Ok, kumag level set to a minimum (the very minimum, the Subaudible)….
Fact 1: Nowhere near a Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) made a requirement to contract marriage. http://www.gov.ph/faqs/marriage.asp
Fact 2: A CENOMAR is not a requirement for marriage. It is only essential if you want to be certain that the civil status of the person you are marrying is still single and that he or she is unattached. http://www.weddingsatwork.com/laws_cenomar.shtml
So we did what any law abiding Filipino citizen should do in order to be married.
We applied for CENOMARs.
And because I know nothing about getting documents in our City Hall, I enlisted the help of my Tatay to help me secure these needed documents to contract marriage. Tatay is such an expert with these things (his spider connections helped a lot of people before so why shouldn’t I too?) So while I am still here in Las Piñas, good old Tatay took it upon himself securing a CENOMAR for me so applying for a Marriage License will be in a jiff.
And off to the City Hall we went!
I am not surprised anymore to find literally a mob in the City Hall transacting this and that, people queuing up everywhere to get this and that, blah blah yakityy-yakitty-yakyak…
We didn’t have a hard time getting to the Civil Registry since, ahem, Tatay had lots of acquaintances. So while we were waiting (yes we did wait some time too, city employees are not that many you know) Tatay and I get to chat to pass time. I forgot the exact conversation but I reconstructed it to the best of my knowledge and poor memory; heck I was a dud in memorizing things but this is the nearest that I can get with the gist still juicy…)
Kumag: Hindi naman pala kelangan ng CENOMAR pagkuha ng lisensya (Marriage License) ano?
Tatay: Ha? Kelangan yun ano ka ba? Requirement talaga yan.
Kumag: Hinde ah? Nabasa ko sa Family Code hindi required sa pag-apply. Pero yung iba hinahanap yan tulad ng simbahan o ibang religion.
Tatay: Aba kelangan nga yan, kung hindi kelangan yan eh hindi ka na pakukuhanin nyan…
Tatay’s right. Why would I be required to produce a document like CENOMAR if is not required? He could have looked at me with incredulity and could have been thinking hard if he had succeeded at last in fathering a crazy son (which in some respects he did I think, but that’s another story). To cut the long story short, we were able to secure a marriage application, with the help of our CENOMAR!
Now this is much more perplexing…
Lisette is now having a hard time securing needed Church documents in Batangas. We need this so I can present this in turn to my local Church here in Las Piñas. Reason: She doesn’t have a CENOMAR.
Lisette, ever the smart aleck opined to the kind Church dude that the CENOMAR was submitted to the City Hall in Lucena as a “requirement” to have a Marriage License. Now since the Church will somehow get a hold of the Marriage License, it will no longer be necessary to go through the motions of presenting the CENOMAR, when in fact we can present the Marriage License itself.
Nice Lisette!
Meanwhile, the Church dude said:
“We still need it.”
AAHHRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!! NOSEBLEED!!!
*** Here is the excerpted text in http://www.weddingsatwork.com/laws_cenomar.shtml.
A CENOMAR is not a requirement for marriage. It is only essential if you want to be certain that the civil status of the person you are marrying is still single and that he or she is unattached. This may be important since any marriage contracted while another one is still subsisting is considered as null and void under Article 35 (4) of the Family Code of the Philippines for being bigamous. Moreover, bigamy (the contracting of a second or subsequent marriage before the former marriage has been legally dissolved, or before the absent spouse has been declared presumptively dead by means of a judgment rendered in the proper proceedings) is also punishable as a crime under Article 349 of the Revised Penal Code. So if you have doubts regarding the civil status of your future spouse, it might be a good idea to procure a CENOMAR.
At times, a CENOMAR may be required by certain parishes. It may also be required if your future spouse is applying for a fiancee visa in your behalf. Moreover, Philippine embassies may also require a CENOMAR for Filipino nationals who wish to get married in a foreign country or in the Philippine Embassy within the foreign country.
*** I was thinking why don’t the Family Code require the CENOMAR since it’s being required anyways? ***holes!
Monday, August 20, 2007
So my dear org Society of Premed Students celebrated its 17th founding anniversary with a bang. Jomel told me the feast that happened with Red Horse Beer a flowing…
Without me of course.
Aaaarrrggghhhh!!!
It used to be that I am the resident alcoholic of the festivities. I really felt bad I had to turned down numerous invitations, putting the blame on the weather (it was still raining last week). I felt bad I passed the chance to meet new members and enduring (read: old) brods and sisses as well.
A price to pay to be with enteng.
But what the hell, there will be more to come; the org will still be there. Too bad they missed the company of one of the wildest characters to don the white and gold colours of ΣΠΣ, hehe…
Time to tame the old lion down (plus I save 1 more for my liver, hurrah!)
Happy Anniversary pips!
Monday, August 20, 2007
The weather is really taking its toll on people.
The gloomy weather is getting unbearable; my friends are all down like bunnies suddenly having their energizers worn out. Relationships are getting battered too. I have this friend whois on a brink of getting on the edge (maybe the proverbial Saturn Return working its magic on him).
If it’s for better then so be it.
But I like this weather!
I’m picturing myself cuddling beside mami and baby later in the warm embrace of our bed. A hot choco would do too, plus lazily watching HBO amidst the cool breeze and gentle humming of the rains.
