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The Second Year of Covid

27 July 2021. From what I discern as consistent patterns in the behaviour of leading governments around the world, 18 months after this c19 breakout, the following highlights my significant concerns. 1.  Increasing emphasis on vaccinations as the only way out, together with regular booster shots. 2.   No significant efforts to invest more in public health systems. 3.   Increasing movement restrictions on the masses, with the consistent message that we have to exchange being inoculated to have access to what are essentially our human rights. 4.  The relative silence of the Big Pharmas, which tend to have politicians speaking implicitly for them. 5.   The consistent mantra from governments that they follow the science and medical advice, when in many cases that does not sound so convincing anymore. 6.    The mixed messaging from authorities on many fronts in fighting this c19, but not for consistent support for vaccinations and a loud silence on the progress in developing direct medical treatments for c19. 7.    The use of vaccinations as an economic commodity. 8.    The branding, politicisation and consequent  divisiveness resulting from use of vaccinations for the masses. 9.   Not reminding us that every c19 vaccine is approved under provisional and emergency conditions. 10.  The pattern of emerging c19 strains that are more infectious and the fact that vaccinated people can still be infected with them - with the accompanying message that personal hygiene measures from 2020 are no longer enough. #yongkevthoughts

PAIN as attitude

Many significant matters in our personal lives, and that of the world, seem and are at the same time put on hold, as if in a freeze-frame of photography - as media, politicians and commercial medical providers overcrowd our attention to a virus we cannot even see. And in the rising din, underlying panic and ever changing positions generated by various parties in this on going circus, of how to best manage this c19, it seems to me that things can just be plucked from the air and covert intentions not fully disclosed to the public. There can be too much talk and too little meaningful action which brings results. Politicians change their directions increasingly to serve their survival, rather than the health of their voters. Medical bureaucrats can be under unstated pressure by the powers that employ them. There are increased concerns in the militarisation of the public management of this Coronavirus. The connundrum between choosing lockdowns or vaccinations is the latest dilemna faced by governments. Are vaccinations encouraged with creating a false positive sentiment as elections draw near? Why has there been no progress and communication by Big Pharmas in developing a treatment for c19? Canberra has made serious mistakes in over depending on only two types of vaccines - and looks like only going to over rely on Messenger RNa vaccines in the future. Several nations are beginning to stare c19 in the face, as they cannot maintain a zero tolerance approach in snuffing out c19. Movement restriction, if continued for too long, is increasingly impractical. Individually, each of us has to grab the proverbial bull by the horn and tame the beast . For around 18 months, no reassuring results have been achieved by those who rule us - if this was a Board and senior executive of a listed conpany, they all would been sacked at an extraordinary General Meeting. How I cope is to follow and implement the four principles of self preservation and personal development. P - Presence of positive spirit and mind is always good to be conscious of and practice. A - Agendas, good and bad, are to be discerned between the lines, exhortations and varying policies we are put up with. I - Intelligence, not Inoculations, is the primary tool we possess to counter this Delta spread. N - Negativity is to be avoided, so that we can maintain our own clarity and purpose in our journey amidst distractions, deflections and devastation. Oscar Wilde is reputedly quoted with " Suffering is nothing, when there is love." The suffering imposed on each of us, in this challenging time, is not accompanied with sufficient empathy, humaneness nor concern by the people and organisations we put in power to take care of us. So I say, "Suffering is nothing, especially when we just take more care of ourselves." And I am no Oscar Wilde. #yongkevthoughts

My Non-Favourite Things

Sydney Lockdown 2.0 -  Day 32 Inspired by My Favourite Things, from The Sound of Music. "Raindrops on face masks, Saliva on my face shield, Getting taken to task, Having a gluey sanitising feel, Brown paper packages just left without a ring, These are a few of my not fav things! Luke warm coffee and sodgy apple strudels, And only takeaway for noodles, Looking at the moon and not flying on my wings, These are a few of my non-fav things! Keeping my distance with marked blue sashes, Aerosols that stay on my nose and eyelashes, Pointing over codes that melt into check-ins, These are a few of my non-fav things! When the Delta bites, When the bee stings, When I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my really fav things, And then I don't feel so bad!" #yongkevthoughts

Musings in the Time of Covid

The screws tighten, Are we frightened? Our spirits are more than dampened, as confusion becomes more rampant. The hidden enemy jumps, seems to be doing a dump, after coming in, and then some, at us it fiddles more than its thump. Instead of being inspired, we are cajoled, with many things soon to expire. What is the truth between the changing flames of fire, This is what we most desire. Why was danger allowed to roam, before they wrecked us inside the home. Why only react and respond, when the ability to prevent was not gone? How were the lessons not learnt, as the same patterns of omit, breach and damage repeat? Hijacked agendas, lack of detail and hidden themes not discerned, False confidence turning out to be the harbinger of defeat. Winners write the books, A Blame Game tries to put players off the hook. Common folk get kicked in the foot, whilst the blessed few get to keep the loot. Under the pressure of restraint and constraint, we are asked to behave and do as we are told. Whose interests are we asked to help maintain, at least in war, we can be more sure of whom and what to hold. When will this nightmare end, as we sit in our bunkers for endless nights unplanned. Will the promised manna be truly godsent, to relieve us from uncertainty just around the bend? Reflecting on: The Fall of Singapore - 1942 The Rise of Delta - Sydney 2021. #yongkevthoughts