My Continued Love with the FRRO…

09.27 - Arrive and join queue to enter building.
10.30 - Applicant #58. Join next queue for 'allocation'.
11.00 - Neville supposed to be joining me later. If its after 12.00 ask
him to bring McDonalds or Subway for lunch. Start writing this whilst
listening to music. Hope the battery lasts. Its also being read over
my shoulder.
12.18 – Moved 20ft and can now see the desk.
12.20 - At the desk and told need extra never needed before paperwork.
Question and told to see the 'In Charge'. Neville arrives to help out.
12.27 - In Charge says we do need the never needed before paperwork.
Given new number, now #84. How does that work? #55 showing on the board.
12.30 - Go back to office to eat lunch. Also check camera with
different lens and write updated to do list.
14.00 - Back at FRRO office as their lunch now finished. Join the
massed ranks of people I left waiting. #67 on the board.
14.15 - Checked never needed before paperwork with new In Charge. Now need letter from hotel confirming residence. Neville on the case. Back to listening to music.
14.51 - Number 84 'come on down'! Fax from hotel not yet received so
'go sit down' again!
15.02 - Hotel faxing the letter. Can see the fax machine but nothing
coming through.
15.14 - Fax arrives. In Charge says no need to copy. Officer says to
copy. What's the point in having an In Charge? Shiv goes to find copy
in the local market as I'm not leaving here.
15.31 - Shiv arrives back with copy. Go to the officer who staples and
stamps my application. And then tells me to take a seat.
15.47 - Wow almost 6.5 hours later and a walk out with my visa -
breaking all Sky's known records for FRRO attendance in a single day.

Off to the gym to get rid of a little frustration...