Less than a week from being released from quarantine, and back on the move. But to be honest, not able to leave the province (like a US state) so easily due to the quarantine process and health check in each province. So we are sticking to finding and visiting factories in the “neighborhood”. We’re lucky to have Wendy’s network and …
Adjusting to Life After Quarantine: Getting a Haircut in Shenyang City
Well, talking to others in quarantine – a haircut is one of the first things on my mind. Even before entering quarantine a haircut would have been nice. It averages about one haircut every few weeks, and with the madness of the Bohol, Cebu, Korea, Shenyang, China travel – and then sitting in a hotel room for a half month …
Out of Quarantine and Delayed Birthday Cake
Well, I know many of you have been waiting for this video blog – I am out of quarantine. Immediately upon checkout, and a photo with one of the nurses in the lobby – I headed back to see the family. Wendy picked me up with a family member and we drove home. Monday April 6, 2020 about 7:30pm we …
Last Quarantine Vlog: Will I Ever Be Allowed Back in USA?
Well, this is the last video blog I plan to do under Chinese quarantine. Its Sunday April 5, 2020 as I type this up and tomorrow at 640pm I will be allowed to check out of this makeshift hotel hospital. Coronavirus swab test, Coronavirus blood test, checked the box. Didn’t get issued any results, but guess no news is good …
Quarantine Birthday – Celebrate with Me Online
You may think I am crazy – but I was really trying to time the return to China + 14 days so that I would NOT be in quarantine during my birthday. Tried to fly on March 17 – which would have BARELY gotten me out by April 2 – but the whole airport shut down suddenly. Was thinking to …
[Special Project] Making The Most Of the Quarantine
Stuck in this quarantine, your mind starts to really wander. And the constant wechat calls from my wife about masks and the Wechat groups, Facebook, Instagram, etc overloading me with mask buyers and seller requests has made me lose sleep. Sitting here in quarantine, trying to organize groups, excel spreadsheets, overloading email inbox. It has been screaming at me to …
Coronavirus Test & Day 1 In China Quarantine
Welcome to quarantine. Really it is just being stuck in an average Chinese hotel room for 14 days. Food delivered to your door 3 times a day. But so far – no housekeeping. Trying to figure out how to wash my clothes and sheets and the floor – but will get there step by step. So since the last video …
[Quarantine] Entering China During Coronavirus
https://youtu.be/-WeiknW0LLg Entering China During The Coronavirus What an intense week it has been – and a lot of VLOGS! Our team is working overtime with all this hyper active content. So we left off on the last video blog where I landed in Korea and checked in to some Airbnb style personal apartment Wendy booked for me on a Chinese …
Coronavirus Travel: Cebu to Korea
Flight attempt 3 – Cebu to Korea To China May need to make a highlight video blog from all these “Coronavirus vlogs” as many of you are confused where I am and what is happening. Writing this Sunday morning March 22, 2020 – from a spare room of my buddy Josh’s place in Cebu, Philippines. Since the last video, you …
Ejected: Kicked Out at 6pm – No Visitors Allowed Due to Virus
Was really hoping I had a bed to sleep on for more than 1 night. But my old friend Abdulrahman was shocked on the next day, as well as me. For those following the vlog (v-log, lol) I thought I was “safe” for a few weeks. An angel – well David on Wechat, re-connected me with an old friend Abdulrahman …
Cancelled Flights & Locked Down in Cebu
I have been running away from an avalanche for a week now – lockdown in Manila, lockdown in Bohol – and in Cebu booking flight to China. Thought I would make it – literally by the skin of my teeth – with a Tuesday March 18, 2020 flight to China – with 2 connections – for 800USD. But failed. The …
Drastic Times, Drastic Measures: Mask Trading & Re-launching Sourcing business
My wife has been pushing me for weeks to do this, and I have been resisting. As always, the wife is always right. We need to change our business models and do what is most needed – for the world and for our businesses. I’m bringing back the old Shadstone Sourcing trading business – Shadstone-sourcing.com – and will be focusing …
Company Retreat in Bohol Turned Operation: Evacuation
Writing this up from my hotel room in Bohol under much different circumstances than I expected for our team retreat. Rushing to the airport on Thursday, Marc told me that Manila is considering going on full lockdown. I wasn’t sure if I could make my flight before the lockdown was announced or what would even happen. Flight went like normal …
Update: My Kids Are Allowed to Play Outside in China
Seeing this quick photo and video on my “Family wechat group” yesterday got me to sit up and get excited. My kids are allowed to leave the apartment and play in the garden of the apartment compound. It has been now almost 2 months since I last saw them. Watching them wearing their masks and play in a quiet and …
Watch a Budding E-commerce Community Grow – Trip To Baguio, Philippines
Catching my breath after two 7 hour bus trips to Baguio and back in a few days- but it was quite the experience! Note – if you go to Baguio – bring a light jacket – it is cold. 5,000 meters above sea level, you will take a coach bus for 7 hours and towards the last hour you will …