My experience with the Immigration Officers

Yeah as Godzilla suggested, let me share with you my story. More like my brief encounter with the Immigration officers. Several, in fact.


Ok, here goes nothing.

Small Gas, I believe you watched this show before right? Acted by Roger Kwok. It's about the Immigration in HK and stuff.

Remember there's a part that the officers would look at the passports of China ppl entering HK? If the people looked suspicious, the officers would ask a few "general" question right?

Sample Questions:

1. Why are you coming to HK?
2. How long do you intend to stay in HK?
3. Where do you plan to visit in HK?
4. Are you here with friends or family?

From here onwards, I think you should be able to guess where I am heading right? YUP, I have experience it all. First hand. Like, seriously.

Somehow, I am the only one kena all these questions again and again.

Honestly speaking, at first, I was terrified. Why am I gotten all these questions while the rest are able to pass the Immigration counter scratch free?? Why ME???

In fact, I remembered a specific incident clearly as it is quite embarassing hurhur~ You see, the Philippines are using the American format when addressing people, namely by their last name (surname), first name and middle name. So go figure how to write our Chinese name in the form.

So what happened was like this:

• Officer: Ms Lee Leng?
• Me: ... ... (look around the airport absendminded)
• Officer: Ms Lee Leng? *louder* Lee Leng??
• Me: ... ah yes?? yess yess??? *huge saucer eyes that looked bewildered*
• Officer: (laugh good naturedly) where do you plan to visit?
• Me: Bacolod
• Officer: You come with friends or family?
• Me: Friends *at this point I was stretching my ears to hear him*
• Officer *saw President waiting for me* with boyfriend?
• Me: yes

Then only I'm let go. Seriously, you have no idea how I have to strained my ears to listen to him. The bustling airport is not exactly quiet and the office voice and tone is so soft. Don't even get me started on his accent which I find it a little hard to get used to.

I mean like, who on their right mind would call me Lee Leng??? How on earth do you expect me to answer to that call? It's not exactly familiar you know. Not that it was the officer's fault, but still, our name does not function like that isn't it? -.-"

After much pondering, I think I figured out why I was singled out for this unofficial investigation. My own justification were that in my passport, I had long sleek hair. But on the said time, my hair was curly and I had my specs on. So I must have kinda looked "different". So there, all figured out!

Oh, and the moral of the story is, please named your future kids with an English name to avoid half of the trouble I had to go through. Ergo, you must have realised why the other couple managed to sailed free.

There, I hoped you guys are entertained. Please do not fell off the seat just yet. A final kick: Another reason Iron Dinosaur sailed throught the Immigration is because, well he is at home. He blends in well afterall ;p *just kidding*