A day with JIM

Who's JIM? I'm glad you asked. JIM or Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia.

Since we took the week off, we thought we could get the passport done for Mini-Me. We initially planned to have it done on Monday before watching "Star Wars: The Force Awakens". Fucking glad we didn't!

We arrived about 10:14 am and it was crowded (of course!). The Missus thought the crowd would have all gone off for the holidays. I tried to tell her, but of course she wouldn't have any of my nonsense.

After a couple of hours packed like sardines in the shitty place with only 1 air-condition working and a couple of stand fans, we got stuff done. Mini-Me already grew restless and got one of the shittiest passport photographs ever.  If JIM said it was acceptable, then shit, who are we to argue with them.

We had to make the payment (RM 100 for 5 years for kids below 18) and was told to come back after 1-hour to collect the passport.

We headed for lunch and I did some shopping then headed back to JIM to collect Mini-Me's passport. We assumed it would be a "quick in & out". FUCKING WRONG! Then the Missus found out that JIM had mistakenly printed Mini-Me's gender as "Female" instead of "Male". Then, they shifted the blame to The Missus and asked "mengapa tak check baik-baik tadi?".

It was still packed about 3:00 pm. The Missus called when I was waiting in the car for her. She was agitated because of the JIM staff's mistake. JIM offered to rectify the situation by stamping a "pembetulan" on the passport. The Missus called me cause, as usual, she's undecided. I told her no, I won't have any of that bullshit and JIM said we could come back by 5:00 pm to collect the new passport. JIM wanted Mini-Me to be present during collection. I guess they want to know we're  the real parents and not smuggling babies or something.

We left and The Missus suggested we go somewhere nearby while waiting. I've been waiting 3 days to get my damned Internet login reset. It got blocked because I haven't logged in for minths. Because it was for a joint account, the reset can only be done at the Branch. Those idiots at Customer Service failed to mention that after repeated calls until I spoke to a supervisor. When we arrived, it was about 3:30 pm and found out the bank closed at 4:00 pm.

I took a number and there were 4 people ahead of me. I waited while The Missus waited in the car (cause Uptown is such a shitty place to be on weekdays) although we got a parking spot by sheer luck. I waited almost 30 mins before it was my turn cause an idiot decides to open a New Bank Account when the bank was about to close.

When my number was called, I was told that both parties needed to be present as it was a joint account. I had to call The Missus as she decided to sit at the Dim Sum place, and to order some food while feeding Mini-Me. It was already after 4:00 pm, when I went to the Dim Sum shop (to help her with bags and Mini-Me) and The Missus flipped out again (as usual) as she said we couldn't make it back to JIM in time to collect Mini-Me's passport. The lady at the bank said we could try to login  my bank account after 7:00 pm.

So, during the drive back to JIM, an argument ensued (again!). Basically The Missus said that I shouldn't have done my Internet Banking reset today as Mini-Me's passport was more important. She said I should've listened and not gone to Uptown and stayed in the JIM's Kelana Jaya vicinity.

I have not mentioned that traffic was fucked up because I suppose it's the eve of a Public Holiday and people get 1/2 day off today.

The Missus repeatedly blamed me for not being able to collect Mini-Me's passport while I was weaving in and out of traffic. She said we'd be late and won't be able to collect the passport in time. And because I was speeding, she said I was going to get us all killed. But because she values her life more, she said it's ok if I died, but not her and Mini-Me.

In the end, we managed to get Mini-Me's passport just in the nick of time. The Missus apologized but I was still pissed off. I told her, if you argued and scolded me if we couldn't collect the passport in time, I'd accept it. I won't take that shit if you're accusing me something that hasn't happened yet.

I tried to login again at about 9-ish and it still doesn't work. FML. Will  have to call Customer Servicd again to find out what the actual fuck is wrong with the login.

Disclaimer

In my haste to get my new blog up, I completely missed out on the disclaimer.

