It was my third time to walk the streets of Pasig and Rizal for the Alay Lakad. The past two years had been so fun to be a sacrifice, but last night’s experience can be described as religious.
A friend and I left the house at almost 10:00 PM on Maundy Thursday, April 5, 2012. We originally planned to take a bus to Ortigas but buses were rare and there was already a large crowd gathered at the bus stop, presumably all going to Antipolo.
We decided to go to Pasig instead and start walking from Simbahan ng Pasig. My friend, who was doing Alay Lakad for the first time, was overwhelmed with the amount of people going to Antipolo when we reached Ortigas Avenue. Most of them were in groups, some were with their families that included toddlers, while some were with their significant others, holding hands while walking towards Antipolo.
The only stop we took was when we decided to eat at a 24-hour Jollibee store we passed by along the way at around 12:00 AM. No more until we reached the First Station of the Cross.
