Pandemic Started 5 Fuckin' Years Ago?!

Holy shit.

Pandemic started 5 fucking years ago. Time flies, indeed. I didn’t even notice that all that shit happened half a decade ago. Can you fuckin’ imagine?

I remember the last time we had face-to-face classes before the government implemented measures to control the outbreak. We were at the entrance of AiTECH, waiting for our shuttle around 6 PM in the evening. Started from a week-long quarantine that has been extended endlessly. Nobody thought that the pandemic was going to last 3 years.

IT LASTED 3 FUCKING YEARS.

I remember the time when school was delayed. No classes for several weeks or even months until we gradually switched to an online setup. Caged in our houses, nothing left to do. Some people started working out and some guys started growing their hair long (I’m one of them). It was an introvert’s dream, dawg.

During that time, I was always facing my computer until 4AM or even 7AM. I don’t like sleeping at night. It was very frustrating to be locked up inside our house. People were finding ways to kill the boredom.

Before the pandemic even happened, I was already making beats, and I let my homie, Jomar, listen to them. Back then, it sounded amazing, but now that I’ve learned so much about music production, it sounds like shit. When the pandemic hit, I had the chance to focus on improving my skills in making beats. I spent hours and hours trying to make my music sound good and even tried to learn some music theory. 

I think for people my age, it was a shaping personality moment—like, it forced us to adapt, reflect, and either grow or stay stuck in the chaos of it all. We learned to find new ways to cope, get creative, and re-evaluate what really matters.

It was at the height of the pandemic when I started working as soon as I turned 18. Dad is a single parent, and as the eldest son, I have this sense of responsibility to take good care of my younger sisters. Not just because I want to, but also because I have to. I learned not to give up on my dreams while helping my sisters fulfill theirs. I stopped school for half a year but continued after. During this time, I discovered my passion for music and how I wanted to be remembered. It was indeed a shaping personality moment.

What’s sad about the pandemic is that not everyone was having a great time at home—some didn’t even have a home. And that’s what really hit me. For some, it was a time to rediscover themselves, but for many, it was an era of extreme poverty and grief as many lives were taken.

Pandemic started 5 years ago. 2 years ago, it officially ended.

What were you doing during the pandemic?

x, myle.