Friday, April 2, 2010

My April Fool

A strong feeling like being fools around in S'pore in the event of "over staying".
I took half day leave to settle this issue. The agent seems very irresponble, keep saying just go to kastam, eventhough i told him i cant access bcoz i don't hav document or white card. What to do? Just go loh. Guess what??
Departure from Bugis to Woodland Kastam, am in a mood of frustration, can't stop worrying. With no surprise i being bloked in kastam and call to authority office. The officer is nice, very polite, he refered me to go MOM (Ministy of Manpower) to get my special pass.
It's spent me almost 1 hr to reach MOM at China Town. Keeping wondering what will happen next, i overshot, missed 2 station then i realised i stopped in Raffles Place. Argh... take taxi lah, tat would be faster.
Many ppl Q in MOM, my beg being checked by security in d entrance, as it is so common in any government building in S'pore. After a while, an officer came to me and says m over staying, considered as illegal, m sweating, really sweating and trembling, will they caff me? jail me? or bar me for entry?
Although m d one who know exactly what's been happening so screw them with the facts to stop them from pushing me around, yet, i still worrying. Being in a foreign land sometimes it does make me feel second class, like what Emily reply in fb.
The officer thus say..., "we cannot issue you a special pass", i look with intensity, "we shall fine you $100 for over staying".
Take a breath, relax... only penalty.
Consequences is...fine $100, only.
Quickly, i rush all d way to kastam again to ask for 1 month extention to stay in S'pore. And again, being call to authority office in d kastam, d same officer, telling me to fill in a white from JB, that's all.
I then finally get my white card as visitor pass in JB.
There, finishing my journey of my April fool.

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