March 2020

Lots of things have happened since February. Among them, the successful completion of my reading another book! Anakara House by Matthew Thomas is a very real, at times witty tale spanning (but not dragging) three generations of one family revolving around a centerpiece of the family house in India. I felt myself seeing and understanding the characters age and lose power, focus, memory and sanity as the novel progressed and as events unfolded. That was a good read! Accompanied of course with some tea, unending supply of biscuits and the empty dining table (marking was kept aside) 

The other bit of news that has shaken up Malaysia and the world, is just how serious the CoVid 19 has become. It was declared a pandemic in the beginning of March by the WHO, this was followed by a spate of panic buying in supermarkets and shops all around the world. Malaysia has just announce a restricted movement order (not a LOCKDOWN) effective on the 18 - 31 March. This will affect a lot of companies whose staff will not be able to go to work. Schools and all learning institutions will also be closed. This means all of us who are already on break will get an extended stay away from work. Everyone is advised to stay at home as much as possible to prevent the spread of the virus. Everyone suspected of being ill with the virus are not advised to go to the hospitals, rather to self quarantine or get the hospitals to check you at your home. QUARANTINE being the keyword here, a lot of people are rushing back to their hometowns now that the restriction of movement has been imposed. THIS IS NOT ADVISABLE as people are putting themselves back into the pool of hot soup that is the germ and virus hub of public transportation.  

Anyway, I'm typing this from home in Klang and putting here for record purposes. The holidays have been extended another week and that's a small cause for celebration but it's for the best and hopefully we see a slowing down in the number of cases and spread. 

That's all from me. Time to enjoy quiet tea time with my family.