This will be the last time I write the obviously wrong number of days of total lockdown this way. The initial 10 day lockdown was extended 10 additional days at it's conclusion and now we are not supposed to leave our houses at all and all businesses are closed with a few exceptions.
Some places that supply food are open but only for delivery by approved people that have been vaccinated. Luckily I stocked up on a bunch of stuff before the lockdown began so for the most part I am good. I may have to switch over to rice and get creative soon though because getting bread at the moment is simply not possible since all the bakeries have been shut down.
But there has been some stuff going on as all the foreigners were called out at the same time to go through yet another round of covid testing.
We were told to turn up at this particular university parking lot at 5pm to be tested. Now before this even started this seemed like a bad idea to us because the foreigners live all over the damn city and now you are going to crowd us all into the same spot at the same time? Let's assume you are a nervous nelly that actually believes Covid doesn't have an over 99% survival rate and also believe that is spreads really easy. Can you think of a better way to ensure that it moves all over the city than by having everyone come from all over the city to the same place and have no system in place to keep them spaced apart? I can't!
After standing there for about 40 minutes and having the lines not move at all or see anything happening on the interior of the fence, me and some friends decided to leave and go drink beer on the rooftop and come back in an hour or so. Our plan worked because when we returned the line was gone and we got straight in.
Sometimes drinking beer is the best idea.
I know a lot of people that didn't go at all but this was something that was going around group chats.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF COVID-19 SECOND TEST IN MY AN WARD FOR FORGEINERS: 5:00pm tomorrow (August 27th, 2021), for COVID19 at College of Culture and Arts, No. 130 Le Quang Dao street, My An Ward. We really hope everyone goes fully and on time. If anyone does not go, they will be fined up to 3,000,000 VND; if they spread COVID19 virus to the community, they will be imprisoned for up to 12 years according to Vietnamese law.
I put bold emphasis on that myself because what if by ordering hundreds of us to all gather here from all around the entire city is what results in the spreading of Covid?
The threat of 12 years in prison is absurd... how on earth would you figure out who was the one spreading it especially when so few people that test positive for Covid are even aware of the fact that they have it.
There was nobody checking ID, you filled out your name, address, and phone number yourself using pens that are shared by everyone so if there is any truth to spreading Covid by hands congratulations, you just accomplished that as well!
One good thing that came out of this was that if you were a foreigner, you were basically allowed to walk and go anywhere you wanted last night because they don't know where you live and we all look the same. Therefore, I used this opportunity to go back to my old condo (that I am still paying for) and retrieve a few items.
Up to this point Nadi has been dealing with a tragic loss. She only has 2 of her 17 toys. Therefore I rectified this situation and all of her pals are now in the new condo that I intend on staying in until I leave this country. Other items i picked up and didn't realize how essential they were until I was without them
- running shoes (been going barefoot in the gym)
- Q-tips / cotton buds / ear buds. You know what these are for, I can't believe i forgot them
- Phone charger and power banks... I feel like a real dumb shit for forgetting these
- Pasta strainer... my new condo has no pasta strainer? What kind of dumb shit is this? Ever tried to drain pasta without a pasta strainer? good luck!
So as far as I can tell we have at least another 7 days of not being able to go anywhere for the most part. I never really did all that much moving around anyway but for some reason I now feel compelled to do so since it isn't allowed. The beach that I never used all of a sudden seems like the most important destination in town! Well, other than the bowling alley of course and I don't think that place is going to open at all for the rest of the time that I am in the country.
It's all about control. Not about your safety. The fake pandemic was created to force the JAB into everyone. We have an IMMUNE SYSTEM THAT CANNOT BE IMPROVED ON.
I basically agree with you buddy. If i was in my own country i would resist and refuse to comply but unfortunately as a guest in this country i dont' really have any rights and have no choice. I am leaving as soon as I can.
We are all in bad spots to be in.. Good luck to you..
The Government though... Excelling in how not to treat foreigners during a pandemic. Stay strong (even though you seem okay with it) the lockdown would be over soon
any time i start to get down i just think about the fact that for the most part I am a LOT better off than most of the people in this country and maybe need to stop my bitching and think about how tough this is all going to be for one of the poorest countries in SE Asia. Basically just need to stop, reflect, and quitmybitchin every now and then.
Aren't we fortunate to have such well meaning and astute Government entities around the globe to guide and protect us from harm...???
yeah it's pretty amazing how it worked and while it all might be a coincidence when the government wasn't involved everything was fine. Now that they are micromanaging everything, it's all messed up.
Lol. Just crazy as I think every country is doing things in the wrong way and there is no common sense being used. If you want to spread this they are all doing such a good job on their own by making it 10x worse. Bit of luck though as grabbing some stuff from the other condo was a bonus and doggo will be very happy.
yeah the dog kind of surprised me with her lack of enthusiasm towards the toys when i returned. The good news is she was happy to see me and that is more important anyway.
Greetings sir, hope you're staying safe out there. Sorry about the situation.
I wanted to ask about how the government and life in general is for someone who lives off crypto? Is it feasible? Also, how much (in dollars), can afford someone a decent life?
if you are referring to living off crypto in Vietnam the answer is it doesn't matter because no one is getting in here.... i would say for years to come
Damn that sucks.
It was a long time before bowling alleys opened up again here. I think they finally are now, but then again, they have been hesitant to shut things down with the new Delta variant. They are just encouraging everyone to be extra extra careful. I think they kind of don't want to go down that lock down road again. Right or wrong, I was more than happy to comply last year. It kept my parents safe and that is usually the most important thing to me.
we are down to a mere 5 days until our supposed freedom is meant to return. It remains to be seen if that will actually happen. Even if we do "open up" I believe it will be very slowly and as far as what you are going to do once they do open up I don't know what you would do since all restaurants and bars have no staff and not stock now and the same could be said of any other sort of shopping. Entertainment venues, such as bowling, almost certainly will not reopen for some time.
I guess the only thing i would be looking forward to is the ability to take my dog for a walk without fear of getting fined / arrested.
We are about a year out from opening back up and businesses are still struggling with finding staff. It is a huge crisis here right now.
Hooray Nadi for getting the rest of your toys! May you enjoy you non-watery pasta, enjoy 100% battery, run as fast as you can, and enjoy some clean ears. Have you heard of any Vietnamese of foreigner actually receiving the 12-year sentence yet?
There was one foreigner who got a sentence of multiple years but i don't think it was 12. He was a Chinese national who was smuggling Chinese people into the country, which i have heard is common and normally ignored because they are considered cheap labor, but in this particular case one of the people this man smuggled in spread covid.
The smuggled person didn't get any time as far as I know, but the smuggler did. Not really sure how that worked out I just remember people talking about it. I should look that up actually.
⋆ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴜᴛʜᴇᴀsᴛ ᴀsɪᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴏɴ ʜɪᴠᴇ
⋆ sᴜʙsᴄʀɪʙᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴇᴀɴ ʜɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ
⋆ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀsᴇᴀɴ ʜɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴠᴏᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʀᴀɪʟ
⋆ ᴅᴇʟᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʟɪɴᴋs 25 ʜᴘ⇾50 ʜᴘ⇾100 ʜᴘ⇾500 ʜᴘ⇾1,000 ʜᴘ
Very lively atmosphere