APRIL 1 — These are strange times we are living in and many people I know are keeping journals. I tried but gave up after a few days, wrapped up in a malaise that made it hard to do anything besides crawl into bed and only leave it for basic needs. There is after all this column where I can...
ByAPRIL 1 — These are strange times we are living in and many people I know are keeping journals.
There is after all this column where I can reminisce about being in a state of mandated self-isolation, along with so many other Malaysians. I tire easily thanks to my chronic anemia so getting a machine it was. But I didn't have long enough hoses and needed a new tap, things I didn't factor into the equation.
Perhaps I was lucky that right before the partial lockdown, my creaky old rental decided to malfunction in various ways — a leaky roof, broken toilet, malfunctioning sinks, a gate rusting off its hinges.They probably are happening to other people.Perhaps it's not so much of a lack of imagination as it is foresight or an ability to grasp the bigger picture.
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