An Anniversary, Sort Of

It's a year since we were panicked into rushing back to these shores by the sudden lockdown in Malaysia. It's salutary to recall just how much uncertainty we faced then, not knowing when we woke up on that Tuesday that we'd need to get moving, and moving fast, by the early afternoon. I wonder how other folk in that monumental jam at Tuas fared in the days that followed - I hope they've done as well as we have.

There's a general sense that the worst is over for this Far Place. Indeed, a sense that most people here managed without facing the worst. It's good that so many are optimistic as to what the future will bring. But the truth is that we're not out of this yet. A degree of uncertainty is a very useful thing for keeping one on one's toes. Not an entirely comfortable place to be, but you can get a bit too comfortable sometimes.