Musical journey (134)

Hello from the Southern Highlands of PNG on my day off which means I finally have time to post something.

From the start of next month, all unvaccinated people will not be allowed on site (i.e. all anti-vaxxers fired) and this marks the start of the return to pre-COVID rotations from the current 8/8 to say 6/6 then finally to 4/4. When I was in PNG back in 2014, I thought 4 weeks away was hell and never did I expect myself to get used to twice that time not being able to hug my boo. Like I always say, human beings are very tough and adaptable creatures.

PNG quarantine is also planned to be scrapped from 01/01/2022 and fingers crossed the process will go smoothly. This is a special company exemption and doesn't apply to the general population. Delta is seriously infecting and killing the rest of PNG right now and I'm glad the company took a tough stance on vaccination.

My home state Victoria has finally eased its lockdown after reaching the 70% fully-vaccinated objective last week but sadly I can't enjoy that. However, I'll definitely get to enjoy an even greater level of freedom when the 80% goal is reached. Dining out and partying here I come!

On the work front, I'm starting to get better at my job and hence given more responsibilities as well as recognition and authority. I've never experienced this "power" before in my previous job of 12 years (when I was constantly demoralised and dead inside) so this feeling is really refreshing.

As the international borders open up for Australia, the home-coming quarantine requirement will also be gone for the fully-vaccinated from 01/11/2021. The company travel department has yet to advise flight changes due to the easing of this restriction but whatever happens, it does look like the first day of next month is truly a time to celebrate! Oh, that's also my birthday by the way 😊! All in all, I'm quite contented with my life right now.

Now that you've caught up with my life, here's this month's musical post, which is another installment of my topless KTV series (the previous posts are here: 1 2 3 4 5). This time, I'm covering Taiwanese singer 徐佳瑩 (Lala Hsu)'s "言不由衷" which means "disingenuous". As a song-writer myself, I gravitate towards singers who write their own material and she's a talented one. Enjoy the falsetto and toplessness and I'll see you all soon!