Fully Vaccinated!

Finally, I am fully vaccinated for Covid-19 – although this second shot will not be fully effective until two weeks from now when it does its work. 

I got the second dose of the Oxford Astra/Zeneca vaccine yesterday at the Bang Sue Grand Station.  The enormous venue was crowded, but not nearly as chaotic as 12 weeks ago when I got my first shot there.  It was well-organized, paperwork and shots were done quickly, and everyone was very helpful. 

Tuk’s parents only got their first shot recently (same vaccine at the same place), so their 12-week second dose will be in November.  We are still careful about virus hygiene, since they are quite old. 

Cinemas are open now, but pubs are closed, and there is still a curfew preventing any late nightlife.  A full re-opening of normal life has no predictable timetable yet.  Thailand’s vaccination rate has been dreadfully slow, but it is picking up.  

I often go a week at a time without turning on this laptop, thus I haven’t been writing anything (emails, etc.).  It is more comfortable to browse on my tablet and read books on my Kindle.  I have many emails stalled in drafts, and I must get to it, finish them, and get them sent out.  Apologies to my treasured correspondents. 

I have also been trying to get out exercising more, and my legs feel rather strong again.  Shopping for the foods I like has become more difficult, since there are often unpredictable supply shortages of favorite specialty foods.  Thus, I’m doing a lot of legwork hunting them down – not to mention long treks via train and taxi to the better supermarkets. 

My lifting has long been stalled because of back injuries, but I hope to get back into that soon. 

But my attitude remains serene.  A simple life is good. 

-Zenwind. 

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