I mentioned HERE na nag-apply ako for Postal ID dito sa Marikina last August. I already got my ID nung September pa pero ngayon ko lang gagawan ng separate post how I applied for it because (just because). Hehe.



I bet you already know na pwede na ngayong i-submit as primary ID ang new and improved Postal ID sa pagkuha ng Passport. READ THE NEWS HERE. Bongga no?

So, if you're interested to know how I applied for the said ID, read on!

First, here are the requirements from PHLPOST website. Click to enlarge image.



There is a different set of requirements for foreign applicants so make sure to READ HERE for full details.

I wasn't able to download the necessary forms so hiningi ko na lang yan sa staff ng Marikina Post Office when I arrived there. You can download the forms HERE if you wish to. After filling up the forms, I submitted it together with my original (and xerox copies) NSO-issued birth certificate, marriage license and barangay certificate. Scan the requirements so you'll know kung ano ang meron at wala kayo, but basically 3 requirement items lang yan.

HOW MUCH? Here's the amount from PHLPOST website:














I paid the same exact amount. If sobra dyan ang siningil sa inyo, isumbong nyo kay Duterte. Charot.

After checking your requirements, the post office staff will usher you to their ID capture area for photo and biometric chenes. Marikina Post Office is included on the 200+ ID capture stations. Check HERE if kasali your area. TIP: Wag kang mahiyang humingi ng time para magsuklay o magpulbos kung medyo hagardo verzosa ka na. :p

Your ID will be delivered to your doorstep within 10-15 days kung Metro Manila while it will take 15-20 days naman on provincial locations. This ID is valid for 3 years.


Hope this helps,

Yes, my recent transvaginal ultrasound just confirmed na I have polycystic ovaries na naman. =((

Anyway, a bit of back story: I wasn't very concern with my irregular menses when I was younger lalo pa at nakakatipid ako from buying menstrual pads. When I got married in 2010, wapakels pa rin ako sa schedule ni Aunt Flo. I'm not sure kung ano tawag nun here in Manila but there was this term - 'naglalayag' sa amin sa Quezon. All along akala ko mahilig lang talaga mag-travel ang period ko. LOL

Then the irregularity of my monthly period went from a couple of weeks to a couple of months. That was the time din na medyo nagpaplano na kami ni Papa Prinz na magka-baby. Syempre we consulted an OB-Gyn kaagad because mahirap makipag patintero sa monthly cycles ko while trying to have a baby.

Then I discovered na meron pala akong polycystic ovaries. My OB described it in layman terms as parang pimples sa ovaries. Oooops, sereee TMI. :)) Basta kung anuman yun, it messes up with my hormones kaya hindi maka-function ng maayos ang mga ovaries ko. Ganern!

Anyway, fast forward natin ng konte: I was so happy and thankful nung nabuntis ako nung 2012 despite having polycystic ovaries and a little treatment. Hindi makapaniwala ang OB ko because meron daw syang PCO/PCOS patient na hirap talagang makabuo naturally and opted for a more expensive option like In vitro fertilization (IVF). Naisip ko din yan actually dati with all my emote at feeling ko noon I am so worthless as a woman. Kaya naman every time I look at Caylee now, sobrang proud and happy and thankful talaga ako dahil alam kong blessing talaga sya ni God sa amin. =)

So many great and wonderful things happened since I've became a mother. Kamuntik ko nang makalimutan ang nakaraan ko nung isa pa akong sawing babae na may polycystic ovaries. I already sensed some familiar hormonal imbalances during the past months. Weird cravings, disgusting body acne, abnormal hair growth...

Tapos narinig ko si Celine Dion sa background:



Round 2: Me vs PCOS but I'll make sure that I'll be winning again this time. Wish me luck guys!



Happy Halloween,

Riding the bandwagon dahil bored ako today.  #psychopath #agotisidro

Hanep sa blog post title eh no? Bored lang pala. HAHA

Kidding aside, motherhood changed me into baliw levels minsan. One epic example is my absurd fear of  death. Takot din naman akong mamatay dati pa (sino ba namang hindi?!) pero parang hindi naman kasali ang pagtawid sa pedestrian lane sa ultimate check list ko ng death alerts nung dalaga pa ako. Ako lang ba? Let me know kung takot din kayong tumawid sa pedestrian lane ha. =))

Okay going back to my topic:

Honestly speaking, I can't blame Ms. Agot for the psycho statement dahil kahit ako, naisip ko rin yan. The only difference is I've never publicly shared that equally crazy idea that time (dahil hello leader lang naman kaya sya ng bansa natin). What I did was research pa more kung ano ba ang pinaghuhugutan ng mga actions nya towards USA and European Union and today I'm going to share with you some of the interesting angle na napagalaman ko.

Una, according sa data ng World Bank nung 2014, 0.2% lang ng Gross National Income ng Philippines ang  Official Development Assistance (ODA) or foreign aid ang natanggap ng ating bansa READ HERE. Malamang dyan nanggaling ang #hugot ng pangulo na crumbs o mumo lang daw ang ibinibigay na tulong sa atin. Pero dahil kasali din ang foreign output sa GNI ng isang bansa, nami-mislead ang mga tao na baka maapektuhan din ang ating economy because of what the president said. Well, ang tulong ay tulong ang business ay business. Ganern!
Also, I've learned that this eksena - Duterte making away the USA and EU can be part of his foreign policy doctrine o yung plans and strategies nya with our international relations. Syempre wala namang leader ang magdi-discuss ng mga ganitong chenes openly right? Parang 'plastikan' at 'pa-waisan' in real life pero ibang usapan when you have a nation to protect. Ganern ulit!

