It’s been years since I had published
any story.
But I never stopped from
capturing events, places, and people.
Unfortunately, everything was captured from my only mobile phone, which
has stopped functioning for a month or so.
Yes, it brought a few changes on
my daily activities and communication but it didn’t affect my life the way COVID-19
did.
I am pretty sure, with the current 5,939,234
confirmed cases across the globe, it isn’t just me who’s hoping and praying for
this worldwide outbreak to end sooner.
The coronavirus impacted not just global public health but as well as the economy. Millions became jobless. Businesses
that were not categorized as essential ones needed to cease - like those of my
clients.
I work online doing freelance HR
practice, writing, and other digital marketing projects, but most of it has
stopped since the implementation of lockdowns and quarantines began.
Today is June 1st and is the first
day for the reopening of some businesses here in the Philippines. It brings
hope to employees who wanted to go back to work and earn again for their
families, but it is also the start of another challenge due to the lack of
public transportation. I only hope for them the best – not to get infected with
the virus as social distancing seemed to have been forgotten this morning while
commuters try their best to get a ride to work.
Survival
of the fittest. This is the new normal.
