buys second-hand or cheap trains and most manila lrt or mrt passes through 'ruko kumuh' no one passes through the apartment or skyscraper that's why is the design, interior , train or station manila different from jakarta
