Thursday, December 31, 2020

Refleksi: Akhir Tahun 2020


Selamat malam dan sekali lagi saya ucapkan Selamat Natal untuk umat KKI HK dimanapun berada.  Terima kasih Romo Heri untuk kesempatan memberikan refleksi akhir tahun pada malam hari ini.

Kita semua tahu bahwa dunia mengalami tantangan besar di tahun  2020: pasien covid-19 terus bertambah bahkan muncul varian baru, memakai masker, sering mencuci tangan, menjaga jarak, pembatasan penerbangan dan kegiatan-kegiatan termasuk hanya bisa beribadat on line,  pemutusan hubungan kerja, resesi ekonomi, sampah kesehatan yang semakin banyak dan sederet tantangan lain, dan bagi kita yang di Hong Kong masih ditambah demonstrasi lanjutan tahun lalu dan covid-19 nya datang sampai empat gelombang.

Yang menarik, ternyata bahasa China menggunakan dua karakter untuk menggambarkan krisis, yaitu bahaya (危=wei1) dan kesempatan (机=ji1).  

Sekarang mari kita melihat kesempatan-kesempatan yang ada di tahun 2020: lebih banyak waktu bersama keluarga, lebih banyak waktu untuk berdoa dan merenung, lebih pandai memakai zoom, peluang menjual makanan buatan sendiri, barang-barang dari Indo, mulai dari masker, sanitizer dan makanan dan juga, langit yang lebih biru karena polusi yang jauh berkurang.


Saya sendiri mengalami tantangan dengan menjadi korban gelombang ke-4 covid-19: batuk ringan tapi membuat saya pertama kali menginap di rumah sakit bahkan sampai 11 hari, memakai piyama rumah sakit dan kemudian antri mengambil makanan mengingatkan saya akan kondisi para narapidana, hampir tiap hari tes darah, tes dahak, foto ronsen, di samping itu dua suster, satu pasutri dan staf yang harus dikarantina, disinfektan kompleks kapel dan biara tetapi juga menjadi kesempatan untuk  membantu beberapa orang buruh migran Indonesia yang juga sedang mengalami perawatan, mendapat antibodi dan menjadi tambahan pengingat untuk semakin berhati-hati.   Tetapi, semua ada hikmahnya!

Filsuf Socrates (469 SM-399 SM) menyatakan ini: “Hidup yang tidak direfleksikan tidak layak untuk dihidupi.” Socrates melihat bahwa hidup manusia berjalan bersama sang waktu dengan aneka realitas dan pengalaman yang terjadi. Ia mengajak setiap orang untuk merefleksikan perjalanan hidupnya. Jangan asal berlalu saja, tetapi petiklah nilai kebijaksanaan dalam setiap hal yang dilihat, dialami, dan telah terjadi.

Ada yang mengatakan ”Tuhan memberikan 24 jam sehari untuk semua orang.  Ada 4 hal yang tak akan kembali.  Sebutir batu, .....setelah ia dilontarkan.  Kata, ...setelah ia diucapkan atau ditorehkan.  Kesempatan, ...setelah ia hilang.  Waktu, ...setelah ia berlalu,”

Bagaimana kata-kata kita, apakah menghibur dan menguatkan orang-orang yang kita temui termasuk teman-teman dunia maya di facebook kita?  Apakah kita menggunakan kesempatan untuk bekerja di Hong Kong dengan sebaik mungkin termasuk bekerja dengan baik dan menabung? Apakah kita sudah menggunakan waktu yang kita miliki dengan efisien dan efektif termasuk untuk belajar dan hidup berkomunitas?  Santa Teresa dari Kalkuta mengatakan, “Beberapa orang datang dalam hidup Anda sebagai Berkat, yang lain datang dalam hidup Anda sebagai Pelajaran….”  

Stephen Covey, penulis buku “Tujuh Kebiasaan Manusia yang Sangat Efektif” mengatakan salah satu kebiasaan dari orang-orang yang sangat efektif adalah mendahulukan yang utama.

 kita sudah menjadikan Tuhan sebagai yang utama dalam hidup kita, baik di tengah suka maupun duka? Apa yang akan dikatakan Tuhan pada saat kita menghadap-Nya?  Akankah Tuhan mengatakan, terimalah Kerajaan yang telah disediakan bagimu sejak dunia dijadikan, sebab ketika Aku lapar, kamu memberi Aku makan; ketika Aku haus, kamu memberi Aku minum; ketika Aku seorang asing, kamu memberi Aku tumpangan; ketika Aku telanjang, kamu memberi Aku pakaian; ketika Aku sakit, kamu melawat Aku, ketika Aku di dalam penjara, kamu mengunjungi Aku. (Mat 25: 34-36)

