Through the Spectacles

These past few days, the streets had taken its break on the rumbling cars, bussed and jeepneys as the nation's capital, the Metro Manila, has been put into an enhanced community quarantine as of March 17, 2020, as the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 is at large and keeps on infecting the vast populace of the metro. We heard the first 'lockdown' news last March 12, we were in the office at that time. We had no idea what was going to happen, then it happened. An emergency meeting has been called by the management to announce that our company had received the news regarding the Manila lockdown and we were told to go home to avoid the hassle. It all just suddenly became so real, it was so fast. I went home right after the announcement has been made by the group general manager, together with some of my colleagues who happen to be residing outside Metro Manila. During that time, there was a sudden increase in police visibility around the BGC area. The authorities were dres...

My day starts at 5:20am. A nice and quick breakfast usually suffices. I am a graphic artist by profession and based in Manila, Philippines. Traveling to the office is a common problem in the metro, that's why I should be prepared before 7:00 in the morning to avoid being late in the office. The traffic jam here is second to none. Believe me. Upon arriving at the office, my routine starts. First things first, email checking, one of the most important parts of the day. I tend to have a notebook ora jotter pad for doing my task list for the day. By around 8:30 to 8:45 in the morning, we are called to the boardroom for our daily morning briefing, where we talk about the latest developments of each member of the department. Our department is composed of three (3) teams namely, the sales team, marketing team, and the reservations team - by the way, I am a creative who renders my creative services in the hospitality industry. The whole team is seated in a big rectangular table with the ...