After more than two months in Circuit Breaker mode (also known as a nationwide lockdown) to stem the spread of Covid-19. The Singapore Government announced a slew of new easing measures that will culminate in Phase 2 of Circuit Breaker. Finally, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Restaurants and retail... Continue Reading →
Heading back to the office after a two month hiatus!
So yesterday was the day that I was allowed to head back to the office. After a two-month hiatus, due to the circuit breaker, I woke up earlier than usual on Monday and prepared to head to work. It wasn’t the only thing I miss (which is the office and my desk) after two months,... Continue Reading →
Zoom fatigue is real!
With most of the world currently fighting the pandemic, and major cities under lockdown, including Singapore, one of the few ways for people to connect with each other, whether professionally or personally, is through the use of the various video conferencing apps and softwares like Zoom, Skype, Cisco WebEx and many more. I use Zoom... Continue Reading →
Things I will NOT miss when the circuit breaker is over
Life in the post-pandemic world will never be the same again. As Singapore gradually lifts the Circuit Breaker measures to regain a sense of normalcy, so long as other countries are still battling Covid-19, we can never go back to having a normal life. Singapore must continually be vigilant, so as not to repeat our... Continue Reading →
What Orchard Road looks like during the circuit breaker
Right now, I am staying in a serviced apartment in River Valley while waiting for my new apartment to finish renovations. In fact, renovation hasn’t started yet and will not start until the circuit breaker is lifted in the beginning of June. Which means that I will temporarily be staying in the serviced apartment for... Continue Reading →
Circuit breaker extended till 1 June 2020
Wow. It just got extended to 1 June 2020. Today, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong gave a public announcement on TV announcing a number of new circuit breaker measures, one of them, is the extension of the measures till 1 June, but another one whole month. That is 4 more weeks! We have currently in... Continue Reading →
Completed Borderlands 3 in a midst of a Circuit Breaker
Yesterday, sometime in the middle of the month-long circuit breaker in a midst of a global pandemic, (or lockdown, depending on how you define it), my friend and I completed the entire story campaign of Borderlands 3 from start to finish. It took us 44 hours to complete the entire campaign. I bought the game... Continue Reading →
728 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore. An all time daily high
The coronavirus pandemic is raging all around the world. With more than two million infected so far as of this writing, Singapore is not spared either. Today the government reported an additional 728 new cases, most of them are foreign workers, who live in tight, confined spaces in their respective dormitories. The labourers who kept... Continue Reading →