Viva la Visa

Yes, we have the visas. It went without any hassle so I guess I owe the ICA officer an apology for doubting his words. He was right about the US embassy knowing the Singapore NS and passport situation and would not be difficult. Sigh!

Well, now that most paperwork is in place, guess we need to start the hard work of clearing up the mountains of things we always manage to accumulate very quickly no matter how often I throw things out each time we move. It is quite unbelievable how much like garang kuni men we are - but they at least do it for a living, we do it because we buy impulsively among other reasons and always think "we are going to need this someday, if I throw it out now, I know I will regret it". I have too many T-shirts, courtesy of company and although a tonne was already given to some relatives just last week, there is still a lot. Grungy work that really is not my cup of tea. And I don't know what to do with all the momentoes from all over. Seems so stupid to pack them, ship them and then ship them back years later. Such a waste of energy and money. May ask HR for storage in Singapore. Wonder how much it would cost company.

Movers coming on 10th and 11th. We will probably have to move to a service apartment or hotel from then till we leave on the 18th. No beds and although better half brags about how he can sleep on the hard wood floor, I am personally too stiff and brittle in my senior years for such malpractice (plus I think he really cannot because he is not as tough as he seems to think he is but don't tell him I say so). Now that the day is drawing near, I am starting to fill with doubts and would you believe it, homesickness. I am already starting to miss the people here, so silly. My sisters, my brother, my mother, my nieces and nephews, siew mun, danny, abby, david, miya, bui, doris, ...

And oh, I almost forgot we still have to go for the medical. Will be interesting to see what battles loom ahead because last couple of times when I spoke with the clinic, they insisted I must produce a letter from the embassy which will have some sort of code they need. Well I did not get any such letter, only our passports with the visas and my stack of company documents.

I started a calendar on this blog so my circle of family and friends will use it to share our events and activities. Hope it will serve its intended purpose.