[分享] 离乡别井的九十个曰子

从香港回来后就一直忙于工作，趁着这空档期就写一写吗!

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2011年秋，被公司外派到香港三个月学习兼工作。刚收到消息还没太激动，但渐渐到出发日才倍感紧张！
在香港的十二个星期，最期待的莫过于周末来临。
香港有东方之珠的美称，许多人到此是为了见识这华丽的都巿和不夜的生活，而我第一次与三五知己到香港也是为此而来。
当我在这住上一段日子渐渐发现在这喧哗热闹且繁华的大都市背后阴藏着自然与宁静的一面。

大多数人到香港旅行都必到以下景点
- 太平山顶 - 香港杜莎夫人蜡像馆
- 上环与中环 - 荷李活道,摩罗上街,文武庙
- 维多利亚港 - 星光大道 & "幻彩咏香江"
- 兰桂坊及SoHo荷南美食区
- 大屿山 - 宝莲禅寺 / 天坛大佛 / 心经简林
- 海洋公园 / Disneyland
- 港岛 - 铜鑼湾
- 九龍 - 油尖旺

有些地方我个人认为是值得一去
- 大澳 （去了大屿山后再搭一乘车）
- 亦柱 Stanley （中环码头有巴士直到）
- 南丫岛
- 西贡 - 世界地质公园 （这有点难到，须搭计程车）
- 愉景灣 Discovery bay （非常棒的休闲地之一）

如果有时间可以搭船到澳门,澳门码头就在上环,船票大约HKD170.
可以逛逛 - 澳门历史城 (World Heritage) , 澳門威尼斯人 (Venetian). 然后吃吃当地小吃 - 葡京蛋挞和猪扒包.

在香港,食是绝不能少的一环，12个星期我体重增加了7公斤，主要因素是不能抗拒的美食，太多的美食我不能一一列举。但强力推荐Apps ''Open Rice"，它在香港有绝对性的地位！
但个人最喜欢的小吃一定要推荐'鸡蛋仔'，一个字＂讚＂。

九十天不是一段长的日子，但也并不短。足够时间让我体会当地生活与发掘一些新鲜的事与物和特别的地方（一般旅客不会去而当地人也不会特别去的地方）。这经验也为我写下人生的一页。

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[Information] America Visa Application

- There are 2 links is very useful.
http://siao1.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-apply-nonimmigrant-us-visa-for.html
http://www.travelific.my/traveltips_full.php?tid=18
- They provided the detail step how to apply and tip what to do during apply US visa.
- Here is the link for US visa apply online http://www.ustraveldocs.com/my/
- You do not need an account for this during application. But you do need register an account when you schedule appointment time.
- The above link step are clear, but here I would like to add on some personal experience during appointment.
   
    After schedule appointment time, actually you do not need to worry (as I did) and go to embassy 1 or 2 hours before your appointment time, cause is just wasted.. You are not allow to queue up and enter (by batch) to embassy (from the gate) until your appointment time.

    After your enter to the embassy, you need you take a sequence number. (For tourist the category is 'A'). You will require to sit in waiting room wait for your number being call. You will be call 3 times.
     1. To submit your necessary document. (App letter, DC160 confirmation, payment reset, passport, & photo). This waiting time around 15 minutes.
     2. You need to scan your finger. Waiting time around 15 minutes after first call.
     3. 'Climax' for this appointment, Interview session. Tip of question you can see from Travelific. Waiting time will be approximate 2-3 hours after 2nd call.

[Information] anada Visa Application

- High Commission of Canada in KL has closed. So if want to apply Canada visa physically you will need to go to Singapore.
- But Malaysian is allow apply online for Canada visa (with term & condition).
- Remember if you search the online visa via any search engine.. If you see the 'MigrationExpert'. DO NOT trust this web.. They are not helping you to get the visa.. and they are SCAM.

- You can visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/index-int.asp and following are steps:

1) Select 'Apply Online', then choose your type of application.

2) You need to go through the assessment. This will determine if you eligible to apply through online

    a) After you complete the assessment and if you eligible you will be provided with a "checklist code". Keep this checklist code.

3) You need to register a MyCIC account.
    a) After select 'Register/Login' you will bring to a page with 2 options. Select the 'GC key login'
    b) You need to register yourself to "GC key login".
    c) Login to your MyCIC account. You will require to enter your "Checklist code" which provided after complete the assessment.
    d) There will be a set of checklist document require. Try to provide all information. (you have 60 days to prepare)
    e) After complete provide all the document, the step will bring you to a payment. You can pay the visa fee by your credit card.
    f) You will receive the first message in your MyCIC account. The message is computer generated said your request has been received by them. So the visa processing days for Apply Online will take 52 days. (but my visa is just take 18 days then I get my second message). At this moment you do not need to send your passport to High Commission at Singapore. They will send you another message if your visa is approve.
    g) You will receive message in your MyCIC account once your visa approved. Then they will require you send in your passport. (either by: in person, register mail, or courier) together with the confirmation letter in the message. They need to receive your passport within 30 days start from the day you receive the message.
    h) You may visit following link to guide you the option to submit/return your passport
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/singapore-singapour/visas/apply-how_demande-comment.aspx

Here is some own experience, I send my passport to Canada High Commission Singapore by using DHL courier service. Before send my passport I was looking a way how to receive return passport. Due to urgency need my passport I'm thinking to get a pre-paid courier service, but unfortunately I couldn't find a way for pre-paid courier service (even Singapore national courier). So I end up receive passport by 'Registered Mail' which take longer time (10 working days)

- Pre-paid courier you need to find the courier service and pay the cost.
- Registered Mail, you only need to send an empty envelop with your own address. Don't you worry about the payment, it do not need any cost.
- Best way is submit passport in person which can collect in same day.

[Information] Australia Visa Application

- Malaysian only need ETA (Electronic Travel Authority). Do not need a physical visa in your passport.
- You can apply your visa through http://easyeta.com/malaysia/ the charge is AUD 9.95.
- If you apply ETA through official web the charge will be AUD 20
- As understand from travel agent's friend actually when they help customer apply visa via their agent system, they do not need to pay any fees. So the fees is actually earn by agent.

[Information] Visa require list for malaysian

Now preparing my dream trip... Round The World. It is really lot of hard work and preparation.
But I really enjoy with doing all this work.

I feel very lucky to be Malaysian cause there are lot countries we can enter without visa.

Wikipedia always the updated information center. You may find the link below is useful. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_requirements_for_Malaysian_citizens