For the first time after lockdown to the shopping mall
For nine weeks all of Malaysia was locked up. No cars on the streets, no air traffic, closed shops, and restaurants, and no one came out of their houses. This changed last week when the MCO was disbanded and everyone is now free to roam the streets again. Time for us to take the subway to the mall and see what’s going on.
Extension lockdown
On March 18 the Movement Control Order was established. This meant that only ‘the head of the family’ was allowed to go to the supermarket for groceries and if you were spotted on the street together, you risked a hefty fine. Every two weeks this lockdown was extended until May 4. Unexpectedly we were told that everything would open again.
Continuous complaining
Since May 4 people can go back to the office and restaurants and clothes shops are open. The state where we live didn’t like this plan and decided to stay closed for a while longer. It is quite funny to see how people react. First, everything is closed and there is continuous complaining when we are finally allowed to go outside again. Then comes the message that everything will open and everyone, plus seven states, is against it.
Lion’s den
The further we walk through the mall, the busier it gets. Compared to our neighborhood, it’s a lot livelier here. You can eat in restaurants, there are rows for clothes shops and people sit together on benches. What is striking is that everyone wears a mouth cap. Arriving at the Ikea we walk into the lion’s den. Hundreds of people walk through each other and are coming out of the Ikea with full trolleys. What have all those people done with their furniture for the last two months? For sure the 6 feet distance doesn’t apply here.
Adventure
In the end, we decide it’s better not to walk any further and we think our adventure has been great for the first time. On the way back we take a different route, so we have to measure our temperature twice more and wash our hands. When we arrive at the subway station we do it all again and by the time we get home and… we wash our hands for the last time that day. I’m curious what are hands will look like tomorrow!
Pick up in restaurants
We are now two weeks further on and you notice that the shops are slowly opening. In restaurants, you are only allowed to pick up from most of them, but we are already very happy that this is possible. On Sunday we decided to have a look at the shopping mall one station by MRT further. This was our adventure of the week, actually of the whole month. With the subway, we are within three minutes in the shopping mall The Curve where also the Ikea is located.
Washing hands
Arriving at the subway station you see the first checkpoint. We wash our hands and our temperature is fine, 36,6°C. In the MRT it is indicated where you may and may not sit. After three minutes we get out and the next check is already waiting for us. Again we wash our hands and our temperature is 35,8°C. We walk to the mall and don’t see any other persons. Before we are allowed to enter here, you guessed it, we wash our hands again and we get measured our temperature, 36,8°C. In the meantime, our hands aren’t even dry from the last time we had to wash it.
For the first time after lockdown to the shopping mall
For nine weeks all of Malaysia was locked up. No cars on the streets, no air traffic, closed shops, and restaurants, and no one came out of their houses. This changed last week when the MCO was disbanded and everyone is now free to roam the streets again. Time for us to take the subway to the mall and see what’s going on.
Extension lockdown
On March 18 the Movement Control Order was established. This meant that only ‘the head of the family’ was allowed to go to the supermarket for groceries and if you were spotted on the street together, you risked a hefty fine. Every two weeks this lockdown was extended until May 4. Unexpectedly we were told that everything would open again.
Continuous complaining
Since May 4 people can go back to the office and restaurants and clothes shops are open. The state where we live didn’t like this plan and decided to stay closed for a while longer. It is quite funny to see how people react. First, everything is closed and there is continuous complaining when we are finally allowed to go outside again. Then comes the message that everything will open and everyone, plus seven states, is against it.
Pick up in restaurants
We are now two weeks further on and you notice that the shops are slowly opening. In restaurants, you are only allowed to pick up from most of them, but we are already very happy that this is possible. On Sunday we decided to have a look at the shopping mall one station by MRT further. This was our adventure of the week, actually of the whole month. With the subway, we are within three minutes in the shopping mall The Curve where also the Ikea is located.
Washing hands
Arriving at the subway station you see the first checkpoint. We wash our hands and our temperature is fine, 36,6°C. In the MRT it is indicated where you may and may not sit. After three minutes we get out and the next check is already waiting for us. Again we wash our hands and our temperature is 35,8°C. We walk to the mall and don’t see any other persons. Before we are allowed to enter here, you guessed it, we wash our hands again and we get measured our temperature, 36,8°C. In the meantime, our hands aren’t even dry from the last time we had to wash it.
Lion’s den
The further we walk through the mall, the busier it gets. Compared to our neighborhood, it’s a lot livelier here. You can eat in restaurants, there are rows for clothes shops and people sit together on benches. What is striking is that everyone wears a mouth cap. Arriving at the Ikea we walk into the lion’s den. Hundreds of people walk through each other and are coming out of the Ikea with full trolleys. What have all those people done with their furniture for the last two months? For sure the 6 feet distance doesn’t apply here.
Adventure
In the end, we decide it’s better not to walk any further and we think our adventure has been great for the first time. On the way back we take a different route, so we have to measure our temperature twice more and wash our hands. When we arrive at the subway station we do it all again and by the time we get home and… we wash our hands for the last time that day. I’m curious what are hands will look like tomorrow!
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