Pada 21 Desember terjadi fenomena langit yang langka, yaitu planet Jupiter sangat dekat dengan planet Saturnus, yang biasa disebut Bintang Natal.  Dalam Mat 2: 1-2 dikatakan Sesudah Yesus dilahirkan di Betlehem di tanah Yudea pada zaman raja Herodes, datanglah orang-orang majus dari Timur ke Yerusalem dan bertanya-tanya: “Dimanakah Dia, raja orang Yahudi yang baru dilahirkan itu?  Kami telah melihat bintang-Nya di Timur dan kami datang untuk menyembah Dia.”  Kisah Bintang Natal sampai saat ini masih tetap menjadi misteri yang menarik. Belum ada kesepakatan, teori astronomi mana yang paling tepat menggambarkan peristiwa Bintang Natal ini, karena juga terjadi di tahun 7 SM dan kita tahu bahwa Yesus lahir antara tahun 6-4 SM. Namun di antara misteri dan ketidakpastian itu satu hal yang pasti, kemuliaan Allah dinyatakan di antara bangsa-bangsa lewat kehadiran peristiwa alam, budaya, dan mitologi masyarakat zaman itu yang mengantarkan orang-orang majus menemukan Raja yang baru lahir yaitu Yesus Kristus.  

Bintang Natal terakhir kali terjadi pada 400 tahun lalu, dan terakhir bisa dilihat dari Bumi pada 800 tahun lalu, maka tahun 2020 menjadi tahun spesial tidak hanya dengan covid-19 nya tetapi juga dengan adanya Bintang Natal. Sebuah undangan untuk menjadi orang majus modern,  meskipun covid-19 masih beredar, meskipun vaksinasi belum ada kepastian jadwal dan meskipun masih ada tantangan dalam pekerjaan, usaha, perkawinan, keluarga, dan kesehatan, tetap bersemangat menemukan Imanuel, Tuhan beserta kita, dalam hidup kita sehari-hari di tahun 2021.

Dalam rangka memperingati 150 tahun deklarasi Santo Yosef sebagai Pelindung Gereja Semesta, Paus Fransiskus mencanangkan “Tahun Santo Yosef” mulai 8 Desember 2020 hingga 8 Desember 2021.  Bapa Suci menulis Surat Apostolik “Patris corde” (“Dengan Hati Seorang Bapa”) dengan latar belakang pandemi Covid-19, yang dikatakannya, telah membantu kita melihat lebih jelas pentingnya orang-orang “biasa” yang, meski jauh dari pusat perhatian, tetap sabar dan menawarkan harapan setiap hari. Dalam hal ini, mereka menyerupai Santo Yosef, “orang yang kehadirannya sehari-hari tidak diperhatikan, bijaksana dan tersembunyi”, yang meskipun demikian memainkan “peran yang tak tertandingi dalam sejarah keselamatan”.  Kiranya tahun Santo Yosef menginspirasi kita, orang-orang biasa, untuk memainkan peran dalam meneruskan karya penyelamatan Allah di dunia kenormalan baru.   

Berikut ini beberapa cara untuk hidup yang lebih bermakna di tahun 2021.

1. Meluangkan waktu untuk bersyukur, belajar, doa dan menjadi sukarelawan baik di KKIHK ataupun di organisasi lain.

2. Mendengarkan dengan penuh perhatian dan berkomunikasi tanpa kekerasan.

3. Mengatakan “tidak” pada narkoba, alkohol yang berlebihan, rokok, dan seks di luar nikah.

4. Peduli bumi - rumah kita bersama, misalnya dengan mengikuti saran WWF Gaya Hidup yang Berkesinambungan: Senin Jumat vegetarian; Ketika makan di restoran dan ada sisa, membawa pulang /membagikan pada orang yang membutuhkan; Melihat kebutuhan sebelum membeli barang bukan karena tetangga sudah mempunyainya; Peralatan yang hemat energi dan air; menyumbangkan pakaian layak pakai, dll

5. Lebih banyak waktu bersama keluarga dan kerabat meskipun hanya bisa lewat vicol

6. Hidup dalam batas keuangan, menyumbangkan gaji pertama dan setidaknya 10% dari pendapatan untuk orang yang membutuhkan dan / atau tujuan baik.

