Comments on Profile Post by DigMe

  1. JustAnotherRando
    JustAnotherRando
    Tell me about it. My city (Hong Kong) has been in total freakout mode for a month, flew the family overseas to avoid the craziness of schools being closed for 2 months and all the playgrounds shut down.

    Where about are you- still in Asia somewhere?
    Feb 27, 2020
  2. DigMe
    DigMe
    Yeah we left to go to Malaysia and Thailand on vacay and then everything went off the rails. Extended our time in Thailand by 3 weeks and changed our return flight to go through Seoul instead of Guangzhou..
    Feb 27, 2020
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  3. DigMe
    DigMe
    Well that sure backfired as of this week! We decided to go back to our city since everyone in the ground says it’s getting back to normal (over 1000 miles from Wuhan) so we rebooked through Singapore to avoid Korea issues
    Feb 27, 2020
  4. DigMe
    DigMe
    Then we get into Singapore last night for an 11 hour layover and found out from friends that things have changed in our city. All incoming international travelers are required to have blood drawn and medical exam and then strict quarantine for 14 days monitored by district officials. No leaving apt at all. We decided that would all be too hard on the kids. One is on autism spectrum.
    Feb 27, 2020
  5. DigMe
    DigMe
    So we canceled our second leg and will stay in Singapore a couple of days to plan our next steps and make preparations
    Feb 27, 2020
  6. Jinxy245
    Jinxy245
    This could get really bad really quick. I hope you get home soon (and stay virus free obviously)
    Feb 27, 2020
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  7. JustAnotherRando
    JustAnotherRando
    Holy cow, yeah, your plans are being totally and utterly shot.

    Kids kept inside all day will just go stir crazy, what's why I got mine out asap.

    Ive been through the last minute travel plans shambles recently for the same reason. It's bloody stressful to plan and to take care of kids in an unfamiliar environment at the same time.

    Good luck!
    Feb 27, 2020
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  8. DigMe
    DigMe
    We may just go back to the US for a while. I dont really want to but once we get there it would be the least stressful place for the kids to be versus waiting it out in Thailand. I dont think we could afford to wait it out in Singapore. This place is pricy! We’re still thinking about it though.
    Feb 27, 2020
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  9. DigMe
    DigMe
    My oldest son has been really sad about not being back home in China.
    Feb 27, 2020
  10. songmic
    songmic
    It's crazy in South Korea as well. 've been placed under quarantine for a week now, unable to go anywhere outside (no, I'm not infected).
    Feb 28, 2020
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  11. Azimuth
    Azimuth
    Sorry to hear all of this. Sounds like a disaster. Be well and keep us updated.
    Feb 29, 2020
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  12. DigMe
    DigMe
    Thanks, man. We’ve decided to head back to the US for a couple of months.
    Feb 29, 2020
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