Another milestone passes: This almost one year old pup (apparently, according to the Vet, he’s 4 years old…) is despondent, it wants to go out but it cannot; concrete and steel in the daylight; The grass grows tall around the fire hydrant; Looking around the compound there is detritus everywhere; Steel that was good for […]

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Today is another PCR test day: One of compound staff sweeps the leaves from the roadway; A Test station is ready, is 6:40-is in the morning; Some residents do their morning; The mobile testing station is set up in another part of the compound; The test station near my building; Some delicate fungi grow in […]

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Yesterday’s respite has been replaced with todays sense of numbness. Limbo, or Purgatory… Awaiting Godot? Well…  for something to change. My Testing station has a new test tube rack; Toby reminds me, “kinda…” of Francis from, “Cooking with Dog;” Toby makes friends with Mr. Duo Sin (I think that’s his name); I finally got the […]

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FREEDOM! [bullsh*t, bullsh*t, bullsh*t…] No! Today? One Family member is allowed to leave the compound, for up to 6 hours, and on return, not go out again. One exit, one entry, one per family, end of story. In the morning, the rotunda and it’s covered gallery’s are deserted; At midday people charge the gate; I […]

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It’s Yesterday Once More. (I forgot to post…) This is our last day before a limited and restricted opening up to allow us into the local district. A mother and child sit on a skateboard; The dog is checking its Pee-Mail; Using a bike to carry incoming goods; Volunteers patrol the compound; Jiaozi, being boiled; […]

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I feel like I’m in Limbo. There is no news about when we will progress from compound confinement to district access.  A mother and daughter take a morning walk; The hairdresser moves from building to building, providing haircuts; Her tools of trade; A government food delivery arrives, does this mean that we are going to […]

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Well, today is the last day of the five day control. My block is on the afternoon shift but I take the dog out for his morning needs all the same. Eastern Plaza is now open, some people exercise, I see a woman doing tai chi… she’s quite skilled; heading towards the Western Plaza I […]

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PCR Testing Day: A resident takes advantage of the morning to observe the South Gate activity from the the covered Gallery; The Beimax have taken to “Disinfecting” the streets; The medical team is made up of nurses and general volunteers, these volunteers ready themselves to call down residents, check their names, and scan QR codes; […]

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We are half way through a five day curfew, they claimed that in the next two days we will do some PCR testing and on the basis of that they will then decide whether to open up this area or not.  In the meantime, we continue to be allowed out within a designated, six hour […]

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We are still confined to quarters, except for a few hours each day, the same hours each day. [敲打] Put the kettle to heat the water; Toby 头哔, is so happy to be outside, he doesn’t understand the edicts of the committee… come to think of it, I’m not sure I do either; An ex-hairdresser […]

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