Special eid mubarak

In early stage of lockdown, over two months ago, still keep hoping that I can go home to celebrate this special day. Day after day passed, I did not buy airplane ticket yet. I almost never bought ticket in advance anyway, as impromptu team. Until flight schedule has been restricted from or to red zone area, I even got wild suggestion, to go home by ship from Semarang. Of course I did not take it.

"If you hear of an outbreak of plague in a land, do not enter it; but if the plague breaks out in a place while you are in it, do not leave that place."- Prophet Muhammad said

This too shall pass. Sabr, we were choosen to face this global pandemic, hopefully we can overcome this challenge, physically and mentally healthy. Alhamdulillah, even for little things. We are not laid off or (forced) unpaid leave or hardly earn daily income. Everbody struggling. Thanks for surviving and fighting so far. Keep it up.

I really like the working from home idea before. Thanks to this pandemic, I tasted the bittersweet. First two weeks still excited, tried virtual meeting till predawn with friends. In the third week, I even asked how to get day-off during wfh, to practically doing nothing, halfly joking wkwk. Recently, I just knew it can't be done, except you're sick.

I managed stay at home somehow, just went out to fill my weekly logistic. Everyone has their own coping mechanism anyway, such as gardening, cooking, baking, learning, creating any content or online shopping (?) Haha. Sometimes, I choose cooking (healthy food), joined webinar and career class. I need to make my self busier with other than work, to keep me sane :p

Since last week, I realized how I missed real chit chat with human. I decided to spend Eid with my friends, eat opor ayam, sambel goreng kentang, rendang and other eid food signature. Surely, it felt different, especially when you can only met your family virtually. I am already on acceptance mode. But, it still little bit hurt when read text contain something like "salam untuk keluarga di rumah".

Taqabbalallahu minna wa minkum taqabbal yaa kariim.
Mohon maaf lahir dan batin.
Hope we meet Ramadan again with better conditions.

Wfh is almost lifted, maybe this week will be the last week. People talked about new normal idea, when number of positive cases has not been decreased. Most are worried, including me. We need to think again if using public transportation during wfo, physical distancing seems hard to do. Herd immunity seems to be an illusion. Stay alert, obey healthy protocol, wash hand often, reduce touching face and use mask. Maximize ikhtiar and dua'. May Allah immediately revoke this pandemic.

“I’m so tired of love songs, tired of love songs. Just wanna go home, wanna go home." - Lauv & Troye Sivan on I'm so tired

Stay healthy, stay sane everyone. Thanks for reading.