on the paper trail

paperwork in the philippines means literally walking and lining up for hours just to get a simple piece of paper. in the past 2 weeks alone, i've been to the NBI twice, and to the city hall thrice... just to get an NBI clearance and a marriage certificate. good thing i went there between the christmas holidays - apparently the lines are doubly long on normal working days. i thought that all my UP-registration-for-GE-courses were over when i got out of UP... apparently it's a government thing to make people work hard for papers. must be another test of patience and perseverance.

boy am i glad it's almost over. last stop for me is to go for my medical exam - yet another pila i'm sure... but thank God i'm over the hump.