Tag: COVID-19

Today, President Trump again used the term, ‘Chinese Virus’ sparking continued criticism with some calling the term, racist. As an Asian myself, I don’t find names like ‘Spanish Flu’, ‘German Measles’, or ‘Chinese Food’ racist, which begs the question, why the outrage? The COVID-19 Pandemic is often compared to ‘The Spanish Flu’ without a hint…

Being stuck at home has left me with too much time to indulge in creating memes.

I’m sharing a first-hand account from my friend, who lives near Miami, FL. His experiences trying to get tested for COVID-19 have been more painful than the actual virus. His symptoms have overall been mild, treated with cold and cough medicine (it’s a good idea to check your medicine cabinet and make sure you’re stocked up).…

The CDC strongly discourages healthy people from wearing N95 masks. Instead their primary advice is that people should hand-wash frequently. But even the CDC admits that few actual cases have been spread from an infected surface; the virus spreads from via close-proximity airborne transmission. Hand sanitizing will not protect you from breathing in the virus. The CDC’s anti-mask advice is coldly pragmatic. We…

Capitalism isn’t causing people to buy palettes of toilet paper and bottled water clearing shelves in COSTCO. Hoarding is not the dark-side of Capitalism. It is a human reaction to fear and scarcity that occurs in both Capitalist and Socialist systems. Under Capitalism, these scarcities are few and far between; often caused my natural disasters. They are so rare and out-of-the-norm that these instances cause…

Along with toilet paper, bottled water is the panic buyers most irrational purchase. Social media is full of images of empty shelves. But why? COVID-19 is not cholera. It’s not spread by our water supply nor does it live in our reservoirs and pipes. And unless you live in Flint Michigan, your tap water is perfectly safe to…

The image above is what Filipino’s call a ‘Tabo’; A small, hand-held pitcher, ladle or pan used in the bathroom and toilet. Until recently, many homes in Asia lacked showers. Even today many bathrooms in Asia feature a large bucket in the tub, that is filled with water. Bathers use the tabo to scoop up the water and pour it over their…