Keystroke Journal

COVID-19 came so sudden that no one was ever prepared to deal with this unknown novel sickness. It struck every one and every where. No one is spared of its daunting effects. Rich or poor, educated or uneducated, male or female, old or young, animals or humans, from the north to the south to the east and west. Only the strong and the fittest can survive. It's like watching a plot in a movie, only this time, we are all making our own reality TV shows.  It's been a month now that lives have transitioned from commute days to lockdown days. The year 2020 is indeed a year of vision. A time to realize what values most in life and rediscover life's passions. Nowadays, there are more days to  reflect, more days to clean up, more days to do what we can't usually do on an actual busy day; more days to juggle self-care, family/home care, online classes, and remote work, all in one roof. This, for now, is the new normal. Years from now, we will have our own lockdown stories to ...

Monday mornings are usually the dreaded part of the week and what a way to start the work week with a heavy traffic! The early morning news has already warned its DC commuters about an accident somewhere in the 11th street which blocked entry to the exit ramps on both directions. As expected, it caused a heavy traffic in all routes leading to and coming from DC downtown. I told myself to give a few minutes to let the traffic subside and hope for a better flow by leaving home at least 30 minutes later. Well, it turned out that I wasn't the only one who had that kind of thinking. While still preparing to leave home, I was mentally visualizing my route on how to avoid the traffic only to realize that I still took the same route I normally do in the mornings. At first, the I-295 lanes are fine with it's white-striped orange cones designating an under construction bridge and road widening just before the 11th street. There it is, a long queue and break lights all over the place....