The arrival of vaccines doesn’t mean the departure or disappearance of the coronavirus overnight. According to Dr.LEE (李医师), these vaccines could only suppress the symptoms but not stop the infected person from infecting others. Personal vigilance on hygiene and social distancing are key to survival in this pandemic. I’ll be watching closely what actions our politicians would be taking on vaccination before deciding on my next course of action even though it’s free.
The pandemic is far from over. Yet many people are rushing to get
out to somewhere or do something, gathering in mass crowds everywhere. Some people
even have their face-masks off! This is irresponsible and putting others at
risk. The key to survival is to avoid mass crowds and endure and abstain during
this dark moment. In Chinese, it’s called 忍. I cannot control others. I
can only control myself. This Christmas is not so merry after all.
Take care, my friend. Be safe during this festive season.
As the year is coming to an end, I reflect a bit and look back on
past happenings. The darkest moment this year should be the 2 months lock-down
(circuit-breaker) from 7April to 1June. There was no HOPE at all. All avenues
to HOPE were shutdown. It was a HOPELESS situation. When HOPE reappeared after
the lockdown, there were surprisingly no crowds. People probably have given up
HOPE due to prolonged stay-at-home and their mental health got affected. Now,
they are back with a vengeance as long queues are formed everywhere!
Let’s HOPE for the best in the coming months!
This year is like a year of disruptions and destructions. It’s a
PAUSE-year!
Everything and everyone are disrupted and cannot move forward as planned. It’s like standing still. Many have even moved backwards or dropped to the bottom and have gave up for good. Any lesson learned from this calamity? Yes, do not concede defeat, no matter what!
Big mega movies are now delayed and delayed for their release as
many cinemas were closed. Movie producers wanted to re-coup their investments
and wait for the tide to turn. Just when our cinemas were allowed to open here,
one cinema’s aircon-ducting collapsed and injured some patrons! This is totally unimaginable. So be Safe.
Avoid crowded places. At least for now. Movies can wait!
Artists and artistes are the most negatively affected in this
pandemic as they are labelled as the least essential workers. Most activities
have stopped or moved online with little or no income. Only those with deep pockets
or other income sources can survive this prolong hardship. Sadly I have none of
these advantages so I have to sell some of my artworks and non-essential possessions
to meet my basic expense needs. Endurance is key at this moment! It’s still not
the time to smile yet. Now, its kikikukiki (自己顾自己)
I grew up with some of these big departmental stores. They were my
hunting grounds for bargains and also the cause for my impulsive buying
disorder (now I’ve fully recovered!). I shopped mostly at both John Little and
Robinson because they always gave me additional 5% discount even for sales
items!
But these stores started to leave one by one due to bad economic times.
I guess all good things must come to an end. And they won’t be back. Sigh!
Hasta-la vista, baby.
At the beginning of this coronavirus, people hunted desperately for
face-masks and hand-sanitizers. Now, despite all the restrictions and
inconveniences, people are desperately hunting for places to go and activities
to do on this tiny island. Every corners and places are now stormed by people
with some ignoring safety distancing and guidelines. Sigh!
