Well, now we are done with the fasting for the month of Ramadan, and with my mother inlaw's outfit for the wedding, and with all the relatives coming over, etc, etc, and we are on good terms too, so we thought we might as well just use the benevolent time frame, which shall come to an end somewhere in September, and escape, for the fist time as a married couple, to what is supposed to be our honeymoon.
We are planning to go on a quick trip to Singapore to fancy my husband's North- Indian snobbish preferences, and to Thailand to indulge in a shopping marathon and admire the latest creations of my favourite designers. Sounds like a perfect plan so far! Well, perfect would include another stop-over in Cambodia to visit some of my friends, plus a quick tour of Saigon to refresh my memories, plus a longer stay in Kuala Lumpur. Therefore, with so many ingredients missing, this shall be considered a relatively pleasant trip and to my impossibly- to express- sadness and disappointment, we will just have to stick to Singapore and Thailand for now.
The Visa, oh the visa !! Language - OH LANGUAGE !!! "It's Difficult".
Me kya batao apko.. nothing, nothing .. sigh..COULD SOMEBODY TRANSLATE FOR ME PLEASE, and make this person understand .. I do not want a BURGER, I want to complain about a BURGLAR !!
It is a nightmare, as you can imagine. After scrolling pages after pages and searching ol' Google for relevant information, the inevitable occurred. "Difficult", started floating in the air like a flying elephant with a chronic predisposition towards flatulence! It is a virus. I am sure of it.
I do not want to be an obnoxious hater, but I did get fed up already with getting the "it's difficult" response. Or rather, the easiness and the overrated appeal to classify as "difficult-ness" anything that extends further than whatever seems to be a momentary pursuit of happiness. Like the "doing nothing at all" type of happiness. Or whatever other existential "work" one is engaged into and seen as exhausting. It could be anything that might go as far as pushing a button on a remote control placed at the impedimental proximity of 1 meter away from the candy-crush-playing thumb. Aaaggghhh, what is that feeling I get... could it be frustration ?? Nah, frustration actually sounds like an understatement!
Question to self: Why is it that everything in India seems "difficult"??
Well, everything except the not -doing- anything- at -all state of perpetual existence, which seems to come natural to pretty much everyone..
Well, therefore, to get our visas, as it seemed to be an impossible task due to the amount of bureaucratic hassle, we've asked a travel agent to get it done. The work is still in process. Once this rather irrelevant ( to us) thingie is out of our way, we could focus on other pleasant goals, like pre-trip shopping. Don't you just love that? :D big grin :D
To make things short: check out this site for some relevant info about your Singaporean Visa, and this this one , and this one if you've decided to give up and leave it all to a travel agent. Our agent is a "phone" contact which does arrange the visa for Singapore in about 1000rs, so in case you're looking to save a buck, hit the inbox button for details.
Oh my foreigner fellows, if you have wondered around North India, you surely do empathise with my frustration. It probably came as a shock to you as it came to me that North Indians are not that erudite into American English when approached for conversation. They do know many languages, yes, but English is not one of them. They're a bit more local and more into the Northern Indian languages. However, if you have some important things to say to people and, it is important for you to understand what they are telling you, then opting for a translator seems the most reasonable thing to do. HERE is a quick link to where you can find all sorts of translators for all sorts of things. And if you are in Delhi, hit the inbox button. I'll definitely put you in contact with one of my friends who not only understands what you're talking about but does know the language very well too, be it English, Hindi, Urdu or Punjabi. Basically, those are the languages you should speak fluently to be able to get things done.
Singaporeans do speak English and they even speak so well that English is one of the three most relevant languages, which are actually officially spoken in Singapore. The vast majority of Singaporeans are bilingual in English and most of the Chinese Singaporeans speak Mandarin, Cantonese and some speak Malay too. However, if you have more major plans that include a little bit of business linking, it may be good to ask for the service of a translator. HERE is a link to a platform that offers translation services in any language, 24/7, and is useful for the majority of written and spoken means of communication. They will translate anything and everything from your love letters to academic books, Cvs, and any other professional correspondence. It's pretty cool.
Ok, so that's about it with the update for now, because we haven't dived into the Thailand-visa procedure yet, but I'll most probably update on it in the evening. Or tomorrow.
Aramse yaar , tik he ?
<3 Alina Alice
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