Muliakanlah TUHAN dengan hartamu dan dengan hasil pertama dari segala penghasilanmu, maka lumbung-lumbungmu akan diisi penuh sampai melimpah-limpah, dan bejana pemerahanmu akan meluap dengan air buah anggurnya. (Ams 3: 9-10)

Haruslah engkau benar-benar mempersembahkan sepersepuluh dari seluruh hasil benih yang tumbuh di ladangmu, tahun demi tahun. Juga orang Lewi yang diam di dalam tempatmu janganlah kauabaikan, sebab ia tidak mendapat bagian milik pusaka bersama-sama engkau.  Pada akhir tiga tahun engkau harus mengeluarkan segala persembahan persepuluhan dari hasil tanahmu dalam tahun itu dan menaruhnya di dalam kotamu; maka orang Lewi, karena ia tidak mendapat bagian milik pusaka bersama-sama engkau, dan orang asing, anak yatim dan janda yang di dalam tempatmu, akan datang makan dan menjadi kenyang, supaya TUHAN, Allahmu, memberkati engkau di dalam segala usaha yang dikerjakan tanganmu. (Ul 14: 22, 27-29)

7. Donor darah / plasma, organ, dan / atau jasad untuk ilmu pengetahuan.  Sayangnya, kalau mau donor darah di Hong Kong, harus menunggu 3 tahun setelah pulang dari Indonesia.

8. Lepas bebas dan membiarkan Tuhan mengambil kendali atas hidup kita.

9. Hal lain yang ada dalam pikiran Anda.

Saya akan menutup refleksi malam hari ini dengan sebuah doa, yang saya ubah dari meditasi Mother Mary Joseph, pendiri Maryknoll Sisters:

Semoga Allah Bapa mencurahkan rahmat kepada kita semua untuk cukup mengasihi, cukup bersyukur, cukup mendengarkan, cukup bekerja, cukup belajar, cukup menabung, cukup berdoa, cukup berbagi, cukup sederhana, cukup hemat listrik, cukup hemat air, cukup mengurangi plastik, cukup mengurangi sampah, cukup peduli bumi, cukup berkorban dan menjadi agen perubahan untuk cara hidup yang baru di bumi - rumah bersama kita.

Maria Bunda Maryknoll - Doakanlah kami!

Selamat mensyukuri berkat Allah di tahun 2020 dalam misa tutup tahun sesaat lagi dan Selamat Tahun Baru 2021!  Semoga senantiasa sukacita, damai, penuh kasih, sehat walafiat, mudah mengendalikan diri dan bijaksana.

Hong Kong,  31 Desember 2020

 

Sr. Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.

Let’s control our shopping urges to support less waste living for a better world.

 

P.S. 

1. Renungan ini dibawakan dalam Refleksi Akhir Tahun KKI HK virtual pada 31 Desember 2020: https://www.facebook.com/100010139466897/videos/1365490627132240/

2. Video ucapan Selamat Tahun Baru untuk KKI HK: https://youtu.be/xElisIJynCM dan Twelvers IPB University 26: https://youtu.be/a-6-vbx8E7U 

3. Here is the link on weibo: https://weibo.com/7531921155/JBbYs0qay #元旦快乐# ​​​​


Monday, December 28, 2020

Christmas Letter 2020


Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
May God continue to bless you with peace, joy, love, 
good health and wisdom!
Renewal of Marriage Vows

 Greetings from Hong Kong!

How was your Christmas celebration?  Hopefully you have a nice Christmas celebration with family and friends even if it's a virtual celebration.


This year is a special year, it
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s installed with covid-19!  My last day in Shenzhen was January 23, 2020, almost a year ago!  I continue my cyber ministry including a session of marriage preparation program on Dec 26 https://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com/2020/09/sharing-ministry-without-border-part-ii.html.

Indonesian Catholic Community in Hong Kong
Memorial Mass for Maryknollers China  Region




I am glad that several youth proactively ask the schedule of marriage preparation program ahead of time.

It is the fourth wave of Covid-19 in Hong Kong since last month so there is no public Masses (for the third time this year) starting Dec 2.  I am grateful that I could attend both Christmas vigil and Christmas day offline Masses.  I was one of the four wave victims.  I spent almost half of Advent season to recover from Covid-19 https://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com/2020/12/sharing-life-at-asia-world-expo.html

@St. Michael Cemetery

Here are several pictures during this year: annual retreat, Memorial Mass for Maryknollers China region, Diaconate ordination of Guadalape Missionaries, Mid Autumn Festival, Pastoral Sisters meeting, 知命乐天Sessions (https://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com/2020/03/article-introduction-to-4-parts-of.html), visiting our two cemeteries (total 12 sisters were buried in Hong Kong), first anniversary of missionary of childhood association, Maryknoll Thanksgiving celebration, and Jubilee celebration.  

