Hello!
I am glad to see new members here. Sorry I have been silent for several months. I have been busy since I started a new job in April 2021 last year due to covid and lockdown in Melbourne. I got a call from my previous employer asking if i like to go back to work. I thought why not since I couldn't travel anywhere and nice to make some money again. So I went back working as a senior project manager for an IT consulting company. It is a demanding work managing multiple projects, average eight! I guess like they say, "they don't pay you for doing nothing". Ha ha.
Almost 10 months later, I am still working with the company and try to find time to do my YouTube videos on a weekend and nights whenever possible.
The reason I have time to write this post and speaking to you is that I am now back in Penang for 3 weeks to spend time with my mother and family for Chinese New Year - "Year of the Tiger". I arrived home last week on Friday 21st and now on Day 6 of my home quarantine. My partner and I had to do a second PCR test yesterday,
Day 5, and now waiting for our test result. We hope by Day 8, we will get to have our e-Bracelet removed from our wrist and get to leave home. Freedom!
To explain this further to you. The entire process from when we left Melbourne International Airport to Penang via Singapore Changi Airport to Kuala Lumpur KLIA on Singapore Airlines, it was easy, smooth and efficient as always with SIA. There were lots of paperwork and extra time required for health and immigration check. On arrival at KLIA, the process is entirely different from arriving at Changi. A bit haphazard with different information depending who we spoke to at the airport for some guidance. Eventually we did make it through to where we needed to go as a returning Malaysian citizen and temporary resident (for my partner).
We had to get a PCR test and wear an e-Bracelet to track our movement and home quarantine for 7-days. A lot more paperwork was involved, pre-departure and on arrival. If you need more information, let me know.
We were delighted when we finally made it home to our second home at Batu Ferringhi, Penang. Now I am waiting for our freedom day on Day 8, which is this coming Thursday and I get to visit my mother after 2 years of not seeing her.
I have posted some short videos on TikTok, Instagram
and Facebook Page. I will continue to make more videos now that i have more time to share with you. I have done 3 new videos this month on my homemade satay.
If you missed them on my YouTube channel, you can find the video links below.
Lastly, please remember to follow the member rules, https://www.uniquelypenang.com/forum/general-discussions/welcome-to-up-community