Getting released Today is freedom day.  I get released from my week of hotel quarantine, having received verbal confirmation of my negative PCR test result yesterday.  One week of quarantine is a breeze and feels very easy compared to two weeks. I woke up early to check the MySejahtera app to check whether my test […]

Above:  Steps taken this trip, as measured on my phone. Swabbing Today I had my single outing during my week in hotel quarantine.  I was guided down to the lobby for a PCR swab test down the throat and then up both nostrils.  I was then guided back and unlike last year, I have a […]

Above:  Very welcome change of meal cooked by Elena plus cans from Cecilia. Niggling health issues After having two days of waking up at a respectable local time, I overslept and woke up after 0900.  Flying from west to east is a bugger.  I had woken up around 0300 and took half a pill to […]

Arrival processing I had planned on checking-out from the Sama-Sama Express Airside Transit Hotel at 0400.  I couldn’t sleep beyond 0230 having had about 5h sleep already.  The extra complimentary hours given to meant that I could have a cuppa tea and leave around 0430 to commence the arrival process into Malaysia. A bus was […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]