Last day in Singapore - tomorrow, Bangkok!

Today was our last full day in Singapore - tomorrow we'll fly to Bangkok.  It will be the fourth time we'll have moved since I accepted the Microsoft offer - first we moved in with my brother after we sold our house, second we use our full luggage allowance to bring most everything we own to Seattle, third we did the same to Singapore, now fourth we'll do the same to Bangkok.  We'll be staying in temporary housing for around the first 60 days, and then we'll move a fifth time to our 'permanent' apartment in Bangkok, but that will be an easier move because we don't have to calibrate each of our four check-in luggages to 50 lbs or less - we can just throw whatever we want into whatever bag.  It will also be nice to get to use a laundry machine again - we didn't really have that in Seattle or Singapore, so you might notice that a few of our clothes tend to repeat a bit often in the pictures we've taken the past few weeks.  We've been able to launder in the sinks in the hotels we've been in, but some of those threads could use a proper washing at this point. 

But enough logistics - after so much preparation and 'pre-moving' we're finally relocating to our final destination, which feels good.  I've also gotten to cut my teeth on a lot of what my job entails, and get started on a lot of the projects I'll be working on, so I should be in good shape to start in the Bangkok office on Thursday - no jetlag (already had a week to adjust) means I can start the day after I get there.  The coworkers I've met so far have been great; I expect I'll feel the same about the people I'll work with in Thailand, too.

We'll also be able to begin building our new life - getting work permits and bank accounts and cell phone plans - things that will be needed for more than a week or two.  We can get needed stuff that happens to be bulky, because we won't have to fit it into luggage.  We can shop at the market and cook from scratch.  We can establish routines that can last.  

So - once again - looking forward to a plane flight and a new beginning.  Hope you've liked the pictures so far - we'll try to post more once we've settled in a bit over the next couple weeks.