The Corona Diaries - Allen | Hong Kong Tours
The pandemic is a testament that we are all in this together. Hello! Hong Kong tours would like to make you feel that you are not alone in this pandemic and that just like you, we are all doing our best to keep our heads together and keep going.
Allen is originally from the Philippines and has been living here in Hong Kong since 2011. She is one of of the Admin team that oversees the Hello! Hong Kong bookings. Now that it has been pretty quiet and there are no tours in Hong Kong, what keeps her busy? Here she shares with us below her Corona Diary.
Hong Kong tours admin team manager Allen enjoying her last trip in Cebu before the lockdown was imposed.
Pre-pandemic time, the Admin team was busy answering inquiries, managing bookings, and coordinating with our customers and tour guides. Now, that this pandemic has put a stop to travel and we have more time on our hands, what keeps you busy?
To be honest, I miss the feeling of answering inquiries from our customers. I love the feeling of helping them out on their travel plans and giving them suggestions on the best tour that we can offer them. Now, that we have more time in our hands, Laura and the rest of the Admin team are working on individual projects to improve our tour contents.
When I am not working, I am spending my time with my family and our dogs in the Philippines. I am also helping out my mother on baking! It is called Puto Leche Flan or steamed cake with eggcustard.
Now that Hong Kong is observing social distancing measures to prevent the spread of the virus, what is the place that you miss visiting to the most and why?
I am currently enjoying my Family time in the Philippines. In the midst of the lockdowns, there is no other place I would rather be but here with my Family. So I am missing Hong Kong a lot!
We know that you also suffer from wanderlust. When this Pandemic is finally over, and you can go anywhere where will your wanderlust take you?
Hello! Tours is operating in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan. So I would want to visit the last 2 cities! It would be a great experience to meet in person our team over there! Another on my list is to go back to Thailand and do more sightseeing there.
What is the one thing that you this very unfortunate event has taught you and why?
Having a 2 months lockdown in the Philippines, I realized that our time is so precious that we have to spend more time with our family. I realized that it is okay to slow down in life for a moment. The Pandemic is a wake-up call that we need to take good care of each other and to show more kindness to other people. It is true when they say that “No Man is an Island”. It also taught us to be a more responsible citizen that in order to help the fight for the virus we need to change our mindset and behavior.
My message to all Hello! Hong Kong friends and guests, we cannot wait to welcome you all back in Hong Kong. Hello! Tours will always be here and will come back stronger!