TAN: Special Pass

We worked at Hanif’s house throughout the morning and headed over to the DTP office to meet with Shafiq. We grabbed a bite to eat before he returned from the mosque at 2 p.m. On our way over to the restaurant it started to rain and continued to pour down throughout our meal, stopping just prior to our departure back to the office.
The meeting with Shafiq was to discuss the logistics and legalities of our proposed classes at IPP Media. First up was a viewing of the DVD project. Everyone present seemed impressed. The discussion then progressed to our proposed fee. Shafiq thought our bid was too low and a long discussion ensued about the permit required to legally proceed with the work. It was determined that we would best be served by a “Special Pass” that would allow us to work for six months for a $400 fee each. A gentleman named Jack, who we had seen at the office on a number of other occasions casually placed a call to the Commissioner of Immigration and discussed our situation with him. We were all a little taken aback. Out of the conversation it was revealed that IPP had recently come into a considerable amount of funds for the express purpose of training their personnel. We agreed to revise our bid and that we would re-convene on Monday.
The next hour was spent running the numbers to come up with a few pricing schemes. Almost every financial transaction here seems to involve some bargaining so we will aim high and maneuver down from there. The power went out just after we finished, so we decided to pack it in and go find some food. We ended up at the Indian restaurant that we missed a couple of nights previously. I was happy to learn that it was a strictly vegetarian establishment. I ordered a five Dal dish and some garlic parathas. Absolutely scrumptious.