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Two new showrooms/office spaces, double height (135 sq m each with bath) for lease in upscale Campal/Miramar beach area, Panaji, Goa. Contact: [email protected] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Well, well. I had a similar experience, only that, being an Australian citizen I need a visa everytime I want to travel to Goa. Last time, they gave me visa with my wife's name on my visa. When I gave it for correction to the third-part visa services (which the Indian authrorites have now engaged in many parts of the world), the passport was "mislaid", and then found when I personally went to the consulate after some email correspondence. The lady there denied having made a mistake, and when pointed out, proceeded to issue a new visa, but still insisted it wasn't her fault. At the time I did not discuss the issue further as there was no point, but I wonder who signed the document in the first place without checking the details ... Gabriel. ----- Original Message ---- From: Lionel Messias <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 2 September, 2009 6:05:59 PM Subject: [Goanet] Lion Roars **Wasted Effort* My point is Indian embassies are as a rule uncooperative and not accommodating. And for this, I can vouch. When I lost my passport in Bejing in August 2007, I discovered to my everlasting disappointment that the Chinese police, authorities and my travel guide were overeager to help, but not the Indian embassy, then headed by Nirupama Rao, now India’s foreign secretary. The attitude I encountered was typically *desi*, every Indian at the embassy felt (and showed it) they were doing me a huge favour in issuing me a duplicate passport. In contrast a female Chinese police officer spent more time trying to explain to me the procedures in China, the job that should have been done by someone in the embassy. Fed up, I called up every senior journalist friend I knew in Delhi. Hey presto, it finally worked, and my passport was ready, but not before the laminating machine was purposely made to malfunction because my calling up ‘friends’ made me the most hated Indian in Beijing. In fact, when I went across to say thank you, one graceless official said –“Whatever.” __________________________________________________________________________________ Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au
