Long lines, disorganized records, fuckin' expensive voter's ID and computer-clueless staff. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Parañaque Comelec office.
Believe me. I've been there twice, and it fuckin' sucked twice. You may wanna see it for yourself, just to satisfy your curiosity and innate masochism. Otherwise, opt for a different precinct, if you can.
1. As for me, I don't wanna go back, even if it's to claim my long-lost-and-never-found voter's ID. Cost me more than PhP100. They said they would deliver my ID to my house but, even now, I'm still holding onto my receipt and wondering where my money went. Probably had gone to a more heavenly place, like Pegasus and Victoria Court.
And, unfortunately for you, we're still not done!1
2. Long lines are a given. The office is understaffed, and the process of passing voters from one desk to another is poorly engineered.
3. And, of course, there's the traffic caused by an ineffectual computer operator. I waited in line to have my picture taken (for that ID that I never got!), and to have my details entered into the database. Our line was longer than the rest. Beside him, another computer operator had already processed three applications when ours seemed to have barely started on one!
When my turn came, I found out what was taking him long: he was trying to copy from one password field to another password field! How idiotic! I watched him try and try and get frustrated a couple of times.
When I finally lost my patience, I grabbed the mouse from him and entered the data on my own. Got it done within a minute. And then he excused himself, said he was gonna have lunch, and asked someone else to take over.
Tip: Customers, sometimes, you just gotta take matters into your own hands. Comelec, please make sure that your staff know how to use the computer for other than Youtube and porn.
(to be continued)
Update: continued in the post Circus at the polls
1 R.I.P. Billy Mays
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