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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Another New Year

Is it too late to wish everybody a Happy New Year? Nah. I think new year should be treated for the whole month just like birthdays. *wink* SO, Happy New Year to all my readers. May this year be a better year compared to 2008 although with the war that is going on, who knows.

Anyways, we had a good weather last week and this week. At least during day time where it is around mid to high 60sF. Once the sun goes down though, it is a different story. I am not complaining ok? How can I when other parts of the country is experiencing a minus-something temperature? I am thankful that as cold as it gets here, I still don't have to wear gloves or stupid hats that make my head looks funny and/or ugly. Nor do I have to wear 3-4 layers of clothing.

But I do find doing laundry a tad bit difficult. You see, the apartment building is set up in a way that one have to go outside to do the laundry. It is not far but the outside is nevertheless, cold. There is only 1 washer and 1 dryer so it takes 2-3 loads to finish up everything. That means you would have to go out 4-6 times to get the laundry done. If you know me well, you will know how fast my hands get cold. Just by transferring the laundry from the washer to the dryer, my hands are already numb. Maybe I should start wearing my gloves when I do the laundry. Hmmm...

On another note, I sent my passport to the Malaysian CG in Los Angeles to renew it. My passport is expiring in July so I had no choice but to renew it here. It is going to take 3-4 months to get it done since they have to send it back to Malaysia. Mind you, this is for the old type of passport which means no-chip passport. :( The New York office have the machine to do the passport with chip but they would only do passport renewal for Malaysian in New York and the surrounding areas under their 'jurisdiction'. Do not ask me why they can not or would not extend the service for other Malaysian in other part of the country or why can't they provide the LA office with the same machine. Sometimes it is just hard to understand what they were thinking when they set up the offices around USA. And I should just stop trying to understand. I just want my passport renewed and sent back to me without any problem.




9 comments:

Pi Bani said...

Not within jurisdiction? Macam biasa dengar je... tu bukan bidang kuasa kami, bla bla bla...

Hope you wlll have no problems getting your passport done. Jangan jadi pendatang asing tanpa izin ya... :)

Cat Cat said...

Aahh, you are lucky with that kinda weather in CA... Kat sini, sejuk nak mampus babe... Pepagi tak tahan.. Mengigil dibuatnya...

All the best on your passport renewal.

Anonymous said...

Are you planning to retain your citizenship or get US citizenship? I have been told that if I plan to take on residency/citizenship outside Malaysia under no circumstances should I get my passport renewed at an embassy. They will take it away. Best to only renew in Malaysia

deejay said...

mmm, i hate to see the 'tidak apa' attitude. it seems even though we are not in malaysia but the attitude is still there.
Hope you can settle things..

Salt N Turmeric said...

Pi, SOP lah tu. hahaha. Eh I ada PR so i idak ler pendatang tanpa izin kat sini. Now cuma kena tunggu passport siap baru boleh balik Msia.

Cath, memang weather here not extremely cold altho sometimes cold enough for me. Thanks, hopefully siaplah passport tanpa masalah.

Anon, well, I am a Malaysian and have no intention whatsoever to give it up. If anybody wants to give up their Malaysian citizenship, why should they worry about not getting their Malaysian passport?

Saiful, memang sedih when they carry that mentality with them. But what to do?

natrah said...

Sure I'm freezed if I were you...dok kat aircond pun dah tak tahan...tp I would love to experience it one day ;)..
Hopefully you'll settle bout ur passport soon..

pssst:Looks like husband and wife get hooked to ur blog la Farina...hahahaha good! good!

Salt N Turmeric said...

Nat, i pun tak tahan sejuk that's why i still wear socks 24/7! lol. Bagus sungguh husband-wife team jadi my readers! Thank you both!

Daphne Ling said...

Hi Kak Farina,

Haha...I am in one of those minus-somethings! Adoi...Sakit hati...Esok, the weather will be about -25, with wind-chill...

*Smack head*

Mampoi...

As for the passport and NY's karenah, weird...

Salt N Turmeric said...

Daphne, tadi on the news they say that Alaska now is between -50 to -60! Memang sah mati terjegang if i live there. lol. You just stay indoor ajelah in cold weather camni. Hibernate sekejap until spring. Pasal passport and NY tu, apa nak buat when they dont fren2 like tht?