Comments on: My Short Trip to America http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:16:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Richard http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2899 Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:47:50 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2899 I recently went to the US Embassy in Tokyo to renew my passport and get a birth certificate for my newborn son. I was not looking forward to the trip because I expected to have a similar experience and encounter a Tokyo version of Sara Revell. Once through the all the security, including surrendering all electronic devices to a nice Japanese guard and then a salutory salute to the Marine (there are Marines at the Tokyo Embassy) all went well. Despite living 10 minutes away from the embassy we arrived shortly before lunch and were very unprepared. The staff was extremely helpful and patient and worked into their lunch break to assist us. The final part of the process, where we raise our hand and swear that the document that we submitted are true and authentic was administered by an officer who was initially upset at us for coming late and being unprepared but he dutifuly assited us and congratulated us and sent us home with a smile. Cheers to the professionals at the US Embassy in Tokyo. I am sorry to hear about you bad experience Jeffery. I hope the Osaka Consulate can learn something from the staff at the Tokyo Embassy. I recently went to the US Embassy in Tokyo to renew my passport and get a birth certificate for my newborn son. I was not looking forward to the trip because I expected to have a similar experience and encounter a Tokyo version of Sara Revell.

Once through the all the security, including surrendering all electronic devices to a nice Japanese guard and then a salutory salute to the Marine (there are Marines at the Tokyo Embassy) all went well. Despite living 10 minutes away from the embassy we arrived shortly before lunch and were very unprepared. The staff was extremely helpful and patient and worked into their lunch break to assist us. The final part of the process, where we raise our hand and swear that the document that we submitted are true and authentic was administered by an officer who was initially upset at us for coming late and being unprepared but he dutifuly assited us and congratulated us and sent us home with a smile. Cheers to the professionals at the US Embassy in Tokyo.

I am sorry to hear about you bad experience Jeffery. I hope the Osaka Consulate can learn something from the staff at the Tokyo Embassy.

]]> by: mobile notary http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2749 Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:33:53 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2749 Notaries can be mean some times. Seriously, your definition of a notary was great. We really don't do much. Notaries can be mean some times. Seriously, your definition of a notary was great. We really don’t do much.

]]> by: nils http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2596 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:14:52 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2596 and, by the way, the "Don't park a truck bomb here" bus has been there in front of the building since at least 1994, but I think there are more bored security guards around the building perimeter since 9/11. and, by the way, the “Don’t park a truck bomb here” bus has been there in front of the building since at least 1994, but I think there are more bored security guards around the building perimeter since 9/11.

]]> by: nils http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2595 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:12:48 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2006-10-12/266#comment-2595 I also had to have documents notarized at the same office, and was served by a stocky gentleman who was fast, courteous and didn't ask any pesky questions. (although I now wish I hadn't given my OK on the deal that he processed, that was certainly none of his fault.) I also had to have documents notarized at the same office, and was served by a stocky gentleman who was fast, courteous and didn’t ask any pesky questions. (although I now wish I hadn’t given my OK on the deal that he processed, that was certainly none of his fault.)

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