5 Weeks in the Lockdown

We’re on the 5^th week in the lockdown. I open my FB, and I see memes and tiktoks showing exaggerated reactions when the lockdown was extended.  I open my Twitter. I see alters, complaining about not having sex for weeks. Swearing that once this is over, asses will be wrecked, cocks will be vacuumed like hell, and sperm will explode as Fukushima! I relate totally. 

Yes, it is so damn boring at home. No doubt! But I can cope… easily!

No. I’m no home buddy! Before the lockdown, I’m rarely home. On weekdays, I leave home early to work, and get home late, due to work and workout. On weekends, I wake up early, go out, have lunch out, play badminton, go to the gym, do some naughty stuff, meet friends, drink a bit, etc. etc. Then, I get home really late. For some weekends, I would even realize that I haven’t turned on my TV. So this lockdown has completely turned my life upside down, as most of you. So how do I cope?

Let me rewind siete anos antes (7 years prior).

2013, the year I was diagnosed with HIV – AIDS, stage 4!  I got hospitalized for 1 week, then for 2 weeks, then for 1 month, due to AIDS complications. When I got out of the hospital, my CD4 was still very low, at only 16. My immune system was severely compromised. Prone to any deadly infection. So, to  stay alive, I followed my doctor’s advice -- Stay at Home! Don’t Go Out! Else, you might get sick! Hmmmm… Sounds familiar. 

Year 2020, I’m hearing the same thing. Stay at home. Don’t go out. Else you’ll get sick and possibly die!

And that’s how I cope with the lockdown. Let me go back to my previous post --- Franklin Covey’s Circle of Concern and Circle of Influence. We shouldn’t waste time reacting to concerns we cannot control. Rather, we should focus on things we can control (the circle of influence).

Though I obviously don’t prefer this life in the lockdown, I just maximize what I can do while in the lockdown. 

Now… I sleep more, coz I don’t need to travel to get to work. I can work from home. I got time to clear the clutter at home. I got time to try some recipes on Youtube. I get to bake cookies and cakes. I got enough time to do my home workout program. I get to watch series from Netflix and IWant.  I get to watch BL series from Thailand! I can write blogs again. Etc. etc…

This is like déjà vu. My life 7 years ago repeated. The situation in the world is really bad, no doubt. All cities are locked down, economies in recession. And no one knows when will this virus end. But that's the Circle of Concern, which I don't have any control of. What my Circle of Influence though is staying at home and to stay positive.