We're still deep in Stage 4 lock down and the path out of it depends on keeping the 14-day rolling average new case numbers below a threshold (30 - 50 for the next step and 5 for the one after that). This has put the entire state population's attention glued to the daily statistics in the hope that things are progressing in the right direction.
Fortunately they are (our number today is 22.1) and we're moving to the next step of easing of restrictions from midnight tonight. Though the things that are eased are minor and I'm not really impacted by them (other than perhaps the lifting of the curfew), we need to get to this next step before conquering the next one so it's important to all of us. Fingers crossed we move successfully from step to step (modelling shows the next progression will come in 3 weeks), especially when we've all worked so hard and sacrificed so much to keep the numbers down!
On the work front, things are quietening down and I'm running out of work yet again (curse COVID-19)! However it's not all bad news because I got "head-hunted" on LinkedIn by a recruiter and after a chat with her, I was shortlisted for an interview with the PNG firm I worked for from 2014 to 2016.
I'm so sick with my current company and how it doesn't take care of its engineers (the people who actually make the money). Hence, I'll have to put in some effort to prepare for the interview next week and if I do get the gig, it'll be the best middle-finger-to-you exit from where I am now. The most awesome thing is I've worked there before (did something very similar) and even know some of the interviewers. So fingers and toes both crossed and wish me luck!
This month's musical post features a cover from 毛不易, one of my favourite singer-songwriters from China. I discovered him through this song and then found out how talented a songwriter he is. I admire him greatly as he writes these pieces that I'm never be able to. That is also why I follow his new releases very closely. I have covered him once already here and I hope you're in the mood for one more!
