The message

我在7月初收到结婚証書后，就着手申請PR卡（綠卡）。很幸運的我們只付US$395申請費，從綱上的資料得知7月30日后就起費，申請費變成超過一千美金！我今天更幸運的是﹕

話說上星期五收到信，要我在10月15日去有關部門測定我的身份，當天收到信時，又喜又憂。喜的是可盡早辦好這些程序，就可早點拿到綠卡，那就可以出國，可能農歷新年可回Penang。憂的是我們已訂了10月10–17日去Hawaii。Steve 打電話詢問可否延遲航期，给的答案是到21日都没有空缺。辦理測定身份的信中注明，要改约定期須寄回此信，然后等待另一约定期的信。我抱着希望對Steve說，“St. Louis的人都很友善，如果我帶身份証直接去有關部門，也許遇到好人可直接做測定我的身份。”

今天早上起身，我就向宇宙發送信息﹕今天我會去有關部門，並很順利的遇到好人直接為我做測定身份。

我發送的信息果然有效，就是那么的幸運讓我遇上一位友善親切的女職員！10月１日做了此程序，也意謂比較快，省了两星期，不用等到15日。

如果是Malaysia的政府職員，你认為有這么好嗎？有些職員可能会說，“You tak tahu baca ah? Ikut surat arahan lah…aku tak BOLEH buat… xyz=zyx…”

I sent the application form for my PR card (green card) once we received our marriage certificate at the beginning of July. . We were lucky that we only paid US$395, instead of more than US$1000; the fee increased after July 30, 2007, as mentioned on the web! Today I was lucky too:

I received a letter for my biometrics appointment last Friday. The appointment date is Oct 15. We felt happy and worried that day. We were happy because I need to get the process done as soon as possible so that I can get my green card. Then I can travel outside the US, like returning to Penang during Chinese New Year. We were worried because we booked our tickets to Hawaii for Oct 10 – 17. Steve called the airline to check about postponing the trip but no tickets were available until after the 21st. We read in the letter that if we needed to re-schedule the appointment date, then we must send back that letter and wait for them to send a new appointment date. I was thinking positive and I had hope! I said to Steve, “If I bring my passport to the office, perhaps we will meet a kind person and he/she could do my biometrics on the spot. I feel most people in St. Louis are friendly and kind.”

This morning after I woke up, I sent a message to the universe: Today I will go to the appointment office and I will succeed in meeting a kind person to do my biometrics on the spot.

It really worked; the message I sent to the universe worked. We were lucky and met a kind staff lady! On Oct 1, I did this process, and it means I didn’t have wait until the 15^th; it was done two weeks early.

Do you think this is possible with the government staff in Malaysia? Some of them might say, “You don’t know how to read? Follow the instructions in the letter…I can’t DO…”

1.10.07 晴