NOW & THEN

  FRIDAY 12.3.2021 TGIF is famous for many reasons.I love the steaks at Restaurant TGIF at Alamanda. Today, I am writing on Friday for a different reason. Pandemic COVID19 began in March 2020. It is almost one year has passed. Now , we are still in COVID19 period and I donot know when it is going to end. This is the first time I experienced living in physical isolation and movement restriction imposed by government MCO. What comes to my mind, my parents had to go through WW11 experience fearing for their lives from Japanese Occupation and now my turn fearing for our lkives from COVID 19 virus- unseen and very quiet. As Muslims, we have to attend Solat Jumaat at our masjid. Considering my age 69 years old, I prefer to pray only at my home.  Any thing happen if I go to the masjid.  A few of younger friends got inflicted with Covid19 after attneding solat at masjid.  One of my friends died because he got it from his wife who went shopping.

Thursday 11.2.2021 Three weeks ago, I contacted Sam about joining a group purchase of Lamy pens. The normal price is RM100, but buying three reduces the cost to RM70 each. As a Lamy pen enthusiast with a collection of seven, and having used them for over a decade, I knew some friends would be interested. Yesterday, I met Sam at  Starbucks Conserve inside  Four Season to collect and pay for my Lamy Pen but he refused to accept my payment. He said it was a gift. Thanks Sam. I love writing with a fountain pen—it offers a tactile, almost meditative experience that ballpoint pens simply can’t match. There’s something deeply satisfying about the smooth flow of ink and the subtle feedback from the paper. My pen of choice is a Lamy fountain pen. Designed and manufactured in Germany, Lamy is renowned for its precision engineering, minimalist aesthetics, and ergonomic design. Writing with a Lamy pen transforms even the simplest notes or journal entries into a more intentional act. I par...