Claim a document, then chill at the park.

I plan to get a valid ID but it would take a long before it will be delivered to me after the process. I don't necessarily need it since I have a Philhealth ID but I can't verify my coins.ph account using that, so I should be really needing one. When I saw that NBI Clearance is on their list and I can just pay in advance and then make an appointment, I immediately search the official website and made an account.

In making an account there, you need to submit a scanned copy of your one valid ID also. Teehee.

Is it just here in the Philippines that if you need to register for an ID application, you'll be asked to present another Valid ID? Like, you register to have one because you don't have any, right? Why would they ask for another one? I don't want to rant about it.

Anyway, I can't remember clearly if it also requires a scanned copy of a birth certificate. I made that one last month, so I already forgot. After filling in all the details needed, I paid thru Gcash and select the day that I want for an appointment. I want it done as soon as possible but their first opening was last May 27 and that was also the day that I selected.

It was a rainy morning that day but I still prepare myself as early as I can to get there early also. Gladly, the rain stopped an hour before I left. I have a good walk there to the NBI office since it was just two streets away from where I'm living here. Also, it is already an unspoken rule here that we should always go to any government offices as early as possible because a long queue of people will greet you with a "good morning" when you get there.

I was fortunate to pick that date. Since it was their first day of opening for issuing clearances, there weren't a lot of people queuing when I got there. The process also was fast, then so the queue was also moving faster. After imprinting all my fingers on their detector, taking an ID photo, and writing my signature, when it was my turn, I claimed my NBI Clearance already. Though I'm not satisfied with how I looked there, at least I have an ID number that I can use in verifying my accounts and when applying for a job.

It was still too early when I finished, maybe around 8 am. I still don't feel like going back, so I was thinking of where to go next. Since I still haven't decided on that, I went straight to the Capitol Lagoon. It is just nearby and just a few walks. I looked for empty and dried benches, then sit there. I tried messaging my friends if I could come over but they were busy with their Graduation Pictorials.

Anyway, congratulations to them and to other students here who are graduating.

I don't know what and where to go, so I just savor the moment there where I can relax from all the noises and pollution on the streets.

If you want some peace of mind, this is the kind of place that you can stay for a while. A peaceful, calm, and stress-free environment.

This isn't my first time going here but this is the first time that I appreciate the place this much. Back then, I was always here just to meet up with my classmates regarding our school projects, and just every time that we have a "Fun Run" activity at school. The line always starts here and the road will just lead us straight to the back of the school. Just one more turn to the left and we can already reach the finish line.

Though the skies were still gloomy, I still liked to sit around and enjoy the calmness of the place. There are surely a lot of spots for attraction, just like the lagoon, the capitol, and the statues of carabaos facing the lagoon, but all that matters to me is the relaxation that the place can give me.

Anyway, I didn't spend time that long over there. I walked back home before lunch.

I'm still that shy to take pictures in public, so please forgive me if what you have seen is just a little glimpse again. If I can go there next time, I'll take a lot of shots from different angles and share them here.

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