Est. 1859 | Ateneo Orsem 2009 Forum

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

Hangouts near Ateneo??

nobodydied · Member

Cantina, Drew's (it's in the alvero bldg) and Coastnet if you're into drinking.

If not, Eastwood is pretty near. Pwede ka magmovie and stuff dun. Madali rin mag LRT papuntang Gateway from Katipunan.

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

Gateway's a train ride away and Eastwood is a short car trip from Katipunan.

mackyntosh · Veteran Member

and if you're not satisfied with Gateway for some reason, you can train ride again to Shang. :P

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

ok so from Ateneo, how do I get to the LRT station?

and does anyone know a public transpo route (except cabs) that can take me to eastwood?

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

from inside mcdonalds katipunan, go right then right at the corner of aurora blvd.

nestle_lestle88 · Member

sizzling pepper steak, kourtyard kaffe and flaming wings are good options. i like flaming wings' wicked oreos. you ought to try that if you haven't yet. :D

Dawn · Veteran Member

by walking?
wait, right sa may mcdo and Shakey's or dun pa sa other corner pass the jeepney terminal? which is recommended?

howlpanda · Senior Member

Oh. Question. How do I get from Katipunan to Makati? [Maybe... Ayala Station?] I'll be switching to MRT diba?

Tama ba route ko? [Sorry, self-formulated. HAHA]

Katipunan---Cubao---lipat ng line---I forgot the next station---Ayala

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

@mcdonut: how do i get "inside" mcdonalds?

Dawn · Veteran Member

howlpanda wrote:

Oh. Question. How do I get from Katipunan to Makati? [Maybe... Ayala Station?] I'll be switching to MRT diba?

Tama ba route ko? [Sorry, self-formulated. HAHA]

Katipunan---Cubao---lipat ng line---I forgot the next station---Ayala

After going down sa Cubao station in LRT, you lipat to MRT sa gateway (dun ka dadaan sa loob ng Farmer's Market) tapos sakay ka sa MRT Cubao station heading Taft Avenue then baba sa Ayala station. =]
Pagkababa mo ng Ayala, nandun na yung SM Makati, Glorietta, and Greenbelt. Magkakatabi! XD

Or if you want to go sa ibang place naman, go to TriNoma heading North Ave (MRT).

-- Edited by Dawn on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 08:33:28 AM

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

nonfatmintlatte wrote:

@mcdonut: how do i get "inside" mcdonalds?

oh right XD

there's an overpass near gate 2. use it to cross katipunan, you can see McDonald's from there.

howlpanda · Senior Member

@Dawn: Thaaaaaaaaaaaaanks alooot! :D I'm thinking to just go to Ayala station para dun nalang ako sunduin to avoid the traffic sa may C-5. Sobrang traffic pag-gabi e. :| Oh well, halos half-day everyday naman ako e. WAHAAHAHA.

I prefer Makati talaga. Ewan ko. Siguro kasi na-sanay na. Haha.

Oh oh oh. I haven't been to Trinoma. XD When I get off NorthAve, do I have to walk-walk-walk to go to Trinoma or its just ... there? HAHA.

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

@mcdonut: thanks for that. okay then when i get to mcdonalds, how do i go about finding the station, and what landmarks do i have to check to get there? i'm not familiar with the place eh kaya i need marks like mcdo and stuff.

Dawn · Veteran Member

howlpanda wrote:

@Dawn: Thaaaaaaaaaaaaanks alooot! :D I'm thinking to just go to Ayala station para dun nalang ako sunduin to avoid the traffic sa may C-5. Sobrang traffic pag-gabi e. :| Oh well, halos half-day everyday naman ako e. WAHAAHAHA.

I prefer Makati talaga. Ewan ko. Siguro kasi na-sanay na. Haha.

Oh oh oh. I haven't been to Trinoma. XD When I get off NorthAve, do I have to walk-walk-walk to go to Trinoma or its just ... there? HAHA.

