Yardies at home and Farrin (part13)

[Mrs. Palmer 5]

Morning all!

Good morning!

I've started this new trend of not setting an alarm clock if I have no early meetings... and just waking up when I wake up & going to work whenever. It's very nice! Much better than that cursed alarm forcing my body out of sleep, then rushing in to work. Now I just end up staying until 6 instead of 5... but from 5 to 6 no one else is there so I can turn the dancehall up really loudly & party in my office!

This rambling was one more thing I'm doing to stall going to work. ::sigh:: Guess I'd better get up.

Morning Nat! I would love to have that kind of flexibility! I have to be @ work at 8:30 am, although the rest of my day is pretty flexible after 9:30 am (barring any scheduled meetings). That's the beauty of working in counseling & case managment!

[MSNELLY 0]

Good Morning ladies, where is everyone this morning?

[^KK^ 3]

Good morning all!!

Nat...what kind of work do you do?

I have a pretty long commute so I've just decided to get into when I can. Somedays it's early and some days it's later but before 10am. It's very flexible considering I usually work long hours during the busy times. I've gone through a couple of jobs in the last two years and I'm really enjoying this one. I can see myself here for much longer. But it's really all up to God!!!

Have a good week everyone!!

Oh and Hey Nelly!!!

[PortlandAngel 0]

Hey yall,

How are things going?

We got our NOA1 yesterday. I may have asked this before but I forgot, can he used the NOA1 to renew his drivers license?

[phillyfashionista 8]

Morning all,

Congrats Portland on the NOA1

Still trying to catch up, between VJ and FB and do my work LOL. My Boss who looks like the Crypt Keeper keeps running back here so its darn near impossible. LOL

[dillon 6]

Hello Everyone and thank you for all the congratulations. I am working on writing up our experience at the embassy. I will post it in just a few!

[TRELAWNY PARISH 10]

Hello Everyone and thank you for all the congratulations. I am working on writing up our experience at the embassy. I will post it in just a few!

dillon I called you back Friday, your SO is very polite...we'll catch up likkle more.

[dillon 6]

Hello Everyone and thank you for all the congratulations. I am working on writing up our experience at the embassy. I will post it in just a few!

dillon I called you back Friday, your SO is very polite...we'll catch up likkle more.

That is really funny because IslandWoman said she called too and he was out on the road getting his car fixed since we got in a little fender bender after the interview. Guess he was too excited to tell me that either one of you called! LOL!

[sus 70]

So happy for you Dillon, can't wait to hear the details!!

[JaHoney 3]

Morning ladies, i am in a mood today...PMS is kicking my azz all over the place this last two weeks or so, my coworker is out of the office on vacation to Florida which is good , cause im in our shared office listening to DANCEHALL right now, some kind of dancehall remix of SNoop Doggs sensual seduction.... its all i can do to not holler out Bullet, bullet...LOL

anyway im about to run group therapy in fifteen minutes or so and i swear i could give a rats flip about anyone elses problems today, i know i will be sitting there like

Dillon, congrats to you again, i am very happy for you and wish you the best, are you still getting married up here and do you still need me to scope out wedding chapels in the area?

[dillon 6]

I got into Mobay on Thursday the 19th. It took about 2 hours to go through immigration and customs so I didn't get out of the airport until 3:00. We were planning on paying the visa fee once I got out of the airport but by the time we got to the NCB it was 3:30 and they closed at 2:30! I was shocked that they close so early.

So we just started our drive to Kington and he had to stop at him first because he forgot the shoes he wanted to wear. We drove to Kington through Stoney Hill and not the flat bridge route. That night we stayed at Mikouzi Guest house. The woman was VERY nice and even helped us find it. It isn't anything fancy but we had a one bedroom. It had a kitchen, sitting area, bathroom and a bedroom with a queen bed and a TV. The water pressure was good and there was hot water although it took a minute to come out. The grounds are very lush and a nice place to stay.

Friday we woke up early because we wanted to be at the NCB by 8:30 when it opened and we still didn't know where it was. There is one accross the street and from the embassy so you don't have to go far. You can walk there. We were in line by about 8:10 I would say. We paid the fee and then went over to the embassy.

We went right up to the front of the line the woman checked our paper work and put it in order and in we went through the metal detectors. When we were in the courtyard there is another woman who gives you the yellow piece of paper that you write your passport number on for DHL.

We go in check in and get out number A151 so we go into section A and it is crowded we go and stand along the wall with the counter and just check out what is going on for a while. Then we started to play hangman. People are getting called up and seats start opening up so we sit down. Finally our number is called and we go to window 6. The lady takes all our paperwork and tells me that I am very organized and I responded well I have been waiting for this day for along time. We go and sit back down and wait for our interview.

We get called up around noon and we get this white guy with an afro, window 8. He was very nice and we have been listening to him all day. He pretty much approved everyone if they had all their paperwork there, those that didn't he gave a blue slip too. I think there were only 2 or 3 fiance visa's in that section that day the rest were family based visa's.

So we go up and he asks for our passports and then goes around the corner to look at them. Thought that was a bit strange. He comes back and tells us raise our right hands and says do you swear to tell the truth and then the questions start:

When we met?

Where we met?

How many times have I been to Jamaica?

Have I seen him on every trip?

When did you start dating?

When did you get engaged?

I answered all those questions.

He then asks Conmar to go sit at the back of the room and for me to pick up the phone.

I pick up the phone and then the questions just start pouring in:

When did I get there?

Where did we stay the night before?

Was it just the two of us there?

When am I going back home?

Have I met anyone in his family?

What are their names?

Has he met anyone in my family?

What is her name?

Do I live with anyone?

Does Conmar live alone?

Do I live in a house or an apartment?

Do we talk about what I do at my job?

How often do we talk?

What do you guys talk about?

Where does his son live?

Who does his son live with?

Who is Conmar closest to in his family?

Does he know Marley’s Dad?

Is Marley’s Dad involved in her life?

There were more questions but I can’t remember what they are right now.

Then he tells me to send Conmar up and for him to pick up the phone.

He asked him:

Have you met anyone in her family?

Have you met Marley’s Dad?

Who are you closest to in your family?

And that was about it for Conmar…He said congratulations take this to DHL for them to arrange for your passport to be delivered to you.

We were both so excited and I don’t think that the smile has left our faces yet.

Afterwards we were starving because we didn’t eat anything in the morning so we went to KFC. He pulled into the wrong car park and we were going to the right one and he wasn’t paying attention and he hit a car that was coming down the little lane. Not just any car but a Land rover!!!! Amazingly enough their car didn’t get one scratch, thank GOD, but on his front bumper there was some damage.

Sorry about the novel but I thought that it would help the others that are waiting for their interviews.

Edited March 24, 2009 by dillon

[dillon 6]

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE for your positive vibes and prayers on Friday I could really feel them!

Thanks you to everyone who has helped keep me calm and patient through this so far. I know it is long from over but THANK YOU!

Edited March 24, 2009 by dillon

[JaEnglishGirl 34]

wah gwaan people??

Haven't been around in a while, but I am now jobless, so more time for VJ lol!!

[phillyfashionista 8]

Dillon I am so happy for you! Thanks for posting your experience, sounds like he really started to fire off those questions but you handled like a Pro. Congrats again, how long did they say until you recv the visa.

[Shemmy 4]

Morning all,

Congrats Portland on the NOA1

Still trying to catch up, between VJ and FB and do my work LOL. My Boss who looks like the Crypt Keeper keeps running back here so its darn near impossible. LOL

Me too....now we have to keep up with Sparkpeople

Hi everybody.