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monkeys for peanuts simply won’t cut it anymore, folks…

just came back from the ICA… went there to update my passport photo.  sigh.  singaporeans will forever be singaporeans.  they pay 5 bucks to take an IC photo, they think they’re there for a bloody makeover shoot.

story as follows:

there were three manned photo booths.  basically all one had to do was to preen beforehand in the mirror provided, go in sit down, smile and fuck off.  but noooo…. i had to wait 15 minutes although there were only 4-5 people in the queue.  when i got to the doorway i discovered why. 

booth #1:   mother and son.  son was taking a photo.  mom was basically prancing in and out of the goddamned booth, arranging his hair, glasses, his goddamned face, etc.  she pulled him out, brought him in front of the mirror he was supposed to have used BEFORE  he went in, and started fussing over him.   ma’am, i’m sorry to tell you that your son suffers from Ed Zachary disease, wherein his face looks Ed Zachary like his arse.

booth #2:  same thing.  some guy was taking a photo that an immigration officer looks at for, what, 4 seconds with a few months in between and he thought he was in a fucking manhunt.

booth #3:  some malay guy who had trouble smiling, so tried a few shots, before coming out of the place with his wife, standing around, and choosing the “best” mugshot.  hey, abang, this isn’t coverlooks.

malay guy was done first (allah bless his soul) so i went in, sat down, smiled and fucked off.  total time taken?  less than 20 seconds.

when i left, arseface-boy and mr manhunt were still in there.

jeesus-fucking-christ.

Gary @ 18 May 2004 :: Old Deadjournal posts :: No Comments »