Category: Quarantine
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Day Twenty Seven of Lockdown
We are two days out from Qing Ming Festival – Tomb Sweeping Time, but will we be released on time? The numbers don’t look encouraging, and there could be the potential for a lot of angry ancestors, with dirty tomb, and respects not paid… Today was a day of surprises: A food parcel from RT…
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Day Twenty Six of Lockdown
Panic! Distress! Anxiety… today, came the order that the external doors of the building will be wired shut at night, because some people were going out, under cover of darkness, in direct violation of the, “Stay At Home” management principles. For a fleeting moment our voluntary participation in this Epidemic Strategy, had become, a Curfew,…
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Day Twenty Five of Lockdown
Today, more parts of Shanghai go into a strict. 5 Day. lockdown. Much of Shanghai is now under emergency orders, and Quarantine. Key areas no longer have incoming deliveries, except for those authorised by the government. Resources are becoming limited and stretched. Here in Huacao, (we are part of the Minhang region) we have been…
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Day Twenty Four of Lockdown
Day 3 of some vaguely compulsory, “Stay at Home” ruling, the communication within the community from the Quarantine Taskforce, is very minimalistic: As always… The day starts with tea; A pleasant surprise delivery, a momentary spot of colour – a neighbour sent me some strawberries, 🥰 The big news today – a community care gift…
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Day Twenty Three of Lockdown
👏 👏 … No NAT today; Two sets of Rules? One for Security, and one for the residents? The Food Truck is gone 😢 The store needs resupply but it’s not completely empty; The people snatch some sunlight while they can,; A violin teacher prepares a violin for his daughter; A Food parcel arrives at…
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Day Twenty Two of Lockdown
The call goes building by building – hurry up and wait; waiting for Family to gather; Testing again in earnest; At the gate the Incoming deliveries are more orderly; Breakfast from the Grill; Smoked Pork, egg, and lettuce wrap; An anatomical potato shape pointing the way; Hard Lockdown volunteers police the door; This steamer bastard…
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Day Twenty One of Lockdown
The Main Gate area is becoming busier; More deliveries are coming in; Some are less locked down than others, or so it seems… The Classic style Galleries is populated and enjoyed; Tea tools are at the ready; Today I offered Black Garlic to the community, free to anyone who wanted it.
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Day Twenty of Lockdown
The Lockdown Continues. The powers that bee keep rolling over the 2+2 Testing regime, or so it seems. There seems to be an arbitrary exercise of power at play. But who’s, and at what level? Dissatisfaction grows within the community. Envious eyes see tainted images of unfair treatment. Generalizations based on incomplete information, ill-informed prejudices,…
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Day Nineteen of Lockdown
We are told, we are in an epidemic, and indeed we are: an epidemic of complacency and stupidity. Yes, masks are worn, but social distancing is no where to be seen. At the food truck, supplies of milk are distributed; The main gate is still closed; Traffic Hats block vehicle movement; However, some benches are…
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Day Eighteen of Lockdown
Maintaining a positive attitude is important for one’s mental well-being. My cynicism towards, “Gated Communities,” once described them as, “Golden Prisons.” How ironic those words appear now. Today the weather is foul, hard rain from the south: The window is a blur of gushing water; Lei Kou Chai Dian Hong tea, with a delightful orchid…