beloved bel

Hey guys, I hope you have enjoyed reading part 1 and are looking forward to part 2.  I’ve tried to condense it, keep it real, make it interesting and took out some of the mundane stuff like things I did to keep Isabelle occupied (mostly screen time, really). I had to pump milk every 4h so that always takes up time.  I’ve also took out the parts where I was about to pull out my hair because of two fussing kids, or the part where I had to keep getting Isabelle to eat her meals.  Or getting her to nap which is always a challenge, especially when battling jet lag. Day 7 - 7 Apr Got woken up by ICA’s call to spot check on us again. Sigh It was a slow day today. The hotel delivered the sheets but I was too lazy to change them.  Day 8 - 8 Apr I changed my sheets today! Wow it really is not easy being a chambermaid. So difficult, it felt like a workout. It so happened I was in gym wear so it was a pretty apt activity. I was all over the bed, trying to shove all four corners of the flat sheet u

This is way, way overdue, but I thought it’s appropriate to document down this unique experience that we had, once we landed in Singapore in early April.  SHNs are still happening so this is still current lol.  I use the words ‘unique experience’ because I don’t think we would ever experience that again, and god forbid, another pandemic in my lifetime - no thanks.  But before you assume it is all easy peasy, please keep in mind I had a 3 month old baby and a 2 year old toddler all by myself in the room!  When we finally emerged from that hotel room on day 14, I wanted to do a fist pump and pat myself hugely on the back. Bel’s version of accounts - Part 1 Day 0 -  31 Mar Arrival to Changi and we saw an army of officers on the ground waiting for us.  Talk about feeling special. We declared our phlegmy coughs and got sent to see the onsite doctor.  Lots of paperwork.  We expected to get swabbed but didn’t as we understood the labs were overwhelmed.  We were told to report any symptoms and