When they walk down
the stairs fully loaded I ask what they plan to do with all that stuff.
‘We are moving,’
answers Tijm, ‘to a warmer country.’
‘Nice,’ I say. ‘Can I
come?’
I can.
Tijm puts all the
chairs in a row. The little bear chair, the old wobbly one, the dining chairs
and the orange high chair.
Jasmijn climbs on the
bear chair.
‘That one’s for you,
mama,’ the stewardess points.
I sit down while Tijm
loads the luggage on the plane. ‘Where are we going?’
‘Australia,’ yells the
pilot.
‘No, Singapore,’
screams the stewardess.
Before things
escalate, I propose: ‘What if, we go to Singapore first, and then fly on to
Australia? That’s how it happens with real planes. It is too far to fly to
Australia at once, so planes always stop over in Singapore to rest and refuel.’
Only when all of the
staff have agreed we take off. But, somewhere over the Indian Ocean danger
arises. One of the passengers decides to leave the plane.
‘No, Jasmijn,’ yells
Linde. ‘She will fall in the sea, help!’
But Jasmijn has left
already. ‘Let her go, she’ll be all right.’ I point out. She brought her float.
We fly on, calmly and
without further problems.
‘We are going to land,
in Singapore,’ the pilot announces.
We fasten our
seatbelts and hold on tight for landing. When I want to disembark the pilot and
stewardess protest loudly. We still need to go to Australia.
‘No mama, we won’t
have anyone left.’
I look around and have
an idea. I put Poppa, Nelly, Miss Piggy and Duck on the empty chairs. ‘You guys
fly on,’ I say. ‘Mama has work to do. Mama is very busy. Mama has many things
to organise.’
Because, yes, it is a
lot of work, moving to a warmer county. Removers need to be found, flights be
booked, temporary houses be located, kids registered at schools, houses
de-cluttered, assets sold, a rabbit re-homed, and leaving parties organised.
Later, behind the
computer, Tijm stands behind me. ‘How many days until we move, mama?’ he
asks.
I count down. And,
counting, both euphoria and panic strike. Only forty. Forty days. Forty nights.
And then we will move to Singapore!
Oh my gosh! Wow! That is certainly a warmer country :) All the very best getting everything ready. And you know what's truly wonderful about Singapore? It's only a short flight to Australia!!
ReplyDeleteI know Katriina! We are planning a trip to Perth later this year to validate our visa, which are then valid 5 years, so who knows....
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