The world is now at a pause. First time in my whole working life that I haven't been to work for two weeks now and I'm not even on vacation. This only happened if I'm out of the country or when I got married more than a decade ago (I was on leave for three weeks and I did not even leave the country as I was preparing for my wedding and was on my honeymoon).
Ever since I started my new role this January, I've been very busy and barely got time to pause and recharge. I have this weird feeling that if I rest too long, it will be hard for me to catch up as the world will not stop on moving and turning. But that is what has been happening for more than two weeks.
Our President declared an Enhanced Community Quarantine on effective March 15 because of the COVID-19 threat. Since then, people have stayed at home (well, I went to work on March 16 since originally, we planned on doing rotation but we're now doing work from home) and only to go out to get food supplies for our 11-member household.
I've been seeing pictures of deserted streets and clear skies as people no longer go out. If ever there's a silver lining over this virus that's wreaking havoc around the world, people have had this chance to rest and nature had this chance to recharge.
Of course, I do not discredit the efforts of our frontliners and health workers who keeps the economy going and our people safe and healthy. My sister is a nurse and I pray for her well being and health. We also have staff going to the office to process transactions which cannot afford to be delayed.
Nevertheless, I hope that this will be over soon and we can return to our lives. On the long-run, this will not do good for our economy and more lives will be affected.
