Valid I.D.

Ok, so I went to Globe telecom today. Being in dire need of cash to fund a rush shipment, I needed to cash-out all of my G-Cash. I knew the I.D. I was carrying is expired, but I took my chances. All my other valid and "unexpired" I.D.'s are conveniently being held hostage in my husbands wallet. Anyway, I thought to myself, they only needed it to validate that I was infact who I say I am -- ***(my name)***.

I guess, I should have expected it, but I was so desperate to have that cash today that I was ready to go to war with just about anybody. Ofcourse, I was turned down. Apparently, the PRC I.D. I had with me is "not valid" as it has expired early this year. I'm sure I frowned fiercely and gave the not-so-pleasant Globe personnel some piece of my mind.

I.D.-- An identity document (also called a piece of identification or ID, or colloquially as one's '"papers"') is any document which may be used to verify aspects of a person's personal identity. What does my expired PRC I.D. represent? It's saying that the person on the I.D. is named ***(my name)*** and that he/she is a licensed CPA. This means that for the time that the ID is valid, the person on the I.D. can practice his/her profession, that she is capable and qualified to practice it, and is governed by the rules of her profession and that of the PRC body itself.

Let's go back to Globe Telecom. When Globe Telecom asks for I.D. for purposes of cashing-out G-Cash, what is their exact purpose? To identify that the person standing in front of them is in fact the same person on the I.D. and that the person's name has in fact the same name registered on the post paid mobile number he/she has. So, since my I.D. is expired, does it change the fact that I am who my I.D. says I am? Does the expiration date on my I.D. indicate that I cease to be ***(my name)***? Does having an expired I.D. spur on the suspicion that it is fake, forged or "Recto-made"? The fact is, they need my I.D. only for purposes of identification. They do not need me to be a licensed CPA. They don't need me to be a licensed driver. They don't need me to be an SSS member. They just need to know two things -- first, that the I.D. I presented is authentic, and second, that I am who I say I am. So, what does it matter that the I.D. is expired?

Here's a nice picture... Say I was found dead in some slum somewhere in Vegas. Why Vegas? You'll see in a bit. hahaha... I carry nothing, no cellphone, no wallet, no money. I only have my clothes on and one I.D. The I.D. I have in my pocket says I am ***(my name)***. Imagine Catherine Willows saying, "Our Jane Doe, is Jane Doe no more! But, uh oh! This I.D. is expired! I guess this is not her afterall. We have a Jane Doe in our hands. TOD? COD? Run her fingerprints maybe we'll get a hit and be able to identify her. hahahaha... Get my drift?

I know. I know. I'm making excuses, and it's not really Globe Telecoms fault. But hey, I do make a very interesting and VALID argument, right?