Life has gotten tougher for some

Yesterday was 1 July, first day of the month. I went past a Muslim food stall in a coffee shop near my home. The stall was empty, clearly a case of not renewing the lease. Today, I was at Heritage Food Street, the food court at Raffles Hospital. The Western Cuisine and the Chinese Cuisine stalls have closed their businesses. This food court had few patrons when I was there during lunch.

Besides food stalls, I have seen many small retail shops closed too. They are impacted by a drop in business because of a prolonged harsh condition of Covid-19 pandemic.

I know of one person switching career from air stewardess to being a property agent. Switching career is now common compared to pre-Covid. You hear and read about them.

Most of us are affected by Covid-19. But some got it worst. Spare a thought for them. Be thankful that we still have a roof over our heads and food on the table. It may mean tightening our belts to reduce expenses. We are fortunate that we are living in Singapore where there are vaccinations for everyone to fight Covid-19. We still have good medical care should we fall sick. We could have SCDF ambulance on call to ferry us to A&E of a nearby hospital. Shelter, food, clean water and medical care are the basics to survive. There is no need for more. The rest is just luxury of life.