(English below)
Ek gaan nie die naam van die land noem nie want dit kan my kanse op 'n visum beduiwel.
Vanoggend was daar 'n oproep vir my. Die betrokke land het my visumaansoek afgekeur.
Ek bel terug en praat met 'n heer wat nie sy naam wil noem nie. Hy bevestig dat my visum afgekeur is. Hy glo my eenvoudig nie dat 'n mens met 'n motorfiets van Naboomspruit tot in Europa kan ry nie! Sy woorde: It is rubbish, it is philosophical and psychological rubbish!
Ek het gelag al was daar niks om oor te lag nie! Het ek dit maar net kon opneem!
Ek het geweier om dit te aanvaar. Dit het hom net meer irriteer. It is our right to deny a visa without giving any reasons.
Hier het ek dus nou nog 'n bergie om oor te klim. As dit verby is, sê ek vir julle watter land dit was.
Alles in die lewe is 'n spel van aksie en reaksie. Kort na die slegte nuus kom daar 'n e-pos aan van Mariana (van Jaarsveld) vir wie ek baie baie jare gelede Duits gegee het. Haar e-pos het my laat lag, het my laat besef dat ek ook dié visumprobleem met 'n groter lag gaan aanpak. Mariana, baie dankie vir jou e-pos! Ek waardeer dit regtig.
So pas was hier 'n koerier by die kantoor. Hy het vir my die Carnet de Passage kom aflewer!! Dit was die voorlaaste belangrike ding om afgehandel te kry!!
I am not going to mention the name of the country because I still have to get a visa for that country.
This morning I had a call. The unmentioned country rejected my visa application.
I called the embassy and spoke to a gent who refused to give me his name. He confirmed that my application was rejected. He didn't believe me that one could travel on a motorcycle from South Africa to Europe! His words: It is rubbish, it is philosophical and psychological rubbish!
The only thing I could do was to laugh. If I only could have recorded our conversation!
I refused to accept it. That irritated him even more. It is our right to deny a visa without giving any reasons.
There is thus still a little problem to solve. When that is over I will tell you which country it was.
Everything in life is a game between action and reaction. Shortly after the highly unpleasant telephone call I received an email from Mariana (van Jaarsveld). She was one of my pupils in the German class many years back. Her email brightened up my day and let me realize that also this visa problem will be tackled and solved. Mariana, thank you so much for the email! I do appreciate it!
A few seconds ago a courier was at our office. He brought me the Carnet de Passage!! That was the second last hurdle to cross!
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