Oh yes, i had a Bridget Jones moment and was told to sit outside the Immigration Office and wait to be seen to.
To tell the story from the start... i was getting the train from Singapore to KL and had filled in my immigration form and had a stamp at the station in Singapore. So, i thought i was good to have a snooze and relax when after about 30 mins the train stopped and we all had to get off - we had reached the border to Malaysia and had to go through Immigration (for what i thought was the 2nd time).
I got in the queue and showed my passport and immigration card thinking all was fine until he asked for a bit of card that i filled in on entering Singapore. Well, this card was in my big bag on the train in my 'souvenir' book! I couldn't be bothered getting it so i just said i'd lost it.... He then said to wait outside the Immigration Office to be seen to. I found this highly amusing as i felt like a naughty schoolgirl haviong to sit outside the headmasters office! I thought it would be good to have a memory of the occasion so took a picture of the 'Immigration Office' sign. Well, before i knew it 4 officers were on me like a ton of brinks saying i wasn't allowed to take pictures, pointed out the huge sign saying 'no pictures allowed' and took my camera and made me delete the picture!
I don't think it helped that i still found this all very amusing!! So, i went into the office and was told off for losing my bit of card but it was fine and the officer just photocopied my passport and filled in some forms. I was really late getting back on the train and the guys sleeping near me were getting worried! I was sleeping on top of a guy who looked like a bedragled Morgan Freeman - i couldn't decide if he was dodgy or nice as he looked like pretty scary. It turns out that he was absolutely delighful and took me under his wing and showed me where i needed to go once we arrived in KL. :-)
I got to my hostel about 9am and it's alright... not as nice as the other place but it's 1/3 of the price so i can't complain. I spent far more than i had planned in Singapore so trying to be ultra good for the next few weeks!
I hope everyone is well back home,
M xxx
