From taking absurd precautionary measures ———> I’m now on WTF ! mode
So, what’s the story , Ren ? ? ?
Okay….. check out my previous post .. from work, I go straight to my room ( after disinfecting the doorknobs with alcohol ) … take a shower…. then I call my parents on the phone ( who are in the next room ! ) O^O
But then….
The dairy company where I work received a request for gloves and masks from a hospital …. the company gave them what we have….. later , we ran out of gloves and masks in the lab, so for a few days, I did microtesting for presence of microbes in milk samples, without gloves and masks…. I just washed my hands every time I tested stuff, like, every 15 minutes….. that’s a lot of washing for the duration.
Then, last week..
A worker tested positive….. he works at our ” Cold Box “, that’s where milk is stored before they’re loaded to our distribution trucks. I just got my ” free ‘ milk from there last week . Ugh. It’s also a 20 – sec ride from our lab, so our lab is at a safe distance. The positive guy does not work at production, so that’s good. Anyway, we heard the said worker ‘s father was hospitalized ( Positive ) and because the worker was the one who brought him to the hospital , he was tested , too . Sadly, he was positive. All the seven men who work at the Cold Box were asked to quarantine at home for 14 days, including the wife of one, who happens to work at our building ( not in our lab, thank goodness ), but she does share our locker and break rooms. I hope they’re all A-Okay…. otherwise, we’re screwed. ~_~ The Cold Box was disinfected, that goes without saying. No one is allowed to enter our lab….test samples are now placed on the table outside the lab. Also, our temperature is now taken at the gate before we enter the facility. I did mention before that each employee has a key to open the main gate ….and yeah, there are even road spikes on the road o_O. The company is very much concerned with bio-terrorism, folks. O_O
Bio-terrorism…. hmmm. That’s irrelevant to the matter at hand , right ?
Read on………
So, okay, I don’t want to spread stuff that may or may not be true, but search on YOUTUBE, the origin of Corona Virus. Here, I’ll do it for you.
You don’t have to be a molecular biologist to understand the message here on the video. It’s simple enough.
My degree is Cell and Molecular Biology, which deals with biological stuff at molecular level thru the study of RNA, DNA ,protein synthesis, and the like…..( and not what I’m currently doing at my job now, counting and checking the presence of microbes in milk ). To be honest, I am more interested in research, so this video is right up my alley……. which makes watching this video more scary because I know exactly what they are talking about.
Anyway, I know you are all smart and discerning. It’s up to you to believe or not to believe.
Wash your hands, keep your distance.
Take care, wherever you are.
Am a Molecular Microbiology student, love to read books, and I play the violin. 
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Posted by conrad seitz on April 13, 2020 at 10:56 pm
Please don’t worry because first, from what I have read, the rna sequence of the virus is definitely natural origin and not manufactured second most people infected have either no symptoms or mild symptoms so all our worry about this is to protect people who are at high risk of severe illness (like your parents who are locked down). Try to keep a positive attitude. The mental fight is the hardest part.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 6:25 pm
I know it can happen in a research laboratory,,and that’s what I focused on as I watched the video. Something natural can be altered and manufactured ( GMO ) . Propaganda or not, that part about the biological research …….such as creating a virus in the lab, publishing results in scientific journals 4x, then deleting them, making it appear as if no vital research ever happened thereby keeping it away from public perusal…… is, in my opinion, deserves further assessment by virologists from all over the world. It should not be dismissed. Unfortunately, the world is busy just trying to survive.
I guess I’ve been watching too many science fiction movies. I have to admit a deadly virus that gets leaked out of a highly secretive Level 4 biological research facility and infecting millions of humans on the planet would be an amazing, albeit cliché, movie plotline.
The US is not exactly lily white, either.
The only thing that I like about Trump is his unfiltered mouth. That’s how he gets caught. But, in a way, he speaks what’s on his mind, unfiltered. When he said he didn’t like WHO, I grudgingly agreed. Everything else about him, I hate.
