People TWEAK

In the clasp of the novel pandemic, it feels being engulfed in a mesh of sly and ruthlessness. Every day, real and fake news of the virus’ conquests toughen the strands of the mesh, making it less porous. Harder to breathe. Massive millions are literally struggling to get their lungs working. Nearly three hundred thousand have ceased to need lungs. Heartbreaking. Scary. Humbling.


The challenge for the living are manifold. Health and wealth is now the correct order of concern. People used to put the ‘W’ before the ‘H’. That is, whatever left, that were not drained by this ‘evil disease,’ as China’s numero uno, Xi Jinping calls it. But it’s like a rolling deficit. The trail of destruction is still fluid. Depending on which of the two directions you are looking, the scenario is similar, although not equal. If you look East it is gloom. If you look West, it feels like doom. And no one seems to have the answer to the question, “When can we eliminate this unseen evil that is eliminating us?…

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. "
-Confucius

It's of little comfort thinking about the industrial quality sanitizer dispensers we installed at staircase landings and common areas, the SARs response plan and the wipe-down protocol I have left with the company I worked for (nuts!) 35 years. Back then, in 2003,we were already big on testing, screening, quarantine and contact tracing. And, we did a good job, keeping our factories open.


"And, we did a good job, keeping our factories open." It's not so good out there now. We are all in this grim mush. The scarier prospect is that no one knows when it will all end. It's been a yo yo. We thought Singapore had it in their pockets. Then, their infections skyrocketed. From a model, it is now the worst in the region. South Korea had their highest daily spike and China just reported their first double figure in week…

Two mega forces are working to dislodge us from our comfort zone, changing the way we work and live.





The Covid-19 pandemic is a stealthy intrusion, surprising everyone, the high and mighty policy makers included. It is a force of indiscriminate massacre and mass destruction. Mankind is forced into hiding. For the first time, even in places where there is no war. The exhibition of its stealth, speed and power leaves man scrambling for crude instruments of protection. After months of its mindless rampage, there is still no messiah. There is none who is firm and certain on how to block this rogue move by nature nor how to neutralize its inflictions.


Surely, the health gods must surely be embarrassed. Bill Gates did have a presensation that such a hit is coming. His fault is that he did not have the firepower to influence the world’s mighty to buck up and take his anticipation seriously. Or did he? For the first time, in a long time, the still presiding tech gods are left toothless. Other t…