One year into the pandemic, and some people seem at home with the virus
A few takeaways from the ongoing corona era: One still forgets to wear a mask sometimes. Despite becoming used to it as part of one's apparel, it's only after you step out and see other masked faces that you realize yours feels strangely different, too open. Of course, many people seem to consider it an adornment for their chin where it stays permanently (some even use it as blindfolds or eye masks to doze off) or don't wear it at all, confident that the virus wouldn't dare approach them, or basking in the relief that they have contracted it and recovered already, I can't tell which. Maybe it is our inexperience in dealing with such a pandemic that makes us complacent and ill-prepared. "Normal" daily life presents a stark contrast to news bulletins and the realities of afflicted people inside homes and hospitals. Public transportation is as crowded as ever, people are out on the streets in droves, and travelling, if only for that perfect picture, is back ...