Yes, I have a confirmed date of departure. April 7 is the day. Didn't realise that it is Easter weekend when I booked it... Oh well... At least I get to spend Good Friday in Singapore before I leave.

So I have a confirmed date of departure. I got myself a laptop and all the necessary vaccination. What's next? Over the years, I've become someone who needs to work with a list, so I started making a list of 1) To do list, 2) Storage list, and 3) Packing list. Needless to say, the lists are still in their infancy stage. My brain started to wander off as I move down the list. Sometimes I'll start worrying about some useless stuff and then I realised I must stay focused. This is when I really learn to depend on God on His provision. It's quite exciting to see how God provides and how encouragement comes my way when I do not expect it.

I decided to take at least a day off each week from now until end of March so I can start packing and getting ready. Today was such a day, and already I'm having a bit of headache. Everytime I move, I've never failed to amaze at my ability to acquire... stuff...in a negative sense. The amount of things to pack can scare even the most determined person at first attempt. This was like my 3rd of 4th attempt. The first few times when I started to look around, it always make me want to go to sleep. Whenever I have something I can't solve, I'd want to sleep. Very bad habbit...

The plan is this: I shall bring minimal stuff so that, 1) I don't have to pay excess baggage charge (ha ha... cheapo), 2) I can finally stop losing things for once... and 3) save space, 4) I'd learn to get used to living simply. But I guess there're certain things that I just have to bring.

Next I need to decide on the emergency/evacuation plan and travel insurance. It's really quite a task to look through all the fine prints of what's provided and what's not. There're still a couple of things to do but I guess I'll just take one thing at a time...