~ consulate problem ~
more moving nightmare: when i called indonesian consulate, they said they need a proof that i go to school and work here in the US to get me a letter that allows me to ship my stuff and not paying custom tax. is college transcript ok?, i asked. yes, the dude said. i called twice to make sure… then i was sure.
last night, i didn’t get to bed till 4 making a list of every single item we’re bringing home. i woke up at 9 this morning and leave for the consulate right away. well, they said they need a sign letter from school and work stating the length i’ve worked there.
argh! but… but… you said transcript is ok?!?!….
ari and i ran to kinko’s, typed the letter, fax it to Lehigh’s registrar office who said on the phone that they might be able to do it today, typed another letter to send to angie at bolt and send it by email… by the time i’m done sending all that stuff, it was 1:15pm. and the consulate is closed at 1:30pm…. damn, we have to wait until monday.
why can’t they tell me everything via the phone? why things have to be different depending on who i’m talking to? i asked how long it takes to process the document:
on the phone #1: 2-3 days.
on the phone #2: 3-4 days.
consulate girl: 1 week.
a woman, who pushed away the girl and said: the next day.
wtf?! i guess it’s just a friendly reminder on how things are going to be like back home. *sigh*.
my apartment currently look like this:
later that day: to ease the anger, ari and i ended up walking around soho, shopping for gifts and birthday presents. shopping is a good medicine, eh?
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thal, jadi balik? kapan nyampe jkt? kalo februari masih di jkt, gue undang ke bdg ya tgl 9 feb ;)
Consulat indo di mana mana sama aja.. Consul di LA apalagi .. yang jelas jelas gratis, minta bayaran … padahal kertas nya di tempel di depan kaca loket, kalo pelayanan cap lapor diri itu gratis masa minta bayar $20 ? yang bener aja .. emang dollat tinggal di cetak pake printer epson ? wtf ? wtf ?
argh! why do government agencies always seem the same when it comes to ineptitude?! everyone is leaving NYC these days. :-( i feel like leaving too…
velas - bukan vita bahari tuh. ngga tau apaan, dari kenalannya ari.
yanti - a-ha! mo kawin lo ya? :P
Kemarin gua disini mo urus stkb (surat tanda kelakuan baik) di konsulat sampe engga jadi, mintanya macem˛, dari criminal record, copy passport, photo, surat referensi, bukti alamat di indo, bukti alamat disini, proses 2 hari kerja, etc etc… and $40 per orang. Gila… itu ngumpulin semua yang dibutuhin udah seminggu dulu!
buset, institusi indonesia gak di negri sendiri di negri org sama aja ya ? hehehe. tapi emang ada baiknya kita nyimpen surat2 dg baik, biar gampang kalo dibutuhin…
fel - wah, criminal record dapet dari mana tuh? btw, setuju. ngumpulinnya aja seminggu… mungkin ada baiknya kalo daftar surat2 yg dibutuhin itu ada disitenya kali ya? jadi kan kita bisa dateng siap… ngga pulang pegi…
thal…bagi2 dong info ngirim barangnya, biar gue bisa bandingin murahan mana. gue mo ngirim barang juga nih sekalian pulang taon depan hihihii…email gue deh thal kalo bisa infonya di velasella@yahoo.com ! thanks yaahh kalo bisa
Criminal record dari kantor polisi sih katanya, tapi lucu juga, masa gua anak kecil gini masuk kantor polisi tau˛ nyeletuk “I want to request for my criminal record please.” Nakutin tuch, hihihi.
Waktu itu gua telepon sih, diterima mesin, apa ya namanya? Voice mail? Udah gitu ngomongnya cepettttt bangettt kaya kereta interstate, gua ampe telepon 3 kali sebelum dapetin listnya lengkap. Konsulat disini jauh dari rumah gua, 2 jam perjalanan… Biasanya telepon dulu, siap˛ dulu, males khan kalo bolak balik o_O;;
fel — haha… i’d love to see the policeman’s face :P
velas — boleh :) ntar gue kirimin deh nomor telponnya ya?
thal, siap2 dipalakin bea cukai pas mo ngambil barang di indonesia. kalo beneran dipalakin kontak gue deh, mudah2an koneksi gue masih disitu dan belom dipecat… hehehe
kayaknya namanya orang2 indonesia di mana2 pasti kelakuannya sama deh.. konsulat disini juga sama aja kok, kayak gitu2 juga.. orang2nya complicated..
eh bener tuh, kalo di bandara bea cukainya najis banget =(. bawa komputer aja kena 400k.
iya thal.. nanti kalau sampai Indo musti siap siap cari koneksi yang kenal ama beacukai…
ok thal…entar gue tunggu no telp nya…trus kalo bisa nama konteknya. kalo ada websitenya lebih ok lagi jadi gue bisa ceki2 sendiri jugah…btw kapan sih nih baliknya?
gue heran pada banyak masalah ama bea cukai.. perasaan gue bawa macem2 ngga pernah dipalak-in.. cuma ada satu tips sih.. blaga gila aja! jangan kelewat ramah, jangan kelewat blagu.. en jangan kelewat blo’on.. pasti lolos! trust me.. ratusan kali gue bolak balik bawa peralatan lenong ampe kalo perlu toilet bowl juga gue tenteng.. lolos aje tuch..
uh memang tuh consulatenya indonesia kagak jelas. beda2 mulu. jadi ribets. wong mo pulang aja diribetin. susahhh….
eh btw, elo pulang kirim barang pake apa? vita bahari kah? atao gimana.