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  The most important tools that we need the most now... Without a doubt, the challenges faced by all of us today are unprecedented. Not even a Hollywood (or Bollywood!) script could have written about the  Covid-19 pandemic at such an unimaginable and devastating scale. In my beloved Malaysia, 4,446 cases were reported today. with a record number of 45 deaths. At the time of writing, at least 273 people needed respirators (or intubation). If that doesn't scare anyone, I wonder what would. Unfortunately, the majority of Malaysians in their own unique way are just like that. It is a trait that a friend once observed, "If it doesn't happen to them, they will never believe it." And, from what I have observed so far in my life, there is also another trait in Malaysians. We call it the "Belum cuba, belum tau" attitude. (Translated, it means: "You won't know, if you haven't tried") As Shakespeare wrote:  "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but

We are heading into the unknown in this pandemic. Let's just stay calm and compassionate.  Stay patient and help others in dire financial need if able. Be grateful for all that you have. What Social Distancing? @ Patrick Ho, 2021 When the first Movement Control Order (MCO) was announced (Mar 18-21,2020), the first thing most Malaysians worried about was food. "How are we going to buy food ah?", "The markets opened or not leh?" were questions that were seen in comments on social media. Most of us were not even clear how many from the same house could travel in a car. There were SOP's and there were changes made to the SOP's. Hence the new "abnormal" (I hate it when they term it 'the new normal'. What's normal about disruption?). Thankfully, the "new" government allowed marketing and tarpao (takeaway) at wet markets, supermarkets and restaurants. Obviously, Grabfood and Food Panda made handsome profits, not too mention givin

After more than a year of enduring the Covid-19 pandemic, many people have had to make drastic sacrifices and adjustments to their lives. Masks have become a mandatory piece of clothing for the majority, while there are those who do not believe in masking up. Don't they trust the science? A child's formative years in school has become abnormal to say the least... home schooling and online classes was the safe way to go. But, as many experts have said, the foundation laying of a child's psyche has been affected. Most kids without siblings will not learn how to overcome their fear of standing up to bullies. Normal social skills will also be lacking in years to come.  The worse part is the lack of play time and interaction with other children. While children will be children, and all is not lost, the actions and reactions of adults during the pandemic offers food for thought. A friend informed me of how a leading restaurant in Changkat Bukit Bintang was asked by their landlord

Staying indoors is not a problem, it's the confusing SOP's that are getting Malaysians agitated. My fellow Malaysians, It is time for us to come together and do our part. Again. PLEASE STAY AT HOME IF YOU DON'T NEED TO BUY FOOD OR MEDICATION AND WORK FROM HOME. MCO 3.0 started for Selangor-ians on May 6th, before Kuala Lumpur was added to the list immediately the very next day. This move happened after a backlash by netizens. Among them were Segambut MP, Hannah Yeoh, who raised an intelligent question regarding the MCO on Twitter. "I'm trying to understand the new MCO to combat Covid-19. On the the 1 Utama side = MCO. But cross just one traffic light, on the TTDI, KL = No MCO. I don't understand  @MKNJPM strategy. "  Here's the link to that story:  https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2021/05/04/daps-hannah-yeoh-says-mco-in-petaling-but-not-in-kl-baffling-when-both-are/1971668#.YJYEdgmEQ1U.link Although I stay in KL, I have no complaints to be part