The making of the Passport

28th Dec 2006 (evening) - Book date online for passport office visit.

2nd Jan 2007 - Appointment for 2:51 p.m.
2:30 p.m. - Reach Passport Office, Brunton Road.
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. - Sit outside the building (in the compound).
2:45 p.m. - People allowed to enqueue (appointment is a farsical term, but at least the queue will be short).
3:25 p.m. - Verification and payment done for me. (They do accept even D.D. though they say they take only cash!)

8th Jan 2007 (afternoon) - Call from Basaveshwaranagar Police Station to come with documents and 2 photos.
5 p.m. - Reach police station.
5:30 p.m. - All form filling/verification done by them, and I've signed on it.
5:30-7:30 p.m. - Wait for Inspector to arrive.
7:45 p.m. - Done with his signature.
Note: No bribes asked, nor paid.

13th Jan 2007 - The light on the status page changes from red to green, indicating "Your Police Verification report has been received by us, and your file is in line for further processing.".

30th Jan 2007 - "You have been allotted a passport number and the file has been line for printing of your passport.The anticipated date of dispatch of your passport by post is 8/2/2007". It shows some of my personal details and says "Applicants are requested to check their personal details indicated above for any errors... "

2nd Feb 2007 - "Your Passport has been issued and sent to you by speed post on 01/02/07 vide Registration number EE317657664IN"
Afternoon - Postman comes with my passport; I'm not at home, so I've been asked to collect it at 9 a.m. on the next day from the post office.

3rd Feb 2007
Morning - I forget to go to the post office.
12:15 p.m. - I remember and go, but I'm told the postman has left for his round.
3 p.m. - Ding dong. Yay!