Last January 2010, I and my friend Jhosel Mendrique aka http://jhosel.blogspot.com/ went to Manila, Philippines to get our cards "finger printed" at an NBI office. We have an NBI office here in our place but for international cases we need to go to our National Office, so its in Manila. Its for our application in taking the NCLEX-RN examination, yeah~ 2 years after graduating i just now decided to take d NCLEX~ tsk tsk tsk~ My aunt told me to take it after i graduate or after i got my license, but NaieOU~ i waited for like 2 yrs for me to decide this~ anyway.. i'm out of line AGAIN~ hehehehe~
So... There we were we took the BUS to Manila at night bcoz of our duty schedules. We got there at around 6am~ we almost got lost in Cubao.. It was a little bit dark coz the sun is has not risen yet. So we walked back and forth to find a place to eat coz we're starving. And guess what?! We found... dun dun dun dun.. KFC!! whhaaa... since our college days we really eat like to eat here with my friends. Jhosel said that when she has money she'll franchise KFC in our home town or anywhere~ Back to my story~ After we ate our full, we ride in the jeepney towards
Carriedo Plaza Building
Carriedo St., cor Estero Cegado and Sales St.
Quiapo, Manila
When we got there we first visited Quiapo Church and pray for guidance and to pray that we pass the Exam.... And we walked towards the building where NBI was held, there were people who approached us and try to sell us 'CEDULA' or Community Tax Certificate and kept telling us that the NBI office is not anymore in that building. At first, as we're from the PROVINCE, we did not believe him coz we thought maybe we're being fooled. So we went to the entrance of the building and ask the security guard if what the man told us were true. And had a shocking revelation!! The NBI office really was relocated to a Mall in Monumento~ o.O
whhhaaaa.... it was hard enough for us to got there without getting lost but we need to go to a place where neither of us know. We were so fortunate that there were a group of girls, we thought they were newly HS graduates~ i think 5 of them~ also went there to get NBI Clearance, they knew where and how to get there. So we asked them if we could tag along, they said yes! And thank God! if it weren't for them we'll have much difficulty locating the mall. They were so fast we almost lost them, but i was glad one of them kept looking back at us and making sure we're behind them =) God Bless her! We followed them to the MRT station and got off at Monumento... When we got there we noticed that there were signs pointing us to the NBI office, I'm glad someone thought of it!! And so we arrived at the Mall at around 8am or quarter to 8~
It was just 8am but there are sooooooooooo (note the "o's" please) many people entering the Mall, even though the stalls weren't open... The office was located at the 5th floor.. and i noticed that most of the people are walking fast towards the 5th floor~ it was like a MARATHON~<3 it was soooo fun to watch!!! some are almost running!! the 5 girls were just ahead of us but they were also hurried to go to the 5ht floor!! So when we got there, o.O i was awed so so so so so many people i estimated 250 to 300 people?! and it was still early.. we thanked the girls and went our way! we saw 8 or 11 windows for filling things, and on each windows there are many people lining up!! The girls went immediately to window 1, we were figuring out where we'll go, and we estimated the maybe we could finish at 12pm or 1pm with all those people ahead of us. But we can't find a window that says finger printing so we asked one of the people who were distributing forms for NBI Clearance where the finger printing area were. He asked us if it was local or international, we said obviously, international.. and we were pointed to the furthest area wherein it said INTERNATIONAL---- oops~ i guess we missed that on our way up!! And so we asked one woman who was wearing an ID for NBI where is the finger printing for NCLEX were. She pointed us to a door and we went inside. There we were asked to sign our names and pointed us to another door (seriously what's with the pointing us to doors?! O.O) and we were asked to find this certain person~ i forgot the name~ Juan? Pedro? LOL. So we went inside and located the person and ask us to que in his "booth", coz there were several persons who are doing the finger printing stuff.. i guess this person is so skilled in this that he handles all international forms(coz u know it shud not be folded or dirtied). After that we paid 25 + 5(for the gauze with alcohol or WIPES). Geeeeesh!! We went to Manila for this measly thing, the BUS fare was much more than this finger print thing!! hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! We were Finished before 9:30am!! whhaaa... we really thought that it would take us like half a day to to this!!
So i txted my cousin in Manila that we were done and if she has the time we could hang out! Coz we were going home that night! YES you've READ it RIGHT! We were just there 24 hours!! and the nxt day we have our duty at the hospital!! =) My cousin said that she can't meet us until 12pm~ so we have time in our hands!! We went back to Quiapo Church to pray and visit the 'HINULID' the suffering Christ. We took pics but one guard stopped us, there were many who were doing it why just us! we reasoned that we came from the province and its the 1st time we visited, but he was stern. So we just prayed quietly (and took pictures without his knowledge) hehehehehehehehe!!
After that we went to the MRT and got off at Shaw Boulevard to meet up with my cousin!! Then we went to Mega Mall for our Lunch!! tnx to my ATE!! :) we ate at a Japanese Restaurant that she likes!! it was yummy!! =) Then after that she has to go to work!! Bye bye! the meet was so SHORT!! i teared up a little coz i haven't seen her in awhile and it was just too short!! Anyway glad i met with her!! <3
Whhhhaaa.. we have sooo much time left so we went MALL HOPPING! Mega Mall, Shangrilla Mall, SM North Edsa, and one i forgot! And at 6pm we went back to Cubao and another round of mall hopping!! hehehehehehehe~~ We ate at Ali Mall for our dinner (Jollibee). and by 8pm we went ot the bus station for our bus ticket and ride the bus. At 8:30 we were on our way home!! whhhaaa... what a tiring but fruitful day!! =)
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