The Buzz at Masinag Junction

Here we are! After that ride to Marikina, we tell the driver to drop us off at Masinag. This place is a busy intersection. This is where the two major highways meet: Sumulong Highway (which we talked about in my previous blog) and Marcos Highway. Let's cross the street at the pedestrian lane and go to the other side.

 

Okay, now were on the other side. From here, you could see the reason why this place is called Masinag--the Masinag Wet Market has been around since my family moved to Antipolo. We are at the lower part of Antipolo--Baranggay Mayamot. We're still far from Antipolo proper. This also became a buffer zone for commuters from Cogeo, Marikina, Padilla, and Antipolo. There are terminals here formed by various transport groups. Some commercial establishments make it a very busy district, such as pawnshops, drugstores, hair salons, fast food chains like Jollibee and McDonalds, and convenient stores like 7-11.

Super 8 is a supermarket just across the Masinag wet market. This is also the reason why this area is heavily flocked by lots of people. You have choice between buying your goods in the supermarket or the wet market. In both places, you'd have lots of food stalls and kiosks that serve snacks and light meals: dimsum, siopao, siomai, noodles, fish crackers, kakanin (various types of native delicacies made of sticky rice), pizza, and a whole lot more. This road we see is already Marcos Highway.

 Marcos Highway is currently undergoing some serious improvements and construction. That is also the reason why traffic has been quite heavy in this area. A series of road widening projects and installation of new water pipes are all in preparation for what I think is another major transportation project.

And that is the buzz at the Masinag junction. We'll be walking down this road--yes, this highway with all the construction and stuff. Not to worry though, we'll tread carefully. After all, it is a Sunday, which is the best way to have a walk along this highway where the traffic is light. Again, not to worry...the Antipolo commuter will be with you. Ciao!