i was about to email the school if the tuition fees deposit had gone through, and i saw this at the bottom of the email correspondence: “The ANU Admissions will be closed from 12pm Friday 22 December 2006 and reopen on Tuesday 2 January 2007.”

holy shit, that means i can only start applying for my visa say, 3rd jan (if i’m lucky). i still have to settle the health checkup, etc. etc. and they take two to three weeks to process visa applications. can’t confirm my flight till the visa goes through. and i am such a paperwork-dodo.

i think i’ll be down on my knees showing gratitude when i reach canberra safely, on time. wait. make that when i start school without any hiccups. there’s still accomodation, banking matters, class schedule, enrolment, etc to settle when i get my ass over there.

to add on to the fun, i applied for a new passport this tuesday. since it takes three working days, the authorities have kindly informed me that the earliest i can collect my passport is this saturday. and they close at 12.30am. so it’s either i wake up damn early on saturday and have the new passport to stare at till the rest of world starts work on the 3rd, or i can make my way down on the 3rd itself.

sheesh, it’s a wonder how i managed to pull such stunts all the time.