With the recent turn of events surrounding the COVID19 virus, part of my Social Studies projects for my portfolio was to come up with an essay which would describe my viewpoint/experience as a home-schooled kid who is in a country where there are confirmed cases of COVID19.
I would like to share to you this essay which I just presented last week as part of my portfolio review. Lastly, let me leave you this Bible verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)
A Kid's
Viewpoint on COVID 19
By
Timothy D. Cuzon
“WHO says world
in uncharted territory as US COVID-19 toll rises...” was the main headline
today at Channel News Asia while I was writing this essay. As the COVID19
starts to spread not only in China but also in other parts of the world, you
might be wondering, what life would be like if you were in a country where
there are a lot of cases of COVID19 infections? Is the situation like the one
in the movie “Contagion” where people are panicking and a great chaos can be
seen in everywhere? Or rather would it be the end of it all for you and your
family?
I
am writing this essay with a goal in my mind to share how life is in a place
where there are COVID19 cases. With the hope, that by sharing my experience
here in Singapore it would give others the real picture of the situation. It
was around second week of January when the COVID19 news broke out. By that
time, news is that there is a virus similar to SARS that has been infecting
hundreds of people in Wuhan, China. As the days passes by, deaths are also being
reported. The virus spreads quickly as it reaches country after country. By 23rd of
January, Singapore registered their first case of COVID19 infection. Case after
case has been reported each day. Slowly, it started to trigger a change in the
situation here in Singapore.
By
the 2nd week of February, Singapore government has raised it
disaster alert to it second highest level. Upon announcement, some people
started to panic. A lot of people went to markets to stock up on supplies like
noodles, toilet papers, canned goods, anything that they can buy at the market.
Most of the groceries were ransacked over night! Masks, sanitizers,
thermometers and disinfectant were also very difficult to find. It would either
be out of stock or the price is unreasonable.
I
used to remember before the COVID 19 outbreak, my brother, mother, and I
usually would go to the market twice a week, however, when the outbreak
happened, we became a little bit more cautious and had to go to the market once
a week instead. And in between the market days we would also go to the library.
But as the alert was upgraded, temperature screening has been enforced in
places like malls, library, community centers, schools, offices and many other
places. Like in our library, previously, we can freely enter in the library,
currently; there would be a man that would check our temperature and a woman
who would login our details in their system. The purpose of getting our details
is for easy contact tracing in any case that would encounter a person that
would later become positive with COVID19. I do remember, as it was my first
time I’ve gone through that, I had an embarrassing moment. After having my
temperature checked, I walked straight pass to the hall of the library, but I
noticed that my mom and brother didn’t come along with me; it seemed that they
were calling me, so I went back. When I got there, I found out that I didn’t
get my card check! And my mom was about to send out my brother to bring me back
at the counter! Lesson learned, after temperature checking, I need to give my
ID for them to get my details.
As
negative as it may sound, COVID19 situation has its positive side too! One of
which is we get to spend a lot more time with my father. Part of upgrade of
alert level was instructing the companies to allow employees to work from home.
It is a blessing indeed. My father usually goes to work early, and would return
home around 7pm at night which only gives us some time to spend time with him.
When the COVID 19 virus started spreading, he was allowed to work from home,
and now, we can spend much more time with him. He would also be able to enjoy
the comfort of his home while working. It also limits his exposure to a lot of
people when he is travelling.
Another positive thing that COVID19 has brought me was strengthened my faith in
God. There are times I don’t trust God too much; sometimes I get scared of what
will happen to me. But during these challenging times of COVID 19 outbreak, I
learned to trust God more that He is in control of everything. It has also
taught me to look at things positively. Being positive will help me and others
in hard times, and when you’re positive, you will spread your positivity to
others as well. Lastly, COVID19 situation may seem to be a big problem for the
whole world to handle but with constant prayer this too shall be over because
as huge as the problem is, GOD is far more powerful and humongous than this
COVID19 is!
