On all account, this Rat year didn't start off too well for everyone. We have had the non-stop escalation of the Covid-2019 virus, first within China, then across Asia and now, worldwide.
As of today, I must say things have calmed down and this was after a short hiatus of hoarding and inconsiderate behaviour by many out of fear when the government decided to raise the alert status to DORSCON Orange. We went through something similar back in 2003 when we had SARS and again when we had swine flu and Ebola etc... but this time round, the presence of social media was really a killer as there was just too much fake news. It's good that we are finally able to control this and sustain a certain level of calm and objectivity in the country.
At work, we've gone into alternate workplace arrangements where we organise ourselves into two teams and work at different locations. This is part of our BCP arrangement to ensure business is not disrupted, even as we prepare for the worst. It's really crazy to have to set things up within a short period of time, brief people, update processes, etc. Thankfully, everyone cooperated and we have finally reached a point of balance where we are able to continue our daily work and tasks remotely. There seemed to be a certain level of acceptance that this arrangements will be the order of the day for sometime to come.
And these craziness doesn't include the many challenges at work - preparing for the closing of the FY, approval of the new FY initiatives, articulation of vision and strategic plans for next couple of years, busyness of Lunar New Year, etc. So yeah, this last 2 months was crazy and things simply seemed to go downhill as we transition from the Year of the Pig to the Year of the Rat. And much as I am not a superstitious person, I do want to say the new Rat year didn't start of well... let's hope things improve soon.
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