Pandemic

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Oh boy, the pandemic really hit the world.  Covid-19 has totally changed the world.

New experiences:

  • Lock down - no leaving home, Azwat and I were stuck at home for months.
  • Work from home - well, I'm used to this, as this was my work mode after chemo.  But this becomes worldwide! 
  • Virtual events - no face to face events for now, so I had to get familiarized doing virtual events
  • 100% home cooked food - I always cook, but with this lock down, we have to cook our own food at every meal for months. Poor Azwat had to endure my cooking hehehe!
  • Talk shows - all my favourite talk shows like Trevor Noah, Stephen Colbert, James Corden were all done from their own home!  
  • Electricity bills - OMG the increase in electricity bills was phenomenal, as we we home all day long!
  • Netflix - it saved our lives.  can't imagine being stuck at home without it
  • Internet - broadband in Malaysia sucks big time. 
  • Paint by numbers - I took up painting to pass time.  
  • Plants - everyone took up gardening.  I tried.  All died
  • Karaoke - I bought a cheap karaoke set online.  That's what we did every evening.  Sing!
  • Shopee - I became an online shopping addict
  • Indoor cycling - I joined Azwat' in his man-cave for cycling every night
  • Hari Raya - first time ever, we celebrated Hari Raya on our own. No going to Masjid and visiting
  • Grocery - this was done online (me being an addict, easy peasy)
  • Mask - I am used to this after cancer happened.  But with this pandemic, the whole world had to wear mask too!
  • Hand sanitizer - suddenly this is a must-have in handbags and cars
  • Thermometer - I have this to check my temp after chemo.  This became a must for everyone
  • Weight gain - being stuck at home made me fat!
  • Zoom - everyone is now zooming.  

These are just a few of the new normal.  How times have changed.

Karaoke after work

Cycling in Azwat's man-cave



 
My painting

 

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