Comments on: Adventure in Canberra http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/ for Malaysia Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: W.O or Wilson http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48982 W.O or Wilson Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:16:39 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48982 midnitelily Says: September 22nd, 2007 at 00: 48.48 It took me 3 months to get my police clearance. Know why? After 6 weeks, I happily ripped open the envelope from Malaysia...only to see that they had spelled my name wrong. DAMN! And it took another 6 weeks for them to send me a new one, even though they had cleared me before. Efficient ain't it? midnitelily Says:

September 22nd, 2007 at 00: 48.48

It took me 3 months to get my police clearance. Know why? After 6 weeks, I happily ripped open the envelope from Malaysia…only to see that they had spelled my name wrong. DAMN! And it took another 6 weeks for them to send me a new one, even though they had cleared me before.

Efficient ain’t it?

]]> By: pamelaoda http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48867 pamelaoda Sun, 23 Sep 2007 03:45:58 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48867 Tks for reminding Lupus, but could anyone here know about the voting right? My friend asked me, he did not registered at all to vote after reaching 21yrs old and now he is in his 40s and wanted to do so, can he? Tks for reminding Lupus, but could anyone here know about the voting right? My friend asked me, he did not registered at all to vote after reaching 21yrs old and now he is in his 40s and wanted to do so, can he?

]]> By: midnitelily http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48724 midnitelily Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:48:48 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48724 "Too my surprise it took 4mths to process a passport and another 4 mths to get police clearance for my PR application. My brother went back to KL for the police clearance and he got it in 1.5mths." achia3 -- it took me 2 weeks to get my police clearance done in July'07. “Too my surprise it took 4mths to process a passport and another 4 mths to get police clearance for my PR application. My brother went back to KL for the police clearance and he got it in 1.5mths.”

achia3 — it took me 2 weeks to get my police clearance done in July’07.

]]> By: undergrad2 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48722 undergrad2 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:15:36 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48722 "To my surprise it took 4mths to process a passport .." achia3 It only took me about ten days in my case to have a new passport issued since the old one has expired. In fact the Consulate in New York stipulates in writing that it should be ready by then. It was even mailed to me by express mail. “To my surprise it took 4mths to process a passport ..” achia3

It only took me about ten days in my case to have a new passport issued since the old one has expired. In fact the Consulate in New York stipulates in writing that it should be ready by then. It was even mailed to me by express mail.

]]> By: verbal-lash http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48711 verbal-lash Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:06:13 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48711 Good that Lupus brought up about voting rights. I am one of those in a dilemma. I have voted 3 elections ago and I voted for the opposition even then. the last two elections found my name not registered as a voter. In both instances, I was at the registration tent on voting day itself to make a hue and cry as to why my names were not there, and the personnel were there to "rectify" assuring me that my name would be in the next election eventhough I missed out this time. To ensure I am registered for this coming GE, I went through MCA to register. I filled out a form. That was several months ago. Thinking that this time my name should be in, I went online two weeks ago to check and guess what (again I am not surprised at the abject inefficiency), my name was still not registered. I sent a nasty email to SPR and they replied and asked me to register personally at their office to be on the safe said. This I did, only to be told that it would take 3 MONTHS to get my name officially registered, and even this is subject to having my name displayed for a period of time at SPR to ensure that there is no "bantahan" or objections to my being a voter. What nonsense is this?! Seems to me that I am not very welcome as a voter. They probably had records that I am not a BN lover and so struck me off the list for good. By the way, just to caution fellow bloggers who do not love BN, do check to ensure that the names of your dead loved ones are not on the list at the next GE. My father who has been dead for the last 30 years is still listed as a voter. There is no knowing if he will become one of the phantom voters in favour of BN! Each time I have asked for his name to be deleted only to find his name re-surface again at subsequent elections. They did not expect me to be so sharp to notice, I guess. Perhaps this is why they have always been winning hands down - too much dirty tricks! Good that Lupus brought up about voting rights. I am one of those in a dilemma. I have voted 3 elections ago and I voted for the opposition even then. the last two elections found my name not registered as a voter. In both instances, I was at the registration tent on voting day itself to make a hue and cry as to why my names were not there, and the personnel were there to “rectify” assuring me that my name would be in the next election eventhough I missed out this time.

To ensure I am registered for this coming GE, I went through MCA to register. I filled out a form. That was several months ago. Thinking that this time my name should be in, I went online two weeks ago to check and guess what (again I am not surprised at the abject inefficiency), my name was still not registered. I sent a nasty email to SPR and they replied and asked me to register personally at their office to be on the safe said. This I did, only to be told that it would take 3 MONTHS to get my name officially registered, and even this is subject to having my name displayed for a period of time at SPR to ensure that there is no “bantahan” or objections to my being a voter. What nonsense is this?! Seems to me that I am not very welcome as a voter. They probably had records that I am not a BN lover and so struck me off the list for good.

