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This is from today's pandemic press conference:
One funny thing I noted... none of the Chinese media asked about pets. It was only the Portguese reporter that kept asking and repeating the question about dog walking. Kudos to Joana Freitas.
However, I do not want to fully trust a news clipping and I am still eagerly waiting for the UDPATED press release from the government office.
Officially a full week oflockdown (this is NOT a lockdown!) reduced mobility. Rapid Antigen Tests (home test) daily and then proper NAT/PCR test every other day (at testing center). I can already feel how dreadful it will be. Like today. I asked the family, at around noon. "If we are to order lunch, we'd better order now to avoid the rush." We discuss a bit. Dad says he has no appetite (it's Sunday, he had a late breakfast), Sis doesn't care, Mom asks me what I want. I was really feeling like Indian and said I wanted butter chicken and naan or roti. She thinks for a bit. "Nah! Let's do McDonalds'!"
WTF. Slightly put off, I just say "alright so I'll just be in my room and go when it's time to buy it," and Mom was already screaming, saying "if I don't like it I can say so." Well. Yeah. I don't really like it. But I'm not going to fight you about it. The Indian place is not going to deliver for just one dish, so I'll just have McDonalds' with the lot of you. And if it's McDonalds', then it's going down to it and order take out, so it's too early for that. So I'm going back into my room. What's the big fuss?
I had wanted to order from that salad place I usually order at work, but again, they don't delivery for just 1 portion. Besides, they've closed now, I guess due to all the government restrictions. It's so tough to attempt eating healthy here.
I'll just take the following days one day at a time. I should try to schedule an 8am yoga, a 3pm workout, and then a 9pm yoga or treadmill walk. Might as well build a routine. Dad's banking on the idea that "after this week, they're gonna like having people cooped up, so then it's another week of lockdown again!"
hm...
I just spent 20 euros on a stupid course. It sounded like a bloody good idea on the ad, but by the second paragraph of the actual course work I did an epic eyeroll. It's called Communicating with Animals. I thought it was like something I had recently heard of in Chinese (so I have no idea what it's called in English), a way to communicate with animals also. I thought it was something like noticing their reaction to things or whatnot. But then, when the word "telepathy" appeared on the second paragraph, my eyes rolled over to the back of my skull. Damn it. At least, 20 euros isn't much and it's an amount I can afford to "lose". Guess what I really wanted was Animal Behaviour? Lesson learnt. Though I will still go through that coursework. In order to recognize bullsh*t, you need to know bullsh*t. So I shall complete that course. It's just reading a new article every day (seems like it).
/edit oh gawds. I just tried to search the Chinese name of the topic/thing I mentioned and apparently it IS the same thing... Animal Communication, or, again, TELEPATHY. Alright, bring the bullsh*t on, I shall debunk it all.
** I mean, if you believe in this, that's fine of course. It's just that for me, I don't believe in that. I saw a show where a reporter asked for a "reading" about a lost turtle and the communicator said the turtle was in a dark small space and it's scared. Afterwards the reporter revealed that it's just a toy turtle and the communicator hung up. That story sort of got stuck in my head.
Everyone must take RATs before leaving homes starting today; residents not allowed to step outside their homes unless for life and death reasons or to buy essentials, says head of public relations for CPSP.
He also said taking your pets out to potty is considered not essential and therefore also not allowed.
However, the Municipal Affairs Bureau has since clarified to multiple worried parties over the phone that walking your dog is in fact allowed and essential.
Read more... https://macaonews.org/covid-19/...0Elw7uoAU
One funny thing I noted... none of the Chinese media asked about pets. It was only the Portguese reporter that kept asking and repeating the question about dog walking. Kudos to Joana Freitas.
However, I do not want to fully trust a news clipping and I am still eagerly waiting for the UDPATED press release from the government office.
Officially a full week of
WTF. Slightly put off, I just say "alright so I'll just be in my room and go when it's time to buy it," and Mom was already screaming, saying "if I don't like it I can say so." Well. Yeah. I don't really like it. But I'm not going to fight you about it. The Indian place is not going to deliver for just one dish, so I'll just have McDonalds' with the lot of you. And if it's McDonalds', then it's going down to it and order take out, so it's too early for that. So I'm going back into my room. What's the big fuss?
I had wanted to order from that salad place I usually order at work, but again, they don't delivery for just 1 portion. Besides, they've closed now, I guess due to all the government restrictions. It's so tough to attempt eating healthy here.
I'll just take the following days one day at a time. I should try to schedule an 8am yoga, a 3pm workout, and then a 9pm yoga or treadmill walk. Might as well build a routine. Dad's banking on the idea that "after this week, they're gonna like having people cooped up, so then it's another week of lockdown again!"
hm...
I just spent 20 euros on a stupid course. It sounded like a bloody good idea on the ad, but by the second paragraph of the actual course work I did an epic eyeroll. It's called Communicating with Animals. I thought it was like something I had recently heard of in Chinese (so I have no idea what it's called in English), a way to communicate with animals also. I thought it was something like noticing their reaction to things or whatnot. But then, when the word "telepathy" appeared on the second paragraph, my eyes rolled over to the back of my skull. Damn it. At least, 20 euros isn't much and it's an amount I can afford to "lose". Guess what I really wanted was Animal Behaviour? Lesson learnt. Though I will still go through that coursework. In order to recognize bullsh*t, you need to know bullsh*t. So I shall complete that course. It's just reading a new article every day (seems like it).
/edit oh gawds. I just tried to search the Chinese name of the topic/thing I mentioned and apparently it IS the same thing... Animal Communication, or, again, TELEPATHY. Alright, bring the bullsh*t on, I shall debunk it all.
** I mean, if you believe in this, that's fine of course. It's just that for me, I don't believe in that. I saw a show where a reporter asked for a "reading" about a lost turtle and the communicator said the turtle was in a dark small space and it's scared. Afterwards the reporter revealed that it's just a toy turtle and the communicator hung up. That story sort of got stuck in my head.
