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Switching Over to Virtual Life in the Time of Coronavirus
Finding our balance when life as we know it changed
Every member of our family has had to switch over to a virtual life in this altered universe in the time of Coronovirus.
Before COVID-19, morning rush hour in our household revolved around breakfasts to be eaten, lunches to be packed, and MRT rides to our respective destinations.
Not anymore.
Since the COVID-19 outbreak, weekdays look a lot like Sundays, but with a twist.
Time normally spent binge watching Netflix is devoted to online classes for the kids and video calls for the working parents.
In our altered universe, family members with laptops in hand, and earphones plugged in, purposefully move around the house in search of bandwidth. With long charging cables that trip us up and short tempers that are quick to ignite, we all suffer from various degrees of cabin fever.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. We responded by finding new ways to cope.
Nerd alert
The husband’s weekly routine involves gym visits, squash games, and a trek up Bukit Timah Hill. Being stuck at home is hard for a trivia-loving, sports-obsessed extrovert. Being homebound…
