Last Friday I paid a visit to the Malaysian and Australian Embassies in Bangkok. Getting there from the Lumphini MRT was quite a walk, but thankfully both of them were right next to each other. Australian Embassy People were attended to in an orderly fashion: we had to get queue numbers. Once at the counter, the officer was very accommodating, but curt. They certified my Australian documentation in less than 10 minutes. There is not much I can say about the embassy because the service was so efficient, and fast. Malaysian Embassy I got there quarter to two, and they were still having lunch. Apparently lunch breaks at the Malaysian embassy in Bangkok are two hours long. I met the liaison officer at one of the schools where I work part-time. She has been waiting since noon. When the doors finally opened, there were no security checks, everyone wandered in and formed a line, with the first person being separated by the rest by a red-lin...
I spend the whole day in academia. This is where I let loose a little.