Ma Weijia, assistant principal of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra, had never imagined that he would buy an early meal downstairs, and an unforgettable life of centralized isolation would begin.
"At 5 p.m. on April 30, I received a call from the community informing me of quarantine." The Ma Wei family remembered this time very clearly. On 25 April, a confirmed case went to the same snack bar two hours before him, and the Ma Wei family became a "space connection". After putting down the phone, he began to pack his bags, "I have brought everything I can." In addition to daily necessities, the most critical are pianos, teas, pots, scores, and books. ”
At 2:00 a.m. on May 2, the bus that picked everyone up to the quarantine point drove downstairs. The waiting time seemed particularly long, "Before the car came, I was a little afraid, but after the car arrived, it was solid." Ma Weijia said, "Suddenly isolated, although a little bit of a bad mood, but the real hard work is the staff of the prevention and control center, they are all spinning, most of the night to pick us up, really very tired." Around 3:30 a.m., the Ma Wei family arrived at the quarantine point.
In the car to the quarantine point
For the upcoming quarantine life, the Ma Wei family, who had never had a similar experience, carried a little curiosity. The isolation point where he was located was originally a guest house, and the walls of the corridor and the floor were covered with plastic sheets, "and everything that could be touched was protected." Ma Wei's room was about ten square meters, and after a thorough cleaning, the "retreat cultivation" was officially opened.
Every morning and afternoon, the Ma Wei family needs to report the temperature and perform nasal nucleic acid and antigen tests on time. In terms of living security, at 8:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, and around 6:30 p.m., the staff will deliver three meals a day on time. Meals are uniformly placed on a small table in front of the door of each room, avoiding contact with people, "good food, nutritionally balanced." "The delivery of other supplies is also very convenient," the housekeeper group can solve the problem of buying express delivery, if there is a shortage of masks, water, garbage bags and other daily necessities, just say a word in the group half a day in advance, and the staff will be sent to the door. ”
While serving as assistant principal of the National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra, Ma Weijia is also the second violin special guest of the Amber Quartet, and his usual work is quite busy. Many relatives and friends comforted when they learned that he was in centralized isolation, and took this opportunity to rest, but the Ma Wei family felt that this time should not be wasted, "In a relatively regular and quiet state, I can plan to do what I usually can't do because of various objective reasons." Musicians must be able to withstand loneliness, this is our trait, there is certainly no loneliness in the days accompanied by music, and a positive attitude is also very important. ”
Tea tasting is the biggest hobby of the Ma Wei family
Music performance has always been not advanced or retreated, and the Ma Wei family has set a full short-term plan for themselves, "First of all, there must be training in basic skills, I chose Bach's a cappella works, and the scale is also practiced every day." I also brought two favorite pieces, one by Chopin and one by Paganini. The main thing is the Mendelssohn string quartet that the Amber Quartet is going to record next, and we haven't started rehearsing yet, so I want to study the score in advance and perfect the fragments I'm responsible for. "Every day from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., except for dinner, it is basically the practice time of the Ma Wei family.
In his "spare time", he gave two books about traditional culture that he liked but never read, as well as his biggest hobby of tea tasting, "In short, there is a rare opportunity to force you to be alone, quiet and slow down, and enter the world of music and tea." If you feel bored or a little stuffy during the quarantine period, practicing is the best way to solve the problem, and once you practice it, time will pass quickly. ”