“…Wala tayong kalayaan sa gusto natin gawin. Daming mga nawalan ng trabaho kaya daming mga nagugutom ngayon…”
“…They say no man is a island. But I sure feel like one. And im surprisingly ok with it. At work ive always pretty much been in my own little corner and now, im actually alone in my little corner . it feels nice to have some peace and quiet for once. But of course i would be lying if i said i didn’t feel lonely at times…”
“A couple of my pals have been laid off by the companies they work at, in a bid to cut on the costs. Their family needs being constant, they are having a hell of a time trying to fend for the same. This has led to increased depression…”
“…trabalho diretamente com animais e também como produtora cultural […] Ambas áreas afetaram meu dia-a-dia de trabalho e no momento estou sem nenhum trabalho…”
“No Brasil, enfrentamos também um problema sui generis: a negação pelo Chefe de Estado das evidências estatísticas da letalidade da COVID-19…”
“Infelizmente eu fui mandada para férias não remuneradas e ainda não retornei ao trabalho e tão pouco sei se voltarei por redução de custos…”
“Having talked to my mom about how things are going in the hospital, I feel like it’s really surprising how fragile human health is, and it’s like an extra factor in the fear of the unknown. It shows you how much government itself values life and how problematic the healthcare system can be. Underlying issues with healthcare and government are more apparent, but perhaps with how some Americans have been responding, these issues are much, much more. America will do the most to try and stop a problem, but it’ll work harder to make sure there’s something to blame for it.”
“This quarter was supposed to be my graduation quarter. I anticipated spending these months completing my dissertation. Instead, I have become a ‘chaser’ of egg lorries and fish tuk tuks.”
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