Our Air Shipment has arrived!

I think my air shipment has taken the longest time to arrive - but it's mostly due to the Habagat (Monsoon) - then the floods - then the major renovation of our home that had to follow. I have been so busy with my new role (Sadly, the honeymoon period at work is over - so I am back to being a Corporate Slave!) that I didn't have much time to settle into our home after we got back from our stay at Oakwood and I also couldn't afford to take any leave from work to have my things delivered so this was the soonest I could get it done- almost 2 months after I packed up.

I was so excited to see the movers arrive!

The first thing I did was open the box with my Nespresso machine,
and I made sure that it was working properly!

Our air shipment was 8 boxes and half of it were Sofia's toys.

It was a stressful packing experience for us on the Singapore side because our Air Shipment allowance was managed very inefficiently. You can read all about that memorable day here. Needless to say, the output was I decided what things I could live without (probably 90% of my belongings) and that went into my sea shipment, while we decided it was just easiest to send most of Sofia's toys through our Air Shipment.

In fairness to Asian Tigers, while it was a matter of contention when we were in Singapore, since the difference between 2-3 weeks and 6-8 weeks is a lot, because of the floods, we requested that both our air and sea shipments (both of which have arrived) not be delivered until we requested for it. So their inefficiency that really irritated me then became irrelevant and their flexibility in delivering our shipment when it was convenient for us - trumps that in terms of customer service. 

Since I wasn't sure our semi-cluttered home could accommodate my 8 boxes (through air) and 39 boxes (through sea), I decided to have it delivered on separate dates. Since it was so long ago, I wasn't really sure what I was getting, I just knew my Nespresso was coming. :)

Sofia's toys were 2 extra large boxes. One had Soft toys and other stuff.

These were Sofia's favorite toys that didn't make it into
the 'toys that could ride on the plane with us' pile.

Jess, if you're reading this, the World Cup Bears have arrived.
Just in time for the Teddy Bear Tea Party!

Sofia's other giant box was her kitchen.

She was so excited she was unpacking her own boxes.

She would put each one together.

and then stop to play with it.

These are the tea sets I've picked up from Dubai, Pakistan and Morocco.

Sofia put everything in it's proper place.
The "kissy-rolas" get the top shelf.

It's a good thing we also had a delivery for McDonald's.
They have been out of stock since the floods
because the small toys have not yet been sorted.

This is the fully organized kitchen
with a pantry in a separate crate.

We put Sofia's kitchen beside Gammy's kitchen.

I think 90% of the dimsum I hand sewn made to Manila.

Jumbo Seafood. Now in Manila.
Serves Dimsum.

After the kitchen distraction, I was happy to see the stuff I sent home.

I was quite surprised I only shipped a few pairs of shoes.
It's quite an interesting combination that I packed.
More on the fun and funky.

I also packed a handful of bags.

I was happy to see my knick knacks and travel sized Unilever products.

I was also happy to see the knick knacks I packed for Sofia.

I bought Sofia an art set in Sydney,
 (to bring to London which we obviously forgot to do)
that we only opened this morning.

I taught Sofia the primary colors
and how to mix them together.

I also taught Sofia how to sign her art.

I can't wait to see the rest of my things. (oh, I also had half a box of clothes, some sheets, pillows and towels). They obviously don't excite me enough to merit enough blog space for a picture. I can't wait for the rest of my things to arrive. I think I will have a lot of stuff I don't need or want (Hello ebay!), a lot of stuff for a beach house I don't have the money to build yet, and a lot of stuff I forgot I bought (gifts included). I can't wait, it's like shopping without spending any money. If only I weren't so worried about where to put everything. Just Saying.