Well I’ve been meaning to update this blog for a while now….but didn’t have enough motivation since there were really not many who read this…so it kinda became more like a self-lament…anyways, I thought it’d be better to update it anyhow…so here goes…
My new mobile:
Well finally I got it…my very own HTC Touch Diamond!!!...and boy do I love it of what…it is more than everything that I imagined it would be and it’s really gorgeous and sexy and loaded to the brim with features. I got it from Lifestyle in Chennai Citicentre plaza for a good bargain….I got a bluetooth headset and a 1gb mp3 player along with it.
My laptop is fucked:
This is the saddest news of all times…my baby….my alienware’s screen developed a thin flickering line when I was in Chennai but it became persistent and is now present all the times on my screen and it is more than annoying!!! I’m trying everything to get rid of it but nothing seems to be working and to add to my frustration, another small line has begun to flash now and then along the right side of my screen….well all I can say is that it is definitely not a good time for me!!!
New course:
I finally managed to apply for an 8week course in psychological counselling at the Christian Counselling Centre in Vellore and got a place. The course begins on the 7th of October and will end on the 28th November. It’s a residential course and I will gain training at the CMC (Christian Medical College, Vellore) which would be a GREAT thing to put on my CV.
My Visa status:
Well here is the last reponse I got from them when I enquired about my visa:
Dear Sir,
Your Admin Review is still pending and we will inform you as soon as the entry clearance office makes a decision.
Now I only hope he comes up with a decision sometime soon. On the other hand, I’m hoping that IF they’re gonna decide soon, it better be a positive decision and if not, let it be dragged on until October 30th and beyond….because, come October 30th, I will have a 3 month statement showing more than the amount they ask for and it will be present in my account according to their guidelines and my application would be still good since it was placed before July 31st which was my eligibility date for applying. So as soon as October 30th is reached, I’ll get a statement, scan it and mail it to them so that they can finally grant me the visa. Let’s hope for the best anyways!!!
Well that’s about it for now….see ya all soon again!!!
This is my attempt to share my life and thoughts with the world. Everything about me (almost), what I'm doing, what I like, my latest interests, losses, pains, etc., can be found in this blog.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
So many things...mostly bad....
So many things have happened in the past few weeks. Here is a summary of all the things that has been going on…
1. My UK visa application got refused. The reason: My maintenance evidences was not according to their guidelines….in other words, the Rs.2.5 lakh that I have to show was not entirely in my account but split between mine and my mom’s bank accounts. I mean come on…they really gotta be kidding me here right??? They bring out the new rules on the 29th of June and ask you to show a 3 month bank statement preceding your application…do they expect people to freeze their bank accounts just to show them the cash??? Ok even that is alright….compared to the fact that my application got refused mainly because, probably on the day I applied, they’ve changed their rules again (on their website) and when I checked it on the day I received my refusal letter to find out that NOW they have mentioned that if I cannot show the correct maintenance evidence according to their guidelines, then they WILL REFUSE my application...and it was in bold glowing red colour enclosed in a red box. I mean why can’t they make up their minds when they change all this shit??? Why do they have to keep changing and adding and removing their rules and regulations like this which ends up affecting several people like me???
Just imagine this…after spending nearly Rs.40Lakh for my education in the UK I am being refused for this post-study work permit, (the basic idea of which is to go and WORK in the UK) because MY ACCOUNT does not have the money they ask for and it doesn’t matter if the money is in my mom’s account or if I have a Rs.20Lakh RBI deposit maturing in February. Add to the fact that I have arranged for free accommodation with my friend in the UK as well. What a bunch of boneheads they should be heh???
Aaaaaanyyyyyhooooo….after a brief session of being depressed and lamenting and swearing literally everyone at the British Deputy High commission, I came back to reality and did the most realistic and reasonable thing to do…apply for an administrative review….which would take a whopping 28 days to process and for which I believe the result is going to be the same but just a bit more explanatory in nature. Although I have explained every inch of detail to them in my application for administrative review…my hopes aren’t too high. I guess it’s about time I cancelled my flight tickets and look at the alternate things to do.
2. A weeks break: In order to get out of everyone’s faces, I decided to head back to Nagercoil and spend some pleasant time with someone special and I did that and I returned with so much peace and confidence.
3. I’ve finally decided on what I’m going to do: I’m gonna start searching for a masters degree in counselling in the UK. In case my visa gets refused, I’ll directly go back for masters probably next year and within that time, should do something useful to boost my career…like taking up a short term counselling course or something. Well, plans are being made as I type this.
So what do I have to say to those very few who read this….NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE…may be not in your current plans which is not really going as you planned it, but in your life and your ability to fight and look beyond the blockades into a better future. Take every block in your plans as a challenge and fight and you will eventually emerge successfully. You would never know for sure if it is possible, but you know you tried even if you don’t. I will try and keep trying. One fine day I’m sure I will write in this same post about how I kept trying in order to emerge successfully. I will….!!! Till my next update….take care!!!
