I stood in this line for an hour and a half yesterday to get to Singapore Immigration, where they then did not let me in to the country.
This happened at 4 pm yesterday after I had started out at 7:15 am.
Since then I:
- Went to the secondary check in Singapore Immigration and got denied as I cannot use Singapore for a "U-turn." I have never had a problem there in the past trips.
- Returned to Malaysia Immigration and obtained only a 7 day visa extension, as they can do no more without an entry/exit stamp from somewhere else.
- Got on a return bus to Kuala Lumpur. (The bus company accepted my original return ticket for Thursday with no additional cost and let me board the bus just leaving!)
- Arrived at the Kuala Lumpur TBS main bus station at 2 am and stayed until 6 am, trying to rest on the chairs.
- Took the first public transport trains back to my condo at 6 am.
- Slept for 6 hours.
Now I trying to get a grip on what is next.
The 7 day extension means I need to leave Malaysia again on or before Sunday Aug 4.
The only place that has cheap airfare at this late date is Bangkok. A trip leaving Sunday and returning Wednesday, Thursday or Friday is:
RM 322 (USD 82).
$34 to get out and $48 to get back.
All other close countries have much higher cost for airfare now.
But, as noted on my post for steemfest about Thailand entry requirements, I will also need to have $300 usd in cash on my person to be allowed entry to Thailand.
With the current mess of stamps in my passport, I am certain I will be asked to show that money.
I have not contacted them yet, but I know my Thai friends will help me find somewhere cheap to stay near them.
And what after this? I had the plan to move to Cambodia as my next stop. I thought I would go in late Jan 2020, but maybe I will move in November after SteemFest.
I am so tired and worried now, that I am not thinking well. Between little sleep, walking through the guts of immigration checkpoints, carrying heavy bags, and resting in metal chairs, I am a wreck at the moment.
I'm tagging you in this post because I think you will want to know this has happened, you are familiar with travel in the region, or you are a supporter on my posts or otherwise.
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I am sure I have forgotten people here - not really thinking straight right now. Once again, I really need help, and this seems endless recently.
If you read this and want to help me:
Send my plea to anyone you know who might help. I have a lot of new auto-voters now and they are voting with 95%+++ power.
I know there are more auto-votes who could help since fewer people are posting at all.
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Middle of the night pic from TBS:
