COVID-19


Days 1 and 2: Entertaining the Toddler + Addressing FAQs

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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…



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

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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.
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