Gigi

2565/06/17

Bangkok, Thailand

Friday 17 June 2022

Hi there,

We have just received very good news today after two-year continuous restriction of our living due to the spread of corona virus(Covid 19). The Government has finally announced today that from 1 July onwards, every province in Thailand is to be labeled as "green zone", after over the past year color zoning has been applied to classified every province around Thailand according to the incidence of Covid19-infection rates in each province. "Red zone" means the area is with high infectious cases. Moreover, wearing a mask will no longer be necessary in open space where is not crowded after people have not been able to go out side without putting on their mask.

Such news is already good enough for me. Yet, for those night owls, there are more--pubs and bars are able to open until 2 am. and drinking alcoholic drinks are permitted at restaurant, pub and bar.

Over the past week, people have been talking about the state to lift the restrictions since the better situation of the infection spread. The number of infectious cases has been found declining continuously before staying at considerably low figure each day.

Meanwhile, more people increasingly return to live their life just like before the pandemic. One main reason is that many people might feel confident in the effectiveness of immunization that the majority of the population already got from vaccination over the past year. The other is economic reason. People need to work and get incomes while the government also needs to bring the country's economy back on feet.

It's good to see the country and people become lively as they used to be before the covid-19 spread. Yet, in my view, we should enjoy the return of our freedom of living but with better caution. Wearing a mask when going outside or being among the crowd and washing hands are necessary for safety reason and good health. I will be one of those who keep wearing a mask when going outside or being amid the crowd.

Gigi

2565/02/17

Bangkok, Thailand

Thursday 17 February 2022

Hi there.

Happy late Valentine's Day. 😊 I didn't realize that I had been away from writing here for more than a month, and now I have been in the year 2022 already!

Blame my getting old. ^^

There are several issues I love to talk about, yet my brain today seems too cloudy. Thus, I had better not make you my readers get headache because of my confusion.

Since the beginning of this new year, there have been several stories of bad news and good news in various areas. One of them is that Covid-19 infection continues to be with us and no one can tell when it will end, according to many news sources worldwide. Still, good news is there are fewer severe cases and a larger number of people in Thailand have got vaccination. Recently, small kids were the latest targets for vaccination following their parents' approvals and permissions.

Until today, the majority of Thai people have received at least two shots of covid-19 vaccines, and not a few already had four shots. The latter are those who are risky to a chance of getting infected easily such as medical or health-care professions. Besides, most people, although worried about the disease, adjust themselves and return to new-normal living style. Like them, I always have a bottle of alcohol spray, and a mask when going out. I avoid crowds as possible. I won't go out if not necessary. Once I arrive at home, I hurry to take a bath and wash my hair first.

That is not a kind of life style I ever dreamed for, but I have to accept it for safety reason. I know it's not just me who have to embrace this "new normal". Alcohol and mask become necessity for us. I have no idea when we will be able to go out without a mask and alcohol spray. I just hope for the days I can go out with light head and lead my normal life as I once did will come again soon.

Be in good health everyone.

Gigi

2564/12/27

A stroll on one fine afternoon before Christmas Day

Monday 27 December 2021

Bangkok, Thailand

Hi there,

Just a few days before Christmas holiday I spent a few hours strolling around small streets in Bangkok's old China town and nearby areas. I wished I could have had more time to carry on walking and exploring those areas further. But since I had another appointment with my best friend later, I told myself that I would return to carry on my mission soon. Here are some shots that day:

I did enjoy vanilla and chocolate ice cream toppled with roasted chestnut very much. Steamed wontons stuffed with prawn were also tasty, and they filled up my stomach so much that I could not take anything else. Next time I will certainly not miss one of my favourite menus, noodle soup with duck.

Happy Holiday, dear all

Gigi 😊😸

2564/11/21

In remembrance of my dear babies Meaw Daang and Meaw Noi

Sunday 21 November 2021

Bangkok, Thailand

I should earlier have written about the loss of my two eldest babies Meaw Daang and Meaw Noi since they passed away in late -July and mid-September respectively. Yet, it was too hard for me to bring it up on the page despite that I could handle the loss this time much better than when I lost the eldest one almost a decade earlier. Besides my broken heart, I was badly ill myself during that time too. I had no energy left to do anything but crying my heart out.

Although my two old cats had been suffered from kidney disease for years, they had enjoyed their lives most of the time. Until the last few months of their lives, their condition went down hill quickly following their acute infection: one was digestive tract infected, the other respiratory tract infected. I took them to pet hospital for their treatment. But no matter how best treatments and medication they got, none could save their lives. I prayed for them to rest in peace and maybe running happily in heaven above. And later I will join them when my time comes.