It was that simple. Take a couple minutes to renew your passport using the automated teller and you get a new book in two hours.
Bye to the bygone days* of...
...reaching the immigration department before the crack of dawn
...lengthening the already snaking queue of applicants
...jostling for a proper seat within the air-conditioned waiting area
...waiting endlessly for the digital board (cum digital voice) to flash (to announce) the number corresponding to the one on your slip
...filling the ample time with people-watching and newspaper/textbook-reading
...reaching the immigration department before the crack of dawn
...lengthening the already snaking queue of applicants
...jostling for a proper seat within the air-conditioned waiting area
...waiting endlessly for the digital board (cum digital voice) to flash (to announce) the number corresponding to the one on your slip
...filling the ample time with people-watching and newspaper/textbook-reading
The two hours were spent reminiscing with much fondness over spending almost the whole day, inevitably, in the quest for the precious passport.
A big thank you to the implementers of the ekiosk, from a hopeful citizen.
*Circa 1990
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