Posted by Dracul Van Helsing on April 13, 2020 at 11:04 pm
I’d forgotten you were a microbiology student.
Your knowledge is certainly relevant in these times.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 6:40 pm
I was, but am a graduate now. \^_^/
Thanks !
Posted by Becky on April 13, 2020 at 11:20 pm
Oh wow that is so scary!
I spent my Friday (good) disinfectanting my home. I still have a lot more to do. But this virus is really messing up my OCD flare ups
Stay safe, REN!
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 8:09 am
Thanks, Becky.
I am aware how these stuff can be manipulated and altered in the lab by highly skilled molecular biologists , GMO anyone ? , so , after watching the video, I thought the possibility of this happening is high.
Posted by Tom Schultz on April 13, 2020 at 11:29 pm
If I can paraphrase the proverb, a solicitous daughter should be priced above rubies. So impressed by the way you’re taking care of your parents. BTW, take care of yourself, too. Stay safe.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 8:36 am
Thank you for the kind words. My parents ‘ age makes them so vulnerable. My mother does some gardening to soak up some sunlight and Vitamin D. ^_^ Not much has changed for the both of them, anyway, although she misses grocery shopping and driving.
Posted by Tom Schultz on April 14, 2020 at 12:39 pm
I think when supply of N95 masks becomes sufficient for medical workers that those masks should also become available for members of vulnerable populations. Even after lockdowns are lifted, the virus is not going away.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 6:50 pm
The virus not going away, I’m afraid that’s highly possible.
And I hope more companies right here in America can produce quality masks, especialy if this virus doesn’t go away permanently .
Posted by Tom Schultz on April 14, 2020 at 6:54 pm
around here (Detroit), Ford Motor and General Motors are already producing mass quantities of ventilators and PPE
Posted by punjetry on April 14, 2020 at 4:07 am
Stay safe ate Ren!
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 8:10 am
Thanks ! You, too, stay safe !
Posted by Becky on April 14, 2020 at 5:34 am
Do you remember Bitter?
Guess who I found by accident? Well I found Bitter aka UniSciKill. She doesn’t have a blog but I found her writing. None of its current though. But she was writing during the release of 50shades. I can’t believe it!
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 7:59 am
Whoa, really ? She did tell me why she disappeared. ( I received an email from her. ) She was cyberbullied , I think ?? ( though I didn’t see that on her posts. ) Her posts were fun to read . Oh, wait, how did you manage to find her post ?
Posted by Becky on April 14, 2020 at 11:26 pm
I saw an article mentioning Bitter and it reminded me of her. I was also looking up previous followers. I was curious as to see if she was still on the net. I could only find her up to 2012 on a website called mad hatters and also on rebuttal on feminism.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 15, 2020 at 12:43 am
Whoa, Becky ! Have we known each other since 2012 ? Or even earlier than that ? * high five *
Posted by Becky on April 15, 2020 at 1:17 am
I think so. Amazing! High five!✋
Posted by soullfire on April 14, 2020 at 6:33 am
Beware info from questionable sources like the Epoch Times. They also came up with the idea that since China had closed of 3+ million cell phone subs during the last few months, that must mean that’s the real death count. Didn’t even bother to speculate that during a shutdown cancelling a phone sub when you have multiple makes sense and most people in Asia have multiple lines.
Sometimes the most direct explanation makes the most sense – a zoonotic infection along the lines of past infections like swine and bird flu.
Hopefully everyone at your job is wearing masks as that helps keep contagious people from spreading.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 7:29 pm
It’s clearly a propaganda piece. They’re as subtle as a jackhammer.
What I’m interested in is the high and real possibility of genetically deadly, highly infectious SARS/Covid virus being created in a highly secretive ( being a secret is a given , even here in the US ) Level 4 biological research lab located right there in Wuhan. and not from some wet market nearby.
