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Today I needed to get a new postal ID and since I'm new to Cebu (2 years isn't long enough), i googled. Found this nice tutorial courtesy of Maris—turns out to be a friend of a friend back when I worked at Convergys Banawa. Very thorough tutorial, i managed to follow da directions to where da postmen were hanging out.

It was a hot and sticky 2pm so many of the postmen had their shirts off. Felt like a warehouse. The postman for our sitio (Sitio Verde, Labangon) wasn't on his table yet so I chatted with the postman-next-table. The conversation gave me hints on how getting a Cebu postal ID goes:

"How long have you been living at Labangon?
"2 years."
"So you're not eligible for voting in the barangay yet!?"
"Uhh..." [dunno]
"Sez here you live in an apartment—how long?"
"2 years . . ."
"I usually don't approve applications with apartment addresses—people there don't last long, some get their IDs and disappear after 2 months . . ."
"Uhh—I think I'll just go downstairs and wait for my postman."
Downstairs I asked da guard da difference between regular processing and rush processing. "Aside from da rush is more expensive but with shorter processing time, you don't need your postman-in-charge's signature. Your postman will be here by 4pm btw (no guarantees)." Waddaheck.

I ended up choosing rush. I might be running out of money, but i have low tolerance for bs.

The cashier told me to get da ID 3pm Wednesday.

The upside was one of the shirtless postmen recognized me:

"Hey, tom, how are you?"
"Uhh."
"You may not remember me but I remember you—I'm ___, 1995 Visca freshman—Forestry. My schooling was on and off but i graduated."
"Ah . . . great . . ."
"How's life?"
"Ok."
"Where do you work?"
"I'm unemployed right now."
"Ahh . . . ikaw pa? [you, unemployed? can't believe it!]"
"Dat's life, i guess—nice meeting you, am going downstairs to wait for our postman; see ya later . . . ;))"
I feel like an old old man, whew . . .
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