Drive, Drove, Driven

And the most improved government agency award goes to.....
The Land Trasnportation Office at Ayala MRT Station!
Applause! Applause!

STEPS TO RENEWING YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE IN THE PHILIPPINES

Step 1: Fill out your driver's renewal form. 

The only time when you can create a more perfect you by adding a few centimeters to your height and taking five pounds off your weight. Nobody verifies this information, trust me.

Step 2: Fill up the bottle with urine for drug-testing.

Could only do half. I was dehydrated.

Step 3: Photo-taking and finger scanning.

Before taking your photo, the guy at the counter would yell, "SINGLE or MARRIED???"  I still can't figure out why they even had to ask. What does your marital status have anything to do with driving? Are single women more prone to accidents?! Clive Owen, marry me, quick!

When my name was called out, I chirped "SINGLE!", gave a big smile at the camera then gave them the finger (for scanning).

Step 4: Medical exam

In my country, as long as you're not blind, you're fit to drive. I couldn't read the bottom half of the Snellen chart and yet my form says 20/20 vision. So if you get into an accident and the driver claims he didn't see you coming, you know why.

Step 5 : Pay up.

Everything costs around PHP1000.

And finally...

A spanking new license! Hmm, I look like a coke addict in my photo. I blame it on poor equipment.