The great packing operation was done... in half an hour

[nyankoframe]

I'm amazed it proceeded so smoothly! And they were really efficient at everything: assembling the boxes, wrapping the items, packing them, weighing them, and transporting them upstairs to their lorry... *swoons

Comments

[chibi_nasu]

That's quite a big difference between the estimated and actual weigh-ins ^^;;

The lizard had gotten it's tail cut off at some point ^^;

[nyankoframe]

Yup ^^;;; When they did the estimate, I didn't have the wok, the frypan or (most importantly) the mortar, and those all have to be packed quite thoroughly ^^;; And the estimate didn't include my clothes either, and perhaps the books were heavier than they thought ^^;;

Ah~ Thanks for pointing that out! I never noticed it at all, and I saw it in person ^^;;

[itsacz]

Yes, I like how they used tons and tons of paper to wrap all my stuff. Of course, it could be a huge waste of paper too ^^;; I think it's recycled though. Only my grandparents and their generation use mortar and pestles. I haven't seen a real one in ages.

[nyankoframe]

Yeah, I think it's recycled as well. On K C Dat (the company doing the pack and load in Singapore)'s emails and letters, they always say "Care for Green", and looking at the paper, it seemed pretty much recycled. ^^;;

I don't know about your grandparents, but it's pretty common among our (Sri Lankan, not Singaporean) culture. :P I've helped my mother over the last few years by pounding chilli, garlic and ginger to make a spicy seasoning for mee goreng, among other things. ^^;;;

[nakaemi]

Cool! I see lizards around the house every day, but I've never seen a gecko! Poor thing. The girls saw the pic and started to say: "Lizard! Lizard!"

[nyankoframe]

Yeah, at first, my mother thought it was a lizard too because of its size, but it was hugging the ground (which lizards don't do). :P