From Kuala Lumpur to Zurich, Asian Tigers has arrived
After three months, the best day has come: our stuff from Malaysia has arrived with Asian Tigers in Zurich! We had to wait a while, at times it was like living on a campsite, but now we can start furnishing our apartment!
Movers
We thought it would be handy (we really thought it was a good idea) to have the movers come mid-January to pick up our stuff. We didn’t think we had that much, but when I had to check off 28 boxes it all turned out to be a bit more. Anyway, halfway through January, the guys from Asian Tigers came to our old apartment in Kuala Lumpur. Since we used the last few months to eat outdoors, we didn’t need that stuff for the time being.
Asian Tigers
Asian Tigers is a large moving company that can take care of everything for you. You can choose to let Asian Tigers take care of everything. This will cost a lot more than when the movers only have to take the boxes and bring them to your new home. We had the luxury of having everything packed for us and not having to empty cupboards or dismantle a bed ourselves. And the same in Zurich, where the Harsch movers unpacked everything and had to walk up to six floors with a mattress(!) because the elevator was too small. So this was a lot more relaxing for us, compared to two years ago when I set off the alarm in the service elevator because I was trying to lift 13 boxes out by myself.
Suez Canal
Shipping your belongings takes about six to eight weeks. Maybe in good times, without Covid-19 and a ship tied up in the Suez Canal, otherwise, it takes a little longer. This was for the dramatic effect because, fortunately, our ship was not stuck in the canal. So why did it take a while? We don’t know either, the container was stuck in the port of Kuala Lumpur for a few weeks, and it had a long sleepover in Singapore. So our ingenious plan to have everything shipped earlier, so we would soon have our stuff in Zurich, didn’t work out.
Camping
At the Loosschilder-Jansen campground, it was a hollow mess for the past two months. With two plates, two cups, some cutlery and two pairs of towels we flew to Switzerland. Still keeping in mind that this would only be for about three weeks, not three months. Gradually more furniture arrived, and now with the stuff from Kuala Lumpur, it start to sound less and less hollow. All in all, you spend at least six months moving and waiting for furniture (thanks Covid for causing the many delays).
Cutlery set
In three hours, the Harsch men unpacked our entire furniture, which was quite dirty. Not surprising of course when everything was locked up in a cargo ship for three months. Every few boxes we looked at each other with some confusion and wondered. So why again do we need 12 wine glasses, a 96-piece cutlery set, countless plates, and double the number of books? And how entertaining, hopefully soon, we’ll have to do this again with all the stuff that is still waiting for us in the Netherlands. Until then we make do with what we have now and enjoy our, sometimes a little bit useless, Malaysian stuff.
From Kuala Lumpur to Zurich, Asian Tigers has arrived
After three months, the best day has come: our stuff from Malaysia has arrived with Asian Tigers in Zurich! We had to wait a while, at times it was like living on a campsite, but now we can start furnishing our apartment!
Movers
We thought it would be handy (we really thought it was a good idea) to have the movers come mid-January to pick up our stuff. We didn’t think we had that much, but when I had to check off 28 boxes it all turned out to be a bit more. Anyway, halfway through January, the guys from Asian Tigers came to our old apartment in Kuala Lumpur. Since we used the last few months to eat outdoors, we didn’t need that stuff for the time being.
Suez Canal
Shipping your belongings takes about six to eight weeks. Maybe in good times, without Covid-19 and a ship tied up in the Suez Canal, otherwise, it takes a little longer. This was for the dramatic effect because, fortunately, our ship was not stuck in the canal. So why did it take a while? We don’t know either, the container was stuck in the port of Kuala Lumpur for a few weeks, and it had a long sleepover in Singapore. So our ingenious plan to have everything shipped earlier, so we would soon have our stuff in Zurich, didn’t work out.
Asian Tigers
Asian Tigers is a large moving company that can take care of everything for you. You can choose to let Asian Tigers take care of everything. This will cost a lot more than when the movers only have to take the boxes and bring them to your new home. We had the luxury of having everything packed for us and not having to empty cupboards or dismantle a bed ourselves. And the same in Zurich, where the Harsch movers unpacked everything and had to walk up to six floors with a mattress(!) because the elevator was too small. So this was a lot more relaxing for us, compared to two years ago when I set off the alarm in the service elevator because I was trying to lift 13 boxes out by myself.
Camping
At the Loosschilder-Jansen campground, it was a hollow mess for the past two months. With two plates, two cups, some cutlery and two pairs of towels we flew to Switzerland. Still keeping in mind that this would only be for about three weeks, not three months. Gradually more furniture arrived, and now with the stuff from Kuala Lumpur, it start to sound less and less hollow. All in all, you spend at least six months moving and waiting for furniture (thanks Covid for causing the many delays).
Cutlery set
In three hours, the Harsch men unpacked our entire furniture, which was quite dirty. Not surprising of course when everything was locked up in a cargo ship for three months. Every few boxes we looked at each other with some confusion and wondered. So why again do we need 12 wine glasses, a 96-piece cutlery set, countless plates, and double the number of books? And how entertaining, hopefully soon, we’ll have to do this again with all the stuff that is still waiting for us in the Netherlands. Until then we make do with what we have now and enjoy our, sometimes a little bit useless, Malaysian stuff.
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