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Dear Diary, Day 17 of 21. Merry Christmas!! Currently kicking myself in the imaginary balls as I somehow missed the sign up for the turkey dinner drive hosted by Kunj Ghandhi from the Hong Kong Quarantine Support Group on Facebook and with McSorley’s Restaurant to bring Christmas Turkey Dinners to Christmas Quarantiners. I effing loooooooove […]

Dear Diary, Day….11?…12? of my 21 day quarantine. Ack I seem to have fallen into a very deep dark rabbit hole of Korean dramas and late-night Google searches the last few days. It started from an innocent search which  spiralled into madness starting from: ”how to make pancakes with just oats, packages of sugar, cabbage,

Dear Diary, Day 9 of my 21 day quarantine. I’ve been so devoid of human contact…well not all humans just the opposite sex, (I’m quarantining in a standard hotel room with 2 other female adults atm *cry*). This morning a middle-aged Chinese construction worker, resembling a Chinese Danny DeVito walked by my window…I got excited

Dear Diary, Day 7 of 21 days of quarantine. I’ve made friends, Diary! Online! It’s funny how quarantining together in the same hotel creates a sense of camaraderie. I guess sharing a traumatic experience collectively really does bring people closer together. The hotel I’m staying at has a designated whatsapp group created by volunteers who’s

Dear Diary, Day 8 of my 21 day quarantine. I thought I would be adventurous today and go on a walking expedition. Nothing too wild, just a beginners journey. Started from one bed to the other. Encountered a suitcase tucked away in it’s non-natural hábitat, sleeping under a table. After arriving to the other bed,

Dear Diary: It’s Day 6 of 21 at Regal Airport Hotel (RAH). My relationship with cabbage and mushrooms (of any variety) have changed. These seem to be the staple during hotel quarantine. Cabbage and mushrooms with a side of some unknown meat. If you’re a vegetarian expect to eat cabbage and mushroom every day, all

Dear Diary: It’s Day 5 today. 16 days left of mandatory quarantine. I have fallen into a nice rhythm. I think I can do this forever. A vacation from my kids, from cooking, from responsibilities! I sleep and wake up whenever I want to, food is prepared and delivered at my door. The outside world is

Dear Diary: Day 4 of 21 days of mandatory hotel quarantine and missing the little things in life. Life in quarantine has made me realised how I use to take the littlest things for granted. I never knew how everyday mundane little things that go unnoticed in our daily lives are actually really important. Like