Goggles In Space

Corona times taught many a lesson.The COVID 19 breakout started early 2020 in China but spread all over. WHO declared it a pandemic//initial death rates were very high. In Mar2020, husband had to travel to Kerala but just got back home in time...A day after, airports were closed. Lock down of various form and vigor followed. PM Narendra Modi addressed Indians to stay home. Life came to standstill. Maids, construction workers, taxi ,bus drivers , newspaper boys disappeared from the neighborhood as the restrictions set in. Malls and movie theaters closed down. Only essential goods and their supply continued and rest everything was banned. Cops were on roads to fine people who didn't follow the strict rules. Kids schools closed mid March and even annual exams did not complete. It was one of the greatest disruptions that our generation has seen(/would ever see ?) .Everything was being done to prevent the spread, break the chain but little did anyone know that this was to stay longer. B...

Mar 2020 :  Family under roof for the longest amount of time ! That is the best thing about Corona time if you ask me. It was beginning of March and my worry was around how to manage kid's exam and study holidays/exam schedule . Amma had decided to postpone her trip to May due to Hari's vocational training class and both Sreya and Anand had different exam schedule. While it was important for me to be at work (thanks to my role of Service Delivery Manager@LinkedIn) , my family was no less important. I couldn't imagine leaving either one at home all day alone , not sure what they would end up doing ( also exposed to TV and other electronics of course). Around that time, COVID 19 virus and its fatality was making news. Though initially i thought it was happening in Wuhan and was far away, soon news came of a couple who had come to Kerala and was tested COVID positive. Flights were cancelled and international travellers were getting badly stuck. Sree was getting ready to fly...