will COVID go away if we say 10 nice words a day?
Thank goodness that this year has reached its end; The world has faced so much struggles and devastating events throughout this time from the occurrence of a pandemic to societal issues. 2020 may not be the perfect vision that we expected but I believe that there are still little sparks of joy while we adjust to 'the new normal'. Hence, here's my top 5 precious moments during the this 2nd decade.
5. the RN life in the pandemic. I’m suppose to write an individual entry about this but part of me doesn't want to give a damn about COVID anymore 🙍🏻♀️ I'm so fed up about it. Though let me briefly share my experience and take regarding this matter (in a frontliner's point of view)
March 2020 was a terrible downfall--I had a pang of homesickness after all the tours that I have booked got cancelled (I even renewed by Schengen visa 😭) plus some personal matters. My sadness led me to take a week-break from work and there, I gave in to watching "Crash Landing On You" (CLOY) which I began to adore. So a week after that, I've calmed myself and went back on duty, suddenly knowing that COVID rates were rising at the hospital. Thus, a global lockdown occured; Burnout has always been a familiar feeling to the medical field but what adds up to the stress was the possibility to get the infection. Even working on a first-world country had healthcare problems of being understaffed (a horrific ratio of 1 nurse:9+ patients) and undersupplied (Facemasks had gone out of stock at once that we were even urged to just use ONE mask per shift 🤦🏻♀️ and imagine a medical supplier gave out PPE's that were out of date!). Every duty shift has been chaotic with hospital protocols undefined properly and the administrators left executing poor management in allotting beds to patients. There are some instances where they had mixed COVID patients and non-COVID ones in the same area with only a curtain to divide them up. Nowadays, the unit that I have worked in turned from a respiratory-COVID area to a clean Cardio-respi area. It was good that it became a clean/green ward but with cardio-respi cases, the condition is unpredictable. One's health status can just flicker at any moment.
So of course, we gave out our feedbacks about those COVID protocol issues but sadly, they didn't come up with a resolution even up to this point.<
I know this sounded like I'm filled with rants about my job as I write this but on a positive side, I saw how noble my profession was. There were arts made by children to support us as well as the cheers, claps and signs that the people made as a form of salute. The meals that were given by sponsors and compliments by most patients has kept us sane to continue our service. Likewise, we just have to keep calm and carry on, isn't it? Yet I still continue to pray for better days.✨
4. My HOUSEbound lifestyle. My friends and housemates know me for going out most of the time--a 'gala kween' as they call me. Even for a single day off, I would still set foot to central London and stroll for a day 😂 This has been my routine until COVID was born. The transition happened when my whole household went on self-isolation as one of us got the infection. In a span of 14 days, the 4 of us maintained our own spaces while living in one roof. For the record, I managed not to feel jailed with the setup so I coped by doing several home-bound activities. Eversince then, I felt the comfort of just staying at home and go either virtual or artsy. Will it make you save money? Technically not, if you became a prisoner for online-shopping 🤣 But the bottomline is, you'll be safe. To be honest, I find it inconvenient to wear facemasks outdoors which is also why I decided to halt my musings instead. Though when the lockdown eased up a bit, I definitely sought time to go out just to unwind for a bit (with precautions ⚠️). We do crave for a change of scenery once in a while but the 'new normal' kept us housebound to discover things as an introvert. Check out my COVID19 Itinerary!
Well, here's an addition to my list: DIGIART.🖤 Although I still make graphic edits, I just finally found time to learn and make use of my drawing tablet which my cousins and aunt persuaded me to buy for so long. Drawing has been my long time passion and it was such a thrill to sketch digitally ☺️ I'm enjoying every bit of it as I share creations to the BinJin fandom and I'm brewing up a commission page on Instagram. I will launch it soon!
3. Travellin’ like an English local. Last year, I did not really toured the UK locally because I'm more ventured to travelling beyond its borders. But since there's current travel ban and strict measures across the EU, I came to think that maybe this would be a good time for me to explore outside London for a change.^^ The lockdown was happily lifted during summertime in the Britain world so my friends and I went to Cornwall, Cambridge, Oxfordshire/Cotswolds (I went solo there!) and Wales. Everything is so pleasant outside the capital like they share the same culture to be nice and accommodating. And apart from that, I'm glad that I was able to tour Wales leading me for a #bucketlistcheck of visiting all 4 countries of the UK. 🖤
Among the 4 besides England, I'd say that Scotland is my 2nd choice as my fav UK destination. The place is just too good with its vintage architecture and Hogwarts-vibe. I frequently even say that I want to bring my family there for vacation besides staying in London.
Read my blog about Austria & Japan here.
2. My 2 ONLY International Tours. Never would I thought that the month of January will be my last moment to tour abroad 😭 I got to spend the first week of the year in Tokyo with my family as our annual Japan trip. I had a great time staying in the posh town of Shibuya and went to Disney Sea which I would loved to go again!💓 Then a week after I returned in London, I went on a solo staycation in Vienna--like yup, my brave soul was shaking 'cause it was somehow spontaneous and I flew right after my nightshift work! 🤣 The reason why I went was because my visa was about to expire and at the same time, I felt homesick with the stormy weather in Londres so I couldn't help it. Nevertheless, this trip was the most adventurous I've had by far in Europe and I fell inlove with the place. The ambiance was different from the 2 EU countries I've been previously yet this is actually the part of EU that I would love to explore. I hope I get to come back someday. 🖤
1. BinJin Domination. Here's to the loveteam that brought back the fangirl heart in me. And it's certainly unbelievable for me to idolize Korean stars since I'm never in to Kdrama; but Hyun Bin & Son Yejin are definitely an exception from now! They were my happy pills as I began to watch CLOY during the peak of the pandemic and my depression. And from thereon, I started to follow their career hoping that they'll drop that real-life couple confirmation. So it has been 6 months since I've posted a blog entry about my 2 cents of them and my ICBM dilemma is getting strong. With continuous synchronization of their contents and the way they evade cleverly on talking about the drama together, I think they are as cautious as how we deal with COVID right now. lol ;p Maybe we would really just let their projects do the talking isn't it?
Secondly, I would like to expresss my sincerest gratitude that because of their 'ship, I was able to meet awesome virtual people in the fandom who are talented in ways of creating fanfics to graphic edits. BINJIN FANS ARE THE BEST!I may be one of the eonnie's but it's always fun interacting with the younger genes and of course, the fan group that I belong. ;) I'm forever grateful to contribute and share my talent of art to this fandom bubble--and mainly, we really just do these things for the love of BinJin. I can never leave one behind between these 2. Check out all my BinJin-related posts here (I promise there'll be more to come!) 🖤
Overall, I guess this year sought a wordly change for everyone. I had my own learnings to live a quiet life,to make it peaceful as possible and to rarely engage over those who lives in chaos. Having a positive mind and prayers are the keys for survival at this age. So there! Superr thankyou for reading my blog entries--My heart has been so full for receiving a lot of good feedbacks throughout the year. Sobrang nakaka-touched po. Maraming maraming salamat! 🥺 I hope y'all would stay tuned for more fangirl entries and hopefully travel stories to come! I'm currently in Manila as I write this blog and I wish to return in Londres..at the right time ;)
