jaytoatee
jaytoatee OP t1_j9ns738 wrote
Reply to comment by KnownSurprise8682 in TIFU by trying to ship sentimental belongings halfway around the world by jaytoatee
I'm so sorry to hear, my grandparents are not in the best of health to travel anymore and a 36 hour round-trip back to Singapore is daunting. I'm planning to see my mom by meeting her halfway, in Europe maybe, since she's never been outside of South-East Asia.
I keep trying to tell myself it's the little things they've left us, the intentions behind them mean more than the actual things they gave us, but that's not enough to push back against the waves of suck all the time.
Our boxes are still being tracked but God knows where they are
jaytoatee OP t1_j9n31cr wrote
Reply to comment by AletzRC21 in TIFU by trying to ship sentimental belongings halfway around the world by jaytoatee
Mexico has really been beautiful the last two months, and I really enjoy walking the length of some of the Calles simply because you're always kept on your toes. Always something tasty around the corner too, I've had everything from tamales, pozole, and an absolutely amazing caldo de pollo
That aside, we're taking a four hour drive up to Merida for a relative's wedding and we've been warned that our asses are not going to have a good time so I am looking forward to experiencing the highways haha
jaytoatee OP t1_j9n2p2s wrote
Reply to comment by DaviBraid in TIFU by trying to ship sentimental belongings halfway around the world by jaytoatee
I'm sorry to hear that, definitely feeling the pain. We were looking at getting a palette on a container but we got quoted much more, 14,000 SGD because nobody else was looking to move bulky items from Singapore to Mexico specifically before Christmas last year
jaytoatee OP t1_j9n26xv wrote
Reply to comment by Vires1257 in TIFU by trying to ship sentimental belongings halfway around the world by jaytoatee
I definitely get the odd look here in Mexico just for being a Singaporean-Chinese fellow, and my fiancee is pale as snow even though she lived between MX, UK, HK and SG
I've also spent my entire life in Singapore while she's spent the last eight so neither of us needed to drive since everything was never more than an hour away by public transport (we're both quite young but she has family here in Quintana Roo)
That said, getting a license is definitely a priority but we've only just started settling into the house and fixing things up, we didn't have a working gasline or stove until recently
jaytoatee OP t1_j9kb3b0 wrote
Reply to comment by Decent_Strain5626 in TIFU by trying to ship sentimental belongings halfway around the world by jaytoatee
We're calling to see if the boxes are there or somewhere halfway to Quintana Roo where we are, seems like they often don't answer calls to the office there
jaytoatee t1_j9uwygw wrote
Reply to TIFU by recommending a friend seek therapy by Rekno2005
Not a FU