Today is the first day of the last quarter of 2020. It feels like it was not too long ago that we were back in Ipoh to celebrate Chinese New Year. I had such a happy time bonding with all my loved ones in Ipoh. It was during CNY this year that Covid-19 just landed in our shores. And within a month, we were all grounded and sheltering at home. The hubs' catering business went from making several millions a year to zero revenue for months. We were all stuck at home and feeling really miserable. This year has been pretty much a wasted year where nothing much is achieved. It's a year that we tell ourselves that if we could survive this year - from escaping the Virus and from being severely impacted financially, next year will be a better year for us.
Although it's Mid Autumn Festival today, there's not much atmosphere and spirit to celebrate. It's raining for almost 24 hours and the moon is hiding away from us. The pandemic situation in our country is very worrying, with cases totaling 260 today. Our DG of Health has hinted that the RMCO may be reverted back to MCO if people do not follow SOPs and positive cases continue to increase. As of today, though the cases are steadily increasing, our DG of Health mentioned that it is still under control but he advised everyone to stay at home and not go out unnecessarily. The bulk of the cases come from people who returned from Sabah (a hot red zone), who then infected other people. All but two states in our country have new cases now.
So it looks like my long impending trip to Mid Valley Megamall will not materialize anytime soon. I need to go to ISEC to buy another bottle of eye drop for Cass' mild Lazy Eye. I'm going to call ISEC tomorrow to inquire if they could courier the eye drop to me. As there has been a worrying trend of infections at shopping malls the past few days, I think I'll just stay put for now. The only places that I will go to are the supermarkets, pharmacies, eateries and bank at my residential area.
We're thankful to God that hubs still has catering functions, though a couple of them were cancelled this week in view of the increasing Covid19 cases. Today's catering event is a Mid Autumn Festival celebration, ordered by his client - a leading car manufacturer in our country. The function is attended by big wigs and Management staff. On the menu is Chinese cuisine with sumptuous double yolk mooncakes.
Hubs' chef cooked extra for us and we had these for lunch and dinner:
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