family news

we have had heavy monsoon rains every afternoon/evening.
This means it's not too hot, but I stay in the room with the aircon on to dehumidify the bedroom: that keeps the mold etc down. We have fixed the roof three times, but it is still leaking a little in the bathroom and the dining room. Oh well.

All the puppies have left except for two, which will go to Joy's parent's farm in Bulacan. But right now, the lockdown is going back up so it's hard to travel, and Bulacan is closed. Joy's mom is ailing with Parkinson's disease, and we worry about her. Alas, it's hard for her not being able to travel there, but other family members live with the parents and do caregiving.

We just had two more cases in our town, so we are going back to partial lockdown, meaning you can only shop 3 days a week, and a big fine if you don't wear a mask.

there is a big discussion about reopening schools; the local schools have changed to a US type August to May schedule, and there is a question about safety of course, and what to do if there is a resurgence of cases. Rappler report here.

in other words, the country's policy on schools and other businesses reopening changes from day to day. We were reopening and now closing again as there is a resurge cases appear. Sigh.