As I was leaving my subdivision yesterday afternoon one of the guards approached me and advised that several cases of COVID-19 had been reported in San Isidro, the barangay directly behind Alta Vista. In fact, my house is technically in San Isidro which is part of Subic town. Anyway, I understood the guard to say that no one from San Isidro (other than residents of course) would be permitted to enter Alta Vista. I acknowledged this info and went on about my business.
Today I’m hearing that the construction workers have been told to either stay on site or be denied re-entry. And even more concerning is that no visitors will be allowed to enter Alta Vista. I was more than a little incensed about that, thinking on what authority is a security guard going to tell me who can visit my house? I checked with one of my neighbors and he believes unescorted visitors may be denied entry, but not if I am with them. Hmm, guess we’ll find out about that one way or the other. Of course, I know several ways to bypass the front gate so I’ll continue to do as I damn well please, being the selfish bastard that I am.
The “official statement to follow” verbiage is concerning. I won’t be surprised if there is yet another government overreaction shutting everything done. Hope I’m wrong about that.
In the meantime, life goes on.
And that’s about it for now. I’ve got a long-postponed lunch with J. today and later I plan to play in my first dart tournament since the COVID madness started back in March. I need to try and get back to normal, whatever the hell that is.
This may not be funny if you don’t know anyone for Scotland, but it made me think of my old friend Alistair and cracked me up:
Of course, there are plenty of Canucks who would also pronounce “mouse” as “moose” or “mohss.”
I see they haven’t adopted the Korean method of informing citizens of new infections via text message. Much easier and more convenient, although also somewhat obnoxious, given how those messages override everything else on your phone and demand immediate attention.
Good luck as you wait for the hammer to fall, regulations-wise.
Just a hello to tell you how much. I enjoy your posts. Take care.
Jerry
Well, things are not so technologically advanced in these parts. You actually still see flip-style phones around. Also, the poor folk wouldn’t be pleased if the government messages used up their precious “load” (most people have pay as you go data plans).
My Scottish friend Alistair was an English teacher in Korea. That cracked me up because I only understood about half of what he was saying most of the time.
Jerry, thanks! Glad you are hanging in there!