Wednesday Wait

Two years ago, mum and I went on a pilgrimage to Europe. In 2019, we will visit the Holy Land. In preparation for the trip, mum's passport had to be renewed for visa application. Yes, Malaysians can  enter Jerusalem officially with the appropriate reasons, e.g. pilgrimage. I applied leave on a Wednesday to bring her to the immigration department. Statistically speaking, Wednesday is supposed to be the best day with the shortest wait. Arrived at the Kuala Lumpur Home Ministry Complex at about 8:00 AM and managed to get parking at an open car park. Not many people were at passport control, so I guess the statistics can be trusted! Plus at mum's age, she can take advantage of the special counter, so she just breezed in to take a number and was immediately called. The staff were courteous and it went smoothly (senior citizens only pay RM100).



With one hour to kill before passport collection, we went to have breakfast at the Kayu Nasi Kandar in the food court. All the food they serve were pre-prepared, including the roti. Hence it was cold and horrible. Yuck. Should have bought something from the numerous food stalls that dotted the ground floor of the government complex like a pasar malam. As promised, mum's passport was renewed within the hour and we could now proceed with visa application to Jerusalem.



Another reason I took leave was to attend the Assumption of Mary mass at church. According to the beliefs of the Catholic Church, the Assumption is the bodily taking up of the Virgin Mary into Heaven at the end of her earthly life. With Little Monster in tow, we went to church in the evening.