PASSPORT SAGA: A new menace

for those too lazy to read the new developments in my saga, here is a recap

SO first thing today was to call the Greek Embassy in Thayland..... Guess what! The Empolyee responsible for the NEW passports is ON LEAVE until the 18th OF DECEMBER! I was calm and asked the man whether he has a substitute. Indeed he has but he is also on Leave until next Tuesday. Did this man on the phone give me any answers? No because he wasn't responsible for it. When i asked him why he is not informed he gave me a very persuading answer, "If you are a civil engineer i won't come to you and ask you about irrelevant stuff". I countereted by saying that all the employees at the embassy are there to give detailed information about our situation and also give the right advice. He did neither, just adviced me to call back after Monday. The only temporary passport they can use is one to go back to Greece. Just for the record even if i went there today they wouldn't help me because the employee is on leave. HE had no comment when i enquired who authorises this kind of vacations? it is outrageous that there is no1 at the embassy to ask about this matter at the moment. So i still do not know what happens if i go there renew my passport. WIll i be able to travel outside Thayland or do i have to stay there and wait? If i can go back to SIngapore(since my old passport is still valid by December) how can i visit Thayland again? Questions without answers. I will not say anything more about the efficiency of the Greek state outside Greece.....

TO show i am not unbiased i will give Kudos to Mr XXXX from the Greek Embassy in Jakarta. In the beginning he told me i shouldn't call him because the embassy in Jakarta is not responsible for Singapore. He was ready to hang up untill he heard that his counterpart in Bangkok was on leave for a month. He gave me concrete answers to all my questions, except the one regarding to what will happen to me on the 2nd of January. He concurrs that all this situtation is not to be taken seriously. The Greek embassies have lost their ability to issue passports, even emergency ones(those to the ones saying that to have an emergency passport is easy). He told me he can have it ready in 20 days. That's some relief but not ideal. The good news is i get to keep my passport, but he still doesn't know how i can pick it up if it is ready in 2007. My odyssey still goes on........................................................ let's see where i end up...

Temp passports: no more available. You can only get papers to go back to Greece. SO here's another funny thing. What would happen to me after january 2nd? Run up and down in Singapore like TOm Hanks

I also talked with the Greek Embassy in Japan. She was also helpful, the lady and told me that after 2nd of january i won't be able to leave japan(probably). she will try to tell me whether she can provide me with travel documents to go to SIngapore after the 2nd of January.