It’s been a long drive from another province to our destination with our belongings all stuffed at the back of the truck. I could still remember the many tiring days of preparation before we moved back to our hometown. Sorting out all our accumulated things was just so stressful. We had to decide what to keep, what to throw away and what to give. There were some things that we had to let go even if they had some sentimental value.
The moving truck came at about midnight as the driver and his two assistants loaded up our stuff at the back. It was almost dawn as we started the long journey on the road that would take us to the barge, a shipping vessel where the truck was carried. Early the next day, the barge arrived on land, and off it continued its journey.
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