By the way, just to caution fellow bloggers who do not love BN, do check to ensure that the names of your dead loved ones are not on the list at the next GE. My father who has been dead for the last 30 years is still listed as a voter. There is no knowing if he will become one of the phantom voters in favour of BN! Each time I have asked for his name to be deleted only to find his name re-surface again at subsequent elections. They did not expect me to be so sharp to notice, I guess. Perhaps this is why they have always been winning hands down - too much dirty tricks!

]]> By: lupus http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48629 lupus Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:45:23 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48629 For all that are thinking about voting in the next Malaysian GE, beware that as an ordinary Malaysian living oversea, you CANNOT vote!!! The only people whom are allowed to vote while living overseas are Malaysian citizens who are send by the Malaysian Govt. ie, scholarship holders, embassy staff who are Malaysian, etc, etc YOU WILL NEED TO GO BACK TO MALAYSIA TO VOTE!!!!! For all that are thinking about voting in the next Malaysian GE, beware that as an ordinary Malaysian living oversea, you CANNOT vote!!!

The only people whom are allowed to vote while living overseas are Malaysian citizens who are send by the Malaysian Govt. ie, scholarship holders, embassy staff who are Malaysian, etc, etc

YOU WILL NEED TO GO BACK TO MALAYSIA TO VOTE!!!!!

]]> By: Taikor http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48625 Taikor Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:20:05 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48625 I don't know how he got hired. This Mr. Hard One (coined by sheriff singh) has got to be sacked! Or was he expecting for some "lubricants" to grease his palms to get to work?? I don’t know how he got hired. This Mr. Hard One (coined by sheriff singh) has got to be sacked! Or was he expecting for some “lubricants” to grease his palms to get to work??

]]> By: k1980 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48609 k1980 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:28:09 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48609 The Devil at play---- Something very rotten in the state of Penang http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/index.php?itemid=8348 ...why couldn’t the Penang state government buy the land, rezone it, and then sell the land at a much higher value - and use the windfall profit for the benefit of the people of Penang? Or better still, buy the land, maintain the zoning as open space and turn the land into a Penang State Park as a legacy for future generations of Penangites.... ...why did the Penang Turf Club sell its land at only RM43 per sq foot? And why did it agree to move in the first place when it was sitting on valuable prime land? Who or what really persuaded the members to sell the land at that bargain price? The Devil at play—- Something very rotten in the state of Penang
http://malaysia-today.net/blog2006/index.php?itemid=8348
…why couldn’t the Penang state government buy the land, rezone it, and then sell the land at a much higher value - and use the windfall profit for the benefit of the people of Penang? Or better still, buy the land, maintain the zoning as open space and turn the land into a Penang State Park as a legacy for future generations of Penangites….

…why did the Penang Turf Club sell its land at only RM43 per sq foot? And why did it agree to move in the first place when it was sitting on valuable prime land? Who or what really persuaded the members to sell the land at that bargain price?

]]> By: achia3 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48608 achia3 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 03:23:38 +0000 http://blog.limkitsiang.com/2007/09/21/adventure-in-canberra/#comment-48608 It is most unfortunate that so many of you face difficulty with the consulate. When I moved here initially, I too face some difficulty as well. Too my surprise it took 4mths to process a passport and another 4 mths to get police clearance for my PR application. My brother went back to KL for the police clearance and he got it in 1.5mths. Well! Initially I was swearing and cursing but later I just learn to adjust. The Perth consulate, like I mentioned before, are top class. Their service is second to none. However, they are constraint by the protocol that is already put in place by the Gov in Malaysia. It all started with the public sector in Malaysia. So get the Gov fixed, the public service will be fixed. If you have the same government in power, don't expect to much of a change as to the BN gov, taking power again in the next GE is almost a given. The only hope I can see is our Rulers remove and jail all those who has plundered the nation. It is most unfortunate that so many of you face difficulty with the consulate. When I moved here initially, I too face some difficulty as well. Too my surprise it took 4mths to process a passport and another 4 mths to get police clearance for my PR application. My brother went back to KL for the police clearance and he got it in 1.5mths. Well! Initially I was swearing and cursing but later I just learn to adjust. The Perth consulate, like I mentioned before, are top class. Their service is second to none. However, they are constraint by the protocol that is already put in place by the Gov in Malaysia. It all started with the public sector in Malaysia. So get the Gov fixed, the public service will be fixed. If you have the same government in power, don’t expect to much of a change as to the BN gov, taking power again in the next GE is almost a given. The only hope I can see is our Rulers remove and jail all those who has plundered the nation.

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