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Life after the Black Death (The Most Costly Pandemic in Human History) Why we should learn from it !

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It’s been more than 700 years since the bubonic plague destroyed Central Asia. A decade later, In 1346 a ship from Crimea docked in Europe and brings rats which infested with fleas that contain the bacterium causes the sickness. That marked the beginning of the era known as the Black Death resulting estimated 75 to 200 million people died specially in Europe.  The Black Death plague was one of the most costly pandemics in human history. It was originated in China, the disease spread west along the Silk Road trade routes across Europe. Some research stated that the plague is still continue until 1666 which the last major plague epidemic in England that killed a quarter of London population - estimated around 100.000 people - in just 18 months. How did this outbreak end? The most popular theory of how the plague ended is through the implementation of quarantines. The uninfected people would typically remain in their homes and only leave when it was necessary, while those wh
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Quarantine Diary : The World Today

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Monday, 20 April 2020  No body has ever expected that 2020 will be the year of virus pandemic that creates a great lockdown, uncertainty and anxiety almost everywhere. No single country is prepared from this catastrophic and no one can hide from this virus attack. We are living like in the zombie movie even much worse, we can't see our enemy and until today, we don’t have a special gun to eliminate them.  Humankind is now facing a global crisis and perhaps the biggest crisis in our generation. This is just the beginning of the crisis, some companies predicted that they only able to run the business up until June 2020 if the condition is unchanged.  Today, it’s not only coronavirus the world is struggling with, but also the Locust plague that threatening East Africa and has been migrating to east Arab and east Asia. A second wave of the desert locusts with estimates that it will be 20 times worse than the plague that descended two months ago. This locust present
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Quarantine Diary - A Simple Favor

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Saturday, 18 April 2020  I don't know what should I post today, I had a swing mood and it's the weekend tbh :)  I just want to thank you for everything you've done for me. remembered the 1st time I met you in April 2014, a Man with a dark blue suit with magic works that sparked my life " Never give up".  Long story short, I've been living alone since Junior high (12 years old), my Parent was out of town. I knew they wanted me to grow up better that's why he put me in Boarding School. I never told any challenges I faced in life. I was too shy and embarrassed to share, and I didn't want them to feel sad. I kept my hard days alone. It's hard when know one day my mom passed away and we had only a little time together, I remember the day when my mom attended my graduation. She was very much happy while pretending to be a healthy person. She never showed her illness in front of us even though she has took medicine for almost 13 years, I know it's
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A Quarantine Diary - The Great Lock Down

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Thursday, 16 April 2019  The World has changed dramatically in just three months since the Coronavirus start to spread outside Mainland China. This condition is of course has big impact on many sectors specially on world economy. This morning, My friend sent me the World Economic Outlook by International Monetary Fund. I read it carefully to see IMF projection for future economy policies.  This Covid-19 pandemic has inflicted high and rising human cost worldwide, protecting personal lives and allowing health care system to hope have required isolation, lockdown, widespread closures to slow the spread of the virus. As the result of the pandemic, IMF stated that the global economy is projected to contract sharply by -3 percent in 2020. 
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Self-Quarantine - Time to look inside ourselves

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Tuesday, 14 April 2020  In the first week of a quarantine day, most of my friends posted on their Instagram about their planning and how excited they felt that finally can have more “holiday” or resting from hard work. In the second week of the quarantine day, some of my friends started to worry about what kind of movie or drama that can be recommended to watch and some of them also started to copy the receipts from youtube and made a great meal for their family.  How nice doing things in home and mingle with the people we love. But, 3rd and 4th and 5th weeks of quarantine day, my friends on instagram started to questioning themselves including me, myself feel worry and anxiety of what will we do for the next 2,3,4, weeks after today. 
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Quarantine Diary : IKIGAI - The Japanese Secret

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Monday, 13 April 2020  Two years ago, My office requested me to make an Annual Excellence Training (AET) Proposal. Every year, AET conducted in overseas specially Asia. My Bos asked me to made special proposal to visit Vietnam and learned their tradition. The deadline should be one week after the ordered.  I spent three days for having conduct research about Vietnam. However, my mind stucked on the book that I bought 5 months ago, its written IKIGAI which mean the Japanese secret to a Long and Happy Life. I decided to read briefly on some chapters. The more I read, the more I want to know about Japan. The more I read, the more I want to dig all Japanese information. Then I decided to make 3 proposals for AET.  Vietnam, Japan and Labuan Bajo (a beautiful island in Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia)
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A Quarantine Diary : The Coronavirus in Indonesia

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Friday, 11 April 2020  It’s unexpected even that happen and suddenly change the way we live, as I am starting to write my coronavirus day diary, I have no idea how our lives will be impacted by this little tinny God creature. Just a month ago, I can visit Bogor for therapy, I met my friend in Senayan and have little chat about her marriage plan, we plan to perform choir in front of DKI Governor and some activity with my organisation.  I never expected something like this could ever happen here. Indonesia has dry season and we tough its impossible Covid 19 stays longer in my Country. Last month, my feeling was shaken and anxiety come everyday since Covid 19 has spread around Korea, the country where my Kakek life. But today, it's everywhere, even in my neighbourhood area. I just cannot see what will happen tomorrow, next week or even next month.  As per today, Jakarta has implement large scale social restrictions, it's not easy for us to go outside, the infected people
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