Photo Friday
The bureaucratic nightmare continues. Thanks to everyone giving me websites and such, but because I live in Oz I must, unfortunately, go through the Philippines. Joy. I finally got an email response today that I must, indeed, send them a copy of my first marriage certificate. The divorce decree, which presumes a marriage, is not enough. So now I've had to shell out $42.50 to get a copy (MM - please send it to me once you get it; they don't send to Australia) and ask for an extension from the Social Security asshats since I doubt very much I'll have it by the 15th of next month, never mind it clearing the mail room of the US Embassy in Manila.
So to all the bureaucrats out there, today's Photo Friday is for you:
Even the universe thinks you're f*ckwits.
7 Witty Remarks:
Leave it to Mother Nature to have the last word. We'll keep our eyes peeled and forward it asap.
They must get paid extra to think of new and stupid hoops for people to jump thru. Hang in there.
I wish you good luck. You're going to need it. There's another blog I read that chronicles a Filipino-American's journey in the Philippines as he returned to learn about his heritage. While there he got married and had a child. They've been trying to get papers proccessed for his wife and child at the US Embassy in Manila for the past few months and it's been a mess. It's a bureaucracy like none other.
lol mm yes SHE always has the last word, good old mother nature!!!
Poor Moosey... but hey... that reminds me... when ARE we going to get our Thanksgiving Dinner and Pageant??!!! I want the damn pageant! I'll make the pilgrim bonnets, if that helps :)
It's all about me remember.
What a nightmare... this government is hard enough to deal with here, in the US, I couldn't imagine trying to get them to get anything done that far away.
May the force be with you.
I can't believe the Philippine embassy is the only place to get that done. That place was all screwed up when I lived there 30 years ago and I can't imagine it's gotten any better.
Good luck and keep trying.
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