The WHO declared the coronavirus a pandemic.   This was one of those "Where were you when 9/11 happened" kind of moments.  I'll always remember it as having woken up from literally the best sleep of my life at a plush condo in Khon Kaen to not much great sleep after that for years to come.

This was no good.  I decided at that point I needed to regroup a bit, leave the bike behind, and do a cheap return flight to/from Bangkok.  There was stuff key that needed to get done there, people to meet, and more plus I needed a mental change of pace from all that had just happened.