It's May 14 and that means it's 2007 Election Day. This day, I 'll be practising my social responsibility which is to vote. Lately, I've been thinking of the state persons that I would want to be placed in the right positions particularly the senators. Actually, I am rooting more for the senators of the genuine opposition although there are also some from the team unity and one from the independent party.
Five months ago, I remember, Aleli, Jona and I were processing our registration as first time voters. It was a three day process that was very slow. Plus, most of our time were spent on falling in line since it was the last three days of the registration. Our hardships those days really got paid off because now, I can practice my right to vote and I believe that every vote counts! With the single vote that I cast, I can change a big part of the nation. Well, I think..
Last night we planned to go to our respective precinct early in the morning but due to certain circumstances we were able to go there at around 1:30 in the afternoon. The school is just near our place. It's actually a walking distance. I brought my schooi ID, pen and the list of the 12 senators(Pimentel, Lacson, Legarda, Escudero, Angara, Arroyo, Cayetano, Defensor, Aquino, Pangilinan, Villar and Paredes). My sister and I went to the Marikina Heights Elementary School and searched for our names in the list posted outside the precincts. At first it was difficult for us to look for our names because the arrangement of the lists is a bit disorganized although the names were alphabetically arranged. After several precincts, we finally saw our names.
As a first time voter, I just followed what my sister did. I gave my ID to the teacher directly infront of the door. She asked for the number and we said 175 & 176. She let us sign at the master list and put our thumb mark there as she gives us the ballot. Then, I proceeded with the putting of indelible ink although my sister said that it should be after I voted not before. I sat beside my sister and saw the folder with the list of the candidates. I wrote in my ballot the names of the senators in the list that I brought and then proceeded with the party list KABATAAN. Then went on until I finished filling out the blanks to the Councilor position. After accomplishing everything, I dropped my ballot in the box and finally I am officially a voter!
