According to my daughter, her MP3 player and in ear headphones has helped her during their travel to Villa Escudero which is more than two hours away from Manila. She is not used to long travel, but her MP3 was her company during the trip. She told me that the good sound from her music gadget was like lulling her to sleep. She was not bothered after all by the noise emanating from the bus engine or the chatting and laughter of her classmates.