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As of this writing, I am still reeling from shock. Thanks to the cancellation of my old passport because I have a new one, I was not able to go to Melbourne and had to miss the UN DPI/NGO conference on global health. Now even as I alternatively seethe and mope here in anger and frustration, the thing is - they don't care. When I picked up my passport which had me waiting for a month, the guy just took my old one and canceled it. when he handed me both old and new passports, I stood there in shock. But but... and the woman behind the glass window asked me "what is it?" and I told her I have visas in the old passport. Then she said - it doesn't matter. Visas are not canceled, only the passport is. Still, I stood there rooted to the spot, wishing the millions of thoughts running through my mind would slow down for me to catch them. Then she said "You can have it transferred," waving at me dismissively. Then I caught one thought: they wouldn't care less abou...