Austere April

Today marks the 24th day of Singapore's Circuit Breaker.  We started with exactly 1000 infections on 1st April and have by today reached 16169.  That is a massive 16 fold increase over a period of 30 days.  If any consolation, the local community transmission has somehow reached single digit today numbering to a moderate 6.  The foreign workers in dormitories continue to make up the largest numbers of infections, my heart really goes out to them and I really hope that they can overcome the infection.  As for those who are not infected, I sincerely hope they will remain safe always.  

For the rest of us who are very fortunate to be allowed to work and study from home, life has become a lot simpler as compared to pre-COVID-19 era.  We eat at home a lot more, cook more than usual, enjoy each other's company no matter good or bad, and just finding things we can do at home. 

Well, I had a go in making the viral Dalgona coffee.  I succeeded after 3 tries.  The first 2 were foamy, I didn't get the water ratio right.  The third attempt was the charm indeed.  My incarnation came with crushed Lotus Biscoff for added flavour.

My Take on The Dalgona Coffee - Galaxy Note 9

Alexandra Canal Park

Part of the Circuit Breaker measures implemented this month includes closure of condominium's gyms.  So that means I have to bring my workout outdoors.  Which is not so bad actually.  I had known for a while about Alexandra Canal Park (ACP) opposite my condominium complex but could never really find a good reason to go there until now.  

Sunset in ACP, by Prince Charles Crescent  - Galaxy Note 9

Circuit Breaker April

Last week, the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong announced an unprecedented move in implementing a "Circuit Breaker" (CB) measure from 7th April to 4th May, where everyone's supposed to work from home as much as possible, while students will move on to home-based learning.  Only essential services can continue operating during this period while observing safe distancing measures in their work premises.

Prime Minster Lee Hsien Loong Addressing the Nation on The Circuit Breaker Period - Galaxy Note 9

Homemade Pizza

I've never made pizza from scratch, usually I would buy frozen pizza dough and decorate them nicely.  Last Friday, I took a day off to accompany the kids on the last day of their term break.  I decided to make pizza for lunch using homemade dough.  It's surprisingly easy.  The dough's recipe consists of 5 ingredients only.    

My Pizza Baking in The Oven - Galaxy Note 9

Manic March

COVID-19 tightened its grip on the world this month.  We saw plenty of lockdown orders from governments around the world, and most alarmingly, how the number of infected and deaths continued to rise throughout March, especially in Europe.  

A Serene Guoco Tower Atrium in The Morning - Galaxy Note 9

Frantic February

Oh yes....  A frantic month it has been.  The word of the month is "Covid-19" as it took centre stage in February and triggered our very deeply ingrained humane trait of survival into overdrive.  While some of us did so elegantly, there were others who were simply just plain awful.   

Declaration Form & Sanitizing Station in My Office Lobby - Galaxy Note 9