Before I dread this weather but I’m liking it now…
If only I could spend a lot of time with them…
Friday, August 17, 2007
This is so overdue.
I was meaning to write and update this piece of something at least every week. Before I knew it, months had surreptitiously crept and I was back to square 1: Planning to write and update this piece of something at least every week…
It’s now a month and 10 days since Carlos Vicente, my pride and flesh, saw the light of day. It’s been also 2 weeks and 6 days now since I changed my religion of the past 28 years.
So many changes in a span of so little time, I think I should stop for a little while.
But I can’t.
I can’t stop even for a little while. I have to keep moving. Going on forward.
I have to keep up with expenses, tone down the wild and fast paced laid back life of being single, settle myself with my new bearings, adapt a regular church schedule (OMG…), cut down on nicotine, make sure Lisette and baby is ok, stick to beer and not with brandy, bear with the way I am being taxed by the government, and generally doing away with the sarcasm (yes it’s so hard…)
And with the way things are going now, I would say the times are not the best of times to raise a baby. Not that I don’t want to. I am sucker for kids, really I am. The trouble is that it’s really hard to fathom how a baby can live his life to the fullest with the way life is right now. i don’t say life before was ok. I am a living proof of that.
But then I did.
The miracle of the whole thing came with the realization that I can handle it. Before I was afraid of the unknown, of what the future holds.
Now I am more afraid. But the funny thing is I am taking it all in stride, and with an idiotic smirk (more resembling a scowl) to boot, plastered in my sober face.
I realized it’s not worth thinking of these things anymore, doesn’t make sense worrying about the things that will definitely come.
These thoughts sank in my head as I look outside the window being battered by winds and spraying rain. The myriad things to do knocks in my head with the future thumbing his nose smack into my face swirls in my mind as I look into the serene images of my son and Lisette in a photo.
And I feel happy.
(And still I think I didn’t do any sense either… back to the original plan…)
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Got this from Yanna, so I checked if it's true, haha! t'was a thread pala in techtalk… enjoi!
The International Council of Manhood, Ltd http://www.techtalkz.com/fun-leisure/5794-international-council-manhood-ltd.html
The International Council of Manhood, Ltd. has just released their new manifesto and rules as follows:
1: Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.
2: It is OK for a man to cry ONLY under the following circumstances:
(a) When a heroic dog dies to save its master.
(b) The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse.
(c) After wrecking your boss' car.
(d) One hour, 12 minutes, 37 seconds into "The Crying Game".
(e) When she is using her teeth.
3: Any Man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his buddies.
4: Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.
5: If you've known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever unless you actually marry her.
6: Moaning about the brand of free beer in a buddy's fridge is forbidden. However complain at will if the temperature is unsuitable.
7: No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. In fact, even remembering your buddy's birthday is strictly optional. At that point, you must celebrate at a strip bar of the birthday boy's choice.
8: On a road trip, the strongest bladder determines pit stops, not the weakest.
9: When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who's playing.
10: You may flatulate in front of a woman only after you have brought her to climax. If you trap her head under the covers for the purpose of flatulent entertainment, she's officially your girlfriend.
11: It is permissible to drink a fruity alcohol drink only when you're sunning on a tropical beach… and it's delivered by a topless model and only when it's free.
12: Only in situations of moral and/or physical peril are you allowed to kick another guy in the nuts.
13: Unless you're in prison, never fight naked.
14: Friends don't let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.
15: If a man's fly is down, that's his problem, you didn't see anything.
16: Women who claim they "love to watch sports" must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to drink as much as the other sports watchers.
17: A man in the company of a hot, suggestively dressed woman must remain sober enough to fight.
18: Never hesitate to reach for the last beer or the last slice of pizza, but not both, that's just greedy.
19: If you compliment a guy on his six-pack, you'd better be talking about his choice of beer.
20: Never join your girlfriend or wife in discussing a friend of yours, except if she's withholding sex pending your response.
21: Phrases that may NOT be uttered to another man while lifting weights:
(a) Yeah, Baby, Push it!
(b) C'mon, give me one more! Harder!
(c) Another set and we can hit the showers!
22: Never talk to a man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: i.e., both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.
23: Never allow a telephone conversation with a woman to go on longer than you are able to have sex with her. Keep a stopwatch by the phone. Hang up if necessary.
24: The morning after you and a girl who was formerly "just a friend" have carnal, drunken monkey sex, the fact that you're feeling weird and guilty is no reason for you not to nail each other again before the discussion about what a big mistake it was occurs.
25: It is acceptable for you to drive her car. It is not acceptable for her to drive yours.
26: Thou shalt not buy a car in the colors of brown, pink, lime green, orange or sky blue.
27: The girl who replies to the question "What do you want for Christmas?" with "If you loved me, you'd know what I want!" gets an Xbox. End of story.
28: There is no reason for guys to watch Ice Skating or Men's Gymnastics. Ever.
We've all heard about people having guts or balls. But do you really know the difference between them? In an effort to keep you informed, the definition of each is listed below.
"GUTS" is arriving home late after a night out with the guys, being assaulted by your wife with a broom, and having the guts to say, "are you still cleaning or are you flying somewhere?"
"BALLS" is coming home late after a night out with the guys smelling of perfume and beer, lipstick on your collar, slapping your wife on the ass and having the balls to say, "You're next!"
We hope this clears up any confusion.
The International Council of Manhood, Ltd.
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