Finally… I got my passport renewed! I’ve been talking about it since beginning of the year and finally got it done now. Renewal is RM300 for 5 years.
My passport expired in 2007 and I only used it once way back in 2003. ONCE! Don’t you think it’s such a waste?
My target now is to use it more than once within these 5 years! At least 5 times. *cross my fingers*
In case you don’t know what you need to bring to renew your passport, here’s the list:
- Your expired passport
- 2 passport-sized photos (you can just go there and there is people offering such service, RM10 for 4 pieces of photos using Polaroid, I did mine there coz back then I did it outside, it got rejected and had to take new one at the staircase there. There will be people there that will ask you whether you got your photos already or not before u go into the building. So now I don’t bother to go other place to take. At least if it’s rejected, you can go down and “shoot” the photographer hahaha… It didn’t turn out nice but I don’t care as long that I can proceed with my renewal)
- 1 Photocopied IC
- Your Original IC
- RM300 if you are going for the 32 pages passport (credit/debit card accepted)
The form will cost you RM1. All in all, I spent almost one hour there. Went at 3pm and left at almost 4pm.
Passport will be ready within 24 hours. I will go collect it tomorrow. The department is really efficient, service is fast and they are very helpful.
So? Why I renew my passport? I’m planning to go to Singapore this August with my sis else it will be this December. Someone has promised me to bring me around and hunt for food ;p
After Singapore, where next? I don’t know yet… Hopefully Australia? Hong Kong? Go on cruise? We’ll see by then. Make more money first.
ha, so now ur new resolution is to collect stamps & fill up all the 32 pages of ur passport within the next 5 years! =p
I hope so. If I can do so means I hit the jackpot hahaha…
My passport expired last year and like you.. only got one stamp nia.. so kesian kan… Now don’t want to renew first cos not planning to go anywhere for now !!
yealo, if no go anywhere no need renew, waste money.
So renew already must use it at least once per year. I present you a good opportunity to kick start the use of your passport – join my Guilin tour this July/August!
jam, i love to! But cannot la… my exam time and then no semester break. So i can only go Singapore during the weekday. Can’t go on weekend, I’m sure your trip will need longer time. Maybe next time if u got kantao again LOL…
My passport is under utilized.. *SIGH*
cyril, don’t worry ;p use it when you go honeymoon hahaha… Provided not yet expired.
Sigh.. even I travel that much I still think my passport is under utilised… But at least I got couple of pages filled out of the 32..
Glad to see the passport handling is so efficient now. I’ll need to renew mine soon as well as it’s expiring next May.. Probably will do it when I go back in 3 weeks time.. YAY! Looking very much forward to it..
And I always hate the passport photos.. Always look ugly and serious..
Patrick, hahaha… At least u utilize it better than most of us. My photo is so ugly in there! Don’t care ;p