I’m in Delhi right now.
I feel that I almost didn’t get there. Somewhat along the lines of:
19 Dec: Putting together 20 different documents because you get a business visa this is what is needed. Crap. In Singapore, this would taken a day.
21 Dec: Realizing that I was going to Milan, and the passport needed to be submitted
22 Dec: Was told that I need to have 10 working days, which put me approximately flying on the 11 Jan
23 Dec: Found out that I was classified as resident, this would take 5 days if done personally. Except I was going to go to Milan.
27 Dec: At consulate. Almost didn’t submit my application, lacked 2 pieces of documents which wasn’t stated. PM saved me.
29 Dec: Company travel desk telling me that 30th is actually a holiday for the consulate and it wasn’t the correct number of days. Helpline assuring me that I will get my passport back on the 3 Jan
3 Jan morning: Travel desk called courier 4x, exclaiming that I was going to leave on the 4 Jan and everything has been booked so it had better be on time
3 Jan evening: Travel desk told me that consulate will release the passport at 5pm closing
4 Jan: Still no passport. Arrived at Schiphol at 930am. Picked up my passport with the Indian visa, crossed the boarding gates at 1050.
Nonetheless, I am here in India, and I’m heading to Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Its really great, because this is the first time that I’m ever in India. And my favorite thing to eat is roti prata (this is slowly not becoming the case as ít is becoming a little much after 5 days of roti).
I’m generally feeling the Beijing / Shanghai first project vibe coming back to me, except that time I was a clueless first project consultant and this time I’m on my own with the team here!
