Via the Agency

[thebitterguy]

Your dossier has arrived in China and will be treated as having arrived before May 1st

So. That means that at this time we're, if lucky, going to be considered based on the previous set of qualifications.

We got a previous mail that says the current timeline is up to 30 months. Of course, the passports were supposed to take two months and we got them in a couple weeks. There's always some other bureacratic bullshit that could pop up, so I probably won't be letting a lot of the tension out of my body. To be honest, I've been pretty much a basket case over ther situation for the past six months, and don't forsee it getting any better anytime soon.

So. Yeah. Now, we hurry up and wait. And start saving up for plane tickets.

So, if you have any PC or Sears club points, help a brother out.

Comments

[indefatigable42.livejournal.com]

You can use PC points for plane tickets?

I... think I used up my PC points a couple of months ago on groceries, and am therefore back down at the bottom of the barrel. Is there a minimum number that can go towards a plane ticket (e.g., you have to have $20 worth in order to redeem them on groceries), or can smaller amounts go too?

[thebitterguy]

Well, we're doing a strange little thing where our petro points (which we've accumulated a lot of) can convert to Cathay Pacific points. Sears & PC points can be converted into Petro points.

It seems like ethanol level innefficiency, but it should cover at least one of them.

[thebitterguy]

And PC points have to be converted in batches of 10,000. Which sounds like a lot.

[indefatigable42.livejournal.com]

10,000 translates to $10. I'll let you know if I have that many before you buy the tickets, but I'm not crossing my fingers. They take a while to accumulate.

[ketronic.livejournal.com]

keeping my fingers crossed for you!!

[thebitterguy]

Thanks. We appreciate it. And pizza n' Race on Sunday, yah?

[ketronic.livejournal.com]

yup! just be sure to be here no later than 7:30 pm, so we can all head down together. we'll have some drinks and stuff here, but if you're looking for something specific, you might want to bring it along.