No problem. ^^ I don't really recommended using the MRT at night time though, mga 4 PM - 8 PM. Rush hour! sobraaaaaaang sikip. as in. lahat nagtutulakan. Parang naging weapon yung elbows nila, even women. They're like sardines being forced to fit in one can. T.T

When you get off North Ave, TriNoma na yun. =]

Mcdonut, do you use the street in between Mcdo and Shakey's to get to Aurora Blvd?

Lenie · Veteran Member

The last time i commuted from ateneo I took the tricycle to ministop then walked to the LRT.
I forgot all the stops from the LRT/MRT though. Don't commute much Dx
I HAVE to learn how to commute to and fro xD

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

nonfatmintlatte wrote:

@mcdonut: thanks for that. okay then when i get to mcdonalds, how do i go about finding the station, and what landmarks do i have to check to get there? i'm not familiar with the place eh kaya i need marks like mcdo and stuff.

turn right from mcdonalds then keep going straight. you'll see ministop near the end of the street. At the end of the street turn right and keep going. The station will be right after a school named St. Bridget.

@Dawn: nope, the street takes you into xavierville. just follow katipunan and you'll be fine :D

-- Edited by Mcdonut on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 09:10:27 AM

Dawn · Veteran Member

Lenie wrote:

The last time i commuted from ateneo I took the tricycle to ministop then walked to the LRT.
I forgot all the stops from the LRT/MRT though. Don't commute much Dx
I HAVE to learn how to commute to and fro xD

Ministop? A tricycle from Ateneo? How much would that cost?

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

@Lenie: how much do you pay for the trike to ministop?

howlpanda · Senior Member

@Dawn: I think I'll be using that route ... Lunch time? Since my classes most end before 12 XD Hahaha.

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

@mcdonut. thanks again :) just a last question: i'm on google earth and i see the station, mcdonalds and ateneo. don't i go left from the street to get to the station and not right? it just seems that from the map i have to go left to reach the place marked as LRT2 Katipunan station...just a question. i could be wrong though...

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

LRT2: Katipunan -> Anonas -> Araneta-Cubao

You'll be in Gateway after getting off the station. Cross the connecting bridge on the 2nd or 3rd floor (can't remember at the moment) and you'll be in Farmer's Plaza. Walk a bit and you'll end up in MRT Araneta-Cubao.

BTW, besides Gateway and Farmer's, there's also Ali Mall.

From MRT Araneta Cubao, Southbound train, these are the stops in order and the places near them:
Santolan-Annapolis -- long walk to Greenhills Shopping Center and Promenade.
Ortigas -- Short walk to SM Megamall, bit of a long walk to Robinson's Galleria in the opposite direction
Shaw -- Connected to Shangri-La Mall, EDSA Central
Boni -- Short walk to Robinson's Pioneer
Guadalupe -- One jeep ride to Rockwell Power Plant Mall.
Buendia -- no idea. :p
Ayala -- SM Makati, Glorietta, Greenbelt
Magallanes -- no hang out place here, unless you want to walk for a bit to Magallanes Plaza
Taft -- Connecting bridge to LRT1. If you want to visit your DLSU friends!

From MRT Araneta Cubao Northbound:
North Ave -- Trinoma

bukas ko na lang tatapusin :))

howlpanda · Senior Member

@Johnnie Walker: Oh em gee, ang saya mag-commute! =))

Question~ How long do you think it would take if I'd go from Katipunan to Ayala Station? Let's say lunch time. :)

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

nonfatmintlatte wrote:

@mcdonut. thanks again :) just a last question: i'm on google earth and i see the station, mcdonalds and ateneo. don't i go left from the street to get to the station and not right? it just seems that from the map i have to go left to reach the place marked as LRT2 Katipunan station...just a question. i could be wrong though...

hmm...

from google earth...

McDonald's is on the left side of Katipunan. So based on the map, you head south following katipunan and then you head west upon reaching the corner.

