2017CNY trip - Day 2: Passport run

The second day of the trip was the most disturbing for me…I had to deal with the immigration department. It is a real pain in the past when dealing with passport matter. I recalled that we had to spend a whole day getting my passport done and pick it up few days later during my childhood. Getting to the department early was essential to secure a number; there was a big chance you would be turned down and ask to return tomorrow if you arrive late as there was limited quota/number per day in the past.

Things became better later and I almost get it done on the same day on my recent few renewal. However it is different this time as we were going at the peri-CNY period. Well, I have no choice, Xian, Yun an Ving’s passports expired in less than 3 months and I have a packed schedule to follow during our trip.

My brother in law advised me to go early, get a number and enjoyed our bakuteh as brunch. I complied with his advice and we arrived at the Port Klang Immigration department at 7:40am. My heart sunk when I saw the queue; the queue was long enough to encompass the whole building 1 round. Ok, I decided to have my BKT first and came back later. My bro-in law took me to the famous Teluk Pulai BKT shop and we have a great bite. I knew it would be my only BKT meal during this trip. During the breakfast, I called up immigration department at Kuching and confirmed that the west Malaysian can renew and get their passport within the same day. We returned to Port Klang immigration department at 9am and found that the queue had shortened and decided to join the lineup. After 20mins of waiting, a security came out and started to counting head. Xian was first in our group and the last who received the head count; 3 of us was left out. We decided to forfeit the queue and proceed with the plan of getting the passport done at Kuching. Tough decision for me as we were in more trouble if we can’t get it done there; the final location would be Penang which I definitely resist.

We had proceeded with our trip up to KL, visited Muzim Negara, Jalan Petaling and Central Market.

As in the past, Jalan Petaling is no more China Town, but Bangala Street. However the Kun Kei Wantan Mee at Jalan Petaling is still manned by the original owner and I considered it as one of the best in Klang Valley. Although the environment was considered as very unpleasant but it is worth to give it a try. We headed back to Klang after a shopping tour at the central market.

We reached Klang by 5pm(no Jam as it was FT day). Enjoyed a greartvariety of food in the local food court. That night was an unpleasant night for me; I had to worry about the passport renewal and also the trip to KLIA2. Our flight to Kuching was scheduled at 9am and we need to arrive early. I decided to leave Setia Alam at 5:30am so that we would be able to arrive at KLIA2 at 6:30am and proceed with check in. This is not the first time I regret about my planning of the trip. To many place to visit and the schedule was very tight with no room of mistake.