Paluwas sa malaking lungsod Going to the city||| Raus aus der Großstadt Out of the big city 대도시를 벗어나

Siksikan ang tao at punung-puno ang mga bus sa terminal. Crowded||||filled with|full||||| Buses at the terminal are crowded and crowded. Sa labas ng bus, mas madami pang hindi naikakargang mga gamit. |outside||||more|more||loaded|| Outside the bus, there was more unloaded stuff. Sinisigaw ng mga konduktor kung saan sila papunta. Shouting||||||| The conductors shout where they are going.

“Lungsod! “City! Lungsod kayo riyan! ||there You are a city! Mga pa-kanluran, dito na!” sigaw ng isa. ||west|||"shouted"|| Westerners, here it is!” shouted one. Doon ako dapat sumakay. |||get on I should ride there.

Halos puno na ang bus pero marami pa rin gustong sumakay. Almost|full||||||||| The bus is almost full but many people still want to get on. Nilagay ng iba ang bagahe sa ilalim ng bus. put||||luggage||under|| Others put the luggage under the bus. Ipinatong naman nung iba ang mga gamit nila sa mga lalagyan sa loob. Placed||when the||||||||containers|| Others put their things in containers inside.

Hawak ng mga bagong pasahero ang tiket nila habang naghahanap ng upuan. holding||||||||while|looking for||seat New passengers hold their tickets while looking for a seat. Hinahanda ng mga nanay ang kanilang mga anak para sa mahabang biyahe. Preparing|||||their|||||long| Mothers prepare their children for a long trip.

Sumiksik ako malapit sa isang bintana. Squeezed in||near|||window I huddled near a window. Mukhang kinakabahan ang katabi ko. it seems|nervous||seatmate| The person next to me looks nervous. Hawak niyang mahigpit ang berdeng plastic bag. holding||tight||green|| He held the green plastic bag tightly. Luma na ang kanyang damit at tsinelas. ||||||slippers His clothes and slippers are old.

Tumingin ako sa labas. I look||| I looked outside. Iiwan ko na ang aking nayon, kung saano ako lumaki. I will leave|||||village||where||grew up I am leaving my village, where I grew up. Luluwas ako papunta sa malaking lungsod. I will go||||| I'm going out to the big city.

Nakaupo na ang mga pasahero at naikarga na ang mga bagahe. seated||||||loaded|||| Passengers have been seated and luggage has been loaded. Pero marami pa ring mga manlalako sa loob ng bus. |||||street vendors|||| But there are still many peddlers inside the bus. Sinisigaw nila ang kanilang binibenta. are shouting||||selling They shout what they sell. Nakakaaliw ang mga ginagamit nilang salita. Entertaining||||| The words they use are entertaining.

May bumili ng inumin. Someone bought a drink. May bumili ng kakanin at nagsimulang kumain. |||rice cakes||| Someone bought food and started eating. Tulad ko, may iba na nanood lang dahil walang pambili. like|||||watched||||to buy Like me, there were others who just watched because there was nothing to buy.

Napatigil ang lahat ng bumusina ang drayber. Stopped||||honked the horn|| The driver stopped all honking. Pinalabas ng konduktor ang mga naglalako dahil aalis na ang bus. Removed|||||vendors||||| The conductor let the hawkers out because the bus was about to leave.

Nagtulakan sila palabas. Pushed each other||out of They pushed out. Nagsukli ang iba pero meron pa rin nagpupumilit makabenta. Gave change|||||||insisting to sell|make a sale Others have repaid but some are still struggling to sell.

Pagtulak ng bus, dumungaw ako sa bintana. Pushing|||looked out|||window Pushing the bus, I looked out the window. Babalik pa kaya ako dito? Come back||will|| Will I ever come back here?

Habang kami ay bumibiyahe, naging maalinsangan sa loob ng bus. while|||traveling||stuffy|||| While we were traveling, it became humid inside the bus. Pinilit kong makatulog. I tried|| I tried to sleep.

Pero laging lumilipad ang utak ko pauwi. |always|flying||mind||home But my brain always flies back home. Magiging mabuti kaya ang kalagayan ni nanay? ||will||condition|| Will mom's condition be good? Mabibili kaya ang mga kuneho? Can be bought||||rabbits Can rabbits be bought? Maaalala kaya ng kapatid kong diligan ang mga punla? Will remember|||my brother||water|||seedlings Will my brother remember to water the seedlings?

Isinaulo ko na lang ang address ng tiyo ko sa siyudad. Memorized|||||address||||| I just memorized my uncle's address in the city. Nakatulog akong bumubulong bulong. ||whispering|whispering I fell asleep whispering.

Pagkatapos ng siyam na oras, nagising ako sa mga kalabog at sigaw ng konduktor. |||||woke||||loud noises||shout|| After nine hours, I woke up to the conductor's banging and shouting. Nagtatawag na siya ng mga pasahero pabalik sa nayon. Calling||||||||village He was already calling passengers back to the village. Tumalon ako palabas ng bus dala ang bag. Jumped out||out|||bringing|| I jumped out of the bus with the bag.

Mabilis na napupuno ang bus na pabalik sa nayon. ||filling up quickly||||||village The bus back to the village fills up quickly. Maya-maya lang tutulak na ito pa-silangan. |||will head||||east Soon it will push further east. Pero ang mas mahalaga ngayon, mahanap ko ang bahay ni tiyo. But the most important thing now is to find my uncle's house.