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Days 1 and 2: Entertaining the Toddler + Addressing FAQs

April 25, 2020 by Michelle 1 Comment
J Boy Colouring

In my previous post, I had talked about arriving in Singapore, and checking into our hotel to serve our SHN. It’s great that the government is taking great lengths to welcome its overseas residents home, and taking such good care of us. At the same time, this can also save our tourism industry. Even the receptionist we met at check-in agreed with this!

Entertaining an active toddler

Our jetlag seemed to disappear pretty quickly – we adjusted to Singapore’s time zone almost immediately. With the lack of sleep, I was still exhausted and unable to keep up with J Boy’s activity level. So we resorted to screen time, and lots of it! Chromecast + iPhone games sure have saved our sanity! And no, I’m not guilty of it – parents need their down time too! Continue Reading…

Posted in: Blog, COVID-19, Family, Travel Tagged: covid-19, family, shn, singapore

Day 0: Arriving in Singapore and Serving Our Stay-Home Notice

April 23, 2020 by Michelle 2 Comments

I had mentioned in my previous post that our flight back was uneventful. It was swift and smooth, and we even arrived almost an hour ahead of time. But of course, when you travel with a toddler, you’ll never get the peace and quiet you desire during your flight. 😅 Continue Reading…

Posted in: COVID-19, Family, Travel Tagged: covid-19, family, shn, singapore, travel

Returning Home – The Days Leading Up to Our Flight + Day -1

April 22, 2020 by Michelle 1 Comment
J Boy with Face Mask

It wasn’t an easy decision. We are based in London because of my job, and news of hospitals in our area reaching full capacity made us anxious by the day. We had already started isolating ourselves for 4 weeks. I would work from home, and we had already stopped J Boy’s nursery a week before they announced the lockdown in the UK. Daddy Sean went for grocery runs every week, and this was a big risk factor.

When MFA first announced flying Singaporeans back in March, we held back because we didn’t wish to risk catching the virus en route. It felt safer at home at that point of time. However, as time went on, we started getting worried. What if one of us gets sick? What would happen to J Boy? There’s absolutely no extended family support where we were.
Continue Reading…

Posted in: Blog, COVID-19, Travel Tagged: covid-19, london, singapore, travel, uk

Online Grocery Shopping in Singapore

April 4, 2020 by Michelle Leave a Comment

In light of the COVID-19 situation in Singapore, many people may wish to stay home as much as they can. Here is a compilation of online grocery stores in Singapore everyone can utilise until the situation improves.

May the delivery slots be with you.
Continue Reading…

Posted in: COVID-19, Family, Food Tagged: covid-19, food, groceries, online shopping, singapore

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