Feeling Low During the Lockdown?
/"I Wish to Inform You of my Intent Not to Wake Up Tomorrow." How would you feel if you wake up to that note from a family member? Millennial writer George Deoso penned those words when grappling with his mental demons and provides us an insight on the state of mind of a person contemplating suicide.
The recent spate of suicides worldwide, including the Philippines, particularly among young people, has raised the ante on addressing very real mental health issues that used to be ignored or swept under the proverbial rug by a culture that stigmatizes them. Mercifully, after long years of denial, the Philippines finally has a law that will hopefully bring solutions. Noted psychologist Lucita S. Lazo provides us a situationer in "A Promise to be Fulfilled -- the Mental Health Law of 2018."
With the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, Filipino Americans are similarly challenged. PF contributor BJ Gonzalvo, a psychology researcher, provides some salve to lonely souls in "Mental Health Care for Self and Kapwa During the Pandemic."
On a brighter note, here's the third list of "Fil-Ams Among the Remarkable and Famous" compiled by our publisher Mona Lisa Yuchengco.
Comfort food is the common quest during these times of uncertainty so, for the Happy Home Cook, here again is Arroz ala Cubana, in two versions:
Elizabeth Ann Quirino's traditional version https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/the-happy-home-cook-arroz-a-la-cubana?rq=arroz%20ala%20cubana
Richgail Enriquez's vegan version https://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/the-happy-home-cook-vegan-arroz-ala-cubana?rq=arroz%20ala%20cubana
And your links to more good reading:
Eid'l Fitr 2020: 'The bigger the test, the greater our faith'
https://www.rappler.com/nation/261821-eidl-fitr-2020-bigger-test-greater-faith
Troll Armies, a growth industry in the Philippines, may be coming soon to an election near you
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2019-11-19/troll-armies-routine-in-philippine-politics-coming-here-next?fbclid=IwAR0G2gFwn2247kzkflF-os7NbGx6IpVciXXSnVeChF_wlfQpkh_R722Hopo
'Blues Clues & You!' host Joshua Dela Cruz on talking to kids about coronavirus racism
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/blues-clues-you-host-joshua-dela-cruz-talking-kids-about-n1211351?fbclid=IwAR2zBkRr5SecXfdbcgb5elXGwazz4hmSdt1U2t1UxV-nKas7n4GrzQ6M43M
Locked down in paradise: Foreigners in COVID-19 quarantine rave over Philippines' beauty
Abuse in Lockdown: Gender Violence in the Philippines
https://www.fairobserver.com/coronavirus/christianne-france-collantes-covid-19-domestic-abuse-lockdown-gender-violence-philippines-news-15211/?fbclid=IwAR2X2AYqLg7Nm1AwidM5hBr4GD90M7VqbVqkGHh-4WCxJipu2m2gtU7MUcE
Our Video of the Week, Trevor Noah of The Daily Show talks to Jose Antonio Vargas about the plight of undocumented workers in the time of Covid-19.