- Ukufika e-UK ekuqaleni kobhadane oluvela eThailand kwakunjengobusuku nemini.
- Abantu bahefuzela lapho ngingena ebhange ngigqoke isifihla-buso, hhayi ngoba becabanga ukuthi ngifuna ukubabamba inkunzi, kodwa ngoba babecabanga ukuthi ngiphethwe “yigciwane lamaShayina.”
- Ngifanele ngihlale noma kufanele ngiyihlabe ngiphume lapha?
Unyaka owodwa kuqhubeke nokuguqulwa kwenhlanhla. Ngonyaka owedlule, ngaphezudlwana nje, ngoMashi 18, 2020, ngindiza ngendiza ngaya e-UK ngenhloso yokuyobheka ukutshalwa kwezimali okulindeleke ukuthi kube khona eCornwall. NgangiseNingizimu-mpumalanga yeNgilandi izinsuku ezintathu ngaphambi kokugibela isitimela nokuhlela okuya eCornwall.
Usuku Lwesibili e-UK, lapho iBrits ibhekene nezinsuku zokuqala zalolu bhubhane, futhi ngavakashela ibhange lami ukuze ngibonane. Ngenkathi ngingena ebhange ngigqoke isifihla-buso, ngezwa amakhasimende nabasebenzi behefuzela lapho behlehla emuva bangibuka ngokwesaba njengoba ngangigqoke isifihla-buso sobuso. Umabhalane osemusha wagijimela kimi wangingenisa egumbini elincane lomhlangano. Umphathi webhange wabe esengena futhi wethuka lapho engibona ngigqoke isifihla-buso sobuso. “Uyagula?” ebuza. “Unalo igciwane laseChina?” Ngaphendula ngokuqinile ukuthi ngangigqoke imaski yokuphepha kwami, ngoba wayengatheleleka futhi aphathe leli gciwane. Ngaleso sikhathi umabhalane osemncane waphuthuma wangena egumbini, wazulazula ngaphezu komphathi webhange owayehleli phansi waqala ukufafaza inkungu enhle yesibulala-magciwane emoyeni. Amaconsi awafinyelelanga kimi kepha ahlala kwi-laptop nezinwele zomphathi. Icasukile, umphathi wakhuza umabhalane wathi, “Usumanzise ikhibhodi yami!” Ngaphambi kokuba umabhalane abe nethuba lokuthethelela izenzo zakhe zokuphepha, umphathi wakhomba emnyango wasula ikhompyutha yakhe.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- As I walked into the bank wearing a mask, I could hear customers and staff gasp as they stepped back and looked at me in fear as I was wearing a face mask.
- A year ago, well just over, on March 18, 2020, I flew to the UK on a mission to view a prospective property investment in Cornwall.
- Day Two in the UK, with Brits grappling with the early days of the pandemic, and I went to visit my bank for an appointment.
