I was broadly supportive of that moment and think the government did a good time with Covid measures. The hotel quarantine program was well managed. <\/p>
On a personal level, I had no qualms about \u2018muh freedoms\u2019 <\/p>
But it changed my expectations and interactions with the state.<\/p>
I needed to travel and do the quarantine because I needed a stamp in my passport that would let me keep my job in the U.S. <\/p>
I wasn\u2019t sure if my country, which doesn\u2019t recognize my same sex marriage, which had blocked all travel to it except for citizens and permanent residents and their immediate family, would recognize my wife as my immediate family. <\/p>
I wasn\u2019t sure they would put us in the same hotel room. I wasn\u2019t sure they would let her in. <\/p>
Every single life outcome at that time hinged on hoping that I didn\u2019t encounter a homophobic person with power, at any point in that weird time. <\/p>
I think it was at that point where I realized all of my privileges in that country were not rights and I never want to be in a position of begging for recognition of my relationship ever again.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116487567891456026","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116487567891456026","objectType":"note","content":"
I was broadly supportive of that moment and think the government did a good time with Covid measures. The hotel quarantine program was well managed. <\/p>
On a personal level, I had no qualms about \u2018muh freedoms\u2019 <\/p>
But it changed my expectations and interactions with the state.<\/p>
I needed to travel and do the quarantine because I needed a stamp in my passport that would let me keep my job in the U.S. <\/p>
I wasn\u2019t sure if my country, which doesn\u2019t recognize my same sex marriage, which had blocked all travel to it except for citizens and permanent residents and their immediate family, would recognize my wife as my immediate family. <\/p>
I wasn\u2019t sure they would put us in the same hotel room. I wasn\u2019t sure they would let her in. <\/p>
Every single life outcome at that time hinged on hoping that I didn\u2019t encounter a homophobic person with power, at any point in that weird time. <\/p>
I think it was at that point where I realized all of my privileges in that country were not rights and I never want to be in a position of begging for recognition of my relationship ever again.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12525582","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116487499439188717","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116487499439188717"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-29:objectType=thread:nonce=3be9b3eecc7686ad","notice_info":{"local_id":"12525582","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-29T10:51:29+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12525582"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/gcvsa","displayName":"Gemma \u2b50\ufe0f\ud83d\udd30\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded \ud83c\udf90","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98495-original-tmp20251221094303.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98495-96-20251221181635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98495-48-20251221181635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98495-24-20251221181635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"98495"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/98495-96-20251221181635.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"[UTC -5:00] \u98a8\u66dc\u65e5\u7433\u5b50 GenX, FilAm NPO\/NGO SJW she\/her @gcvrsa http:\/\/paypal.me\/gcvsa#bass #guitar #pedalboard #ttRPG #travel #urbanism #geolibertarian #fountainpen #filofax #bicycle #rtkba #FreePalestine #FreeUkraine #FreeTibet #StayWoke#antifascist #anticommunist #antizionist #antiMAGA #nobridge #NoAI","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@gcvsa","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"gcvsa","displayName":"Gemma \u2b50\ufe0f\ud83d\udd30\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded \ud83c\udf90","note":"[UTC -5:00] \u98a8\u66dc\u65e5\u7433\u5b50 GenX, FilAm NPO\/NGO SJW she\/her @gcvrsa http:\/\/paypal.me\/gcvsa#bass #guitar #pedalboard #ttRPG #travel #urbanism #geolibertarian #fountainpen #filofax #bicycle #rtkba #FreePalestine #FreeUkraine #FreeTibet #StayWoke#antifascist #anticommunist #antizionist #antiMAGA #nobridge #NoAI"}},"content":"
@skinnylatte<\/a> I got my Panasonic SR-3NAL rice cooker, because I heard it's popular with Japanese airliner cabin crews, since it fits in a suitcase and can be used to make fresh rice in a hotel room overseas in places where access to rice might not be easy. It's designed for up to 270 mL (1.5 g\u014d) of uncooked rice. I actually have two, and kept one at my office, when I still had an office on the other side of town. Perfect for lunches!<\/p> https:\/\/shop.panasonic.com\/products\/rice-cooker-1-5-cup-uncooked-capacity<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-07-17:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/gcvsa\/statuses\/116487488239843311","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/gcvsa\/statuses\/116487488239843311","objectType":"note","content":" @skinnylatte<\/a> I got my Panasonic SR-3NAL rice cooker, because I heard it's popular with Japanese airliner cabin crews, since it fits in a suitcase and can be used to make fresh rice in a hotel room overseas in places where access to rice might not be easy. It's designed for up to 270 mL (1.5 g\u014d) of uncooked rice. I actually have two, and kept one at my office, when I still had an office on the other side of town. Perfect for lunches!<\/p> https:\/\/shop.panasonic.com\/products\/rice-cooker-1-5-cup-uncooked-capacity<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@gcvsa\/116487488239843311","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116487435169045948","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116487435169045948"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-29:objectType=thread:nonce=3be9b3eecc7686ad","notice_info":{"local_id":"12525530","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-29T10:25:37+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@gcvsa\/116487488239843311"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"