Wild Bus Ride

I went to Quezon City Hall to have my NBI Clearance renewed because I need it for my new job. I had bizarre experiences the whole day and a lot of funny things happened.

I took a Mayami Bus on the way there and was a bit surprised for the high price that it cost me. The ‘kunduktor’ took p35 from me. It is a bit expensive for such a short trip. I live a Dela Costa Homes which is found along Quirino High Way near SM Fairview.

When I reached the NBI Satellite office, I didn’t immediately fell in line, I had to run to McDo to take a pee. The freakin’ expensive bus is so cold that I was shivering all the way to my destination. Then, when I wet to take care of my renewal, there was a funny mother & son tandem. Well, the process of taking or renewing NBI clearance is like this:

1. Pay p115 at the cashier

2. If new NBI application, fill up the form and pay p5 to the guy who wears police shirt who will assist you for the finger printing

3. Have your photo taken

4. Go to the Date Entry Window

5. Claim your NBI at the last window.

So, this mother & son kept on talking to each other in English and I don’t know why but it seemed to me that they are both show offs. The son was in a hurry to have his NBI renewed that he went directly to the Date Entry window. When his mther noticed that there are people falling in line for the photo, she asked him (shouting) if he had his photo taken and to his surprised, he cursed and went back. He was only three people away from the window and he was s aggravated. His mother kept on telling him, “It’s alright, anak. Maiksi lang naman ang pila.”

Well, I was just annoyed that an old mother had to accompany his son who looks 28-30 years old already and had to make a scene. They were so noisy and when they reached the final step, the son was talking out loud about why me and the others in front of me are not moving and not doing anything at the moment. It is because when the girl who is five people away from me went there, the clerk told her that we should wait for 9am. It was only 8:05am so we waited. He was babbling and complaining so I stepped out of the line and told him that if he wants to, he can go ahead and take his NBI because we already tried and it is not yet ready.

After the NBI encounters, I walked along the East Avenue to go to BIR and get form 1902 for my TIN. I passed the Lung Center, East Avenue Medical Center, a street, and the SSS before I found a safe looking pedestrian way. It was 9am that time and I had to take out my umbrella and walk under it. When I reached the BIR road, I had to walk again and it was quite far then I reached the BIR. After getting a form, I went out of the building took my umbrella and admired the electronic billboard in front of the Weather Forecasting Station that showed weather forecasts. I find it cool. Then I walked back again but this time, it was a bit shorter walk because I didn’t have to go back to the NBI to take a bus.

The final and most alarming thing that happened to me is when I took the bus home. I forgot the name of the bus but when I sat and looked at the movie, I was shocked. The driver and the ‘kunduktor’ is playing porn movie. It is Chinese and it was a bold film. Why is it that there are buses who plays that kind of stuff. What if they have underage passengers? These kids will be exposed to this kind of stuff without parental supervision. I condemn those buses! They are very irresponsible and they are a bunch of perverts!