National Registration Department

R: Selamat petang, encik. Saya nak buat MyKad.
KL: Tak boleh lah.
R: Mengapa?
KL: Pasal rambut kamu bukan warna original.
R: Eh, sejak bila rambut saya mesti warna original supaya nak buat MyKad?
KL: Memang gitu lah.
R: Tapi mak saya, rambut dia putih, masa dia buat MyKad, dia pun dye rambut dia hitam. Lagipun, kamu ingat rambut Perdana Menteri warna original ke?
KP: Cik, memang itu directive kita.
R: Kalau macam itu, saya nak sekeping directive bertulis.
KP: Eh, ikut ajalah directive kita, nak cabar pulak
KL: Tak apa lah, saya bagi sekeping nanti.
R: Saya bukan nak cabar, nak tahu aja.
KL: Tak apa, kamu tungu sebentar, saya bagi karang.

After about 20 mins, still no sign KL was going to get me a copy, I requested to see an officer.

Officer came about 10 mins later. A nice, soft spoken guy from East Malaysia. The first impression was good.

O: What is the problem?
R: The problem is your guys said I can’t make my ID because I must have my original hair colour.
O: That is true.
R: Oh ya? Why is such a rule? I have asked for a copy of such directive. But they can’t produce.
O: We can’t give you, it is P&C, for internal use only.
R: What, you have a directive to the public that is supposed to be a secret?
O: Yes.
R: This is bizarre.
O: (silent)
R: So, I have to wait for months or a year for my hair to outgrow the dye and have a hair cut before I come? That is the only way I can get back my original colour.
O: you can go and dye your hair now.
R: But you said I must have my original hair colour? I don’t even know the exact original hair colour to dye.
O: Don’t lie lah…. You can dye black or dark brown.
R: But you said original colour. If “black or dark brown” it is still no original colour.
O: Asian has to be black or dark brown
O: I tell you, you can go downstairs saloon, buy a spray, cost you less than RM10, spray the front oni, then we take your photo, after dat, you can wash your spray.
R: That is ridiculous, you said must have original colour, now you said, I can spray the front only. In that case, I better wear a wig for picture.
O: Oh, the polis will catch you.
R: Really?

I rest my case.