Pareho lang sila. Iba lang orientation ng google earth kaya parang left. Pero pag street level na, pag dating sa kanto ng aurora and katipunan, right turn :)

@howlpanda: I'm not exactly sure since I don't really take the train all the way there but I'd put it at around 40mins - 1hour. Depends on how fast you get a ticket at the Cubao station D:

-- Edited by Mcdonut on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 09:32:40 AM

Dawn · Veteran Member

Wow.. nice list. Johnnie. Pwede na ako maggala! XD

Thank you Mcdonut. =]
oh! How long do you think it would take you to get to LRT from Ateneo?

-- Edited by Dawn on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 09:37:29 AM

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

Dawn wrote:

Wow.. nice list. Johnnie. Pwede na ako maggala! XD

Thank you Mcdonut. =]
oh! How long do you think it would take you to get to LRT from Ateneo?

-- Edited by Dawn on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 09:37:29 AM

Maximum of 5 minutes kung sa gate 1 ka pumasok, mahirap-hirap nga lang tumawid :|

Max of 7 mins naman kung sa overpass pa, pero mas madali tumawid ng katipunan.

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

thanks mcdonut! and thanks to johnny walker too. now i know where to go after tues and thurs when my sched's light. lol

oh and i found a map of the train stations, i thought it might help some people. certainly helped me; i now know how to get home using the trains!

howlpanda · Senior Member

@Kat: I think alam ko narin. [But I doubt I'd get to do this. :))]

Ateneo --- Katipunan Station --- Cubao Station ---- Magallanes Station --- Taxi nalang pauwi! HAHA [I don't know how to go SM Bicutan from here :)) ]

We're from Paranaque btw. :))

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

@Ariela: you can take a jeep from Magallanes to Bicuts, although i dunno where to find it. It will pass thru the west service road and then diretso sa SMB yan so you can ride a trike there home.

you can also get off at Ayala station and take a bus to Bicuts. It will stop at SMB din. I THINK you can catch this bus from Magallanes too, but i'm not sure since i haven't done that. i have done the whole sucat-ayala and vice versa bus thing countless times, tho, so i'm sure.

-- Edited by nonfatmintlatte on Tuesday 9th of June 2009 11:43:37 AM

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

howlpanda wrote:

@Kat: I think alam ko narin. [But I doubt I'd get to do this. :))]

Ateneo --- Katipunan Station --- Cubao Station ---- Magallanes Station --- Taxi nalang pauwi! HAHA [I don't know how to go SM Bicutan from here :)) ]

We're from Paranaque btw. :))

TALAGA!?!?!? Bicutan din ako!!! But I dorm during the schoolyear. I go home on weekends. :P

FX route (safest route in my opinion): Sa MRT Ayala Station, may 3 stairs pababa when you get out of the station. Go right, may FX shuttle terminal papuntang Bicutan.

P45 ata isang sakay. It's worth it because it's safer (and possibly faster) than taking the bus. Pero, Monday-Saturday lang sila available. And they only start their service in the afternoon until mga 9:30PM-10:00PM on normal days. Pero pag sobrang traffic, at mahaba ang pila, nagsasakay sila even until 11-12AM.

The Bicutan route passes Skyway until Bicutan, and the first stop drops everyone off at SM Bicutan. After nun sa service road na ata dumadaan, mga bumababa ng Astra.

The Russia route passes the service road until Merville, passes by Moonwalk, tas hanggang dumating sa Dona Soledad cor. Russia, nagbababa rin ng mga tao sa Shell. Pwede ka pang magpababa kung saan man sa Dona Soledad after that. Malamang dumadaan rin ng SM Bicutan yun pabalik sa Ayala eh, pero mas mabilis yung Bicutan route kasi dumadaan ng Skyway yun. Usually I take the Russia route dahil nakakatamad magtrike :))

Bus route: Ayala MRT again, pero take the left stairs. Bus stop yun.

P11-13 ordinary fare ata.

