February 20, 2004

• [#43] I Made It!!

  
  

  Didn't sleep well at all last night because some random thoughts + a stomach-ache were keeping me company. So I stayed awake untill I got up and went to the English Embassy, well I felt good that way though...at least better than overslept and got up in a panice and hurried there with sore and swollen eyes.

  
  

  As a first-timer to English Embassy, I was surprised by how nice the surrounding was though I knew it locates right beside the Koukyo -- the Imperial Palace area, I was still surprised. My eyes were filled in with lots of green all of a sudden. Plus it was such a beautiful day today and I went at noon, so walking around that area under a warm winter sunshine was just...devine!

  
  

  After I was metal-detected and my bag was strip-searched at the gate, I came to this visa-section which is a tiny but very neat room with only about 10 people there. After I handed in the application forms and all the supportive material, I did what everyone did: wait! For almost 2 and a half hours! Still had the slight pain in my stomach while I had to stare at the screen and watch the same channel for hours...I couldn't stand up and take a walk or do a little bit stretch coz if I move a little bit 'out or range', I would totally miss my call since their voice was so small even through the speakers. I guess it's just because the waiting room is so small and doesn't have too many people -- a total opposite to the Chinese Embassy. Anyway, I got interviewed after 2 hours waiting, just at the reception window, not at the interview room -- quite different from what I thot! To be honest I was not worried about not being able to get a visa at all (not getting interviewed in the interview room means I'm more likely to get a visa!) I was only worried that the process would be too 'troublesome' for example they found something missing and would tell me to go back, get it ready and come back again such kinda stuff. The British woman who interviewed me seemed to be quite suspicious on my friend... She asked me: So when your friend Dirk came to Japan, you were just 'introduced' to him but not a friend right? I was like...ya, but isn't that how people became friends afterwords? Then she said something like: are you just drinking buddies? She got that one! We do go out drinking but basicly I only order juice at bars...so yes drinking buddies! And OMG I was thinking shall I tell her that we are gay? Maybe that would make much more sense to her all of a sudden and will explain things much clearer even than it really is? ...Or will it make her even more confused? LOL! Anyway, before I was gonna answer, she smiled and said 'It's ok.' Well I just hope it's really okay and I totally understand that she was just there trying to ask what she had to ask. And in general the conversation was nice and I got away with 'my precious' -- a multiple entry United Kindom visa valid for 6 months and hurried off to have lunch with Haychan and Jona and Vatrix in amazingly comfortable Akasaka area. (Art Name: Haytrix and Vaytrix/ Artist: ^e^/ Note: 3 of us happend to wear RED today! LOL)

  
  

  Alright, since someone has already talking about taking me to Spanish lunch in London, I'm already hungry...who can resisit anyway? Is there a flight to catch tonight? I'm so ready to go! Who is that guy? Oh, who knows!            -- ^e^

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