Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Trouble Sleeping

Waking at 5am in panicky flusters about where I'll be sleeping in China. 2008 is year of the brown rat so lets all head for the sewers. Spurs are beating Arsenal 5-1, that's brilliant. Well isn't Thorn Tree is a great site, contrary to the Russian Business Visa application. Anyone would think that UK relations with the Motherland are at an all time low. After much pestering and smelling something fishy from my nose, my visa support chappy admitted,
"According to the regulations we can only apply for business visa support 45 days prior to the indicated entry date. Therefore, we can not submit your request for processing immediately. Your request is stored in the system and will be submitted to the Passport and Visa Department on the nearest possible date."

Which means if I hadn't asked he would have had my support documents ready for 17th March (ring any bells?). A full 10 days before my departure. Why can't they just tell me the truth? Will have to lose half a month of the 3 month Visa just to get the documents in good time. No matter, I wasn't planning on a full 3 in The Motherland anyhow.
Hep A & B vacs yesterday in respective guns. Also need typhoid, rabies (the dogs may be out for revenge when chow down on their relatives), malaria and others so plenty more needles to come. Pete Doherty will be jealous.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Ah, I remember those pre-travel panic rushes. I remember looking at Singapore and not really being sure how I would get from there to Jakarta. You'll be fine.

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Cheers!
Chruz the big fat buzz