By: Iris P. Concepcion
If you want to vote, it pays to be a Senior Citizen. In the precinct where I voted, the old people get priority numbers.
I was given a priority number (215) and the people at the COMELEC was still serving number 31. Quite a slight mayhem. I stayed put. The other precincts were orderly: as you arrive, you just need to know your precinct and number on the list and it is already a go. You just need to fall in line.
I sidled up with a senior citizen; I was able to cast earlier than the rest.
The machine is cool.
In the United States, they have to do it via touch screen.
Although ours still needs to be fed to the reading machine, it is fulfilling to watch your vote being read and scanned. After which, the word CONGRATULATIONS appears. It is truly fast. The ballot is long because of the numerous numbers of party-list candidates. I could not understand why there is so much negativity on this process; it makes things bearable, in keeping with the modern times, and old people getting introduced to technology.
Now, we are just praying, those votes will be pooled correctly. I am glad this is already started. It is my lifelong dream to elect via a computer and it finally came true.