Application Submission.

And so, we headed over to the Marriage Registration Office in Thean Hou Temple last Saturday, early in the morning, to submit our application and also to slot in our appointment on some specific dates, upon the insistence of Mum. She seemed to have spent quite an effort looking for dates suitable for marriages that falls on Saturdays and way before the Hungry Ghost Festivals. To think that she used to say any dates will do and no need so mafan (troublesome), sheesh.

On reaching, I headed into the office to have our documents verified, dunno why Jacklyn refused to come in and waited outside initially. Then I was given the registration form and instructed to head to another office nearby (Syarikat Megah) to have them filled and submitted, you can request for them to speak in English, in case you dunno. Had to pay RM29 there in which I totally forgot to ask what for since I was, ahems, overly-excited I guess. With the receipt in hand, I was to head back to the main office to slot in the date.

Had to take the queue number this time and while waiting for our turn, we see couples arriving for their solemnization and that somehow made me feel very anxious all of a sudden. Soon enough, it was our turn; we booked our slot (Mum gave us a choice of either 10th, 21st or 30th of May) and paid another sum of money before heading back to Syarikat Megah again to show our proof of payment and finlly, the whole submission process is officially over. Now we just have to wait for the BIG day.

A picture of the main registration office taken while waiting for our turn, if you focus hard enough, you might just see our reflections there, lols.

Okay, here's a list of items that will be required to submit an application:
# 2 copies of IC of bride and bridegroom, each - one for main office, another for Syarikat Megah
note: both front and back of IC should be on the same page of an A4 paper and preferbly copied on a top-bottom position

# 1 copy of IC of each witness
note: same as above, both front and back of IC should be on the same page of an A4 paper and preferbly copied on a top-bottom position

# 1 copy of Birth Certificate of bride and bridegroom, each
note: both front and back of Birth Certificate should be copied on the front and back page of an A4 paper

# 1 passport photo of bride and bridegroom, each
note: must be the normal processed ones and not the instant type

# bring along the original Birth Certificate as well as IC
note: for them to verify the originality

# bring more money
note: RM29 for the Syarikat Megah one, you can help me ask what's that for and RM99 for the Registration office

Other notable items/instructions:
# the A4 papers should not be cut, just leave it as it is

# the fees mentioned above is only applicable to registration at Thean Hou Temple, I heard its cheaper elsewhere

# there's a florist shop next to Syarikat Megah where you can do your photostatings, be prepared for her blabbering/marketing as well

# you can bring along video-men, camera-men or whatever-men during the solemnization ceremony, for recording purposes

# the solemnization date should be at least 21 days after submission but within 2 months and can only be between Tuesday to Saturday