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How to Run Away From Home

http://www.wikihow.com/Run-Away-From-Home

Getting my Police Clearance

Most of the process takes place in a small alley beside a building in the police compound as you see in the picture. The line of applicants isn't too long fortunately and the process is pretty efficient.

The process: First pay 10 to get your cedula which proves you paid your community tax, it's supposed to be a percentage or your salary but nobody does that. Next pay 100 to get your police clearance processed, renewal or new is the same process.

I am immediately noted by people working in the process that I am travelling abroad, they asked it several times because I wrote it in my application form. I guess the other people didn't write that down because they weren't being asked. I think I am the only one they asked if I could give them some money for a snack.

Next they get your finger prints. I am told I can wash my hands in their sink and I can pay any amount I want for use of their soap. I give a 10. (I know I'm cheap)

Next my photo is taken for the amount of 20 using a webcam. The 1st pic shows a computer setup in the alley and later they print your pic into your document from the printer there. Then I am asked if I need my document today, a rush process costs me 100.

Then I had to wait. I was told to sit by the fan and I was told it only costs 2 pesos. But I wasn't sure if he said something else because he murmured it. I asked him "what?" and he said never mind. Maybe I asked too loudly. I was by the fan and when the person next to me left and the fan was closed. But it was windy anyway.

While waiting I noted how evenly the pattern of finger prints are smeared all over the wall. no 2 finger prints overlap. See the pic, it almost looks like wall paper right? I guess some people rather not pay for soap.

Finally my name is called and I got to the printer to print my picture on it. I was asked again if I could give them some money for a snack and I said I would, and gave them 50 on my way out of the alley. That's not really a bribe since I did it at the end.

The process took no more than an hour. Pretty fast if you ask me as long as they don't mistype your name. A fellow applicant had to resubmit because of a typo.

Sunday at Greenbelt

My trip to the US is now pretty certain. So we went to Greenbelt 5 to buys clothes so I'll look presentable to the clients. Bought 3 long sleeves and slacks at Banana Republic. Total is around 15k, not bad.

We were supposed to buy shoes for me but ended up at Crocs. Mom, May and I each bought a pair of Crocs. Funny, how my fake Crocs costs 200 but my real Crocs costs 2k. The real Crocs seem a bit harder because the sole is denser, where with the fake Crocs I can feel the contours of the ground.

We ate at John and Yoko a japanese restaurant. May thought it was funny when a passerby commented: "John and Yoko? yoko jan!" (translation: I don't like that place.) Food was so so.

1st is a picture of Mom pretending  not to monitor me though she is watching my every move. 2nd pic is Mom and May after seeing an outfit that looked really cute for Caitlynn asked about it if they have the correct size. I think they didn't have the correct size so nothing bought. 3rd pic are my new Crocs!

The ugliest muffins - ever.

If these were not chocolate muffins, they would probably look really unappetizing!  Luckily they tasted alright.  Well, according to my 3 1/2 year old critic - "yummy muffins!"  These were from Betty Crocker's shake and bake range. They came out moist, fluffy and not too sweet.  Pass.

Skype on the iPad

Finally saw the iPad being used for Skype. Gage is still addicted to angry birds. He has learned to use a mouse because of angry birds. Fortunately he has daycare and kinder school so he is not playing all the time. Angry birds isn't bad, but if there could be more variety in his interests I think that would be great.

May asked if he was behaving, Che says Gage doesn't usually like to eat his vegetables. She shaves carrots into his spaghetti to get veggies inside him. Gage will always do what Grant instructs.

Is there a competition between Caitlynn and him in eating or envy? Gage when he saw Che feeding Caitlynn also wants to be fed, he tasked Grant to feed Caitlynn and Che to feed him.

We also saw Caitlynn, she stared at us a bit. Gage also showed us his jump.

Mom does Friday Afternoon Mahjong

Another nice afternoon to play Mahjong for Mom. I'm careful to take this watch from afar so they would not notice, last time they were shocked and one of them covered their face.

For a change, Mom has a Mahjong session but Dad doesn't. There was a time when Mom hated it when Dad played Mahjong and tried to discourage it.

Atchi's Birthday

 For May's birthday we ate a Uncle Cheffy at the Fort. Big platters of meat and pizza were what we ate.

Attendees were Mamay's family, Jane's family without Walter because he is in China. Rose wasn't available but we will eat with her some other time.

Sometime in the middle of the meal we were all started by a sudden shout by the waiters. They started singing May her birthday song although she explicitly told them not to sing. But they gave her a free cake.

After that we May blew another cake from Jane, a mango cream pie, it was delicious.