Sunday, June 14, 2009

Hail Mary 万福玛丽亚

Anthony Ng is a visitor to my blog especially on my travel adventure. He commented to me that most of my travel, especially overseas, has some adventure element.

Taipei Fellowship's adventure played out at the ending of the journey.

Two Petaling Jaya lady legionaries also stayed at a convent in Yang Ming Shan, also took the same flight home with me. They have "ordered" me to take care of them.... " we follow you only" ! Me !? saviour?! Follow Me?!?!

We were on the same taxi to the ariport. At the check in counter of Malaysian Airlines, the check in staff noticed one of them had her name on the ticket different from the name in the passport. She must has an alias... "Can you show me any identification paper ( IC) with both names in it ?" No IC, no driving licence in her handbag!

"why I have no problem in Malaysia?"

We were in Taiwan. How to prove her identity? In my mind, I was already thinking if any delay cause us to miss the flight, should I stay back to be with her? Her identity must be confirmed before allowing to check in.

After few minutes of checking ans re-checking, "please wait, I shall check with my superior." The counter staff, Miss He Yu was polite and patient, and pretty too. :D

She left the counter to check with her superior.

I applied the most trusted and effective formula: "Hail Mary, full of Grace, please help us to ratify and get her place.... Hail Mary, full of Grace, help us to ratify and get her place... Hail Mary, full of Grace........"

A good few minutes later, she came back with a smile.

"Sorry, we found it on the last page of your passport. 'Bearer also known as xxxx (the alias)'"

sssshhhuuuiiii ! what a fright !

The same situation at the Immigration counter but it was easy. The passport holder knew how the answer. Smiling all the way to the plane and arrival at home !

PEOPLE, if you or your relatives have an alias, make sure key in all names in your air ticket booking .... not too lazy to add in the alias (esp travel agent). You will never know... or passport holder will never know, his/her alias is printed at the back of the passport!

Now I know.





瑞良是我部落格的访客,特别是我的旅游帖子。他遇见我的时候,会说: 为什么你的旅游都有历险的成分?

台北交流会的历险,在最后阶段才出现。

有两位八打灵永援之母区团的女团员,她们和我同样的到阳明山住宿两天(女修院),然后同一班机回国。所以,她们早就“命令”我照顾她们。 “我们是跟定你了”。 我? 救主?跟随我?!

我们乘搭同一的士去机场。在马航登机柜台办理手续的时候,被发现其中一位团员的机票上的名字,和她护照的名字有异。原来她还有另一个名字。“请问你可以出示任何有两个名字的证件吗?”

她把登记和驾驶执照都留在家里。

“为什么我在马来西亚没有这样的问题?”

这里是台湾。我们要如何去证明她的身份?我的脑海里已经在想着,假如延迟而不能乘搭这班级的话,我是否该留下来陪她?她的身份必须获得确认,才能够允许登记。

经过多次的反复查询、搜寻。。“请麻烦您稍等,让我向上级咨询” 。柜台的何瑜小姐非常有礼貌,耐心,而且人也长得秀美。:D

我马上引用最有效,能信赖的方法:“万福玛丽亚,你充满圣宠,求你助我们解决苦难能拿到机位....万福玛丽亚,你充满圣宠,求你助我们解决苦难能拿到机位...万福玛丽亚,你充满圣宠 ........”

好几分钟的等待,我们见到何瑜小姐微笑的回来。“对不起,我们在您护照的后页,找到了你的另一个名字。”

一场虚惊。

同样的状况,在过移民局柜台的时候重演。但她已经知道答案了,所以就毫无问题的通过直到登机 、到家。

朋友们,假如你或家人有另一名字,在定机票的时候,不要疏懒的省去填上另一名字(特别是旅行社)。你可能不知道什么时候会出状况,或护照持有者不知道自己的另一名字是在护照后页。

我现在知道了。

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