You can go to pretty much any MRT station, may mga bus na nakasulat "Sucat/Bicutan." People would recommend waiting sa Ayala bus terminal though. You can also take a bus from Magallanes, pero you have to walk back a bit to get to the bus stop. The farthest that I was able to get a Sucat/Bicutan bus was from Robinson's Galleria.

Jeepney route: I've never taken a jeepney home from EDSA, pero meron ngang mga jeep raw sa Magallanes, they probably pass sa service road until SMB. You can also take the MRT til Taft, cross the connecting bridge to LRT1, go down, tawid sa kabilang side ng kalye, walk a bit sa jeep terminal. Nagsasakay sila until SM Bicutan rin.

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

If you want to visit your UST friends, take LRT2 Katipunan until Pureza, just outside is a trike/pedicab terminal. Just tell them you're going to the UST overpass. Pero, P20 per person yun kahit ilan pa kayo.

Pabalik sa LRT, di ko na maalala. =))

howlpanda · Senior Member

@Johnnie Walker: Oh em gee, ubber-life-saver ka na talaga! [And my sentence sounded soooo conyo! =))]

The Russia route would be preferrable for me because I just live 3-minutes away from Russia. If you know Kaberos and the row of beerhouses along with it, there's a subdivision entrance just in front, I live there! =)) HAHAHAHA.

But I doubt I'd get to use this strategy this sem. I can go home 12pm every TTH and Friday so baka pa-sundo nalang ako since wala talagang traffic. :)) [Almost 40 minutes lang from Ateneo to Bicutan. HAHA]

But, really, thanks a lot! I have a back-up emergency going-home plan. Mwaha. >:) HAHA

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

@johnny walker. yeah i know of the FXs in Ayala. theres one that stops near our house kaso i have to trike home pa. lol.

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

howlpanda wrote:

@Johnnie Walker: Oh em gee, ubber-life-saver ka na talaga! [And my sentence sounded soooo conyo! =))]

The Russia route would be preferrable for me because I just live 3-minutes away from Russia. If you know Kaberos and the row of beerhouses along with it, there's a subdivision entrance just in front, I live there! =)) HAHAHAHA.

But I doubt I'd get to use this strategy this sem. I can go home 12pm every TTH and Friday so baka pa-sundo nalang ako since wala talagang traffic. :)) [Almost 40 minutes lang from Ateneo to Bicutan. HAHA]

But, really, thanks a lot! I have a back-up emergency going-home plan. Mwaha. >:) HAHA

Sakto! Dadaan talaga yung FX doon papuntang Russia. :D

Medyo off topic, pero dati ko pa gusto dalin yung friends ko sa Paranaque para uminom dun. HAHAHA. Kasi naman palagi na lang ako yung nagcocommute papuntang north para lang sa kanila! :| Kaso hindi ko pa nagagawa yun ever. :))

And, yes, 30 minutes ang record time namin from Bicutan to Katipunan by car. Pero pag sobrang traffic naman pwedeng umabot ng 2-3 hours. :s

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

nonfatmintlatte wrote:

@johnny walker. yeah i know of the FXs in Ayala. theres one that stops near our house kaso i have to trike home pa. lol.

Nakakatamad mag-trike 'no? Haha.

clapper · Member

Me and my english blockmates used to hang out at Blue Skies, the computer shop with Rock Band facilities (YEHEY!!!). It's located in the street beside KFC. :D:D:D!

bluefrappe13 · Member

inside school:
-matteo (not MACCI)
-som mall/jsec
-caf up/caf down
-ISO caf/cervini caf.. yummy food nila dun
-MVP
-zen garden(where freshies usually hangout in groups)
-sec walk

