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20 November 2020
Today is Day 3 of my Managed Isolation; the day of arrival is counted as Day 0 here. So far, I’ve got myself into a routine. My previous experience with quarantine in Kuching really helps with the discipline. My routine is roughly as follows: 0645: Wake and coffee. 0730: Yoga including sun salutations. 0830: Breakfast. […]
17 November 2020
Arrival in Auckland We arrived nearly an hour early into Aotearoa (New Zealand), landing in Auckland at 0840. Seemingly the standard nowadays, we disembarked in batches. After a brief healthcheck of temperature (in the ear) and whether we had any symptoms, we cleared immigration and collected our bags. It was all very quick as there […]
16 November 2020
Leaving Kuala Lumpur Having retired early last night, I woke at 0515. I took my time readying myself and checked-out at 0630 and made it to the 0700 train from KLIA2 back to KLIA. With a half-hourly service being a weekday I wasn’t too concerned about missing that train. Once at KLIA, it was a […]
15 November 2020
Leaving Kuching I didn’t sleep well last night due to the excitement of returning to New Zealand. My flight from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur is scheduled for 1700 this evening. I had been checking for cancellations in the last couple of days and there had been none so far. Just as well, as there is […]
12 November 2020
Another flight cancellation Yesterday, 11 November, I had notification from Malaysia Airlines that my flight of 6 December had been cancelled. I wasn’t surprised; why would they fly when there’s no way passengers can secure Managed Isolation spots. Rebooking on another airline I had been relaxed about staying in Kuching till March next year. But […]
11 November 2020
Flight Cancellation I had booked to fly back to New Zealand on 1 November as part of my roundtrip ticket originating from Auckland. But that flight got cancelled a few days after I left my hotel quarantine in Kuching. Malaysia Airlines had suspended all operations to Auckland until early March next year. So I had […]
6 November 2020
Over a month ago I was reviewing my domestic travel plans as Covid-19 cases had jumped to 260 on 1 October. I thought hell had broken loose a couple of weeks ago when it reached 871 on 18 October. Well, today hell had broken even looser when it reached 1755 cases with a large proportion […]
18 October 2020
Above: Hell has broken loose with a new record high of 871 new cases today. Like I said, a few weeks ago Malaysia was doing well on the Covid front. In fact, on some days, Malaysia had fewer new cases than Auckland alone. Three weeks ago numbers crept up, largely in Sabah. Due to upcoming […]
16 October 2020
Above: Mum awaiting her dental treatment in a special room due to Covid-19 precautions. I’m still learning about Covid SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). Yesterday I went to the mall. I learnt that that clothes I try on in a store have to be sanitized before returning to the shelves. Today I experienced the full precautions […]
1 October 2020
Above: Today, the number of new Covid-19 cases nationwide shot up more than two-fold. During my long stay with family, I’ve booked some domestic trips. In fact, yesterday I had just snapped up Kuching to Langkawi (2h15 flight) for MYR12 (USD3) which is essentially free apart from the airport tax. And the same fare coming […]