Monday, August 16, 2021

Musical journey (132)

We're still knee-deep in lockdown which has just been extended till 2nd September. We also now have a 9pm - 5am curfew effective tonight for 2 weeks, and this is all because of blatant rule-breakers. It looks like most of my 8-week off period will just be lockdowns.

My life goal #1 now is to have a dining out experience before I head back to PNG. And if I'm allowed to be greedy and have another life goal, it would be to attend a dance party prior to returning to celibacy in the remote mountains. Sigh... Such is the new normal unfortunately and sarcasm is not any help at all.

The scary thing is I'm not even sure things will improve once the target vaccination rate is achieved due to the continuous emergence of new variants. Speaking about vaccinations, I'm getting my first Pfizer jab this week and I'll be fully-vaccinated by the start of my next rotation. This is a new requirement for all foreigners entering PNG so I guess the very-hard-to-get Pfizer doses are a great gift indeed.

I really hope a vaccination passport of some sort is set up soon and we can live better than those stubbornly ignorant anti-vaxxers. To prepare for any undesired side effects, I better finish all my home exercises planned for this week before my jab. Of course, gyms remain closed which is yet another bummer.

Well that's enough griping for today as that's not going to change anything. The purpose of this post is to share my cover of 周兴哲 (Eric Chou)'s "受够" which means "Had Enough" (the original version is here). I fell in love with the tune when I first heard it. I couldn't find the song's karaoke online so I sang it against piano accompaniment which in a way is preferred as it accentuates my voice better. Needless to say, only gay romance is featured in my music.

I hope you like this cover, as we all continue to stay COVID-safe and -smart.


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