So eto na!!! Here are the details about sa interpretation ng ilang international relations at political experts sa mga pinaggagagawa ni Duterte sa buhay nya bilang isang pangulo ng Pilipinas:

Delimitation 

This is to establish limits of whatever supreme power or authority (aka sovereignty) na meron ang USA sa atin lalo na sa ating mga karagatan) READ HERE. The mura and the pagpapabebe sa 'aid' na mula sa mga kano is a form of swaggering. Ang baduy nyan sa kanto at sa tindahan ni Aleng Nena pero in international politics, it's one way of showing political force. Wala tayong magaganda at malalakas na armas kaya idaan antin sa psychological strategy.

Detente

Para kumalma ang ibang mga bansa na merong problema sa bansa natin (katulad ng China). This is easing of geo political tensions. Sipsip sipsip din pag may time. LOL. Oo nga naman, mas madali at mas maganda itong strategy kesa hayaan ang ibang bansa na gawin tayong parang battleground diba? Ang taray pa nga ng statement ng pangulo dyan diba: "Do not treat us like a doormat, you’ll be sorry for it"

Diversification

Ang parang marketing strategy ng ating gobyerno para mag introduce ng ibang eksena sa ating economy. Yes, USA has the largest Gross Domestic Product value READ HERE pero let's not close our doors to other countries as well shall we?
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To end this post, I will conclude na nakakaloka pala talaga ang politics mga amiga!  Pero Duterte, whatever his flaws, sya lang ang nakitaan ko ng may pinakamalinis na intension to serve our country. Patriot kung patriot ang lolo mo eh. I'm sure iyan din mismo ang nakita ng milyong milyong Pilipino na bumoto sa kanya. If the International Criminal Court charges against him will push trough paano na ang pagbabagong unti unti na nating nararamdaman? Hindi lang kasi ito ma-hype ng ating mainstream media dahil naka focus sila sa EJK/DDS anek, pagmumura at Hitler remarks ni Duterte.

• Executive Order on FOI (Freedom of Information)
• Peace Talks with the CCP-NPA-NDF
• Tanim Bala sa NAIA
• Hotline 911 8888
• ONE-STOP Service Center for OFWs
• Hacienda Luisita distribution
• 50% Crime Rate reduction
• Faster processing of government papers etc

Ilan lang yan sa mga nagawa o naaksyunan ng pangulo in his first 100 Days. Tapos ang mababasa mong headline on international news: At least 3,600 slaughtered’ in Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s first 100 days in office". Hala sya, wag naman sanang ganun. Diosmio! Kaya ako, bilang nanay ni Caylee gusto kong patuloy na maranansan ng anak ko ang mga pagbabagong hatid ng administrasyog Duterte. I will never stop praying na matapos nya kung anuman ang nasimulan nya dahil alam kong makakabuti ito for our next generations.

At yan talaga ang konek ng maarteng pamagat ng post ko today. :D

I'm educating myself in my own little ways. Most of my information are from the generosity of Sass Rogando Sasot - a transpinay based in The Hague and the first Filipino to receive the ECHO Award, given annually to excellent migrant students in academic and higher professional education in The Netherlands. She is studying at Leiden University, pursuing an MA in International Relations, working on a thesis on how a systemic change led to the rivalry of the coastal States of the South China Sea. She is selflessly sharing her time and knowledge at https://www.facebook.com/forthemotherlandph/

I know! October 4 na. Duh!!! Yaan nyo na. October is still October and I'm sooooooo claiming that this month will be super fab for me. :D  *crossing fingers, legs and eyes   LOL

My gee, feeling ko September  was not really my month dahil ang daming unfavorable events na nangyari.

Lemme share them here:

First, I'm suspecting na meron na naman akong PCOS (Polycystic ovary syndrome) dahil until now hindi pa ako binibisita ni Aunt Flo. Susme, July pa talaga ako huling nagkaregla eh. :(

Second, Papey Prinz had a really bad fall, broke his arm and had a minor operation. FX 3rd RADIUS CLOSED COMPLEX achuchuchu. Parang ganyan ang operation procedure na ginawa sa kanya. Halos 5 days din syang na-confine  sa hospital because of that.

Third, because of that accident medyo nagka delays ako sa online gigs ko and lost one of my contracts. Huhu


Lastly, dahil ulit sa accident, Caylee is now officially WEANED. Weaned as in nabutaw, naawat or hindi na sya dumedede sa akin at all. :((  I know dapat masaya ako dahil medyo matagal ko na rin namang pinaplano to, pero all along - AKO PALA YUNG HINDI PA READY. WAAAAHHHH!!!!

But yun nga, despite of these 'unfortunate events', I'm still positive na mag-iiba ang ihip ng hangin this October. Nemen-berdey-keh-neh-keyeh sa Friday :p Hahahahaha

To end this post, I'll share with you one of my favorite life quotes:

"Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward" - Victor Kiam