I'd really rather talk about Hytale than this cattle feces, to be honest.
This is mostly a political rant.
I'm calling it the "Wuhan coronavirus", not "COVID-19" which means "Coronavirus Disease 2019". I don't believe it's racist to mention where the virus originated.
In short, I'm currently healthy.
I don't feel like properly organizing the sentences in this post because, to be honest, I'm getting increasingly annoyed about the barrage of Wuhan coronavirus-related content.
Y'all just had to freaking eat bat soup.
Now, while I admit that I mainly got my bat soup information from Paul Joseph Watson, I saw another scientific paper which was written in January 2019 (before the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak) about the links between bats and coronaviruses.
So I'm too lazy to listen to claims that "the coronavirus wasn't caused by bat soup".
Okay, enough raging about bat soup so I don't destroy my punching bag.
So, Metro Manila, the region I live in and the capital region of the Philippines, was quarantined until April 14.
Many malls were closed except for supermarkets and banks. Good thing Mom and I were able to snag some food amidst a mob of panic buyers. Unfortunately, this means I can't go to the gym.
I'm hearing rumors of a curfew on Metro Manila from 8 PM to 5 AM, but I saw a statement from the Communications Secretary that there's no such thing...yet. Fake or not, I'll be extra careful of leaving the house out of fear I might get arrested, regardless of the time of day. I'll only go out when family members or school activities demand I do so. (Unfortunately, I can't invite YoSquid or come to his house for D&D. rip.)
All classes are suspended, though students are still given school work to be done at home. Yes, me included. I hate school work.
As for me protecting myself?
We have reusable masks at home. I think they're made of cotton?
We have a supply of soap and alcohol that I expect will last for 2 months, though I'm worried that the pandemic will go on for a year...as long as numbskulls roam around and refuse to self-isolate.
We've sanitized all our door knobs, light switches, and gadgets.
We've got loads of Vitamin C supplements.
Problem is, our water supply is still routinely "shutting down". I haven't heard from the water company, though I think it said "the water level in the dam is still critical" and "it's trying to gather up water for the upcoming summer season".
CATTLE FECES! I refuse to take a bath where I aimlessly dump a dipper full of water onto my head! A shower allows me to clean my body with more precision and control! Plus, last January and February, it was COLD! Heck, it's even raining sometimes this March!
Then again, I admit, I just strongly prefer water coming out of a faucet. I can't make a good argument for this. The least we do is hoard water.
Screw you, neutral evil grandma, for your excessive use of water. Mom and I can clean stuff just as well with less water and without using my ki or rage.
Edit: The water supply was returned to normal 2 days after I published this post.
I don't understand why YouTube is demonetizing videos with keywords related to the Wuhan coronavirus. Heck, even The Game Theorists titled their video "Who Will Survive [CENSORED] Virus?"
Then again, I reluctantly agree with Anita Sarkeesian's statement "everything is sexist, everything is racist", at least in the perspective of idiots and leftists. By extension, I and everything I do is sexist and racist, but since everything and everyone else is regardless of what they do or believe in, at this point, who cares if I say stuff that doesn't offend a normal person but offends leftists? I'll shove "Wuhan coronavirus" down people's throats whether they like it or not...unless my parents stop me from doing so because they don't like chaotic neutral behavior.
I admit, I've been mostly lonely ever since school started back in January, so the Wuhan coronavirus didn't do much to make it worse. Many of my friends are completely unresponsive to my messages, though they were kind enough to say that they're busy with school. YoSquid is similarly busy, though he still responds in a timely manner for short conversations.
So I'm talking more often with my Singaporean friend Tommy Chan and the Hytale theorist Shadrok. Tommy's getting a good haul of Shiny Pokémon even while stuck at home, while I'm showing him developments to my Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones ROM hack. As for Shadrok, I'm showing him D&D stat blocks for Hytale mobs, and he's liking them.
I took 4 sociology-related courses this trimester, and, while it'll end on April 5, ALL of my courses have final or penultimate (i.e. like a semi-final) assignments requiring case studies or essays about...guess what? The Wuhan coronavirus.
As if having it shoved down my throat by YouTubers and bloggers wasn't enough. Doing school work about the Wuhan coronavirus is the last thing I want to do.
Two of these assignments have the general question which I will roughly paraphrase as "how can you use (sociology strategy) to stop COVID-19?"
