RE: Broken but still standing
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It's very sad to hear this, that not only is Covid-19 killing people, but it's also bringing ruination to our livelihoods. I don't suppose the Aussie government is planning to have some stimulus measures at cushioning the impact of lockdowns on people's lives, are they?
One of the things that's been keeping eateries in business, here in Malaysia (not least the government's relief package ), is through the use of food delivery services. Rather than relying on your own riders, one could employ UberEats (or its equivalent ) to keep your shops open. Huge respects to your friend, for keeping herself strong and determined in these dark days. Hope to see her cafes open again soon!
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It's sad yes.
The government has released a package of $1500/ fortnight for each employee (paid to employer) to go towards wages. A massive multi-million dollar offering. It will help some. The thing is that she's not going to keep the doors open (and re-employ everyone) if the trade isn't reliably there. It will help somewhat.
What part of Malaysia are you from? My dad was born and raised there. Nice place, enjoyed the one occasion we visited and went to his home town of Malacca when his father was the Post Master for the British postal service before WW2.
Anyway, just curious.
Hope you're safe and well, and not getting too bored. 🙂
Doing well, mate 🙂. It's in these troubling times where it can make or break governments, based on how they handle things. Hope more good things will follow suit.
Wow, I didn't know that we had a mutual connection 😅. I'm from Selayang, which is a medium-ish sized township just 30 minutes north of downtown Kuala Lumpur. It's relatively green here, and I'm not entirely surrounded by a concrete jungle.
Malacca is a fantastic place, and I've been there some times for vacations. I believe it's about a 2+ hour drive from my place. A lot of history, from the Portugese to the Brits, and plenty great food, too! My family was originally from Singapore, back when it was a part of Malaya. But in the late-60s, there was a lot of racial tension, and my grandad decided that it would be (relatively ) safer to move the family here instead.
We've only been once, to KL and Malacca with a little day-touring. Really liked Malaysia although don't feel any connection to it I guess. We'll be back for sure though, maybe even next year...Hive meet-up? Just a thought.
My dad went through the Japanese occupation of Malaya during WW2; He was a kid but it stayed with him for life. You may recall a few posts I did about it I guess. He came here in 1966 and called Australia home ever since. I was born in 1970. My dad loved Australia and from the moment he came here became Australian (a citizen in 1967). We were brought up Aussie AF and now, despite being delectably mocha in colour feel as Aussie as it gets...Still, it was amazing to walk streets in Malacca that my dad would have walked, including the post office where my grandfather worked.
Looks like you're on the edge of the jungle?
Some forest reserves, but yeah, it's quite foresty in some parts. Much greener than Kuala Lumpur, that's for sure. My grandad did serve with the local Malaysian regiments during WW2, fighting with the Brits. After that, he retired away from Peninsula Malaya, and onto Singapore, where he kicked back on the beach with the British officers :-)
Then, the racism came. There's an event that all Malaysians remember, the 13th of May incident, 1969. It was the culmination of decades of racial segregation between the largely Malay, Chinese, and Indian population of Malaya/Singapore. Protests came about, followed by chaos and death. According to my dad, it was worse in Singapore than it was here, for the Malays at least.
Then, my grandad brought the whole family here, and we've been Malaysians since. It's pretty great to hear your story, mate 😄... Though I can't recall visiting a post office during my trips to Malacca. Any hints?