fingerprint merry-go-round

i m so pissed today....with m****b** police station, the immigration dept as well as myself. okay, here's the story. instead of doing the fingerprint impression tomorrow right, we thought we can do it today. tried our luck in calling the station and yep, the service is available today and now. it'll be till 3pm but no guarantee cos if someone is in custody then it'll be a different story. okay okay, got ready, took a bus and made it there at abt 1ish. there was a guy before us, getting his fingerprints done too so we had to wait. before tis guy went in through the door, they asked him for his documents and stuff and also stamps. i m like why need stamps?!! thought we'll be getting the fingerprints (btw, its all 10 fingers, not jus the thumb) ready by today. though i know sometimes, for some other services, an envelope and a stamp is required for them to send the stuff back to u. okay, then the fingerprinting guy (probably a police officer too) asked me if we have stamps or where m i sending mine to & how much stamps i paid for. i said i havent weigh the stuff so didnt buy any stamp. the fact is i havent gotten the fingerprint thingy, how do i know how heavy is the entire envelope & so how to buy the stamps??!! ultimately, the fingerprints, 'certificate of no criminal conviction' or CNCC form, passport-sized photos, etc, will have to be sent to the police headquarters in singapore. anyway, i told them i thought we were supposed to send it off ourselves (cos thats what they told me when i called them. and now its a different story. can i sue them? btw, we called so many times & were told so many different timings for the fingerprint svc). they said they cant trust us with the fingerprints so they'll send it off on our behalf. thats weird right? how are we supposed to know how much to pay for the stamps. jus tikam? *shake head* worse still, the fingerprint guy wont be in tomorrow (when he's supposed to) but i cant get hold of stamps as well as a bank draft (for singapore police) anyway. i was fuming when i stepped out of the police station. i was so mad at myself for procastinating. i wanted to buy the bank draft yesterday but thought i'll do it on monday after getting the fingerprints done tomorrow. sigh. having said that, i wouldnt think of buying stamps first cos i wouldnt know how heavy the entire document is gonna be. then how come the immigration dept never include a remark on tis. apparently the guy before me also didnt prepare any stamp. tis system is jus not right. and they (police station) should allow us to pay by credit card. more convenient what??!!! well, at least, the immigration dept is credit card friendly. r u guys tired of hearing me out already? or fell asleep already? wow, i was really that angry. now, i m not as angry anymore but i m feeling giddy. *seeing stars* can jus imagine my other half hearing me complain and complain as we walked to eastgardens (shopping centre...near our place). hey, the story is still not over yet. as we walked and walked, an idea struck me. why didnt i jus do my fingerprints jus now??? then on monday, i can go down and give them the rest of stuff they need. i called 1234 (something like 100 in singapore) to ask for m****b** police station's number. see, i wanted to add the number in my mobile tis morning but i felt i wont need it. if i need it, i can go search the yellow pages. OMG, i dont know why is it so difficult to key the number into my phone. got the number & called the police station. what the???!!! they said i cant do it today unless i've all the documents ready cos they'll send it out today. yeah right, no postman will come collect it anyway. sigh. story is still not over. i was still hoping to get it done today if possible. i know i m an idiot if i ask the post office (my next destination) if they sell bank drafts. they normally sell money order. so, i tried to call the CNCC officer in singapore to check if money order is acceptable cos they only specify bank draft but no one answered. thought the government svc works 5 1/2 days? or is it 5 day work week already? sigh. besides, the post office was closed by the time we got there. it was closed at 1pm. i thought it closes at 2 from the website i saw. sigh (another one). looks like i cant do anything today. i really dont want to wait till next sat. tis CNCC application will take abt 2 weeks. once they process it and mail it back to me, i gotto send it to the immigration dept within 28days. i hope there's sufficient time. i'll check out another police station that can do it during the weekdays. seems like m****b** police station is the only one in the eastern beaches closest to us that can do fingerprinting. judging from the inconsistent information given, i cant trust them. will probably try the CBD area. pray hard that some fingerprint guy works on a weekday.

got my sunscreen finally, after going through a few shops. the last one on the shelf!!!! that one was for the face. also got one for the body. both of different brands. those who want to buy sunscreen but dont know what brand to buy, can ask me for advice. heeeheee. saw a t-shirt that pinky will love to bits. i dont know if i should buy anot????? bought lunch and had it while watching korean drama "wonderful". thats one thing that can cheer me up. indulging in the show can make me forget my worries and anger. one impt msg from the show: "no one survives a relationship without love". that is so true.

time flies, its already april. my convocation which is in may is jus next month. it seems so far away when i was first told in december. still not sure if my parents are flying here to attend. if they r not, maybe i should skip it and go to work. i was scheduled to work anyway.

i m having papaya salad for dinner as i m typing tis....yep, a very late dinner. *time check: 7.30pm singapore time* i m sure u guys r now enjoying your dinner too. chicken rice? laksa? fishball noodles? *drool*

sunset at 5:46pm viewed from my bedroom


sunset at 6:05pm


sunset at 6:18pm