canonical interview... confession... hmmm...

Me and Christian headed off to Pope Pius XII Catholic Center yesterday for our canonical interview. We got out of the house at around 2pm after ANC announced that Manny Pacquiao won the fight.. We don't want to be stuck on traffic if the Filipino people will start to go out after the match!

When we reached Pope Pius, Bro Vic asked if we filled out the forms for the interview and I said no since on the form it is stated the the priest will be the one filling it out! I just followed instructions and he then said to fill it out! Man! It is a long questionnaire... Christian has to filled out his too!

Then the questions of the requirements... hehehehehe... I told him that we don't have it yet. I am not sure if my mom got my baptismal and confirmation certificates yet but Christian hasn't started to file for his yet with his old parish. He said that he will do it this week.... Keeping my fingers cross on that one!

While waiting for our turn, we went to the canteen to get some coffee.. I still have my hangover from the drinking binge I had with my grade school classmates! Sipping my coffee we watch the Pacquiao-Clottey fight and gawd that is a bad match to watch! Anyways, Bro. Vic called us since it is our turn on the confessions with father. Hmmm... I forgot the flow of confessions... I know that I have to say "forgive me father for i have sinned, my last confession was...." then the thing to do after that I forgot it already. So here we go... hahahahha... Christian followed after me and with just a few minutes we were called for the interview.

I thought the interview will be long and totally a horror but it was not. It was just all talk and kwento. Asking us how we met, how long have we been together, blah blah blah.. Then I discovered something that I did not know at all... The interviewer said that we should not take communion during mass since we are living together! Man... I never heard of that one before. Oh well... it's too late now.. We always take communion every Sunday mass since I learned from school that one should take communion since it is like a feast that one needs to partake.

So the interview does not have enumeration questions of the ten commandments, 7 sacraments and even the beatitudes... It is done to establish if both the parties involved in the upcoming matrimony are not force to get married or their will be any impediments to make the marriage valid. Well.. I am thinking of any marriage requirements that will make my marriage voidable for easy annulment.. hahhahaha.. joke!

birth certificate and cenomar application!

Yes! you have read it right... I just filed for an application to get our birth certificate and CENOMAR today. With 33 days to go before the wedding, we are just beginning to complete our requirements now. I know that it is crunch time since some documents will take time to process but I have taken into account part and we will be able to collect the requirements needed a week before the wedding... I guess it is also not advisable to have a church that is not very strict with passing the requirements. I remembered during our pre-cana seminar, the other couple with us just passed their requirements on the day of the seminar and their wedding is the next day!

So after my shift, that ended at past 7AM (that is with OT!), I headed off to NSO. I never realized that it is hard to get a jeepney ride from UP Technohub to East Avenue. Before 7:30 AM, I reached NSO and saw that there weren't too many people as I expected. I proceeded to the area to get the forms and number. Filled out the information needed. I have to call Christian because I don't know the middle name of his dad and mom (bad bad bad fiance!). Good thing that he is home already. I went to the application area after that. To my surprise, I was already number 667 and the cashier area is just serving number up to 300! Good luck!

Before the payment, you have to have your forms checked and man, the lady who checked my forms was really rude and nasty! Your typical government employee! Super thick make up on... red red red lipstick, too much blush and way way way think eyeliner! EMO effect on the eyes but pin up girl lips! just picture that!

While waiting for my turn at the cashier... I just had some pictures taken to let the time pass by. I also eavesdropped on the conversation exchanged by my seat mates. It was just funny. One lady is actually complaining that the guard is very strict and dumb since her number is already called... She asked me if the number on the screen is counted in reverse since her number is 0160... the number on the wall is 0-500... I told her "Ate baliktad po yung papel nyo... 0910 po yan!" Hehehehehe...

When the thingy showed my number, I stood up and lined up at the exact amount only counter! It was just a short wait from there. At the cashier, I just hate the slow typing of the lady at the counter! She was even texting while looking through my forms! I hate that!!!! Well, what can I do. I just hope that she is not checking her farmville or cafe world while typing in our information!!!!

number 667... gosh...

0-300.... almost half to before my turn.... look at manong.. tulog na!

4 forms... the wait is really killing me!

the receipts... we have to go back on the 18th to picked it up...

Well ... that is it... I finished at 8:30 AM... near to an hour wait.. At least it was not as hot as before. The space is really big and they have put up lot of fans now. I paid a total of 670 pesos plus 100 pesos for cab fare going home and 7 pesos from work to NSO. It is rather a big savings compared to having it delivered to our house!

Next step... apply for our marriage license on Friday!