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| Namgyal Peak |
Am left to Nubra valley today morning. She is staying there
for 3 days. After breakfast I packed the handicrafts that I bought yesterday in
a cardboard box that I got from the homestay family. I took it to the post
office in the town to send it as parcel to my home. As with typical government offices
in India, one needs a lot of patience if he wants to get something done here.
It took almost 1.5 hrs for me have the lady in the counter look at my need. She
said I have to open the box as she needs to recheck what is inside. So I cut
open the neatly packed box and showed her the contents. She said I can’t send
it as the article contains metals!!! I didn’t understand what she meant so I
asked again what the problem is. She said since it is send by flight it is not
allowed to send any articles with metal!!! I was surprised! It can’t be true
that I can’t send any metal item by parcel from Leh. I came out of the office
and asked the police man on street patrol whether there is any other
possibility. He asked me to check the head post office about 2 kms further
ahead. He also mentioned that may be I could ask the post office here whether
its possible to send it from the head post office. So I went back and asked the
lady in the counter the same. She said she doesn’t know!!!! That’s what one
calls an “efficient and well informed government office”. Hopeless! I think I
should tell myself “Welcome to India”. I think this is just a teaser for what
to come in the coming days, months and years. Will I survive? I don’t know, but
I have to, somehow!!
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