must try in katipunan:
- wicked oreos from flaming wings
- caramel tapioca in kourtyard caffe
- rockband in Frii Spirit/Blueskies/that one in Burgundy Place(not plaza) with blockmates
- dance revo in Shakey's
- buy one take one zombie in Cantina..i think malapit na mag-end ung promo
- drew's, coastnet, cantina, meatshop!..haha
- other food establishments in Petron(though mejo malayo)
- free wifi: Mcdo(though laging sira), tapa king, kourtyard caffe
then, there's:
-eastwood via car/cab
-gateway via LRT2 (from katipunan station to araneta center station)
-trinoma/SM north edsa via LRT2 (katips station then cubao station) then transfer to MRT (cubao staion then north edsa station)
-blockmates who live in LGV, La Vista, Varsity Hills, Xavierville

add na lng ang upperclassmen ;P

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AlPerez · Veteran Member

Where's the SOM mall? Are there shops there? Restaurants?

Jake · Veteran Member

AlPerez wrote:

Where's the SOM mall? Are there shops there? Restaurants?

Malapit dun sa kinainan nung Open House. We ate there during the self- orientation, OK ang food :D

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

bluefrappe13 wrote:
- free wifi: Mcdo(though laging sira), tapa king, kourtyard caffe
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meron palang wifi sa tapa king :))
that's kinda funny XD
mas may rason na para kumain dun @_@

AlPerez · Veteran Member

Masarap naman sa Tapa King ha :P

Mcdonut · Veteran Member

^pero nabibitin ako palagi eh :))

Lenie · Veteran Member

I forgot na how much is the trike to ministop, mga P20-ish ata...

Dawn · Veteran Member

Lenie wrote:

I forgot na how much is the trike to ministop, mga P20-ish ata...

Galing sa loob ng Ateneo? Meron po bang tricycle from Ateneo na hanggang LRT station? If so, how much aabutin?

Grabe kasi kanina. Galing kaming Ateneo, nilakad namin hanggang LRT. T.T

clapper · Member

Dawn wrote:

Lenie wrote:

I forgot na how much is the trike to ministop, mga P20-ish ata...

Galing sa loob ng Ateneo? Meron po bang tricycle from Ateneo na hanggang LRT station? If so, how much aabutin?
Grabe kasi kanina. Galing kaming Ateneo, nilakad namin hanggang LRT. T.T

Hanggang Mini Stop lang yung trike, dunno why. The Sanggu has implemented a fare matrix for the trikes pero hindi sinusunod ng mga trike drivers. Sooooooo... a ride on a trike would be at 21-25 pesos. But if the trike driver follows the matrix, lucky for you! Isa lang ata ung nameet kong driver na ganun!

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

haha nagawa ko na kanina yung commute. from ateneo to paranaque it took me 2 1/2 hours...grabe nga eh. it was my first time pa and i was alone... i had a hard time looking for the LRT station coz i turned right at the street between shakey's and mcdo. PLUS, lumabas ak0o from gate three pa ata...yung may blue overpass? layo tuloy ng nilakad ko.

crushedblackice · Veteran Member

it sucks for me na ang lapit lapit ko sa ateneo pero ang nag-iisang commute route ko is through U.P. pa. makikita ko lahat ng mga ka-batch ko - most of them are the kind of people who go, "Bakit ka nag-Ateneo?!" paki ba nila.

anyway, sort of OT, pero while nasa commute ang usapan, how bad is Katipunan morning traffic exactly? :|

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

AlPerez wrote:

Where's the SOM mall? Are there shops there? Restaurants?

If you're coming from the SOM parking, you won't miss it. There's a huge sign that says "JSEC" (it used to be called SOM Mall, but it's called JSEC now). It's a strip of (mostly) food stalls between CTC and SEC-C. :D

nonfatmintlatte · Veteran Member

^ i was wondering if the stalls there are owned/managed by SOM students? wala lang...it would make sense kasi if they are eh. most of the stalls there napansin ko parang iba ibang kinds of asian food.

Johnnie Walker · Veteran Member

nonfatmintlatte wrote:

^ i was wondering if the stalls there are owned/managed by SOM students? wala lang...it would make sense kasi if they are eh. most of the stalls there napansin ko parang iba ibang kinds of asian food.

Yep, they are! :D