Tuesday, November 21, 2006

getting a mobile phone in Nepal

today i had to sign some forms that will enable me to get a mobile phone. The procedure was even more crazy than opening a bank account.
On the forms I had to give:
1. My fathers name
2. My paternal grandfathers name (doesnt matter that he is dead).
[i am interested to know what value these names add to the application... if you have a father or grandfather with a notorious name are you denied a mobile phone?]
3. A map of where my work place is. Dont think that i have mentioned the distinct lack of road names round here. In Cambodia even tho the roads numbers were eratic there were at least numbers... on the whole in Nepal there is nothing, people just describe the place. So i live at one end of 'sheep lane' because there are always sheep down the bottom of the lane, not because its actually called 'sheep lane'. Anyways I guess the lack of road names necesitated the inclusion of a map in my application.
4. a copy of my passport.
5. [This is the MOST comedy] 2 thumb prints!!

I await the wise decision of the mobile phone company as to whether I will be granted one.

2 comments:

amy polson said...

Hmm...sounds suspicious, are you SURE it was a sim card you were applying for! You may find yourself a member of Nepal's secret service next week!x

Anonymous said...

Hey Telf!

Sounds like a very interesting time you're having over there! Good luck with the phone and the "house boy"

xx