With the recent turn of events surrounding the COVID19 virus, part of my Social Studies projects for my portfolio was to come up with an essay which would describe my viewpoint/experience as a home-schooled kid who is in a country where there are confirmed cases of COVID19.
I would like to share to you this essay which I just presented last week as part of my portfolio review. Lastly, let me leave you this Bible verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, "Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)
A Kid's
Viewpoint on COVID 19
By
Timothy D. Cuzon “WHO says world
in uncharted territory as US COVID-19 toll rises...” was the main headline
today at Channel News Asia while I was writing this essay. As the COVID19
starts to spread not only in China but also in other parts of the world, you
might be wondering, what life would be like if you were in a country where
there are a lot of cases of COVID19 infections? Is the situation like the one
in the movie “Contagion” where people are panicking and a great chaos can be
seen in everywhere? Or rather would it be the end of it all for you and your
family?
I
am writing this essay with a goal in my mind to share how life is in a place
where there are COVID19 cases. With the hope, that by sharing my experience
here in Singapore it would give others the real picture of the situation. It
was around second week of January when the COVID19 news broke out. By that
time, news is that there is a virus similar to SARS that has been infecting
hundreds of people in Wuhan, China. As the days passes by, deaths are also being
reported. The virus spreads quickly as it reaches country after country. By 23rd of
January, Singapore registered their first case of COVID19 infection. Case after
case has been reported each day. Slowly, it started to trigger a change in the
situation here in Singapore.
By
the 2nd week of February, Singapore government has raised it
disaster alert to it second highest level. Upon announcement, some people
started to panic. A lot of people went to markets to stock up on supplies like
noodles, toilet papers, canned goods, anything that they can buy at the market.
Most of the groceries were ransacked over night! Masks, sanitizers,
thermometers and disinfectant were also very difficult to find. It would either
be out of stock or the price is unreasonable.
I
used to remember before the COVID 19 outbreak, my brother, mother, and I
usually would go to the market twice a week, however, when the outbreak
happened, we became a little bit more cautious and had to go to the market once
a week instead. And in between the market days we would also go to the library.
But as the alert was upgraded, temperature screening has been enforced in
places like malls, library, community centers, schools, offices and many other
places. Like in our library, previously, we can freely enter in the library,
currently; there would be a man that would check our temperature and a woman
who would login our details in their system. The purpose of getting our details
is for easy contact tracing in any case that would encounter a person that
would later become positive with COVID19. I do remember, as it was my first
time I’ve gone through that, I had an embarrassing moment. After having my
temperature checked, I walked straight pass to the hall of the library, but I
noticed that my mom and brother didn’t come along with me; it seemed that they
were calling me, so I went back. When I got there, I found out that I didn’t
get my card check! And my mom was about to send out my brother to bring me back
at the counter! Lesson learned, after temperature checking, I need to give my
ID for them to get my details.
As
negative as it may sound, COVID19 situation has its positive side too! One of
which is we get to spend a lot more time with my father. Part of upgrade of
alert level was instructing the companies to allow employees to work from home.
It is a blessing indeed. My father usually goes to work early, and would return
home around 7pm at night which only gives us some time to spend time with him.
When the COVID 19 virus started spreading, he was allowed to work from home,
and now, we can spend much more time with him. He would also be able to enjoy
the comfort of his home while working. It also limits his exposure to a lot of
people when he is travelling.
Another positive thing that COVID19 has brought me was strengthened my faith in
God. There are times I don’t trust God too much; sometimes I get scared of what
will happen to me. But during these challenging times of COVID 19 outbreak, I
learned to trust God more that He is in control of everything. It has also
taught me to look at things positively. Being positive will help me and others
in hard times, and when you’re positive, you will spread your positivity to
others as well. Lastly, COVID19 situation may seem to be a big problem for the
whole world to handle but with constant prayer this too shall be over because
as huge as the problem is, GOD is far more powerful and humongous than this
COVID19 is!
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