02/02/2010 - No Dancing Fun :(



Favourite DJs ever: 2 Many DJs
Location: Venetian Hotel, Macau
Entry requirements: Hong Kong ID card...

Or so we thought...

Scary Immigration dude: 'Passport missy?'
Excited Raver (me): 'uh...no, I just have my HKID card, I thought that was all we needed?'
Scary Immigration dude: 'Follow me...'

Me and the wife got led into the small room you hope to never have to enter where ID cards are taken away and you are told to sit in cold plastic chairs.

Stern looking man re-enters and barks 'sign here'
Now thoroughly deflated about the non rave scenario, and feeling like a spanner for not bringing my passport we sheepishly shuffle over to the desk to sign.... 'ARTICLE 4th'

Me: 'Excuse me, what is Article 4th?'
Official dude: 'Says right there, pls sign.'
Me: 'uh... its in Chinese, NOT signing!'
Official dude: 'you sign'
Me: 'No'

etc etc, until he says 'ok, no sign, follow me' (??!) and we get escorted by custom officials back onto the ferry and across to HK where a nice lady in Hk explains we are a couple of idiots, and only permanent residents can use their IDs to enter Macau.

An almost international adventure :(

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