These Are Trying Times (So Lift The Liquor Ban)
These are trying, dangerous, depressing and uncertain times, the possibility of being infected, getting sick and dying in isolation is always there, every time you step out of the house, every time a loved one comes home. And these are the times when even the smallest kindness and act of compassion will go a very long way in soothing fears and anxiety, these are the times when petty personal quarrels and squabbles are set aside, so when someone still chooses to ignore you or block or unfriend you in social media, and doesn’t reply to your text messages or calls, when all you want is a little communication and assurance, it is a testament on how much this someone dislikes you or doesn't care about you and wants you out of their life, and don’t want even the tiniest connection with you. So it’d be better to just leave them be, and unburden them and yourself of additional stress.
*deletes the Messenger message I am currently typing
Anyway, you can still express your concern for them in other ways. You can always pray for them, and stalk their socmed, and imaginary heart their posts.
Today is Sunday, 17th of May 2020. Yesterday, the Enhanced Quarantine Community became Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine, meaning, some businesses, including malls are allowed to open and people were allowed to go out without the need for quarantine pass, although public transport is still not permitted.
But a modified and enhanced presidency is what we really need.
Wearing a mask and physical distancing remain a must. The curve hasn’t flattened. Lots of people are still getting sick. In fact, DOH just added 208 people today to the list of confirmed COVID-19 cases and there are seven new deaths. Worldwide, there are now 4,588,365 COVID-19 cases and 309,296 deaths.
Today is the birthday of my late mother, God bless her beautiful soul.
Three days ago, I watched The Kingmaker, a documentary about
Imelda Marcoses and her kin, which include her children Bongbong Marcos and
Imee Marcos. It was probably the first I wanted to hurl a chair on the TV while
watching a documentary. No, the documentary is quite good. These people are just
wicked and despicable. Imelda and her husband, the late dictator,
institutionalized corruption in the Philippines and almost destroyed the country. And all of them have been seen loitering in the corridors of power these days. Ain't that depressing?
They oughta lift the liquor ban here in Manila soon.
Keep safe and keep sane.
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