Because I'm super duper fun

I have been on WFH for almost ten weeks now and sometimes I’m still stumped as to why I am way more whacked now by the end of the day compared to when I was going to work on a daily basis pre-quarantine.

Then I had an epiphany: TWO SUGAR-FUELED BOYS vs. FORTYSOMETHING TITA.

See, being around two hyperactive boys (and sometimes having to babysit) is just one of the many challenges of telecommuting. My makeshift workstation at home is in a common area and it can get so noisy that it’s hard to hear over all the hooting and hollering. In the middle of me doing my tasks, the little one would poke me to show me the games on his cellphone and he can be pretty demanding for my attention. The older one, on the other hand, is almost always the mastermind of the ruckus, teaching his younger brother all the little mischiefs. In between, expect a lot of crying, fighting, running, thumping, and breaking.

Even if there are times I’d lose my cool at them when they become too much to handle, I’m sure about one thing: My two nephews are happy that I am home and they’ll miss me so much when I go back to the office.

That is because I let them be kids.

75th Day

Today is our last day of modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). Starting tomorrow, Metro Manila will transition to general community quarantine (GCQ), which has more relaxed protocols.

No, we have not flattened the curve, as this was decided by the government the same day we logged 539 new Covid cases three days ago. But I guess it had to be done because a longer lockdown will surely cripple the economy — if that hasn’t even happened yet.

Even if I go out of the house during the lockdown for quick errands and obtaining essential and even non-essential goods, it will be a different story once most restrictions are lifted. I would much rather go out now that it’s still on ECQ than in GCQ where I’m pretty sure areas frequented by people will be a petri dish of the virus.

I'm holding up — I think.

As much as I want to update this blog often enough, I was hoping I could talk about something other than the quarantine and the pandemic. It’s been 70 days since the initial lockdown and every day when I go online to read or watch the news, all I see is the growing frustration and helplessness. Then again what is there to write about other than how I go about my quarantine days, right? Besides, if I get out of this pandemic alive, I would regret it so if I didn’t document it.

The ECQ extension is until the end of this month, making it the world’s longest Covid-19 lockdown. We have not succeeded in flattening the curve though, which made many questioned if putting our lives on hold for more than two months was even worth it.