Only Rachel Hung...

...will do something like this.

Arrange an appointment @£1.20/min phone call with visa services at the US embassy for 2.30pm on the 5th of January 2009.

Stay with 2 working girls and a student guy in London at Waterloo.

Plot the best tube line and Google map the best roads to take to the embassy on the night of 4th January 2009 and consult everyone what would be the ideal time to leave Waterloo.

The next day, arrange to meet up with guy at Cafe Nero after appointment as 2 girls left to work at 9am and student guy wants to go to the gym at 12.30pm.

Obviously leaving me with no keys.

Bade farewell to guy at 12.30pm.

Check and double check documents required at 1pm.

Remove all electronic devices from bag, ie hand phone (because NO electronic devices allowed in US embassy grounds.. pffftt....) and insert Paediatrics Textbook into bag at 1.15pm.

Step out of the house at 1.17pm.

Slam door shut at 1.18pm.

And realise that -





yes.








ONLY Rachel Hung
















ONLY RACHEL HUNG
















will forget to bring her all important folder of documents for the visa application.

Oh Yeah.

So the next step which only Rachel Hung can do - is to come up with Plan of Actions.

Plan of Action A
Call someone... wait.... no phone! Fine. Get a public phone... wait... Can't remember ANY numbers!
Plan of Action A - Cancel

Plan of Action B
Go find 2 working girls or guy in gym. Girl 1 works in KPMG which is... wait, she said she got uni today. Whatever uni it is and wherever it is. Reject.
Girl 2 work at Ernst & Young which is at.... I need the tooting internet to find where that place is! Reject, reject.
And lastly, student guy is at the gym... -_- LONDON SO BIG -> WHICH GYM!?
Plan of Action B - Cancel

Plan of Action C
Cancel US appointment and go shopping.
AH!
^^,

But firstly, let's break down the variables and constants in this equation.
Constant 1 : Flight to New York is on the 17th of January, all booked for £ 250.
Constant 2 : Paediatrics exam next Wednesday, the 14th of January.
Independant variable : Classes have already started, so means I got to skip more days?
Dependant variable 1 :Will need to rearrange appointment @ £ 1.20/min phone call which may not be possible in 2 weeks due to lack of slots.
Dependant variable 2 : Might have to rebook train ticket down.
Confounding variable : Even if possible, must allow time for passport to be sent back to Edinburgh via special mail in between date of new appointment and the 17th of January.
Control : Money, money, money.
Plan of Action C - Pending

Plan of Action D
Sit and cry.
Very uncharismatic and unrefined of Rachel Hung.
Plan of Action D - Cancel

Plan of Action E
Break door down.
And wait for the door to be repaired? End effect is appointment will still be missed.
Plan of Action E - Cancel

Plan of Action F
Call the locksmith.
Yup. Call the locksmith.
In a true stroke of brilliance.
Plan of Action F - Executed

Plan of Action F - Mission Outlined
Time: 1.30pm
Found a Tool Shop. Put on stressed out and pathetic face and managed to borrow the owner's hp. Placed a call through to the locksmith.
Locksmith picks up and says he will be there in 20 mins.

In between 1.30-1.50pm
Review Plan of action A-E again.
Reexamine Plan of Action C and how to manipulate all variables.
Bites off all fingernails.

1.50pm
Locksmith arrives with his gadgets. Spends 2 minutes wishing everyone in the shop Happy New Year. Bites off cuticles.

1.55pm
Run all the way to the flat. Locksmith tries to open the door with a plastic sheet. Bites off the top fleshy part of fingers

1.57 pm
Door clicks open. HALLELUJAH!
Runs in and grabs the *$%#-ing folder of the table

Locksmith says it will cost me £50.
@#$%^&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Convince locksmith to go to Waterloo Station with me to get cash from the ATM.

2.05pm
Boards Jubilee line tube to Bond Street.

2.15pm
Arrive at Bond Street. Whips out carefully drawn map on how to get to the embassy grounds.

2.25pm
Arrive at US Embassy.





And yes, in case if you were wondering, I did get my visa approved.

However, under one hour, I lost £50 and aged another 10 years all due to my own stupidity.



Yes, people, yes.


Only Rachel Hung will do something like this.