jabatan lalaland negara

it has been ages since the last occasion i dealt with kaki tangan kerajaan. say about 4 years ago, when everyone of us have to change their old ID card to the oh-so canggih-but-not-functioning multi-application smart citizens ID card.

after 1460 no-sakit-mata-and-sakit-kepala days, i've completely forgotten how efficient our kaki tangan kerajaan can be.

as a penalty to my memory failure, nightmare revisits and it happened last friday at Malaysia Immigration Office.

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MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen: miss, you cant apply passport without birth cert la.

Me: huh? since when birth cert is needed for passport?how should we deal with this then? i have to leave the country next Monday.

MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen:you have to go to this Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara located at Sogo there to reissue your birth cert.

Me:Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara?

MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen: yes, the department's title is written behind your ID.

Me: i thought there is one below this office.

MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen: yes.

Me:then?

MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen: aiyah, this one cannot issue birth cert from other state, only can pull out data from Selangor and KL. you must go Sogo there.

Me:huh? but da title is Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara not Jabatan Pendaftaran Negeri.

MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen:aiyah you go try la.

Me: ok, i WILL be back.

after 2 hours staring at kaki tangan kerajaan floating working, i had my birth cert reissued and bumped into MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen.

MsTudungWithMukaSepuluhSen:eh miss, you agian ar. they let you reissue ar.

Me: Yes, told you i will be back.

AnotherImmigrationGuy:miss, where are you going, bring me along can?

Me:hehehehe...

AnotherImmigrationGuy:Come on la miss, i can take care of you, bring me along la. where you going?

Me: to Australia, getting married on Tuesday.

AnotherImmigrationGuy:please proceed to the next counter for last checking.

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despite the scene i went through, i am still proud to be a malaysian.

insyah allah, will collect my passport on Monday.