The lock down story was getting too long for one blog, so I will continue the saga in a new blog.
Day 24:
This extended lockdown feels like we are trapped in a bad movie & we are once again entering the movie hall after the interval. Actually our life itself has become like an art movie where the poor or middle class characters cannot afford to go out & enjoy themselves. The story starts, develops & finishes inside the 2-3 room house only.
Day 25:
Today marked one more visit to the city office for some administrative work. The atmosphere & feel are exactly the same as 15 days before when I had clicked images of various crossroads.
Day 24:
This extended lockdown feels like we are trapped in a bad movie & we are once again entering the movie hall after the interval. Actually our life itself has become like an art movie where the poor or middle class characters cannot afford to go out & enjoy themselves. The story starts, develops & finishes inside the 2-3 room house only.
Day 25:
Today marked one more visit to the city office for some administrative work. The atmosphere & feel are exactly the same as 15 days before when I had clicked images of various crossroads.
Day 30 / April 21:
I have realized today that I may have messed up the numbering of the days in between, so today I am adding few dates along with the number of day. When you have almost exact routine for many days, you can't believe the calendar telling you that so many days have gone away as the memory fails to separate one from the other.
Day 31 :
Day 33 :
Today the coronavirus infection tally stands at around 18 lakhs & deaths figure is around 2 lakhs. Indian figure is at about 25000 infections & 700 deaths. The situation looks very much under control here but this could be due to testing limitations in a country with more than 1 billion people.
Meanwhile the trading losses are on the rise & I can't stop even after realizing that the markets remain easy for very short period only. Today is the last trading day of the week so I have already planned for work on Saturday.
Also, after finishing 3 suspense thrillers, presently afternoon is the time for "a brief history of time".
Day 34/35 :
So as per the plan I began my journey early on Saturday morning & reached site around 9.30 am. The deserted road with almost zero vehicles & people was ideal for the cabling work we intended to accomplish. As expected it took more than a day & I had to stay the night there. Next day was a working Sunday amidst the curfew in a small town. It was a refreshing break from the dull lock down routing of the past month.
Here's a beautiful autumn season scenery I shot on the way.
Day 36-40 :
April series F & O expiry carried me through the last 4 days of the month of April - atmosphere was just as heated in the markets as it is outside in this season. The volatile movements captivated me totally & 4 days vanished in thin air. Now as it is over, I have started recalling other activities like writing this blog after 4 days.
It seems like people are now out of the panic of coronavirus & eager to come out of lock down & carry on with their normal lives as soon as possible.
The statistics of the Covid-19 pandemic as on 30th April is taken as a screenshot. These numbers now justify the hysteria 2 months back when many could not comprehend the gravity of the situation.
Day 42:
Here's a beautiful autumn season scenery I shot on the way.
Day 36-40 :
April series F & O expiry carried me through the last 4 days of the month of April - atmosphere was just as heated in the markets as it is outside in this season. The volatile movements captivated me totally & 4 days vanished in thin air. Now as it is over, I have started recalling other activities like writing this blog after 4 days.
It seems like people are now out of the panic of coronavirus & eager to come out of lock down & carry on with their normal lives as soon as possible.
The statistics of the Covid-19 pandemic as on 30th April is taken as a screenshot. These numbers now justify the hysteria 2 months back when many could not comprehend the gravity of the situation.
The second extension was not very much obvious like the first one & so it may be quite disheartening for many people. Even though 2 weeks' extension is declared at present but now on few may believe it to be the the last one.
Now this is turning out to be a nightmare that hurts you 24*7 and refuses to go away for many days. Once again, I have to admit that I feel much less disturbed by this locked down scenario than most people & that creates serious question regarding my life.
Day 43 / May 4:
During the long weekend break from stock markets, I got a lot of free time to think and I felt very much guilty for giving so little attention (& visits) to my work. So it was decided to make a Monday visit putting aside all other plans. The day was almost uneventful tiring journey of about 170 KMs in one day.
Day 51 / May 12 :
The past week (4-8 May) was one more in the series of disappointing weeks which was actually expected as the markets chose to remain range bound after whipsaws in both March & April. But most people, including me, realized it quite late that the movements in the past two months were a rare phenomena & you can't expect it to keep going on & on.
Also, I made another record of bike riding on Thursday courtesy Tankhala which is about 10 KM further away from Naswadi.
Day 56 / May 17 :
So today is the last day of the lockdown phase-3 which began on May 4 & people are eagerly hoping for relaxations in the phase 4 as they already know it is not to be removed completely. My Sunday evenings are mostly spent in multiplexes for the past 12 years but it will take many more weeks to get them opened looking at present scenario.
Day 57:
Here I end the lock down 2020 diary. The lock down 4.0 is more like lock-open 1.0 where the restrictions have been lifted considerably. As I passed through the city on my way to Naswadi, all the barricades along with guards securing those spots were taken off from city roads & people were seen moving around freely.
The night curfew from 7 pm to 7 am is still to be maintained all over the India, malls & multiplexes are not to be opened yet, private bus services are not to be operational, dining out is prohibited & social distancing is strictly to be followed everywhere. The road to be free of all of these restrictions will be a new journey & maybe another brand new story.
Now this is turning out to be a nightmare that hurts you 24*7 and refuses to go away for many days. Once again, I have to admit that I feel much less disturbed by this locked down scenario than most people & that creates serious question regarding my life.
Day 43 / May 4:
During the long weekend break from stock markets, I got a lot of free time to think and I felt very much guilty for giving so little attention (& visits) to my work. So it was decided to make a Monday visit putting aside all other plans. The day was almost uneventful tiring journey of about 170 KMs in one day.
Day 51 / May 12 :
The past week (4-8 May) was one more in the series of disappointing weeks which was actually expected as the markets chose to remain range bound after whipsaws in both March & April. But most people, including me, realized it quite late that the movements in the past two months were a rare phenomena & you can't expect it to keep going on & on.
Also, I made another record of bike riding on Thursday courtesy Tankhala which is about 10 KM further away from Naswadi.
Day 56 / May 17 :
So today is the last day of the lockdown phase-3 which began on May 4 & people are eagerly hoping for relaxations in the phase 4 as they already know it is not to be removed completely. My Sunday evenings are mostly spent in multiplexes for the past 12 years but it will take many more weeks to get them opened looking at present scenario.
Day 57:
Here I end the lock down 2020 diary. The lock down 4.0 is more like lock-open 1.0 where the restrictions have been lifted considerably. As I passed through the city on my way to Naswadi, all the barricades along with guards securing those spots were taken off from city roads & people were seen moving around freely.
The night curfew from 7 pm to 7 am is still to be maintained all over the India, malls & multiplexes are not to be opened yet, private bus services are not to be operational, dining out is prohibited & social distancing is strictly to be followed everywhere. The road to be free of all of these restrictions will be a new journey & maybe another brand new story.
