actually, i intentionally put that to dismiss some people’s perception (including myself). it was pretty awesome and fast! well, from my experience today, at least. 🙂
i applied for a passport way back in 2008 and got my Machine Readable Passport for my training in India. it was very stressful because i was pressed for time. i never applied for a passport before because i never thought i’d need it. the ‘express’ processing then was 12 working days! so i actually missed the first day of the workshop i was attending because i had to apply for the visa afterwards and wait for that. hays…
anyway, after almost 5 years, i need to renew it for another workshop but it’s on October. my passport is only valid until march 2013 — within the 3 months validity required by the embassy for visa application but 2 months short of the validity required by most airlines. after advising with colleagues, i decided to schedule my renewal. i applied online for the schedule and i chose the earliest possible time i.e. today at 7:30 AM. Magpatuloy magbasa awful DFA passport renewal system!