thaipod Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I've been in Thailand for a few years now and am about to sell my house and now looking around walking from room to room realising that I will need a ten wheel truck to move or a removal company .It's amazing what you have collected and purchased over the years to keep you in the comfort zone . When I first came here I came with two suitcases and you end up buying something for the house you think is needed every time you walk into a shopping centre or supermarket . If I ever move back home god knows what it will cost to ship it all . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I recently sold everything and started over with nothing more than a backpack. Great feeling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazygourmet Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 "It is preoccupation with possessions, more than anything else, that prevents us from living freely and nobly." - Henry David Thoreau - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregb Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last time I moved about 7 years ago it took 2 6 wheeled trucks. Next time I move it will be at least 3 times that. Amazing how quickly it accumulates. I need a much bigger closet. My wife's shoe collection alone will require several pallets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidge Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Last year i moved from a furnished 2 story house in to a bungalow. The bungalow was brand new and i had no storage. It was a nightmare at first. No understair storage for a start. Now i have to shove everything i don't need into the loft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 <br />I recently sold everything and started over with nothing more than a backpack.<br /><br />Great feeling!<br /><br /><br /><br />THat is why i love my condo, no room to buy stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 I think basic for me is the way to go, i can up and leave and live anywhere on the planet at a moments notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie1968 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 <br />I recently sold everything and started over with nothing more than a backpack.<br /><br />Great feeling!<br /><br /><br /><br />THat is why i love my condo, no room to buy stuff correct same here charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralfbkk Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 (edited) I think this has nothing to do with where we are, it is more about where we plan or planed to settle down. I lived in Thailand until 2002 and when I moved back to the Los Angeles Area all I had was a wooden crate ( 1 cbm / 300 kgs) with some personal stuff. Met my wife, got married, had our son, bought a house ....you know the rest. When we moved back to Thailand in 2008 I had full 20' Container plus did we leave some stuff behind in our house. Today, nearly 3 1/2 years later, all our rooms are full with stuff and recently I realized we have some many duplicate or triplicate items.....I know that a Garage Sale is inevitable, but then .......no one knows about a Garage Sale in Bangkok. i guess, i will collect a few things and contribute those for merit making. Edited July 15, 2011 by ralfbkk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swordsman Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I have been living like on the lam now since 2001 - and wouldnt want it any other way. Hotel rooms, or furnished apartments - can get up and leave when the need arises. One backpack and one duffel bag - and with the introduction of the Amazon Kindle, I nearly do not have to concern myself about what to do with any libraries I build up while I am stuck in a place for longer than a weekend. If I do buy something extra, I tend to leave it in hotel storage - that way when I go to Dubai, Bangkok, Cairo, or the likes, I have fresh sets of clothes readily available when I check in. That, or leave things up for the hotel staff to do with what they please - the red cross is always also an option. It is a liberating feeling. Or at least I think it would be if one still properly reflected over it. But every time I end up with more than what my backpack, duffel and or possibly samsonite carry on can carry I tend to get all antsy over it and feel tied down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Last time I moved about 7 years ago it took 2 6 wheeled trucks. Next time I move it will be at least 3 times that. Amazing how quickly it accumulates. I need a much bigger closet. My wife's shoe collection alone will require several pallets. Related to I. Marcos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozsamurai Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 4 years now since I arrived with a backpack and a carry on. This month marks the move out of the studio apartment, I have 6 wheeler truck booked, 4 guys and probably 2 trips..... more amusing to me is that I personally hand carried all this in here, no wonder my back hurts... Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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