Archive for May, 2009

Just to be clear, I am not an employee of NSO nor any public office. I will/am writing base on my experience.

I wanna tell you a story to go about the process. Last June 2008, I ordered an authenticated birth certificate online through eCensus. It could process everything you need from NSO and deliver it to your preferred address. TIP: If you are in the Philippines, choose to pay through bank, because even if they accept credit card, the charging would be different. There is also another service by Teleserv, but I haven’t tried this one yet.

Yes, ordering online is a bit expensive, but it is worth it. I got my order on date expected. I will qoute the exact explanation of this from FAQs of eCensus site:

Processing of paid Copy Issuance requests takes about three (3) working days after receipt of payment and nine (9) working days for Certificate of No Marriage Record (CENOMAR or Singleness) requests. Delivery will take two (2) to six (6) working days for destinations within the Philippines and six (6) to eight (8) weeks for destinations outside the Philippines.

When I receive my order, I discovered that my son’s birth certificate was not updated in which it should have been becuase it has been processed December 0f 2007 as I was told by the person who processed it. Since, I wanted things done, I immediately processed it myself and it only took me 4 hours to go to the office of the registry and requested for an update on the birth certificate, then I was informed to have it stamped on NSO and it is considered authenticated. So, I did all that and got the updated and authenticated birth certificate of my son. All that only took me 4 hours, though it could have been much less if I know where to go on the processing of these things, government offices is not organized and people could get lost.

So there, I have it stamped because it needs 6 months for me to have a colored authenticated copy of the birth certificate. 

Now, May 2009 and more than 6 month had passed and we are going out of the country, and a family friend advised me to have an authenticated copy of the birth certificate of my children.

Yesterday, I went to the NSO office early. It was 7:30 am when I arrived there, thinking that the office will open at 8 am. I thought I was early enough, but when I saw the number of people already there, I knew, I won’t have a “smooth sailing” in processing this birth certificate. The “snake line” is already zig zagging like crazy, and to know the exact number, I got 2327. Imagine that! Thinking I was early, 7:30 am and already more than 2 thousand people were already there before me.

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW IN GOING AT NSO OFFICE:

• It is a given that there’s a lot of people base on the story I just told, so it would be better if you won’t bring a child with you, because it would just burden them and you in the process.
• If you are a senior citizen, though I suggest you shouldn’t go there, it’s actually advantageous for you. All you need to do is have your senior citizen ID and go on all the processes like a boss. You don’t need to fall in line like regular people, you could just present your ID on every officer in charge in every process and they would surely give you the way.
• Though I mentioned having a child would be such a burden, some officers are considerate and let the parents who brought their children along with them cut in the line. – MY OPINION: Hell, I have a child too and just because I wasn’t stupid enough to put them in stressful situation  by bringing them with me, I am in additional suffering? If I could have known that bringing a child would be advantageous in cutting into lines, I could have brought my 2 cute ones. BUT anyway, I wouldn’t torture them with some other things in there. I can’t bear to see my children perspire because of being in a crowded place. SO NO, I’d rather have that moment squeeze all the liquid within me than have my children suffer. It was such an UNFAIR situation, but I didn’t voice out. I just smiled, because I just arrived and I am feeling okay at that time.
• Beware of line crossers. Some people would pretend to just insert in the line. Here are the examples: An officer is facing the lady, Ma’am please look for the end of the line, you are not being fair to those who have sacrifice of being early and had been standing in the line for too long.” The lady pretended as if she didn’t hear the officer. The officer then hold the ladies arm and said, “Ma’am, didn’t you hear me? I said, look for the end of the line. Thank You!” The lady then panicked and searched for the end of the line. Another lady, not far from where it happened heard the officer and got a better excuse, she said “Oh, where is that person I was following, I lost him.” Obviously, she’s lying because all of us in line were perspiring like hell and she’s fresh like a new comer fresh. I didn’t voice out as well, this is still just the first step, so I keep all the complaints to myself and decided to just blog about it. So this is what I am doing now.

Okay, back to the processing. Step 1: is getting the number and a form to fill out. I already have that one and the next step is this:

Just check out the picture, see the dirt on the lower left side? It looks like a bee house and it has been there for quite some time. So imagine how many times they clean that place, or do they ever clean that place?

The third step is the payment, and to tell you from the time I was there, I waited 5 hours to be able to finish the process for that day. YES for that day. I thought wrong, I couldn’t get the birth certificate in a day, I need to be back on the 21st, which is tomorrow to get it. 

Another question that is yet to be answered: Is the birth certificate updated? Stay tuned

So, lesson learned. It is better to process things online, than go through the hell the I have been while processing it on the office of NSO. The devil would definitely get on with you in there. Praise God, I am blessed enough to not be fully consumed by the devil there.

God Bless. I’ll update you when I get the birth certificate.

I know a lot of people hate me and most of them are plastic. I guess being hated just means I have done a lot of things for them to notice it .. at least I have done something.

Anyways to my haters: I am happy to exist

It’s hard to be popular because a lot of people would judge you beyond what they should.

• If you work for/with me, judge me according to the job or tasks I am doing as a professional.
• If you are my friend/family, I am giving you the right to interfere in the decisions I make in life by giving your “friendly” advice, but I want you to give it to me in the way I would know it was/is you.
• If you don’t know where you stand, or maybe you are a fan. Just be satisfied on writing comments considering it is within the topic.

To haters, please BACK OFF.

If you don’t like the way I run my life, then be glad I am not ruining yours. It’s my life, and I am not a robot, so I get hurt in the process but I move on … and so should you! OK?

THANK YOU!

It seems that my diet is not working, so I have to try either a fat burner or a food supliment. 

An advice for people who wants to slim down, whenever you want to try a fat burner or food supliment, better read fat burner reviews or food supliment reviews. I know there are people who cares enough to give reviews on these. It is always best to ask your doctor about it.

I have been reducing my food intake. Currently, I just eat once in a day. Some people would say I have slim down, but some would say, I gained weight.

I don’t know who to belive, I don’t track my weight. I just wanted my sickness to be gone. I don’t want to have headache whenever I eat fatty foods. To let you know, I had my headache again since yesterday.

I really think I should try the best weight loss supplement. What do you think?