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RE: I do miss this place - Batam Indonesia
haha! I bet, its not the best views, but it's Leith.. home of the proclaimers, the characters from trainspotting and me :P Just the other day I walked past blood on the pavement from a bar fight the night before.. classy. Have a great time in bali, its a wonderful place! The temples especially! Theres one in the crater lake at the top of the mountain, and one in the south over a cliff overlooking the ocean .. oh god i want to go to bali again so bad!
I tried to apply for a 60 day visa yesterday and failed cos of the embassy opening hours. That said, I might try and apply for a job here cos of the embassy opening hours! 😁
haha! Yes, a lot of embassies have terrible hours like that. The french consulate in my town is famously open for only 2 hours a day and the guy that runs the visa desk is infamous for being a jerk. HE'll reject your paperwork if he doesn't like your staple placement, then somedays he doesn't like you stapling the document, and prefers a paper clip. There's a crease in your paper work, away you go! its bizarre. I know someone who spent two weeks going back daily to try and get a visa for a weekend in france for a wedding.. didn't make the wedding because of him in the end.
I hope he's not still working there. I hear embassy jobs can be pretty sweet though.
That's crazy that one person can have so much power. What a dick. At least submitting online is impartial.
The girl here was super nice and I don't think she had much else to do cos it was pre-approved within an hour. Hopefully I can go back today and pick it up.
yeah he was notorious. A complete jerk. That's great that it was approved so quickly. If there is one trait that most Indonesians share, its that they are very nice (in general - there's always exceptions lol).