http://muragdoctor.com/2008/02/24/leaving-already/ Engineering is a Pre Med here. Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:32:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://muragdoctor.com/2008/02/24/leaving-already/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Leaving Already? Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:29:06 +0000 http://muragdoctor.wordpress.com/?p=101#comment-128 [...] Dan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt For my foreign readers, this is what a jeepney looks like. Photo taken from: http://www.bohol.ph Jeepney drivers are probably the best guides one can find in any Philippine city. This should come as no surprise considering that it’s their job to drive people around. Plus they also frequently change routes. With this in mind, I hailed a jeepney with a vacant front seat. Then I asked the driver, “Is the NBI* still around Palao?” “Yes,” he answered. “Just walk a few blocks from the market.” “Thanks,” I said thinking that the conversation was over. “I once tried to get an NBI clearance,” he continued, “but it turns out I had two driving violations. I almost had a job working abroad, you know.” Filipinos usually can’t travel abroad if they still have uncleared records. This, by the way, can be circumvented by well placed friends, if you know what I mean. “That’s […] [...] [...] Dan wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt For my foreign readers, this is what a jeepney looks like. Photo taken from: http://www.bohol.ph Jeepney drivers are probably the best guides one can find in any Philippine city. This should come as no surprise considering that it’s their job to drive people around. Plus they also frequently change routes. With this in mind, I hailed a jeepney with a vacant front seat. Then I asked the driver, “Is the NBI* still around Palao?” “Yes,” he answered. “Just walk a few blocks from the market.” “Thanks,” I said thinking that the conversation was over. “I once tried to get an NBI clearance,” he continued, “but it turns out I had two driving violations. I almost had a job working abroad, you know.” Filipinos usually can’t travel abroad if they still have uncleared records. This, by the way, can be circumvented by well placed friends, if you know what I mean. “That’s […] [...]

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