Regarding the relocation to Indonesia, I deliberately decided to not mix the "shipping issue" with the general relocation commentary.

Decy has been stuck in a "5-day holiday" this past weekend ... on Tuesday we will finally get moving again on the house hunting.  Hopefully everything will be wrapped up Tuesday or Wednesday so the renovations can begin and we can have a move-in date targetted ... my guess is will be around the 23rd of September.

Once we know we have the house for sure, Decy will begin a full court press on selecting furniture and starting to queue it up for delivery ... and then there is the domestic and security help we will need to hire .... probably 6-7 people.

If the above isn't enough ... I learned today that our 42-day expense paid auto rental (with driver) began when Decy arrived ... so that deal turns into a pumpkin about the 12th of September ... so, we will need to either start paying rental (with driver) or go out and buy two cars (and find drivers) ASAP.

I think we are going to buy a Honda CR-V and a Toyota Fortuner (Decy's choices).  Given the absence of attractive financing that means I have to queue up about $55,000 so we can pay cash for the cars  .... and don't forget the furniture costs either .... so, as you can see September is going to be a very hectic and expensive month (Paul & Chris, see why I sent you the college money early ???).

ciao ciao