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    Steal Resolve

    Good afternoon everyone.

    Being the multifaceted personality that I am, I am often approached by readers for all sorts of assistance. Several of you have requested help with losing weight, speaking Hindi without an accent and starting businesses in South Africa.

    Well not really. But a relative recently was asked to go to SA on work and had a merry adventure trying to get a visa done. After months of effort and several phone calls and faxes the South African Visa Gods finally smiled down upon on him (or ‘up upon him’ geographically speaking.) He was jumping for joy when he received an email from the ‘Visa-fixer type people’ in Johannesburg.

    He immediately clicked forward and zipped it out to everyone in his personal address book. We were all happy for him and promptly deleted the email.

    Then suddenly he mailed us another copy with a request to read till the very end of the correspondence. You should do too. I have pasted it below. “Oh my god that is so hilarious, it makes me laugh so much” is the first word that popped into my mind when I read it:

    (P.S. Ah those days when you can blog with so little effort.)
    (P.P.S. More accounts from people in SA are welcome!)
    (P.P.P.S. I know. Hehehe. Funny.)

    Dear *****,
    We are pleased to advise that the Consulate General in Mumbai has indicated that your Work Permit application has been approved and you can collect your passport from them tomorrow morning.

    Please remember to scan and e-mail us a copy of your permit, prior to your departure to South Africa.

    Thank you & best regards,

    **** *****
    * ******* * ********
    Registered Immigration Practitioner: ****/****/****
    Telephone: 0861 IMMIGRATION (0861 *** ****)(NATIONAL)Telephone: +27 (11) ***-**** (Switchboard)
    Fax: +27 (11) ***-***
    Cell Phone: +27 (83) ***-****
    www.*******.co.za

    Office Address:
    ******* House
    Ballywoods Office Park
    29 – 33 Ballyclare Drive
    Bryanston
    Johannesburg

    Please note that our telephone systems are down at the moment due to the theft of the Copper Wire Cables in our area over the weekend. Telkom (the phone company) has assured us they are working on replacing
    the cables as soon as possible. Should you need to contact us, please contact ******** ***** on ***********.

    For our international clients, please understand that the theft of Copper Wire Cables happens frequently in South Africa and causes great inconvenience to businesses.

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    • Gopal
      I thought you were kidding first. Then I yahoo-ed to find this link, http://allafrica.com/stories/200609050748.html
    • Anubhav
      It was funny and at the same time it reflected a rather painful issue within the human society - Complacence.


      It plays a huge part in repeating our mistakes and taking the bad and then the worse next.



      Look at the following paragraph which is a result of just a few "Find and replace" actions on the last paragraph of your post.



      "Please note that our social systems are down at the moment due to the explosion at the major public places in our area over the weekend. The government (the phone company) has assured us they are working on repairing

      the structures as soon as possible. Should you need to contact us, please contact ******** ***** on ***********.



      For our international clients, please understand that the explosion at major public places structures happens frequently in India and causes great inconvenience to human life"



      ----

      Isn't it suprising and shocking? Complacence does make life worse and we should all try to defy it as and when possible...
    • Jay Sun
      Was laughing hilariously, and then when I got to read some of the comments, realized that life is pretty tough out there… particularly the comments by the guy living in Johannesburg.


      Also, am I right in thinking that the same guys who lay the cable, would be the ones who would be able to remove and dispose the cable…
    • Jay Sun
      Was laughing hilariously, and then when I got to read some of the comments, realized that life is pretty tough out there… particularly the comments by the guy living in Johannesburg.


      Also, am I right in thinking that the same guys who lay the cable, would be the ones who would be able to remove and dispose the cable…
    • strangs
      Hi…nice site…very informative… you know what u should check out actually.. this site :


      http://www.indiatravelroute.com/?channel=rgxblog&adgroup;=sidin.blogspot It’s an awesome luxury travel to India package!! The finest ever!! I came across this when I was browsing the other day.. very kewl and neat! I think what the focus on is luxuary travel.. u know, the complete package et all!! A must see if ur a real travel fan!! And India too.. it’s an awesome place!! Especially with the palaces and stuff, it’s like taking a step back in time!!..with all the comforts of modern day!! (whew!)



      Cheers
    • strangs
      Hi…nice site…very informative… you know what u should check out actually.. this site :


      http://www.indiatravelroute.com/?channel=rgxblog&adgroup;=sidin.blogspot It’s an awesome luxury travel to India package!! The finest ever!! I came across this when I was browsing the other day.. very kewl and neat! I think what the focus on is luxuary travel.. u know, the complete package et all!! A must see if ur a real travel fan!! And India too.. it’s an awesome place!! Especially with the palaces and stuff, it’s like taking a step back in time!!..with all the comforts of modern day!! (whew!)



      Cheers
    • Peppered Soul on Ice
      Solution: SA should go WIRELESS. Like those Tata and Reliance WLL phones.


      Question: How on earth do they manage to get the cables out without anyone noticing????



      By the way, have any of you seen that new anti-car jacking invention? The one that blasts the car-jacker with a blast of flame when the driver presses a small pedal? Scary stuff. And thousands have already been ordered and fitted.



      I'm just wondering how they manage to get all that copper wire out without being noticed. I'm guessing there
    • Gayathri
      My friend living in Johannesburg lost his car that was standing right in front of his house. In the daytime.
    • sopeti
      "We were all happy for him and promptly deleted the email."


      ROFL :D

      Great Sidinism there again...
    • Gulam Hasan
      " We were all happy for him and promptly deleted the email."
      LMAO =))
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