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Mandatory Quarantine 2020: Part 7 – Finally Leaving Claustrophobic Quarantine

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When one is undergoing 14 days of mandatory in a small confined room, trust me, the days will pass by very slowly. Even the hours seem to be taking its own “sweet time” to move. Whilst one may get excited on the first few days of being quarantined in a luxurious hotel room, one will soon get bored with the routine and yes, with the which more or less from the same list of menu.

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Mandatory Quarantine 2020: Part 6 – Glorious Malaysian Quarantine Meals (3)

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This will probably be the last post on for the obvious reason – the rest of the menu was more or so a mix of the previous meals. I guess this is due to the control of the by the Ministry of and not left to the creativity of the chefs (but then again it could be worse).

Another reason for having a similar dish served on a daily basis was probably is the cost factor. Having limited menu would probably make it easy for the hotel to plan their purchases and prepare the meals.

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Mandatory Quarantine 2020: Part 5 – Glorious Malaysian Quarantine Meals (2)

quarantine MOH food

One of the key things that caught my eyes when it comes to daily meals during the 14 days is this – the label on top of the box. It explains 2 main things namely the date & timing when the meal needs to be finished and the fact that the Ministry of vetted through the daily meal to ensure a balanced meal.

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Mandatory Quarantine 2020: Part 4 – Glorious Malaysian Quarantine Meals (1)

food oats fruits quarantine

A big part of the “fun” of being quarantined down in a small room for the next 14 days without anything much to do is to watch for the 3 meals of the day that will be hand-delivered to the small table just outside our room. Of course, one also needs to be prepared with standby of their own – in my case, 3 in 1 cereal, biscuits and packet drinks.

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Mandatory Quarantine 2020: Part 1 – The Long, Tiring Transit in Changi Singapore

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(The “Transit Holding Area” at in is huge, spacious and well equipped. If your transit time is short, this will be an ideal place to catch your breath and get a quick rest before your flight. However, if your transit time is long, this is not a good place to catch your sleep and rest)

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Kingdom of Cambodia 2020: Part 10 – No Fear, Foodpanda Delivers (2)

Online food ordering cambodia foodpanda

Continuing with the 2nd part of the Cambodian series on online services, the choice of a great, fast and cheap meals are now all at one’s fingertips. Photo by Kaboompics .com from Pexels

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Kingdom of Cambodia 2020: Part 9 – No Fear, Foodpanda Delivers (1)

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The next 3 parts in this series would be on the various dishes ordered online using delivery services from in , a true blessing in disguise for those working late and do not want to be walking around looking for in time of a major pandemic. Photo by Erik Mclean from Pexels

Perhaps it was a blessing disguise but back in March when the lockdown in place, we had no choice but to start ordering food, grocery, , etc online and names like Foodpanda, Grab, Lazada and yes, McDelivery was fast becoming a household name. Before March, we had never had to order online for food because we either cook dishes at home or just drive out to “tapau” from outside.

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Kingdom of Cambodia 2020: Part 8 – A Great Delicious Malaysian Lunch At Café Malaya

malaysian food lunch cafe malaya cambodia phnom penh

(Is there something called the perfect ? In , this probably be the case with a good dose of with sizable prawns, fish, , and yes, the good old kangkung and this is a so we can go for another round)

After the end of our self-isolation and getting down to our real work in Cambodia, we by now have established a routine when it comes to having our lunch at our workplace. Since the cost of is not cheap here as compared to back in , we had to be rather picky when it comes to having a good lunch but without burning a hole in our pockets. We had shortlisted our options to just 3 main places – local Cambodia, Vietnamese and of course Malaysian restaurants.

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Kingdom of Cambodia 2020: Part 6 – Does This Considered as Healthy Morning Breakfasts?

cambodia food breakfast

(The fried noodles for is nothing new for me – I often have the same for breakfast back in Malaysia too. However, I appreciate the breakfast here as they provide a lot of even for breakfast and these vegetable dishes were well prepared indeed).

Continuing the adventure, this post will be on breakfast as we started our self-isolation for 14 days and on the 13th day, we suppose to go for our 2nd test. That will determine if we will be free to go on to work on our project in Phnom Penh or get stranded in a Government Hospital until we are free of the COVID19 virus.

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Kingdom of Cambodia 2020: Part 4 – Glorious, Delicious Food at Designated Hotel

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One of the benefits of staying in a designated is that we don’t have to go far for – everything is delivered to the room. It is the same case here considering that we are not allowed to venture out for food and other shopping.

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Lock Down in Malaysia 2020: 6 Main Things I Have Missed Due to Lock Down

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We are in the 13th day of the nationwide lock down aka movement restriction order which commenced on 18th March 2020. By now the US have taken the lead in the total number of infections – recording 105,240 confirmed cases compared to China which has 86,498 confirmed cases todate. Infographic source: Statista

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Food 101: The Chaos Of Organising A Departmental Lunch

departmental lunch food tray

Sometimes, organizing a departmental can be more complex than implementing a full-scale project. On the other hand, sometimes it is easier if it is cheap, healthy, tasty and a standard menu tied to it. Image source: http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com.

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