COVID-19 Death No. 3

I didn't blog about our first two COVID-19 deaths. In fact, I hardly blog these days. So busy. But now I am thinking about fatality number three, and the reason is because I have been reading more about this pandemic. People who have underlying health conditions are at far higher risk of dying. What health conditions? They turned out to be so common.

Victim number three is a 70 year old who had been living with high blood pressure and cholesterol. The story used two bigger words: hypertension and hyperlipidaemia.

What if this unfortunate man hadn't suffer from high blood pressure and cholesterol? Would he have survived? But I think that is not the point. Who really knows? But his chances would have been much better if he had been healthier. That point was brought home very clearly in a nutritional supplement site which explained this well. It is an unusual website as well. The only one which bothered to explain its science far better than any out there.

COVID-19: Working from home

The daughter decided to buy this Philips LCD monitor for $109 to work from home than cart the one from her office desk.

How our lives have changed because of this coronavirus. We like to assume that everyone we know would be alive at the end of this. Who knows when this crisis will end? Really, we cannot rightly assume those we know and love will survive this either. We might not even survive ourselves. Just because the majority of us would live, each of us think we are chosen to survive. Better not be presumptuous. Live safely and securely. Look out for each other.

The Impossible Burger

First day of Chinese New Year, with the backdrop of the Wuhan virus going places, with so many Chinese nationals here, we did not visit the Gardens by the Bay. We skipped visiting relatives this year and had lunch at Swensen's. I finally got to try the Impossible Burger. It does taste like the real thing but it does not feel like you had beef patty in your digestive system.

I don't think this can replace beef but it should help to cut down its consumption and demand, mitigating the environmental impact of raising cattle for protein.

Preparing for the Wuhan Virus

Bought this more than ten years ago in Dubai when were expats there. Cost us 25 Dirham. Still in good condition. But I think the hand sanitizer is more important than this. It is good to have both.

Bought this just now for $4.90. Found another shop later asking for $6.50! 

People underestimate how often they touch their face, eyes, nose and mouth with their hands. In fact we do it all the time unaware. This makes clean hands far more important than face masks.

Dr. Chan Khye Meng

Not seen him in decades. Dr. Chan Khye Meng was our doctor when we were kids. So were most of my classmates. In those days most of us were living in the same neighbourhood.

Absurdly Priced Chives from the Wet Market

Each miserly bunch of these chives is $1.80 We paid $9 for these. Totally absurd.

Normally each bunch is bigger and also cheaper at $1.50

This is the last time we buy this if they don't improve from here.

Mother's Day: Unhappy Mothers

Several moms I sent Mother's Day greeting too uncharacteristically did not respond. I think they have stopped being happy about motherhood. They were happier when the kids were younger. Now that they are practically grown up, they saw a side of the kids they are not pleased with.

If only they were willing to wear each other shoes, but I oversimplify the issue. Indeed many times that is not possible.