GMOs, test tube babies, genetically altered plants and animals…. stuff out of science fiction movies……. there are endless possibilities.
After the rest of the world is done just trying to survive , I hope scientists can start asking and assessing what really happened, unmindful of any political implications.
We have to think outside the box.
Posted by Serene on April 14, 2020 at 7:26 am
Take care and stay safe! Hope that everything is okay for you and your family.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 8:17 am
Thanks ! Take care, as well.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 7:43 am
You’ve been doing this on my site for a long time now, and I’ve tried to be polite … but this time , you’ve taken it up several notches . Your comment is oozing with toxic sarcasm , insults , and mockery, bordering on the personal. You’ve even insinuated that my ” Listerine your mouth ” on my previous post was just an ad for a mouthwash manufacturer, when in fact, I got that from Harvard Medical School Publishing.
You’ve even exchanged harsh words with my commenters here. Well, what do I expect ? You’ve written harsh replies to your commenters at your own site , anyway.
Are you an expert on everything ? You are always right, and everyone who doesn’t agree with you is stupid and wrong ? You’ve implied that much on one of your more recent posts. I cringed at the jaw -dropping arrogance of that post. I did not dare comment on that because I was sure I wouldn’t win against your rudeness.
Also, on one of your most recent posts , you’ve shown off such delight in the news that sale of guns is up, with buyers emptying shelves of gun stores, even suggesting what kind of gun to buy . You couldn’t even compromise on backround checks when it was up in air. But I didn’t dare comment on that , either.
If you don’t like my site, don’t read, and don’t come here anymore. Why do you read my posts if you don’t like them ? I suspect it’s personal , and I don’t know why… you don’t me and I don’t know you either… political ? I’m a card carrying Democrat and you are ? ……. I don’t know what you are… you don’t like Trump this time , but you’ve been bashing Democrats to high heavens from Day one.
I’ve written this, then cancelled 4x . I tried to calm myself , backed off by distracting myself , to no avail. I have to say what’s on my mind. You, sir, are a cyberbully.
Posted by disperser on April 14, 2020 at 1:42 pm
I assume this is directed at me. My sincere apologies. Take care and goodbye.
Posted by arlene on April 14, 2020 at 11:36 am
Take care always Ren. Ingat, ingat, ingat.
Posted by renxkyoko on April 14, 2020 at 7:44 pm
You, too, Tita Arlene.
I’m glad the Philippines’ plight is not as dire compared to US, Italy and Spain, assuming the figures given by the government are right. That’s understandable, though. Even here in the US, not all can be tested.
Tita, I also think most Filipinos are immune. We were there having great fun, not taking any precautions, walking around elbow to elbow, shoulder to shoulder, while the rest of the world was on fire, then, came back here to the US, Corona virus -free.
While we were there, Tom Hanks and wife went to Australia, stayed a few days, and came home both positive.
Posted by Life In Lucidity on April 16, 2020 at 2:41 pm
Take care Ren! You might have forgotten me but I used to write on the Wakuwafu blog a long long time ago ~ I’ve become back to blogging and remember reading through all your posts years ago haha, hope you are doing well in this time. I’ve also started again, so I would love to share my new stories with you as well so follow me back !
Look fowards to chatting again!
Posted by equinoxio21 on April 21, 2020 at 10:12 pm
Stay safe indeed. We haven’t seen our daughters and grandchildren in over a month. Looking at the curves, we are barely at half the bell curve, in the best of cases. At least one, one and a half month away.
Take care “Angustias”. 😉
Posted by barkinginthedark on April 22, 2020 at 8:51 pm
we are still in for the worst of it so we all must stay home and only go out to shop when we absolutely must,,,and then with a mask and gloves and 6 ft or more apart. be well and…continue,,,.
Posted by usfman on May 14, 2020 at 2:05 am
It’s nice to read that someone with a solid science background is balancing their research intentions with full awareness of the immeasurable human side of this pandemic,