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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

citizen again!

People of all sexes and genders,



I finally received my passport today! This was because of my father primarily, and the friends he has in the FIA (Federal Investigation Agency - Pakistan). I have never, in all my life, been so happy to see my green, entirely useless, passport (useless because I need a visa for almost every country in the world, and doubly useless because I have a valid visa for none)!


Joy number 1098 of owning a passport that boasts the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: you are likely to be rejected, refused, denied, dissapointed, regretful and resentful - for most of your life.


But it is here! And I am a citizen again (whatever that means)!

And I have realized that you must do what you can, with what you have.