Lockdown chronicles in Port Harcourt, Rivers state

I never knew how much I love eating bread not until this total lockdown commences in Port Harcourt, my craving for it has made me sick at the expense of it's unavailability. The places whereby you could get from outrageously slashed scary prices on it, imagine having to pay 250 naira for a loaf of bread that usually costs 100 naira, I just can't bear.

The total lockdown started on Thursday, 7th of May, 2020, till Monday 11th of May, 2020 before Governor Nyesom Wike declared an ease on the lockdown for two days 12th and 13th day of the month of May, which has been extended for some few days more, 8pm on Sunday 17th before we get back on the complete lockdown again and for real, I don't know how best to react to the news.

It's of great importance that the lockdown was imposed and it is no news to the world as it's a fight of all and sundry against corona virus. There has been reports of how strictly people around here adhered to  the lockdown rules and regulations and in the look of things and the extension on the ease only resolve to the fact that we are in for a long term of staying at home.

In all honesty, there's been advantage to this, one of which is that I still get paid my allowance but under doubt and no high hope for the next months to come pending the time this whole thing is over. I wonder what would become of me without it, so it's really commendable and worth pointing out. Also, there has been constant light, but prepaid meter sucks like its life depends solely on it, while PHED purse enjoys and we suffer the expense, the motivation has been the consistency in power supply. My frustration majorly is the fact that I miss home a lot, I've been here since the last day of September, 2019 till date, and not to forget, times like this are best spent with loved ones. I had contemplated travelling a few times but the risk and odds were really high and not so comforting because there has been a ban on interstate travelling. If I'm home, I would have lesser things to worry about, it's been crazy having to deal with these things on my own all by myself.  Adulthood is really not worth the hype. One major lesson this season has taught me is how important a family is, it shows some times are best conquered in unity with the people that matters the most.

On the other hand, I've made progress working out, although I've been quite lazy this month, but I believe I'd get back on track sooner than later. I got to read books that I've been pending for a while now, I still have loads of them to cover, but I've made a reasonable progress compared to the former days. And most importantly, quality time for my music.

I saw a reply to a tweet that talked about we aborting the idea of stayhome and just learn to adjust to the new way of life, at first I wanted to reply contrarily to her/his opinion, but really judging from this poverty stricken end of the world, I guess I can understand to a reasonable extent the pain s/he is spitting from, a place where leaders have nothing to table down for masses to survive a pandemic, how do you expect them to survive staying all at home with no hope as to what to eat. And come to think of it, Batch B1 corps members are passing out in all of this pandemic of a thing, so then what happens afterwards, will they be allowed to travel down to their state? And if not, will they still get paid?

To the best of my knowledge, I knew PH as a community and individual didn't do bad keeping tabs to the stay home policy, not so easy, but the need can't be neglected. I hope and pray this month marks the end to this whole thing and gets us back to our normal stress full living, it's better off than this.

I've survived this far, I'm sure I will survive further than this, nevertheless, I feel writing about how I feel will lessen the burden in my heart and it sure did. Thank you for staying tune once again. 

DeeVaL