The Easter weekend has just passed away like this, and today is Day 10 or 11 of Steve's 24-day hiatus. Time was both slow and fast, reflective, and overall, it was just good.
Birdy has passed away. I woke up to its lifeless body fallen this morning, and there were a few ants already crawling on it.
And yesterday, it was attempting to hobble. Maybe for a moment, I thought there would be resurrection today, but it remained still and lifeless... At least, we did try to nurture it back to health. And how did the ants come to the lifeless form so quickly? :( There were totally no ants yesterday.
Actually, I think there's some disinfectant poison in this area - 6 birds in last 2-3 weeks found dead, and this morning, I found one more dead one...
And back to this Good Friday Resurrection Sunday weekend, I am just thankful. :)
I've so many conversations with so many different ones over the last 3-4 days - this WFH period has been pretty meaningful and this weekend, it's not just Work-from-Home.
It's also Worship-from-Home. Besides the regular CHC Easter service, I've had a remarkably beautiful worship session with some dearest friends, over zoom and some good Word-of-God-from-Home, Weekend-Svc-from-Home :) It's Easter and the message has remained the same - Jesus is alive, and because He is risen, I know I have a saviour who has done all He could for me. It's such a beautiful beautiful love story.
So touched - simple song, simple fellowship, simple worship.
And Wanz asked me what I thought of Rainbow Bridge in light of Birdy. I believe God has a special place for them. Because Matt 6 describes how God takes care of the birds of the air and lilies of the fields. And that these are all his beloved creation.
And also Word-of-Encouragement-from-Home - I woke up so early the last few days, somehow, for a very special friend. Going through tough times ain't ever easy. It's easy to say - just hang in there, trust God, and all these encouragements all mean well, but when you have to walk thru' disappointments, insecurities, somehow, unless there is a perspective change, the emotions are still downright fraught with confusion, sadness and misery. It's a very interesting thought though - because it could be the same situation, but when a new perspective comes, suddenly it feels like the heavy cloak has been lifted. I hope I have been able to bring some encouragement to my dear friend.
And this weekend was also much about the many Wonderings-from-Home. Kinda related to a myriad of topics - I read quite a lot of articles from various sources, read the news, read Economist, read different book chapters, watched a series of BBC clips on Free Will - and wondered about science, neuroscience, and the concept of free will - to which the BBC documentary argued that there is really no such thing as free will if we understand the law of physics. And wondered about discrimination and class distinction thru' Itaewon Class, about coffee and business thru' Starbucks Onward, and about Murakami Haruki's depiction of man and woman, and about the talents while watching "Come Sing with Me" and my thoughts are fuzzy, all over. Am thankful that I can discuss all the wonderings with Steveywonder and with good friends.
I also really wondered why Singapore has to use CB. Would it have been more effective if it were called directly the way it should be? The chinese dailies call it 断路器.... what does that really mean and does that resonate? A stronger word could have been more impactful, one that would not leave room for meaning negotiation. Some countries call it lockdown, others say it's movement restriction order, etc and here - National Disinfection Programme and curfew. And they are all directly addressing the seriousness of the issue and get the message directly across. Maybe there are some tensions that our government has to manage and balance, but in a pandemic situation like this, would it be better if it's authoritarian, given that we've already tried to manage it incrementally and the numbers are still increasing (even if it's contained to primarily the FW groups?)
And also - CB... sounds just....
Words - are so powerful.
I wanted to say we also Wine-from-Home, but... :) This weekend, we gin-tonic-ed instead. Haha - it's so refreshing and nice on Fri night. :) and while we Watch-Netflix-from-Home. Fantastic. :)
So thankful to technology - we can really watch the world from home. The videos, the dramas, the documentaries.
And certainly - Walk-Kenji-from Home. Unlike Dubai which has implemented a strict 24-hr stay-home policy where even dog-walking is disallowed, it is still permissible to bring Kenji out within our compound area. I am so thankful for that. May it not happen such that I can't bring K out.
Kenji looks so happy. :-D This is this morning, and this is the peripheral of my compound.
Haha, I am kinda having fun with these WFH expansions.
And so, I also started Webex-from-Home, now that Zoom seems to be under fire for zoom-bombing, for lack of privacy issues. We've just received a circular for external communications to be done thru' Webex... and so, it would be more webex, microsoft teams, IM skypes, etc.
And what about Whip-up-dinner-from-Home? Though nothing so special, always the same old, it's nice and good enough for me. I really can cook the soup and salmon in - 10 minutes! :-D And I've found out that adding carrots and onions make the soup so much so much sweeter. Slurps. And... suddenly, everyone has become master chefs. I see so many folks posting their own cookings online, or sharing with each other.... and I found myself watching some cooking videos. Ha ha. The Wonderful-food-creations-from-Home.
My supremely tasty soup - got 2 types of veges (lettuce and spinach), got mushrooms, got carrots, got onions, got eggs, and got salmon head. VERY VERY NICE. :-D
Finally, it's Workout-from-Home. I think I can start to see more and more folks exercising within the compound. I saw a man running up and down and around the steps and compound; and I saw a woman on her stationary bike at the balcony. And then, one more - working out with weights. Li hai! We are all adaptive folks!!
It's actually quite a distance away - but Huawei is very good! All these scenes of the different ones working out, and friends in Singapore doing Tabatha and aerobics from home - we can still keep fit regardless.
This Write-from-Home journal thus sums up my beautiful Easter weekend. It's been a really good weekend. I am thankful, my body-soul-spirit is now full and nourished, and I am ready for the coming week.
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