Some people lost their jobs or source of income, some had to be separated from their loved ones, some had to cancel their long-awaited travel plans, and the rest of us just feel sad knowing that things will never be the same again.
For cosmetics millionaire Dato’ Sri Aliff Syukri, he says that among the things that affected him throughout the pandemic is not being able to travel overseas.
No holiday trips this time around
“I’m sad. My heart is longing for a holiday overseas. Usually at this time of the year I’ll be overseas shopping. But it feels weird and I don’t know until when COVID-19 will last,” Aliff said in an Instagram post.
“How long must this go on? Not only the economy is bad but even my emotional and mental state are affected.”
The post has received over 5,000 likes to date, but netizens were mostly not holding back when it comes to commenting on the D'Herbs founder's statement.
Insensitive statement?
“Just go Dato, you don’t even have to come back. Some people have headaches thinking about how to survive daily you on the other hand can come up with arrogant statements like this. You don’t respect other people’s life,” @maria_alya2505 commented.
“Dato, some people are struggling to even LIVE, some are looking for other sources to gain money in order to survive this pandemic. The frontliners are doing their best fighting the battle with COVID-19, which has no vaccine until now. Be grateful,” another Instagram user said.
Others commented that he should stay strong and be thankful with what he has as many others out there are dealing with the pandemic a lot worse than him.
Well, there are many more important things to worry about during this pandemic, so perhaps everyone should think twice before making such statements.