Reciting Panatang Makabayan Again and More

 

 

Sure I still able to sing Lupang Hinirang at the cinema during last full shows and Pacquio's fights but reciting Panatang Makabayan combo… whoa!!! Never had done that again in years since high school!!! And the version has sooooo evolved! Hehehe. Shorter and ... hmmm... with lesser emotion. :-/ Wala na yung favorite lines ko na “... sa isip, sa salita at sa gawa.” Aaaahhh, and after that line, exercise time na!!! “♫ let’s get physical, physical ♫” Hahaha. I personally like the old version maybe because I am very familiar with it. My own Panatang Makabayan days were those when life for me is simpler and much easier. All I had to do is to pay attention on my studies and play, play, play. Haaay... I wish I could go back and doit again – except the exams and home works of course! :-D

 

I went to LTO Imus last Monday to get a student permit for my long overdue A1 driving lessons. I was already there as early as 7:30AM, just in time for the Monday flag ceremony of government employees at 7:50AM. Everyone was asked to participate. Soooo nostalgic! Kulang lang yung kumukumpas sa gitna at yung leader ng panata. Hehehe.  Medyo bitin nga kasi I already heard the intro of “Ako Ay Pilipino” by Kuh Ledesma kaya lang pinatay na ni Manong Guard yung DVD player. The whole cememony including the morning prayer lasted for 10 minutes.

 

After the flag ceremony, my application was tagged by the evaluator as student permit applicant #1. The first guy in front of me was just renewing his pro license pala which made the first to be served at Window 2. ^_^ I got a valuable lesson last week because I came so late at 2:30PM and I got cut off!!! This time, the whole process just took me 5 easy steps within less than an hour to get my student permit... fresh from the printer, mainit init pa!

 

Step 1. Forms and documents evaluation at Information Desk

Step 2. Forms submission and encoding at Window 2.

Step 3. Payment of P318.00 at Window 9.

Step 4. Picture taking at Window 5.

Step 5. Claiming at Window 7.

 

I got the list of requirements here (http://www.lto.gov.ph/requirements.html)

 

I was actually prepared to wait until 2:00PM like what I have read in most forums online but at 9:30AM, I was already home!!! Pag sinuswerti ka nga naman. Hehehe. The early bird did catch the student permit at the earliest time possible. Ako ang unang-unang umuwi nang nakangiti!!! :-D I hope this will also be the case when I get Non Pro License!

 

Earlier yesterday, with the student permit in hand, I attended my very first formal driving orientation. Although most topics are can be found from the book I bought from A1, there are still bits of information that the instructor had shared to me based from his experiences as driver. He even joked...  

 

“...learning how to drive at A1 is very safe, aside from the fact that all A1 vehicles have precautions on the body of the car... kapag nakita ng mga katabing sasakyan na nakikipag agawan ka ng manibela sa instructor mo, sila na ang kusang lalayo sa sasakyan nyo!”

 

 

Hahaha, trulalu! I really enjoyed the first day. When asked who were those excited to start driving, I was the only one who raised my hand!!! Bwahaha ^_^v And I think I was the most active student among my classmates. Hahaha! Kinareer ko talagaang recitation! And I got several very goods from Teacher Paul! Hahaha!!!

 

Classroom lessons 1 and 2 will be after my actual road driving lessons on Thursday (bukas na pala yon) and Next Tuesday! Four more sessions to go! Kailangan kong sulitin ang napakamahal na registration fee! Good luck to meeeee!