by B&W Oman | Aug 1, 2020 | Oman
P M Jabir Community welfare secretary, Indian Social Club; Director, Norka Welfare Board (OMAN) Sometimes, I catch myself staring at my living room window. It is dark outside. I don’t see anything. Just for some seconds, my mind wanders. But, I don’t have that much...
by B&W Oman | Jul 31, 2020 | Oman
Trudie Cross Media and SEO specialist, PDG Media, Brisbane, Queensland (AUSTRALIA) Millions. The figure may sound dramatic. But, one can easily claim that millions of people around the world would have lost their jobs amidst the current COVID-19 crisis. And if you...
by B&W Oman | Jul 30, 2020 | Oman
Russell Ramil Head chef, (OMAN) After the abuse it has been through, maybe nature, maybe this earth, must be healing itself I have seen the best and worst during my life, but nothing like the COVID-19. Nothing at all. This pandemic has shaken me to the very roots....
by Priya Arunkumar | Jul 26, 2020 | Oman
A farewell to a best friend – a tribute Nicodemus Rozario (Nico) Marketing manager, Pizza Hut, Caffe Vergnano (OMAN) Nico doesn’t know if he has been able to say a proper goodbye to his best friend, Domnic Fernandes, area manager, Pizza Hut, Caffe Vergnano, who died...
by B&W Oman | Jul 22, 2020 | Oman
Dr Ada B. Bonina Nurse educator One, two, three months or more have passed and this Corona virus seems to be stuck like a boulder in our path. Unmoving, like a wall but at the same time gobbling up innocents, infecting more and more and causing untold misery to...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Jul 21, 2020 | Oman
Naisha Sharma Student, Grade 4 Venkateshwar International School, Dwarka, New Delhi (INDIA) Dear friends, today we are all surrounded by the same fear, which we have given a name: Corona virus! Schools are closed, and yes, I know how you feel about it, as we...
by Priya Arunkumar | Jul 20, 2020 | Oman
Daniel Luchetti Director, writer (ITALY) I am in a perfect Catch-22 situation. This is something that I have never ever experienced before in my creative years as a director and writer. Ever since the deadly COVID-19 Corona virus has put the globe on a...
by B&W Oman | Jul 19, 2020 | Oman
Carlota Alvaro Assistant director of sales, Orascom Hotels (OMAN) There comes a time in our lives when realization dawns. When our eyes and hearts open out to the reality of life, which is beyond the usual glitter of a world that fools you into believing that...
by B&W Oman | Jul 18, 2020 | Oman
Mia Ventura Seeking new work opportunities (Formerly sales manager in the hotel industry) (OMAN) It is half past 10 in the night and I suddenly realize that I am very thirsty and I don’t have any bottled drinking water. Okay, there is a supermarket that would be still...
by B&W Oman | Jul 17, 2020 | Oman
Anupama Badida Homemaker, San Ramon (USA) “The air is fresh, but we are careful not to step out. Our hearts are full of love, but we are wary of hugging one another. We are cooking more than we ever have, but are reluctant to share.” These paradoxical...
by Adarsh Madhavan | Jul 15, 2020 | Oman, Readers Letters
By David P Caroll Irish poet We live in a scary world today It’s different than Before No more hugs kissing Our happiness gone away Like never before The virus has taken our Loved ones away Families suffering Like never before The fear of the unknown Has...
by B&W Oman | Jul 14, 2020 | Oman
Sadiyah Manidhar Student, German University of Technology – Gutech (OMAN) The world is not new to online education. But today we have seen a quantum leap in its presence because COVID-19 has necessitated such a change. It has hastened the online education...