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Wednesday, June 3, 2009,6/03/2009 08:30:00 PM
At-test!
Attest: at-test
v. at-test-ed, at-test-ing, at-tests
1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser.
2.
a. To certify by signature or oath: attest a will.
b. To certify in an official capacity.
3. To supply or be evidence of: Her fine work attests her ability.
4. To put under oath.
How difficult can it be to get one copy attested?huh?
Well you just need to find a SEO(Special Executive Officer)nearby you, take your originals and the copies and get em' attested. Sounds simple, right?
So here i was looking for a SEO in my area, did not know any, so went to the police station.
Saw a havaldar sitting on a chair, asked him to direct me to the right officer, there starts a barrage of questions! Why? What? When? (Abey Pandu tujhe kya karna hai!) His attention was diverted to another table, where his colleague was listening intently to a girl's sorry story, the girl seemed to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown! Nevertheless i caught his attention again, asking him to direct me to the right authority. He suggested i see a 3-star officer, here comes Mr. Ingle in the picture.
I stood at the entrance to his cabin, and indicated to him with actions and one word 'attest', what my intention was. Mr. Andu Pandu(thats what i am going to call him from now onwards) decided to respond in the same way. With frantic hand actions he asked me to return from whichever part of earth i had come from! I asked the havaldar again for directions, on his insistence i went back to Mr. Andu Pandu a bit more determined and more words on my lips.
Mr. Ingle, i said, It will just take a moment please, i really need to attest these copies. Mr. Andu Pandu was in no mood to relent(sipping a cup of tea). He said, he was not authorised to do it. But arent you a three star officer? i asked with a puzzled look. Probably taken back by my boldness, he started looking out for explanations, i am a YOUNG 'person', i dont have 10 yrs experience!
He asked me to look out for SEO's in my area, on my asking him to direct me to one, these were his golden words, 'Wheel finds its own way....samjha?...kya samjha??? and yes here i was feeling stupid, felt like mocking at his egoistic attitude and i replied what it meant in hindi. Well Mr. Andu Pandu does not stop here, You are young, ghumo dhoop me, dhoondo SEO ko, fir bhi nahi mila, tab aao mere pass!
I thanked him for his wise views, and left!
Got the job done later thanks to a NGO, whose name i should mention here, not only for helping me out, but i am too compelled with a strong urge, you would understand that urge on hearing his name...well it is "Gappya"! Even finding Gappya was a task in itself, first i was directed to some Salim Bhai, who as it turned out was very famous, did not find Salim Bhai, but found another good samaritarian, who made a phone call to Gappya for me, i mean what could have he got in return..still he did that!
One call and here Gappya was stamping my papers with the originals as reference.
Today i wonder, it would have hardly taken Mr. Andu Pandu 1 min to do the job and considering the way he was sipping his tea, he was pretty much free. Still ego-issues did not let him do it and caused further delay. But i rather see the bright side of this, Well yeah..it has bought me back to the blog!
Adios
v. at-test-ed, at-test-ing, at-tests
1. To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine: The date of the painting was attested by the appraiser.
2.
a. To certify by signature or oath: attest a will.
b. To certify in an official capacity.
3. To supply or be evidence of: Her fine work attests her ability.
4. To put under oath.
How difficult can it be to get one copy attested?huh?
Well you just need to find a SEO(Special Executive Officer)nearby you, take your originals and the copies and get em' attested. Sounds simple, right?
So here i was looking for a SEO in my area, did not know any, so went to the police station.
Saw a havaldar sitting on a chair, asked him to direct me to the right officer, there starts a barrage of questions! Why? What? When? (Abey Pandu tujhe kya karna hai!) His attention was diverted to another table, where his colleague was listening intently to a girl's sorry story, the girl seemed to be on the verge of a nervous breakdown! Nevertheless i caught his attention again, asking him to direct me to the right authority. He suggested i see a 3-star officer, here comes Mr. Ingle in the picture.
I stood at the entrance to his cabin, and indicated to him with actions and one word 'attest', what my intention was. Mr. Andu Pandu(thats what i am going to call him from now onwards) decided to respond in the same way. With frantic hand actions he asked me to return from whichever part of earth i had come from! I asked the havaldar again for directions, on his insistence i went back to Mr. Andu Pandu a bit more determined and more words on my lips.
Mr. Ingle, i said, It will just take a moment please, i really need to attest these copies. Mr. Andu Pandu was in no mood to relent(sipping a cup of tea). He said, he was not authorised to do it. But arent you a three star officer? i asked with a puzzled look. Probably taken back by my boldness, he started looking out for explanations, i am a YOUNG 'person', i dont have 10 yrs experience!
He asked me to look out for SEO's in my area, on my asking him to direct me to one, these were his golden words, 'Wheel finds its own way....samjha?...kya samjha??? and yes here i was feeling stupid, felt like mocking at his egoistic attitude and i replied what it meant in hindi. Well Mr. Andu Pandu does not stop here, You are young, ghumo dhoop me, dhoondo SEO ko, fir bhi nahi mila, tab aao mere pass!
I thanked him for his wise views, and left!
Got the job done later thanks to a NGO, whose name i should mention here, not only for helping me out, but i am too compelled with a strong urge, you would understand that urge on hearing his name...well it is "Gappya"! Even finding Gappya was a task in itself, first i was directed to some Salim Bhai, who as it turned out was very famous, did not find Salim Bhai, but found another good samaritarian, who made a phone call to Gappya for me, i mean what could have he got in return..still he did that!
One call and here Gappya was stamping my papers with the originals as reference.
Today i wonder, it would have hardly taken Mr. Andu Pandu 1 min to do the job and considering the way he was sipping his tea, he was pretty much free. Still ego-issues did not let him do it and caused further delay. But i rather see the bright side of this, Well yeah..it has bought me back to the blog!
Adios
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