What keeps Maria Ozawa busy during quarantine

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MANILA -- Japanese actress Maria Ozawa is currently in Japan and just like everyone else, she’s also making a lot of self-discoveries while in strict quarantine.

Speaking on the radio show Monster RX 93.1 on Wednesday, Ozawa shared that she flew to Japan mid-April to be with her family and friends in her home country.

But prior to that, she spent a month of lockdown here in the Philippines.

“Actually before the two weeks [of my quarantine] here in Japan, I had a whole month in the Philippines not being able to do anything. That was really hard. Staying home for 24 hours, I never knew it was this hard,” she said.

When asked what kept her busy during those times, Ozawa said: “Cooking every day, drinking at the house. But the alcohol ban was really strict in Paranaque area. Two weeks after the lockdown in the Philippines, we weren’t able to buy any alcohol so that was crazy also.”

Since her boyfriend Jose Sarasola is a chef, Ozawa said she also learned how to cook several Filipino dishes.

“I tried making monggo. It was actually good. I like sinigang, adobo. In Japan, we have a very similar dish to adobo so I try to arrange that. It was good actually. Maybe I’m good at cooking,” she said.

Aside from cooking, Ozawa has also kept her hands full with a lot of do-it-yourself stuff.

“I never thought I could do the sewing, or knitting but when I started making like key holders, I was like maybe this is a different part of myself that I never knew. That was kind of interesting,” she said.

In Japan, Ozawa said she’s spending most of her days working out “because that’s the only thing I can do every day.”

Meanwhile, Ozawa shared that she has yet to see her family who are not with her in Tokyo.

“I’ve been talking with my dad maybe every other day but I haven’t visited them yet. They don’t live in Tokyo so I have to get in the train for an hour or so. I’m still just waiting for everything to die down first because I don’t want to go in a train that’s stuffed. After that, I’ll go visit them,” she said.

Has it been hard for her to be away from her boyfriend, who is living in the Philippines?

“It definitely made me realize that LDR (long distance relationship) couples are something else. It’s really hard. I haven’t done LDR before and I never thought I could do it because it’s too sad right. Now, we are trying to make it work. We video call every day before we sleep. We text each other where we are. Communication is always the key,” she said.

Ozawa said quarantine has already been lifted in Japan but she doesn’t see herself coming back to the Philippines soon because of the global pandemic.