Week One in Lockdown

Week One in Lockdown

DAY 1

March 17, 2020 (Tuesday)

              I have always been a homebody. I don’t mind staying at home the whole day. I always find so many things to do at home and most of the times, I feel that there isn’t enough time during the weekend to do whatever I want to do at home. For some reason, being on community quarantine feels completely different.

              I am at a lost with how to feel as no one knew what the next month would bring. 

😟 😭 😌

DAY 2

May 18, 2020 (Wednesday)

             Day 2 passed by with a glimmer of hope as we were able to get our PB and 14^th month. Something to help us get by the crisis as we were all put on temporary lay-off. Tomorrow may seem uncertain but it was nice to get that feeling of relief during this time of crisis. I shall continue to hold on to faith and believe that we shall triumph over this challenge.

🤪 🤑 🤔

Day 3

March 19, 2020 (Thursday)

              Day 3 is but a part of a long and emotionally exhausting week. It seems that everyday just brings a bit of bad news. ☹ I guess this is part of the process that we have to go through. Let’s continue to hope that from here, everything will just keep on getting better. Let’s also put to heart that we are part of the solution to this crisis. Let’s do our part and be as mindful as we can to help ourselves, our families, the community, the country, the entire world. Together, we can definitely surpass this challenge. 

😲 😨 😷

Day 4

March 20, 2020 (Friday)

             Little by little, staying at home is starting to feel the new “normal”. Though the hours seem to drag longer than usual, it is slowly sinking in that we have to get used to this as this might last for quite some time. Though things are pretty dark for the country because of the virus and uncertainty still looms in the air, being home… being with family just makes everything easier. The week is coming to a close and the challenge of getting through the difficulties ahead still remains. As much as we can, let’s fill our hearts now with all the love, positivity, faith and hope so that we face each day with a strong and determined mind to triumph over this crisis.

🤔 😄 😁

Day 5

March 21, 2020 (Saturday)

Reading through the drastic increase of COVID-19 cases, makes me feel at ease that we are on lockdown. If only we could just stay home the entire day until this all goes away, I would do that but we can’t. This afternoon, we were asked to submit the name and picture of the designated household head. This person would be the only one who will be authorized to go out of the house during the duration of the quarantine. We submitted my name and Ate Armi’s. Our city is also already at 24-hour curfew which is something that I appreciate. With the surge of new COVID-19 cases, it is very important that every single one does their part.

Just when it feels easier to deal with the enhanced community quarantine, you hear a drastic increase of new cases of the virus from DOH. It jolts you back to reality and brings back the fear. We’ve been informed of how contagious the virus is and the government has implored measures on how to prevent the spread of it. Doing our part of staying home, though may seem so trivial, is very important. If only every single one of us would follow the rules, then things would be easier. Let’s strive to be part of the solution, not the problem.

😌 😷 🥺 😮

Day 6

March 22, 2020 (Sunday)

              Today we were greeted with but another sad news about COVID-19. If yesterday, there were 70+ new cases, another 70+ cases have been reported and hence bringing the total of almost 400 in the country. Now social media is filled with sad news about frontliners, our doctors who are battling the disease getting infected and losing their battle to COVID-19.

              The afternoon online mass officiated by Cardinal Tagle my family attended boosted my sad heart.

              With all the sad news regarding our front liners succumbing to the virus, I found a bit of peace and a big chunk of inspiration during the online mass of Cardinal Tagle. If we feel that we are not seen, not noticed, not recognized, remember that the lord always sees us and will take care of us during the darkest moments of our lives. The crisis is real, the suffering and pain that envelops the world now is real. Do not let this darkness engulf our hearts. As we slowly thread through the path of uncertainty with the whole world, remember that faith will eventually lead us to light.

😱 😇 😌

Day 7

March 23, 2020 (Monday)

              Hard to believe that it has been a week since the Enhanced Community Lockdown has been implemented. A week since my heart broke when we had to close down all our venues due to the lockdown. It has been a week since I technically lost my job and entered a world of uncertainty of what tomorrow will bring. I still can not believe this is all happening. It feels surreal that we are in this kind of situation… what hurts more is that I have no idea when this will be over and when we can go back to our normal lives.

              The past three days have been heart breaking for the country. The number of Covid-19 cases has surpassed the 400 mark as today marked the highest number of increase for the country. The front liners are now struggling to fight off the disease with the lack of protective gears, as well as the fall of some of their colleagues. It is a struggle to find the silver lining in what we are facing now as it seems that there is a long way to go before we win over this. The updates on the increase of cases as well as the negative posts of some people on social media makes it more difficult to find hope but when I see some people going out of their way (or staying inside) to do what they can, to contribute, to help…HOPE floats. I know that soon everyone will see the light and go towards one goal : to WORK TOGETHER to triumph over this crisis.

😥 😕 🤔