Today is the first day of our 2-step move back to Phase 3 (Heightened Alert), with restrictions eased and some activities resumed. It is also 端午节, the Dragon Boat Festival or Dumpling Festival. The dragon boat races and glutinous rice dumplings are cultural practices that commemorate the life of historical Chinese patriot Qu Yuan. We might not have our big races this year, but we can still enjoy rice dumplings at home with friends and family.
Whether you made your own bak chang at home, or bought some to support your favourite hawker, stay safe and keep watching out for one another, even as we head out into the “new normal”. Things are not quite the same yet, but united, we are heading in the right direction. – LHL
“路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索”出自中国战国时期楚国诗人屈原的名作《离骚》。屈原在这句诗文中，表达了他追求理想的决心。
对抗冠病是一场持久战，我们也应该抱着同样的决心，致力寻找最好的解决方案，以应对疫情所带来的种种挑战。
今年的端午节恰逢我国进入高警戒解封第三阶段的第一天。感谢所有国人齐心协力，遵守防疫措施，让我国可以顺利进入这阶段。虽然少了龙舟赛的热闹气氛，但能够与家人小聚也是一种幸福。– 李显龙
(Seeing rice dumplings being made is always a treat. Can you guess which kind of dumpling this is? / MCI Photo by Ngau Kai Yan)
