The whole world is affected by this disease and is
still affecting more and more even after months has passed. For a pandemic to
spread like this, in a very unexpected way and is spreading faster than the
Spanish Flu, everyone in the whole world panicked. What are we to do? How will
it end in the future? Is there a cure for this?
Questions like this are circulating and creating
tense to the world. Countries are halting their airports, no one can go in and
out without checking symptoms, drastic moves that was never been done before,
were taken into action – especially Malaysia.
During the midst of the pandemic, before the cases
shots up like climbing a ladder, the cases were controllable. It starts with a
Chinese nationality who came to Singapore and was tested positive for Covid19.
Malaysia
however, at that time, choose to accept the patient and put it under their care
while Singapore and United States deal with the vaccine. Little did we know,
things are not as smoothly as we planned.
The outbreak started to worsen due to the tabligh
gathering at Sri Petaling on April. The pandemic spread across Malaysia like
wildfire, creating panic across Malaysia. Not to mention that Malaysia had just
received a new government due to political issues right before the corona
outbreak. Things aren’t going so well for the new government, led by Prime
Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Until an announcement was made that Malaysia will
uphold the Movement Control Order or MCO. People were panicking, thinking that
they will be locked up in their houses, or far away from their family, lose
their jobs and income source, their food supply, their businesses. Supermarket
were filled with greedy people panic buying and investors panic selling their
stocks and shares. It was haywire.
I remember that day like it was yesterday where I
had just gone back from Penang for my husband’s cousin kenduri kahwin, leaving
his mother and sister behind due to his work. They were still in Penang and we
were worried that they might not have the time to get back. The MCO will be
implement in just three days.
However, I am not the least worried. I had no idea
why but I was exceptionally calm probably due to my trust to God that things
will be better soon. Malaysia is not like other country, we are special. And I
have faith in the governance of the Health Minister as well as the new
government. The prayer that our Prime Minister initiated soothes my worries. We
can do it. We will win this war! #KitaJagaKita.
My mother and sister in law managed to come back
home in the nick of the time, during the last day. But her son and daughter (my
sister and brother in law), currently studying in UiTM were stuck in their
college, waiting for official order by the university.
I was supposed to go back to Unisel by June but
that was postponed until further notice. We were then being told that
universities are not allowed to operate until December. I do not mind though as
I preferred to stay at home, close to the ones I love. At the same time,
keeping myself and my family safe from being infected.
This disease is like no other. I can easily be
spread by air and surfaces. People were being paranoid and applied hand
sanitizer every 10 minutes. I provided hand sanitizers as well for my husband
as he went off to work as a Foodpanda delivery.
It was risky, but we cannot survive without money.
At least the income he gets from his job can ensure that we get enough food
supply for the whole family.
Every time he come back home, I would rush to him
and carry away his belongings for him to go to shower immediately, for safety
measures. I prayed every night to Allah to protect my husband from any harm,
whether the virus or unwanted accidents. I cannot imagine the horror of losing
him so soon.
That is probably the only thing that I am
constantly worried about. As long as he is safe, then I will be at ease.
I had no problem adapting to the new normal due to
my sociability. I am not close to anyone from Unisel and I only had few close
friends. Therefore, I do not mind staying away from people. I like it better
this way. Interaction is exhausting. I prefer doing things alone, where I do
not need to work with other people. However, if things were required to do in
groups, I had no problem to do so.
It’s not that I hate to be social, but most of the
time when we were doing a teamwork, I always ended up do everything by myself.
That is why I’d rather do things alone, without expecting anything from
anyone.
The MCO teaches me a lot of self-discipline. I
acquire many knowledge and attended many seminars in order to broaden my views
and enhance my knowledge. I read 8 books during the whole MCO, CMCO until now.
It was a productive ‘vacation’.
I like the term ‘work at home’. This way, I will be
able to focus on both my families as well as my work. Work at home should be
the norm from now on. It should be the future. Humans were created to adapt and
evolve and I am sure that if I can do it, anyone can.
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