I know I'm much lazier than many of my friends and classmates, but hear me out. I don't need complicated, overly detailed strategies to inform people about the coronavirus. All I have to do is tell them simple facts about how the virus works, how to protect oneself, and where I got my information. I don't care if I don't successfully "inspire" large groups of people like I imagine professors expect students to do with their hypothetical strategies. It's up to the individual whether or not they will utilize that information...if they'll even see it because social media services filter content based on what users like or don't like. As long as I inform even one person successfully, I'm happy.
In the end, I'm not a doctor, celebrity, politician, or mass media journalist, and I don't have the expertise, money, or popularity necessary to mass-spread information. I'm just a humble Hytale tactician, and social media is my best weapon.
Edit: The trimester was postponed to April 25.
Speaking of information...
Wash your hands. A study was done where kids in Pakistan who received soap and handwashing promotion had fewer cases of diarrhea and pneumonia than those who didn't have them (Luby et al., 2005).
Wear a mask...especially when you're out of the house. You never know when some stubborn and ignorant fool is actually infected.
(Happy now, professors? I guess not.)
We've sanitized all our door knobs, light switches, and gadgets.
We've got loads of Vitamin C supplements.
Problem is, our water supply is still routinely "shutting down". I haven't heard from the water company, though I think it said "the water level in the dam is still critical" and "it's trying to gather up water for the upcoming summer season".
CATTLE FECES! I refuse to take a bath where I aimlessly dump a dipper full of water onto my head! A shower allows me to clean my body with more precision and control! Plus, last January and February, it was COLD! Heck, it's even raining sometimes this March!
Then again, I admit, I just strongly prefer water coming out of a faucet. I can't make a good argument for this. The least we do is hoard water.
Screw you, neutral evil grandma, for your excessive use of water. Mom and I can clean stuff just as well with less water and without using my ki or rage.
Edit: The water supply was returned to normal 2 days after I published this post.
I don't understand why YouTube is demonetizing videos with keywords related to the Wuhan coronavirus. Heck, even The Game Theorists titled their video "Who Will Survive [CENSORED] Virus?"
Then again, I reluctantly agree with Anita Sarkeesian's statement "everything is sexist, everything is racist", at least in the perspective of idiots and leftists. By extension, I and everything I do is sexist and racist, but since everything and everyone else is regardless of what they do or believe in, at this point, who cares if I say stuff that doesn't offend a normal person but offends leftists? I'll shove "Wuhan coronavirus" down people's throats whether they like it or not...unless my parents stop me from doing so because they don't like chaotic neutral behavior.
I admit, I've been mostly lonely ever since school started back in January, so the Wuhan coronavirus didn't do much to make it worse. Many of my friends are completely unresponsive to my messages, though they were kind enough to say that they're busy with school. YoSquid is similarly busy, though he still responds in a timely manner for short conversations.
So I'm talking more often with my Singaporean friend Tommy Chan and the Hytale theorist Shadrok. Tommy's getting a good haul of Shiny Pokémon even while stuck at home, while I'm showing him developments to my Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones ROM hack. As for Shadrok, I'm showing him D&D stat blocks for Hytale mobs, and he's liking them.
I took 4 sociology-related courses this trimester, and, while it'll end on April 5, ALL of my courses have final or penultimate (i.e. like a semi-final) assignments requiring case studies or essays about...guess what? The Wuhan coronavirus.
As if having it shoved down my throat by YouTubers and bloggers wasn't enough. Doing school work about the Wuhan coronavirus is the last thing I want to do.
Two of these assignments have the general question which I will roughly paraphrase as "how can you use (sociology strategy) to stop COVID-19?"
I know I'm much lazier than many of my friends and classmates, but hear me out. I don't need complicated, overly detailed strategies to inform people about the coronavirus. All I have to do is tell them simple facts about how the virus works, how to protect oneself, and where I got my information. I don't care if I don't successfully "inspire" large groups of people like I imagine professors expect students to do with their hypothetical strategies. It's up to the individual whether or not they will utilize that information...if they'll even see it because social media services filter content based on what users like or don't like. As long as I inform even one person successfully, I'm happy.
In the end, I'm not a doctor, celebrity, politician, or mass media journalist, and I don't have the expertise, money, or popularity necessary to mass-spread information. I'm just a humble Hytale tactician, and social media is my best weapon.
Edit: The trimester was postponed to April 25.
Speaking of information...
Wash your hands. A study was done where kids in Pakistan who received soap and handwashing promotion had fewer cases of diarrhea and pneumonia than those who didn't have them (Luby et al., 2005).
Wear a mask...especially when you're out of the house. You never know when some stubborn and ignorant fool is actually infected.
(Happy now, professors? I guess not.)
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