Nama: Dustin Harisyahban Bhinuko (10) – XII MIPA 1

Student Lifestyle In Covid – 19 Pandemic

Good morning ladies and gentlemen I am Dustin Harisyahban and today I’m going to share my
speech regarding students’ new normal.
We all know the effects the pandemic had on the world economy as well as how people function
in society. Without any doubt, the pandemic has caused difficulties for everyone, affecting their
lifestyles, work, school and how they interact with others. As a high school student that mostly
spend our time at home, we realize that the situation is not as bad as we thought it would be.
The way that the government is dealing with Covid-19 is admirable, the fact that the government
is not forcing harsh restrictions, rather enforcing that people go through the necessary daily
interactions whilst keeping everyone safe. On top of that, the Indonesian culture of respecting
others' health and safety, clearly shined during this pandemic. Although, there are still many
people who are neglecting the health protocols. Indonesians have succeeded in emphasizing
the positive number of Covid-19 which decrease 59% as per September. This is something that
our society needs to appreciate. As the situation gets better, our lifestyle has slowly begun to
revert to its initial state before Covid-19 pandemic, which is indicated by an increase in outdoor
activity and frequent occurrences of travelling.
As mentioned before, other indicators of new normal lifestyle can be seen by the increasing
number of domestic tourist in tourism spot, especially public spaces such as cafes and mall.
Even though the government has set the limitation on public spaces by constructing health
protocols, it has close to none significant effect on people mobilization and desire to go outside.
As a result of this events, can be seen on the road traffic which noticeably heavier than before.
As for the education and work has began slowly started their WFO activity and also school has
began to function as it was before.
As far as I concern, the biggest enemy of this new lifestyle is boredom. Yes, if we spend
most of our time in a room every day doing the same things again and again, we could hit the
limit where we become exhausted from all of the class and assignment. In order to deal with this
matter, it's important to have your mean of entertainment for yourself. For example, looking for a
new hobby, or learning new interesting matters that you like, playing games, talk to your friends
through online means, or many more. Luckily, I found my new hobby which is cooking! Since I
began to cook all of my meals by myself since the pandemic hits. Sometimes I also like to
combine this cooking hobby with my photography hobby and take pictures of my food. Its is cool
right? , You should try it too, by reflecting more on this new lifestyle in everyday life, when
repetitions has become habit, then we can finally be more creative in this new normal.
I hope this pandemic will be over soon and everything could be normal again. For now,
the best thing that we could do is to stay at home and stay healthy. Stay safe guys and thank
you!