Let's chill

The local weather bureau announced a few days ago that we are already in the rainy season. That’s some good news to me who always disliked the summer heat, especially now when I can’t go anywhere to escape it. Before the pandemic, I can simply leave the house and go to the mall where I can cool off. Obviously, I can’t do that.

But hey, if you haven’t noticed, the Covid era has given us “new normal” on many things.

Anyway, what better way to spend the upcoming rainy monsoon season in self-isolation than watching movies from your living room couch or comfy bed? (BTW, I still don’t have a Netflix subscription or into Korean drama, so I’m referring to the old school, DVD binge-watching).

Here are some of my movie suggestions that you can watch when the weather gets all gloomy outside. And while movie marathon applies best to film franchises, I’m not adding any famous franchises (MCU, Star Wars, X-Men, Superman, Rocky, Back to the Future, etc.) to this list. Also, the movies I mention here do not necessarily mean blockbusters or critically-acclaimed so don’t sneer at me for not adding “Citizen Kane” or “The Shawshank Redemption”. I’m not attempting to grow a high brow here, it’s all about escapism.

Little Big Fan

I love both my nephews in equal measure. As an aunt, while I’m allowed to pick a favorite, I think it’ll be best to say that I’m guilty of loving the other more during a specific stage in their life.

Right now, this little one takes the cake.

New Lappy

After more than a year of contemplating, I finally decided to get myself a new laptop today albeit for a different reason. Last year, I only intend to buy a low-cost one to use for blogging but now it's more because I'll be needing it for work. I don't know how long I'll be working from home due to this pandemic and my company hinted that WFH will be a permanent fixture for employees. This means that my current laptop, a hand-me-down from my brother, might not cut it in the long run as the remote systems I'm using kept updating to a newer version.

Accompanied by my brother and cousin, I went to the mall this afternoon with the intent to canvass for one. When we got there, we were surprised to see long lines at computer stores. The demand is perhaps because many are on telecommuting now, including students who will enroll this coming school year.  Stores only allow 3-5 people inside, as part of the social distancing measures by the mall. Canvassing became out of the question as we cannot wait in line for hours just to check laptop brands on each store.

My cousin said I shouldn't put the buying off for another time when we noticed that everyone is actually there to get one, and the stocks are running out fast.