 As my daily habit is a Polo shirt, I design a Polo shirt with embroidery logo


in Pink and Blue color https://anastasialindawatimm.blogspot.com/2020/11/design-polo-shirt-love_29.html.  Hopefully it can be an income generating project for the Catholics.


There were seven couples participated on the renewal of marriage vows at Holy Family Church during the Holy Family Feast Day.  Here is the link of the ceremony: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5MjEyNTA0Mw==&mid=2650679967&idx=1&sn=253156b8d57d8d40776e81ff709ac94d&chksm=bea1938389d61a95f7860f922fca9dd921f06639e0ad06c68d38397484fd5c3645c6aa9cb885&mpshare=1&scene=1&srcid=0104CtRoioCTYUNlNo2m3kiq&sharer_sharetime=1609763490514&sharer_shareid=2eeeeff8822f11ed801857f4b05dbd2c&exportkey=A17tjGvdyGYSeHhasH0EYgM%3D&pass_ticket=lYXs8vKhXGannK%2BfSbtkpcM2rE4emZ2okAg94NIbGAYa8ZwBGU9vZTwexX3Pp0H4&wx_header=0#rd


Many times there are several small things that presented in my life as a way to make God
’s love visible including sharing papaya and banana leaves from our garden to several Indonesians.  One of the elderly women of our Church asked her Indonesian helper to ask me when will the Church be opened two weeks ago.  She usually attends the daily Masses.  I asked Fr. Santoso if she can receive Holy Communion at Church and then let the helper know.  Two days ago, she asked her helper again when will the Church be opened so the helper asked Fr. Santoso about it and then brought her to Church to receive Holy Communion.  One of the Indonesians asked my suggestion about her employer, who often hit her in her first two weeks, so I asked her to take picture and video of the assault as an evidence for follow up.  Hopefully the assault will end soon.

Thank you very much for your support, love and prayers during 2020!





Hong Kong, December 28, 2020
With love and prayers,

 

 

Sr. Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.

Let’s do simple things with simple love to make God’s love visible



Maryknoll Thanksgiving Mass and Celebration


@St. Raphael Cemetery
1st Anniversary of Missionary of Childhood  Association
60th Jubilee Celebration


P.S. Here is the link of the pictures: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmT9J8j6 and video of my Christmas greetings for Indonesian Catholic Community in Hong Kong: https://youtu.be/xElisIJynCM for the virtual Christmas celebration.



 


Saturday, December 26, 2020

Poster: Holy Family Feast Day (updated on Dec 30, 2022)

Holy Family Lyric by Danielle Rose https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dgZc9zHfUI

O loving Father, make our home A Nazareth where you may reign, A holy family of love Where Jesus' manger lays. Help us to stay together, Lord, In joy and sorrow as we pray, Teach us to see Christ in disguise Upon each other's face. Where two or more are gathered, you reside. Mary, be our Mother; Joseph, be our guide To make your Son the center of our lives. Jesus, may your name be glorified. We gather round our table blessed To share the Heavenly Bread He gave To strengthen us that we might serve Our family with grace. To love each other as you love, With humble hearts and patient faith. And to forgive each other's faults As Jesus Christ forgave. Help us to take whatever you give And give whatever you take from us, With smiles upon our faces As we place our trust in you.

Music and lyrics written by Danielle Rose, December 2005. Copyright © 2007 Danielle Rose Skorich, published by World Library Publications, www.wlpmusic.com 3708 River Rd, Suite 400, Franklin Park, IL 60131-2158. All rights reserved.

https://www.daniellerose.org/

Our Deepest Fear by Marianne Williamson: http://www.appleseeds.org/Deepest-Fear.htm

The Impossible Dream by Joe Darion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbgTUwUP-ew

















 

Monday, December 21, 2020

Sharing: Life with Covid-19

   

 I was called by Centre for Health Protection (CHP) on Dec 10 before noon that I was preliminary positive covid-19 so I asked did it mean it’s a possibility?  He said preliminary positive is usually positive. He asked all the details: the onset, my where about before and after my onset, my closed contacts details after the onset as they would called them for quarantine arrangement.  Later in the afternoon somebody from Department of Health called that I would be sent to the hospital.  It would be my first time to be hospitalized!

