Sporadic mind

Christmas means family to me. So when I lost my big sister, Queen, in September, I just knew it was canceled for this year. You can't experience festivity three months after losing your sibling, it's ridiculous. Covering up the pain and thoughts by watching other happy people while I play Christmas carols on my saxophone seemed like the perfect plan. Now with the whole COVID-19 scare and all the regulations that came with it, my entertainment gigs were mostly canceled. However, Christmas weekend arrived soon after I had signed a sweet deal with Serena hotel and I was over the moon. Let alone working with this envied brand, this was the perfect solution for my pain during the season. Imagine spending Christmas weekend in Rubavu, playing saxophone by the lake shores! How dreamy! But nah. 2020 couldn't let me have that, either. I pictured it saying ‘just kidding’, with a little smirk on the face. As you might know, to access hotels (as guests), one needs to test for COVI...

  What a year!   2020 has wounded us in different ways. I have even failed to pinpoint one major category of pain to focus on. There have been all sorts of losses this year. Several people lost their sources of income, theft cases have insanely increased due to the unemployment levels (I came to understand). I'm, however, still trying to comprehend how unemployment made cars (read Toyota cars) become so vulnerable and easily broken into, no actually- easily opened by strangers. With keys.   So much to the extent that nowadays, when you go to a new neighborhood or supermarket, it is safer to carry all your property (laptop bag, saxophone, shoes, and water bottle) on your back, lest someone cleans out your Toyota (again).   But that wasn't all. This year sadly robbed us of so many loved ones. Some succumbed to Covid19, while others to different illnesses and accidents, but the pandemic made each loss experienced twice as painful. The hustle that one had t...