Melbourne is open for business again!!!
I'm pleased to report that restaurants and retail have now re-opened, there's no longer any reason required to leave home and the 5km-turned-25km travel limit as well as the regional border restriction will both be removed in about a weeks' time. Oh, and not forgetting the biggest thing i.e. gyms are also to open from 9th November. Although my exercise band and home-made dumbbells work wonders and I'm starting to question whether a gym membership is needed at all, I'll still be returning to weights... for now.
No matter how much some people criticise the government for being conservative at the expense of the economy, they can't deny they're thankful they're not in Europe and USA right now where priorities the other way around have featured in national policies. They're shutting down this very moment (albeit a little late) to fight their second wave as we successfully exit ours. All the sacrifices Melburnians have made over the last 111 days of lockdown (one of the longest in the world) have paid off and we all collectively deserve a pat on our backs.
And also, I'm becoming 42 tomorrow! I shall look at this from a glass-half-full perspective not least because in this magical grey area, I can traverse both the "daddy" and "son" scenes which is something I've been taking full advantage of ever since I hit 40. The picture below sums it up so well (that happened when I was simultaneously chatting to two people).
I actually also have another MAJOR piece of good news that I'm desperately wanting to share but I still can't do that because I don't want to jeopardise another thing I want happen but rest assured, when it's the appropriate time, I'll make sure it's front-and-centre on this blog! To celebrate this extremely pleasing event, Melbourne's re-opening as well as my birthday, I'll be wearing my flashy LED mask I bought online (picture below) as I head for my first dining-out experience since 26th June as the occasion truly calls for it.
Last but not least, here's my musical offering for the month and it's my topless cover of Taiwanese singer 张韶涵's "引路的风筝" (the previous posts in this "pink shorts" series are here: 1 2). I've just learnt the song (original version here) when that recording was done because I loved it too much to wait to master it, so if you know it well, please pardon the mistakes (there's one especially big one). That being said, this is not an easy song to sing!
