Maxwell's words rang a bell with this author, particularly because I am also 72 "young," having turned that age last August 18. Seriously though, being old - and no question about it in my case‚ is both a blessing and a curse at this time of a pandemic caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). For example, I have stopped going to a mall near our place on Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City because security guards once asked me if I had a QR pass. Shortly after the Marikina mall episode, I went to the bank once, and one of the two security guards at the entrance asked me if I had a QR pass. But I imagine that Education Secretary Leonor Briones would not be provoked into losing her temper as I did over a QR pass.

Source: Manila Times September 18, 2021 08:03 UTC