Grandmother’s Pie

As soon as I arise, made call to Visa Unit.5th march 2020 Thursday, My visa expiring the day and got a flight to catch that night from Kualalampur to Cochin (southern India’s Kerala state city) (proud to be). His precision, everything went well. I rushed everything in no time and charted a bus from Kuantan to TBS where I forgot to buy my mask in hurry even I didn’t consider it as so big deal. I got beaten by a bus driver for hogging inside bus that was now I consider as a funny page of life.

Grandmother’s Pie outbreak did some drastic scenes in her homeland and some other places in world which of course not gonna affect me. Because I am always safe. Nothing affects me like you. I didn’t care of buying mask or gloves either sanitizer. Barely have I watched news. Bus and train station looks pretty normal but KUL airport appeared dry and abandoned which gives me mini attack of realizing how serious ‘The Chinese Pie’ was. It was late then whole on earth covered their faces except myself, still I got an inner feel it’s never gonna hit me it’s happening somewhere around the globe people are so stupid to get un necessary anxiety and fear on it. I couldn’t glimpse any faces in flight too. Few didn’t even ready to have food cause they have to remove the armor. I slept off soon cause of a drowsy day. The landing announcement in flight shines me again and became cheerful for smelling home.

Been into so many cities in world never seen anybody doing a medical checkup before paddling out of airport but that day the authorities did thermal scanning and I could see blood testing for the ones who get caught on scanning. But the condition out of airport was normal. I could see people and vehicles everywhere on my way to home. I am happy to realize now they are so stupid as much I was that day. Been home after a year so didn’t miss any chance to visit my relatives and friends in first three days itself. Later regret of taking a flew like superman. On 9th march first case reported in my state for a student from Grandmother’s country which is quite normal she got it from there nothing to worry about that for people over here. Next day three consumed ‘The Pie’ for the ones who landed from Italy. Other day five from Dubai... And the number of cases of ‘pie’ Consummation increased day by day. Copious arises in number of fans for pie. 9TH itself government requested(ordered) to stay home quarantine for the ones who came from abroad or far distant recently which gives me blood curdling feel cause I already made my signature whole over the city . Still as soon as circular issued I put in home praying I should not be hungry for the pie. It takes two weeks for perceiving the real taste of pie.

Condition getting worsened. Owns a lot of good friends and relatives but am sure if I deliver the pie’ for them the love and affection will automatically disappear for sure I will die in curse before the pie eats me. Home quarantine from that day, didn’t even step out of my house even its emergency. Soon country announced lockdown, more cases reported even people I know were eating pie. All I could do was praying for them cause even top chefs in world had no idea what it was.

I was counting my days. Exactly on 14th day I felt little variation in my body temperature and kind of irritation in throat. To be honest I was deadly scared, not just because of am going to eat the pie its more about I had been into so many places even babies old people pregnant relatives. I never wanted to share my pie with them. Night 3 AM itself I drove to hospital alone and did checkup which reduced my blood pressure to normal. Government was publishing the route map of people who already ate the pie. From their arrival till they realize they had pie. Names of people they visited places they went, hotel they lived, restaurants they hogged, shopping malls and groceries they were in. Sightseeing places every bit was detailed in newspapers for convince of people to know whether they shared a piece of pie over there. Even a single atom can attract so many cause of its yummy taste. People sat with a thermometer in hand. Even small cough or sneeze made them think of coffins. People already starting imagining the ‘I AM THE LEGEND ‘days. Number of take offs and cases reported worldwide increased like counting stars in sky. May be faster than that.

Lockdown is real. Experiencing Hollywood movies scenes in real life. People became more active on social Medias, Bloody stupid home challenges have shown up. I got no more visitors in home .Never seen such a mess in life. The air is pure but wearing a mask is mandatory. Roads are empty but it is impossible to go out. People have clean hands but ban for shaking hands. Friends have time to get together but they can’t .The chef inside you is crazy but cannot call anyone for tasting it. Weekends doesn’t seem to end those who money has no way to spend those who don’t have no way to earn it. There is enough time on hand but you cannot fulfill your dreams. The culprit is all around but cannot see. The sad part is if someone leaves this world we can’t bid him or her adieu. For rich these all were like long weekends. Busy with lockdown challenges and tiktok videos. They are confused what to make on the menu. Charity videos. Motivational dialogues. My country’s a good population lives on daily work bases. How many think of them? Kids of them, one time snack for them. We should ask ourselves what we really did for them during these crises. We were on quee to buy hand sanitizer. They didn’t even have a toilet.

Migrant workers they can’t go back to their homeland. No transportation. Hundreds of kilometers walking. Without food and water. In summer. Do all we face anything close to such issues? It good to share such things on social Medias and having sympathy for them highlighting our good heart over there. We must ask ourselves what we really did for them who suffering. I could barely help some with money. Help some to get their necessary things in lockdown, help with my scooter for urgent rides, delivering of medicine and food kits. I wish I am blessed with some more financial aids but unfortunately I am not. I just escaped just before lockdown never had an idea we were going to face such a situation worldwide.

Besides some play dirty politics, black-marketing, illegal transportation services, cheating police or health authorities considered as something great. Homo sapiens were proud; they can do anything in the world and not fear of anything. They can’t even handle a pie thing properly now. Everyone hiding behind the doors. Let’s hats off the health industry workers and policemen who trying their best to make our life normal. Family gathered. Shared lot talks. Love increased. Can’t leave home after fight so no much fights. Realized we can live without spending much and meeting people. My expense for last two months was zero other than some house hold things. We can survive without shopping malls and movie theatres. Amusement parks and sightseeing places became abandoned, Netflix and chill became real. Zoom installed. Unnecessary hospital visits ceased. Birds and animals got their good time back. Plenty still stuck in other countries and states without seeing their dear ones. Distance of them in kilometers became real. No time for religious conflicts or unwanted quarrels

That day I stepped out of home, I took a breath I never inhale such clean air, I drank water never so clean and tasty, could not hear noises. Trees and plants appeared growing fast. I gained weight by four kilos.no more tanned skin. It’s true I miss my rides and boots. I could what you reading now peacefully because of this lockdown. Ate lot of veggies and leafs. Ban for all junk foods since two months. I felt healthy even I didn’t work out. Great constipation though. May be eyes got little pain cause of excessive use of mobile phones. Tried to keep in touch with everyone. Trying to help whomever I can. At least making sure people around me is doing things okay. Try not to put your delicious food as status neither your enjoying videos .enjoy within your home boundaries. I could see many artists .happy realization to many.be a social media butterfly. Be a Bookworm, connect old memories, do online courses if you can, prepare yourself for next crisis. May be we expecting a flood soon. You can quit your smoking and drinking habits .at least try, plan your vacations. Relive your childhood; make your wish list for rest of life. May be spiritually we can get deep. Learn new techniques from YouTube. Indoor games, practice dance, share good movies and shows you watched

Grandmother may be busy preparing other pie or pancakes. Be aware of it .Start wearing your costume now itself. We can’t cook and feed the same way she did. Forgive. Don’t ignore the ones who had and came. Expecting to see you soon. I used to think of my Malaysian friends especially the ones in my kuantan campus. How can we miss the indera mehkota MacDonald’s and kfc.Teluk Cempedak beach visits.I will rent car soon, I go places soon. I am far from my beautiful campus, spending my lockdown days like yours expecting for a run in sports complex May the almighty give them strength to face it. All we can do at least make prayers each other. Grandma is still busy feeding pie who are hungry, sometimes forcefully feeding even not hungry. Stay home, stay safe, and help the needy, save the world.