Almost ready to go

Everything is packed. It took a while since Sandra really needed to sort through things. We got so many presents (clothes, toys and all that). And it really really didn't fit all into the luggage. So we now have one major suitcase (mostly filled with Xenne's clothes and toys), a small backpack (filled with Xenne's miscellaneous things). A huge, fillled to the brim baby bag, an almost bursting at the seams 'hand'bag (so i'm definitely NOT traveling in comfort) and a carry-on suitcase that weights a ton. Sandra's really hoping nobody weights the carry-on. She'd be in a lot of problems since you're only allowed 8 kg if she remembers correctly.

And on top of all that , she has Xenne in a maxi-cosi (which also has a small storage compartment...).

Now all we have to do is drink coffee (Sandra is busy doing that since she didn't sleep very well) and change Xenne into his travel clothes in about half an hour. And then we're off. Bye-bye Europe, hello Asia....

Almost ready to go

KK emailed that he would come to the airport to pick us up. I think Sandra's really happy about that. Not only because she wants to see him but also because she has tons of luggage to drag around. And she'll have Xenne to focus on.

Anyways, the last days have been and are hectic. Busy busy busy with the last things to organise, buy and people to meet. The meeting part is the nice part, the rest just takes up too much time. Like packing and repacking and repacking... 30 kilo's sounds like a lot but it isn't. And it'll be 25 kg for Xenne (Sandra & I are amazed at the amount of clothes she got for Xenne. All so cute and so nice so too difficult to leave behind. So Sandra leaves almost all her things behind in order to have kg's (and space) for Xenne's stuff.

Back to Asia

Sandra got some 'complaints' about the blog being terribly outdated. And she told me to do something about it. It is true, i spend much of my time with Xenne. I kind of live in his play pen and even though i can see the computer from there, it doesn't really hold my interest at the moment. Anyways, we'll be flying to Bangkok this sunday (the 24th of february). We will stay in Thailand for a little while but probably not in BKK since none of us really like that city (for more than a few days). But Sandra wants to talk to Kyaw Kyaw about where to go. After that, who knows. Sandra wanted to teach at the summer school but she hasn't heard anything back yet. So they might not need any teachers. Since we do need income, we'll see what else is available and where (considering that KK doesn't easily get visas. And whether he wants to since the chances for work outside Burma are rather slim). We'll have some time to think about that. KK first needs to learn about nappy-changing, bottle-feeding and Xenne-handling first.

Hopefully when we're all in Thailand i'll have/make some more time to update this site. There are tons of pictures waiting to be posted. They will come i promise. i just don't know when. After all, as soons as we're in Thailand i need Sandra to take me to an internet cafe. Skunks aren't taken seriously over there as paying customers at those places. Maybe it is the lack of pockets ?

It is amazing....

how much time a baby takes up. I had planned to update this site regularly (with also of course pictures of Xenne) but Sandra is so busy with the baby and i need her to log on to the computer. So i find that, once again, i don't do what i planned to do....

Xenne had his first vaccinations on wednesday. Normally, it is only after 7 weeks but he could do the fast-track. So now Sandra is trying to leave at around the 23rd/24th if she gets the 'all clear' and if she there are seats on the plane available for those dates. Then we'll all meet up with Kyaw Kyaw in Bangkok and probably stay in Thailand so Xenne can get his second shots there. This will also give KK time to get used to Xenne and learn how to feed him, change his nappie and all those things. In case Sandra can get a job at the summer school. Because, at the moment we have no income (KK has a little but it is not enough to buy all the nappies and other baby things Xenne needs...) and since it is only 4 hours per day, it is a good start she thinks. Besides, we can all get used to the heat again in Thailand. There if you take a room with aircon, the aircon usually works since they do have electricity 24/7. Which is nice in 40-something degrees celsius. It'll be summer in Asia by the time we get back there.....