1. My UK visa application got refused. The reason: My maintenance evidences was not according to their guidelines….in other words, the Rs.2.5 lakh that I have to show was not entirely in my account but split between mine and my mom’s bank accounts. I mean come on…they really gotta be kidding me here right??? They bring out the new rules on the 29th of June and ask you to show a 3 month bank statement preceding your application…do they expect people to freeze their bank accounts just to show them the cash??? Ok even that is alright….compared to the fact that my application got refused mainly because, probably on the day I applied, they’ve changed their rules again (on their website) and when I checked it on the day I received my refusal letter to find out that NOW they have mentioned that if I cannot show the correct maintenance evidence according to their guidelines, then they WILL REFUSE my application...and it was in bold glowing red colour enclosed in a red box. I mean why can’t they make up their minds when they change all this shit??? Why do they have to keep changing and adding and removing their rules and regulations like this which ends up affecting several people like me???
Just imagine this…after spending nearly Rs.40Lakh for my education in the UK I am being refused for this post-study work permit, (the basic idea of which is to go and WORK in the UK) because MY ACCOUNT does not have the money they ask for and it doesn’t matter if the money is in my mom’s account or if I have a Rs.20Lakh RBI deposit maturing in February. Add to the fact that I have arranged for free accommodation with my friend in the UK as well. What a bunch of boneheads they should be heh???
Aaaaaanyyyyyhooooo….after a brief session of being depressed and lamenting and swearing literally everyone at the British Deputy High commission, I came back to reality and did the most realistic and reasonable thing to do…apply for an administrative review….which would take a whopping 28 days to process and for which I believe the result is going to be the same but just a bit more explanatory in nature. Although I have explained every inch of detail to them in my application for administrative review…my hopes aren’t too high. I guess it’s about time I cancelled my flight tickets and look at the alternate things to do.
2. A weeks break: In order to get out of everyone’s faces, I decided to head back to Nagercoil and spend some pleasant time with someone special and I did that and I returned with so much peace and confidence.
3. I’ve finally decided on what I’m going to do: I’m gonna start searching for a masters degree in counselling in the UK. In case my visa gets refused, I’ll directly go back for masters probably next year and within that time, should do something useful to boost my career…like taking up a short term counselling course or something. Well, plans are being made as I type this.
So what do I have to say to those very few who read this….NEVER EVER GIVE UP HOPE…may be not in your current plans which is not really going as you planned it, but in your life and your ability to fight and look beyond the blockades into a better future. Take every block in your plans as a challenge and fight and you will eventually emerge successfully. You would never know for sure if it is possible, but you know you tried even if you don’t. I will try and keep trying. One fine day I’m sure I will write in this same post about how I kept trying in order to emerge successfully. I will….!!! Till my next update….take care!!!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Settled in Chennai FOR NOW!!!
Well after a tedious 10+ hours car journey to Chennai, I finally arrived exhausted and tired. It took me a couple of days to finally sort one of the rooms in my sisters flat and put a bed in it and find a decent enough place to settle down at nights. Now finally I have a nice bed to sleep and a kick ass AC to keep me cool…my mom was kind enough to spare me some room in her shelf too!!! Now that I’m finally settled in the room, I thought its time for me to go and start meeting my friends and make the most of my stay here in Chennai. So I called up a few of my friends and made some appointments for met o keep myself busy. In the meantime the thought about my UK Visa keeps lingering at the back of my head. Something tells me that everything will hope so!!!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
My First Post!!!
So here it is…my very first blog entry. Having missed out to start my blog during so many memorable occasions (both good & bad) it had to happen only now…well now is not exactly a great time in my life anyways….’cos I’m pretty stressed and tensed with so many things. Having just applied for entry clearance for UK under the new Point Based System (PBS) last week for the Post-Study Work visa, I’m pretty tensed about the result. No matter how hard I try, people around me find me very pre-occupied and upset….which is totally not me!!! I hope all this works out just fine!!! Well I don’t have much to say at the moment…lets hope for the best!!!
Well. Laments apart, I’ve decided to be nothing less than truthful in these blogs…I know it’s a huge risk and I might even offend and upset some who are close to me…but do remember that if I’m mentioning about someone, it could only mean that something they did or said had an impact on me on some level and it mattered enough for me to share it with the world!!!
Well. Laments apart, I’ve decided to be nothing less than truthful in these blogs…I know it’s a huge risk and I might even offend and upset some who are close to me…but do remember that if I’m mentioning about someone, it could only mean that something they did or said had an impact on me on some level and it mattered enough for me to share it with the world!!!
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