Is Home Still Sweet Home during Covid-19?
By Chan Xin Ying, Hasanah Akhir
June 2021 FEATURE
BURNOUTS ARE INEVITABLE these days when families are spending increasing amounts of time indoors.Thirty-year-old Teoh Ee Ling had been away from home since 2016. She was in Myanmar practicing meditation and Buddhism but managed to secure a seat on Malaysia’s relief flight back to Penang when the Covid-19 outbreak worsened. This was before Chinese New Year this year.She was happy to be reunited with her family of course, but soon, the burden of housework became intolerable. In her household, chores...
Chan Xin Ying
is advocate for family inclusiveness. She is currently working at the Family and Children’s Affairs Department of the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC).
Hasanah Akhir
is advocate for family inclusiveness. She is currently working at the Family and Children’s Affairs Department of the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC).
