How quarantine cooking helped this family become closer than ever

William was staying in his Manila apartment when the enhanced community quarantine was declared. Since public transportation was hard to come by and non-essential traveling was discouraged at the time, he couldn’t go home to be with his family in Laguna.

Like most Filipinos who had to spend the quarantine period away from their families, William was anxious and even felt a little lonely. When would he be able to see his family again? How is he going to make it on his own during a pandemic? But he also knew that he shouldn’t dwell on these negative thoughts. He needed to think straight and stay strong to take care of himself and not make his family worry, too.

So, William came up with a plan. He started budgeting more seriously, stocked up on groceries and other essential items by shopping online, prepared his meals daily, and made sure that he’s also able to fulfill his responsibilities at work. He also became aDays into the quarantine, he was finally able to create a new daily routine that helped keep his mind away from what was going on outside of his home.

He started bonding with his mom in the kitchen when he was just 15 years old because he loved the smell of homecooked food. And whenever he went home for the weekends before the pandemic started, cooking would always be a family bonding activity that he would look forward to. “Helping my mama in the kitchen taught me how to prepare decent meals at a young age and it made me happy that I was taught to cook food for myself.”“I consider cooking as my breaks in between work. It’s a quick relief after working all day,” said William. “I realized that the only way for me to cope with these trying times is by cooking.”

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