The New Normal

Our Prime Minister made another announcement today to extend the Restriction Movement Order (RMO) until 28 April 2020. This is our new normal. Like it or not.

I have lost count of days but somehow this does feel like the new normal. If the RMO wasn't extended, I'm not sure if I would be brave enough to send my kids to school so I guess, the PM made a good call.

Today, Malaysia recorded a total of 118 confirmed new cases and 222 recovered. This is good news as the number of recovered patients continue to grow. If we keep this up, we will have a chance to fight this disease. So please, Malaysians, stay at home.

When I talk about the new normal, personally, I am going through my own "new normal". Life without my Tokmi is my new normal. It has been 5 days since she passed. It is still pretty raw. Some days I am totally find and then the next minute I will break down and cry. I cry when it starts raining (it has been raining every single day too!), I cry when it gets dark, I cry when I have bad dreams, I cry when I can't go to sleep. I know this sounds like I've been doing a lot of crying but truth is, I am OK. I am comforted by the fact that my Tokmi has returned to her Creator. She is no longer suffering and I believe that she is in a better place. In Sha Allah.

For my family, the new normal is also living without the glue of our family. It is tough especially for my mother. She said she couldn't sleep at night and couldnt even walk to my grandma's room. We all have regrets. It's just hard living with the fact that we will never see her again.

This new normal sucks!

But as sucky as it may be, we must always remember to be grateful. Alhamdulillah for all the blessings. Alhamdulillah my Tokmi's funeral (as simple as it was) went well and smoothly. Alhamdulillah we are all safe at home. Comfortable. We all have enough food. We are all healthy.
We must remember that there are so many people out there who is not so fortunate. Some lost jobs. Some have no money to buy food. Some are sick. Some have to work and risk their lives to save others. We? We just need to be home.

Sounds unfair sometimes.

So give back as much as you can. Now isn't the time to think about making money. Help others as much as you can. Donate as much as you can. Trust Allah, it will all come back to you somehow.
I believe this. I truly do.

To our frontliners and those who needs to work to make our lives at home easier, THANK YOU.
We can't possibly do what you all do. May God bless you for all that you do.

To fellow Malaysians, please stay home. Be safe and take care of one another. This is the new normal. We can beat this together