Corona Woes, Which Way Forward??

I read this post five years later, and it has just dawned on me that I survived a pandemic! And I was too wise for my age then, but I do not take anything back. Plus, it’s been FIVE YEARS already? How time flies! To date, I still wash my hands every two hours and every twenty seconds when handling food (you can ask Nyx, by the way). I wear a mask anytime I have the slightest sneeze, to the point where a friend at church thought I was always sick. 

Still floating? You should read the initial blog here: Corona Woes, Which Way Forward??

Anywho, my music tastes have shifted, and I have to say, I have not been listening to J. Cole that much but rather to KodongKlan and Mordecai Dex — they both have albums out, and I can tell you beforehand that Bien will be on my Spotify Wrapped this year! He has been on a generational feature run, and I have enjoyed every single verse of his: Akili ni nywele lakini lyrics zinapatikana kwa kipara. 

Who knew a lot of people would die from COVID? The figures I had at the moment were accurate, but we were not even started! I mean, did we just ignore COVID after a while? Because it’s no longer a priority or has the world’s attention span shifted from COVID-19 to the War in Ukraine that is STILL ongoing? 

Yes, I attended 5% of my online classes but still graduated three months ago. Yes, I also became a doctor for a night, and by the time I was dropped off at my cousin’s place in an ambulance, I was exhausted, and I’d only worked a four-hour shift! Doctors really need to be paid whatever amount of money they want because they go through a lot! 

Everything came to a literal standstill, but we’re back to normal programming, right? The pandemic is more of a scar and a blip that happened, and we’re living with it, though I can’t empathize enough with the people who were directly affected by it. Our hearts are still with you. 

As for me, a lot changed. I gambled, lost a lot of money (2k is like a million to a teenager), and stopped gambling completely. I developed an immense liking for white chocolate while I still abhor dark chocolate. I dated two more women, and I’m in a fulfilling relationship with Nyx (the longest I’ve ever had). I watched over twenty series, and I’m on track to watch 52 movies this year. I was also gifted a cat, Gracie, and we’ve had our moments. I became an ambivert and went on three road trips — one was in Nairobi National Park last year! 

I mean, “Maybe we’re just overreacting; maybe this Corona thing is just a hot cup of strong tea, and we’re impatient. We want to drink it, but we are afraid of it burning our tongues. We should just wait it out; it’ll pass. If it’s for a short while, maybe two or three years, we’ll just turn out fine. It’ll be the worst-case scenario but for a shorter while. Everything will go back to normal, but not the normal we were used to. What’s the hurry?”

What really was the hurry?

From Me to You

Surviving a pandemic just shows you how resilient we are as a species and that no matter what cards are thrown at you, you’ll emerge victorious (I’m just saying this because my salary has been delayed, again!).

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