- Thursday, March 11, 2004
KJRI-LA: passport oh passport...
Sometimes when we're caught up in the daily routine, small things become very invisible to the eyes. Taking a day off was my decision that I took yesterday, and it turns up to be kinda good actually *grins* Seneng deh bisa ga kerja hehehe..
Reasonnya? Hm I needed to take care of my passport, meaning that I would have to go do it - to the Consulate Jendral of Republic Indonesia alias KJRI-LA.
I remember the last time I went was a few years back ago (masih SMA deh rasanya), and somewhat, the thought of going there kinda scare me a little. *grins* Gak tau kenapa rasanya takut aja mo ketemu sama bapak2 para 'pegawe2 konsulat itu :P If you've ever dealt with them, you know what i'm talking about. :) harusnya sih gak usah sampe takut kali ya,... lagian ngapain juga takut? .... wong sama orang koq :P hihihi... tapi entah, kenapa kalo berurusan sama konsulat atopun apa aja lah, embassy lah, INS lah, legal stuffs lah (DMV? hehehe... jadi inget wkt kudu ambil driver license di LA), nahh rasanya tuch udah ga enak dulu. Maybe because they (by 'they' I mean, those who work for them), seem to appear 'sangar' dari biasanya. They have to be like that, maybe? So, they're seem to be very strict, 'angker' but yet, sebenernya mereka tuh harmless koq.
So, ceritanya tadi tuch gue ditemenin sama si Yosi, my beloved cousin :P, ke KJRI-LA utk perpanjang passpor yg bakalan abis tgl 14 maret nanti. We took off around 9ish, but then the traffic was very heavy. Sepanjang 101 tuh macet buanget, yah maklum kali yah rush-hour gitu. So, nyampe disono hampir jem setengah sebelas gitu deh... huhu... membetew aw :P
We parked behind the building in Wilshire Blvd. trus harus jalan ke buildingnya. Eh guess what? itu pintu ga mo dibuka! *grins* ternyata harus di pencet dari dalem, in order to get it. Aneh juga hihi. Then we came up to the receptionist, orang item agak2 sangar nan baik gitu tampangnya :P, disebela dia ada monitor yg bisa ngliat maybe every floor kali ya? :P trus dimintain ID kita, then he said, "go up the elevation to 4th floor...." So then we went.
Sampe di lantai 4, langsung kedengeran beberapa orang berbahasa indo hihihi... we came to the right place :P after I asked for the form (green form, yg buat nge-renew passport sama masih aja tuh dari taon2 kapan juga hehehe). ngisi2 tuh form sampe bosen nulisnya :P maklum dah lama ga sekola hihihih...jadi jarang nulis lah yaow....seringan ngetik haha :)
Trus ehh ada mbak2 gitu manggil gue, "mbak difoto dulu yah mbak...." LHO? gue sampe heran. Kok dia tau kalo gue butuh foto? yg emang dasarnya gue ga bawa foto sendiri hihihi... males moto dulu ah, mending sekalian aje, gue pikir. So ya udah deh ikutin dia sampe ke tempat kamar kecil khusus utk ngambil foto gitu, berbackground kaen merah. Jepret jepret. Done. Then i went back to the room, waiting room ituw yg ada loket2nya. Balik lagi nulis2 ngisi2 itu forms yg ajegilebujub banyak aje yg kudu diisi.... nama ortu, passpor ortu lah, surat pernyataan blabla yadda yadda....
Setelah rampung semua, akhirnya gue braniin diri ke loket terdekat, dan kebetulan mbak2 gitu yg jaga disana. Cantik. Manis gitu mbaknya :) baik deh, untung ga sangar2 amat. Ehhh tapinya begitu dia liat passport gue, dia nanya,"mbak blon lapor diri ya? lapor dulu di window sana mbak...." Lha elah. Dia nunjuk ke window laen yg kebetulan bapak2 gitu yg jaga. huhuhu xP seyeeeeem. Akhirnya gue kesono. And.......? bener kannn gue diomelin kan :P wehuehuehue.... si bapak itu nanya gini,"udah berapa lama di LA mbak?" Setahun, I answered. "kok baru lapor sekarang?!?!" Wekz. Mana tau? lolz.
Gue akhirnya yah meringis doang haha... dia akhirnya nyuruh gue telpon KJRI-Chicago utk bilang kalo I've moved to LA dan minta mereka take my name off their list. Blah. How complicated, I thought. But then, he told me to do it NOW, dan pake suruh catet nomernya segala hehehe.... haiz si bapak teh galak tea... sayah pan takut euy :P tapi ya sudahlah, apa mo dikata. Gue nurut. I went out, brought my cell, and dialed the number. Tut Tut Tut Tut Tut sampe gue bosen nungguin, itu KJRI-Chicago kaga ada yg ngangkat pula :P
So, ya udah. Gue balik lagi ke tuh loket, si bapaknya lagi dimejanya, nulis2 entah apaan. Dia tanya, "Uda ditelpon? Udah kasih tau mereka?" Gue jawab aja, 'Udah' haha.... maaph pak, abisnya ga ada yg ngangkat trus gimana dong? :P So anyhow, dia nanya gue punya foto/ga, trus akhirnya disuruh bayar 10 bucks utk fotonya itu. So ya wis, I paid, and then balik lagi ke loket mbak2 itu, utk ngasih forms perpanjang paspor plus surat pernyataan yg selembar ituw. Untung nih mbak bae and friendly... duh mbak manis deh :P hahaha.... akhirnya setelah uda kelar, dia tulis receipt for $20, padahal gue uda prepare money order (beli di walmart 46c) for $40 -- emang ternyata kalo ga perlu ganti buku passport, harganya segitu I guess. So si mbak tadi ngebalikin duit $20 ke gue :) Urusan selesai. Phew!
Haiyah.... what a day :P and we went to go eat lunch in Pasadena. Resto Indo gituw sih... pesen Nasi Goreng Mawut hehehe.... pedeeeees dan nasinya tuh ada campuran mie'nya gitu dikit. huhuhu... enakk deh :) People said ini nasi goreng cirebon? Bener ya? *lirik2 kali2 ada org cirebon yg baca hehehe =P*
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