Move Out

We arrived in Shanghai 14 months ago via airplane with 6 bags each. Today, Santa Fe Relocation packed 33 assorted size boxes for delivery to Beijing Friday. That is a growth rate of 175%. Curious.

The move out appears efficient and the contents seem safely packed. The morning was spent packing the 33 assorted size boxes, followed by lunch, followed by loading the 33 assorted size boxes into a truck that said ‘China Post’ on the side. Equally curious.

There were 3 packers + a foreman. The foreman spoke excellent English – though he initially attempted Chinese in response to what must have been my flawless Chinese pronunciation of ‘hello, good morning, please come in.’ There was initial confusion regarding which items were going to Chicago, but that was quickly resolved – nothing is going to Chicago.

The foreman documented the contents of each box – ‘gong’ was a new word though he seemed pleased that it was onomatopoeia-like – GOOOONGGGgggg. For simplicity, I described as ‘sounds like’ with no mention of onomatopoeia. We confirmed ‘drumsticks’ as the long wooden things you hit the drum with. The foreman seemed disappointed that the specific translation for ‘big, traditional Chinese screen’ was ‘big, traditional Chinese screen.’

I lost track of the Chicken. I think he is somewhere between #17 and #25.

drumEveryone loves the big red drum. I don’t think we have had a single visitor with enough self-control to refrain from giving it a good wack, our movers included. My dad purchased the drum here in Shanghai during a visit earlier this year. We are going to bring it back with the rest of our stuff when we return to the US, and somehow he will get it to his home in Missouri. It took a while to wrap up the drum so that the heads were protected – takes two people.
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A couple of Playboy magazine’s also created excitment, though it was quite subtle. I think everyone had a sneak-peak – a bunch of yellow-hair’s with no clothes. Extremely curious.

Since 75% of the team didn’t speak English, I am confident no one read the articles.

My flight to Beijing is at 9 PM. I have two normal size bags and my computer.

Our ayi will clean for the last time tomorrow and leave the key.

That is the end of our time in Shanghai.