I hope you have seen the brilliant parody some guy has done of Adele’s Hello. Even though we are not actually trapped inside here in Yangon, we are still in the midst of a lockdown which has now been extended until June. Although we did see some road blockades and very empty streets at the beginning of the order, things seem to be slowly ramping up and people are getting out and about more. Continue reading “Hello From the Inside”
Despite that glamorous pool-side picture up there, we just had a fairly boring Spring Break. We thought things were lame last week when we had the voluntary stay at home order, but the lameness increased incrementally through the week, with first a notice that gatherings of 5 or more were banned (punishment = 6 months in jail OR a £25 fine). Continue reading “Spring Break”
Last week I went to Hong Kong for a tech conference with two of my colleagues. Traveling to these conferences is always fun if you enjoy the people you are going with and luckily that was true here. Continue reading “Hong Kong”
I meant to do a little companion piece to Gav’s account of our diving trip, but never got around to it. We have some people from the boat visiting and travelling around Myanmar at the moment, so it jogged my memory! Continue reading “Odds and Ends”
I have been up since 3:20am because I ran the Yangon Half Marathon this morning. Some colleagues from school have run it before and assured me that the timing of the race meant that the weather would be decent, the course route is interesting and it is well supported with drinks stations ever 2.5K. Continue reading “Hot & Cold”
Tuesday evening Gav and I heard our gate doorbell ring and Nell started going crazy. We ventured outside to see what it was, and it was pretty bizarre. It got me thinking about all the different noises in Yangon and how different they are to London noises. Continue reading “Yangon Noise”
It’s my birthday today. We aren’t planning much, just a dinner out tonight. This time of year is always kind of crazy with lots of social things and sometimes planning birthday celebrations just feels like another obligation. Continue reading “The Festivities Continue”
Well, I think I was a little flippant last time about my Dengue. After having quite mild symptoms the weekend I was diagnosed, it really hit me the next week and I was pretty miserable. I even missed a whole day of work, which is very rare for me! Continue reading “Holiday Prep in the Tropics”
That lovely scene above was me on Thursday night, before I found out that I have Dengue Fever. Remember a few months ago when I said I didn’t want to be the second newbie who got it? Continue reading “Oh Dear”
