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People changed after months of lockdown?

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It is February now. But the country is still under semi-lockdown.  Semi lockdown is totally a wrong choice of words. It is either lockdown or not a lockdown.  But, the politicians in my beloved countries just could not make up their mind about the rulings. Anyhow, as the government allows dine-in with 2-people at a table. I thought of spending part of my 4 hours me-time every Wednesday to hangout with a friend by having a  quick coffee, or "yumcha" session.  That person used to be a close friend who went for food tasting here and there before Covid-19. It had been months since we met each others. Out of all the things I wanted to do on my off day as a mom who juggles work and homeschool my daughter, I chose to spend time with the friend.  It was because she agreed to it that I made time for it.  Unexpectedly, most of the time she was gluing her eyes to a laptop designing a Chinese New Year greeting card for her boss.  There were minimal eyes contact du...