• Any persons, living or dead, may or may not be purely coincidental. 
• I may or may not be a compulsive liar, so the situations you read about may contain 0 - 100 % of truth with amped up dramatization
• I will amend this disclaimer as and when I see fit

The Force Awakens. No shit ...

So. I watched "The Force Awakens" on 21st Dec 2015. About a week after the local release. So why didn't I queue with the rest of the crazies on 17th Dec 2015 during the premiere?

Truth be told, I haven't really been a big "Star Wars" since I was a kid. Episode IV (A New Hope) came out in 1977 and I only popped out of my mother's "vajayjay" in 1979. Sure, I've seen Episode IV (A New Hope), V (The Empire Strikes Back) and VI (Return Of The Jedi). Then of course I watched Episodes I to III (The Phantom Menace, Attack Of The Clones, Revenge Of The Sith)

I really got into the other show with "Star" in the title sometime in the 1990s. Yup. I was more of a Trekkie.

Yet somehow, the release of the latest installment of the series, woke something in me. Toys, t-shirts, social media sharing. I was down with the "Star Wars" fever. So I guess "The Force Awakens"?

I had some  annual leave to clear and decided to watch the movie. The missus doesn't really like watching movies in the theater but expects to participate in my activities. After some prior discussion, she decided on the date/time and I booked the tickets last week.

Prior to that, I even got custom t-shirts printed out to dress up to watch this movie. Actually, I also got new t-shirts cause:

a) a lot of my "going out" t-shirts are pretty much ruined
b) they were kind of cheap

Long story short, we almost missed the movie because:

a) we left the house late and was circling the parking lot and couldn't find an empty parking space. Show time was 3:00 pm and we left about 1:45 pm. And we only live about 10 mins from the mall

b) the missus and I got into an argument about something (another story for another time) before we left the house. While backing the car out of the driveway, I thought my chances of watching the movie was basically nada.

So, the entire time I was looking for parking, we were arguing. Threats of not wanting to watch the movie,  accused of something that was possibility not my fault etc really spoilt the mood.

We hadn't eaten lunch, and it was almost 2:40 pm. The missus cooled down and we ate kinda shitty food from the concession stand. The new promotional Cheesy Popcorn is pretty decent though.

In the end, we managed to catch the movie without major incident. She later confessed that she quite liked it. And NO, she has never seen any of the  previous "Star Wars" movies as far as I'm aware.

So, movie date "night" almost turned to shit. Guess I used the Force and managed to turn things around. Or the Angels will be watching over me.

This is not a movie review, nor is it a spoiler post. So go enjoy the movie, and "May The Force Be With You"!

Hello Middle Earth!

Hello.

You don't know me. But if you give me a chance,  maybe I'll be famous. And you can help me achieve that. Maybe my experiences will get turned into a script and then, Hollywood, here I come!

I haven't seen a blog by the fathers (okay, I didn't bother to check)., so I decided to start one.
I had a previous blog that's basically dead now. And I don't intend to resurrect it. So I'm starting fresh.

So what makes me an authority? I'm a  30-something year old married, heterosexual male, with a 20-month old son. I'm no expert but I'll share my experiences. I'm a Malaysian Chinese, and not particularly religious. Official documents state my religion as "Buddhist" but I guess I'm "Taoist".

Oh. I'm also abit of geek. I love movies, TV shows, comics, action figures, etc. I think you'll figure it out. Expect plenty of movie, TV series and other pop-culture references in my posts.

I think I'm fairly intelligent but I haven't been MENSA tested. To be honest, getting a result that says I have below average IQ would scare the shit out of me (oops).

Join me on my journey. I hope I'm not the only one, maybe we (us cool dads) can exchange notes. But be warned, I'm gonna go all out, no holds barred (I think). I'm gonna cuss and swear whenever appropriate. (Besides, there are unconfirmed reports that cussing/swearing are a sign of intelligence).

Let's rally the troops. For Middle Earth! We can be, The Fellowship of the *placeholder*