It's been about 6 or 7 weeks of working from home, and I thought I'd post something here just to remind myself of this really interesting time in history.
A global pandemic, Covid-19, has brought the world to a standstill. +3 and I have been very lucky that we still have our jobs, unlike so many others who have either been laid off or had to take pay cuts.
We are also lucky that our jobs allow us to work from home. For the last month, I've been giving my classes and briefings online, to the point +3 says he could probably do my briefings too since he'd heard me repeat myself so many times. Hehe.
My nanny has stayed with us, and she has been such a big help taking care of AC and cooking meals for when we have been too busy to do so. I'm thankful that my parents were understanding and let her stay with us, and they managed everything at home themselves. I tried to ease ma's load by ordering tingkat delivery meals for lunch and dinner so she doesn't have to cook or wash up (too much). They say the meals are tasty and finish up all the dishes mealtime.
My favourite discovery this circuit breaker period (food wise):
- Wang's curry paste. Makes really yummy curry chicken and this is definitely gonna be a staple in our home!
- CP chicken gyoza. So easy to heat up, so tasty. Another staple to be.
- Arcade fish soup delivery. This was a recommendation from our neighbour and it is so yum. So yum. And not too pricey too. Just gotta pay for delivery fee. I wonder if they will continue with delivery services next time. Ordered this for the oldies once and papa gave it 2 thumbs up.
- Burning Oak - they sell smoked beef rice bowls and omg it's so good. You really can taste the smokiness.
- Woon Woon white beehoon from Changi village. Another yummy dish (seafood soup with beehoon) where you can really taste the wokhei. Ordered for the oldies and they really enjoyed it too.
- Windowsill Pies. We managed to get these as part of a group buy from the estate. Awesome to have foodie neighbours. The pies are so good. My fav is the pecan pie. +3 likes their apple pie.
Some other things we got as part of group buys - carrot cake, rojak, chicken pie, curry puff, soju (remind me not to order alcohol again).
We really can't complain. I've enjoyed spending time with +3 and AC, playing and just being silly together. I'm glad he isn't in school yet, so we don't really have to worry too much about his academics for now. Play boosts a child's development, so yay to us!
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Time flies and soon the circuit breaker will be over. We are looking tentatively at 2 June but of course we have to wait for the official announcement and all that.
The majority of cases have been foreign workers in dorms, and I hope that after this, tangible changes will be made to ensure a better quality of living for them.
Also, really really appreciate all the people who have been keeping this country running - delivery men and women, healthcare staff, cleaners. Everyone has played such an important role.
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Hope the situation stabilises but I don't think that we will be traveling much any time soon. Let's keep staying safe and healthy.
