Visas and Obsessions

VISAS

When I reviewed my visa last month it was too late. I have already overstayed for 8 days. Multiply that by 500 and you're looking at a 4,000-baht fine. That does not include other expenses from re-acquiring a work permit and applying for a new visa twice because the first was legally snubbed. I bid another 9,000 baht adieu. At least I wasn't kicked out of the country. If I were then I would have just used a stronger resolve to visit Angkor Wat and go home for good.

So what was our liaison officer doing as liaison officer? See to it that foreign employees didn't overstay! She was just as much of a useless zombie as I was. When the zombies woke up, one did her part in solving the problem by settling the fine. The other did hers by going to and fro procuring special power of attorney, police certificates and contracts in less than 24 hours.

There was tension between the two old maid zombies. But the overstayer got to enjoy coffee at the government complex where Thai Immigration has moved to a new location. This is part of the ground floor

Banks, book shops, fast food counters, ice cream parlors, ICT needs, you name it. Thais know where to conduct business and cater to foreigners' needs

The second floor: look at all that space!

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CURRENT OBSESSIONS

Today we ripped this meme off a blogger and blog named Minnestota Mom.

We stole one of our first memes from her after we started this blog. That was back on September 7, 2008. The big difference is the Minnesota Mom actually wrote this meme! She tells us about herself: "My passions are reading, art in its many forms, and health. And I love cookies. Lots of cookies. Does that go with health? Probably not. But I loves ‘em anyway…" (We did add some questions to fit our format length.)

Instructions: Answer the Current Obession category and then explain WHY you chose that response. Easy enough? Thanks as always for playing!

Sunday Stealing: The Current Obsessions Meme

Book: Anthropology: The Exploration of Human Diversity, International Edition. There's an explanation in it that I need to jumpstart my case for an admissions committee

Snack: Oat patties. My kiddo loves them too, so I don't need to trouble myself inventing other snacks to be obsessed about

Restaurant: Banana Leaf. Desserts are superb

Beverage: Water. It's not just convenient, it's safe too

Decor: Calendar everywhere I go. Forgetful me needs to keep track of future days all the time

Actor: Edward Cullen. Being too old to obsess about him should keep me from being obsessed

Actress: Bella Swan. Same reason

Movie: Sherlock Holmes. Because I haven't seen it yet

TV show: Lost (on DVD). Love the adventure

Hobby: Memes. I wouldn't be blogging if they weren't.

Band: any old, outdated band. I love old

Song: Maybe the old songs.... Told yah I love old

Meme: Sunday Stealing. It's the one I'm dealing with right now, isn't it?

Blog: Mine. I thought it was apparent.

Lover: if you mean romantic, it's NO ONE.

Friend: C. It's just wonderful to have someone who loves the same pursuits as you do

Quote: Shaw's 'The single biggest problem of communication is the illusion that it has taken place.' I need to remember it, especially in the days to come.

Peeve: My kiddo crying instead of just saying what he wants. Gotta improve that

Sport: Shooting in the range. I get to know how cross-eyed I am or not

Singer: Whoever I'm featuring in my future posts. Gotta love vision

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