Now looking back.  I got sore throat on Dec 4 morning so I took cough medicine as it’s usually a sign before getting coughing.  My voice was heavier on Dec 7 afternoon so I started to take cold medicine even though no running nose.  I re-scheduled my doctor appointment to Dec 9 instead of Dec 16 as Sr. Michelle would also go to Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital.  The doctor suggested me to get covid-19 test for the sake of the sisters that live with me and also gave assurance for myself.  I agreed to do it.  After talking about something else, he suggested me again to take the test.  I said yes again.  After getting my next appointment for mid 2021 and the multivitamin, I picked up the Deep Throat Saliva (DTS) specimen bottle.  The nurse said I could do it at that time or brought the bottle home and returned it the following day.  I decided to return the bottle at that time.  I participated on the Universal Community Testing Programme last September https://www.communitytest.gov.hk/en/

I was picked up by an ambulance in the evening to go to Asia World Expo Community Treatment Facility http://www32.ha.org.hk/covid/en/Ha-Service/Other-Facilities.html  I need to wait at the ambulance until the nurse brought me to the Hall. There are many beds but it’s empty.  I was registered at the first nurse stations and got the tag in my wrist at the second nurse station and then met the doctor at the third table.  He said that I was positive covid-19 so I said the CHP said I was preliminary positive.  The nurse said it’s positive because they got the result from the two samples.    They gave me the paperwork for the chest X-ray and blood test.

A guy and I were accompanied by a nurse by a Caritas van to residence halls.  They dropped the guy at men’s hall and then we went to Hall 1 for women.  I heard from one of the patients that Hall 1 previously for both men and women.  https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/hospital-authority-will-reopen-the-community-treatment-facilities-at-asiaworld-expo-this-wednesday-to-cope-with-increase-in-covid-19-cases/

I gave the paperwork to the nurse station and had blood test (3 bottles: red, green and purple) and then was sent to my cubicle with DTS specimen bottle, AWE CTF patients information and e-health card.  There were logo of hospitals on the white board at nurse station including Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital.  There are A-L sections and each section around 40 cubicles so total around 500 cubicles, three toilets, two common rooms each with two TV, double doors to go to temporary shower outside the Hall, three hair dryer stations, chest X-ray room, two e-health machines stations and WiFi.  We are suggested to stay at our cubicles, wear masks, drink more water, exercise, enough rest, not take picture and not to smoke inside the hall.  Three meals, snacks, drinks, hot water, and water bottles are available including vegetarian and Indian meals.  Hospital gowns, jackets, bed sheets, pillow cases, blankets, towels are available as we are suggested to wear the hospital gowns besides no place to do laundry. Masks are distributed for each patient since Dec 19.  We need to use our e-health card to login the e-health machine for the blood pressure, body temperature, oxygen saturation and heart beat three times a day.  

First breakfast

I had chest X-ray the following morning and in the afternoon, the doctor said my lung is clear and waiting for DTS and blood test result.  He didn’t give any medicine so I continue to take my routine multivitamin and coughing syrup.    My previous coughing was heavier than this time, my vital signs are always in good condition and never have fever.  

I suggested the 6 persons that I met in 3 occasions on Nov 30 and Dec 3 to have covid-19 test.  Six of them are in good condition and 5 had covid-19 test with negative result.  5 persons in that I met in 3 occasions on Dec 5 and 9 are also in good condition and 4 had covid-19 test with negative result including a couple who were sent to quarantine till Dec 19 midnight.  Two sisters and one staff of our Chapel are also tested negative during their quarantine. Our Chapel (including the youth center and our convent) is closed for two weeks and disinfected on Dec 22.  

Three patients talked in Indonesian language near my cubicle on the first morning so I greeted them.  They assume I am a Hong Kong person (from my face and for sure, it's not the first time).  Later in the afternoon, one of them asked me to look for job as her agency said her employer terminated her even though she could be discharged the following day.  Her agency said she could get tourist visa but all the expense while looking for new employer will be under her account or go back to Indonesia to start the process from the beginning.  She was distress because she still needs to pay her debt to the agency in preparing her to work in Hong Kong so for sure she didn’t want to go home as it will raise another debt.  I asked two of the Indonesians Catholic Community about job opportunity and Ms. Joy gave me the whatsapp number of Mr. Erga of Indonesian Consulate General Staff.  With his intervention, the agency allowed her stay in their boarding house upon discharging from the AWE CTF and helped to get the new employer the following day.  Thanks be to God!    

There are average ten Indonesians during my stay.  Several of us usually go together to e-health machine, pick up meals and walk around the hall.  Several of them were tested positive upon arriving at airport so their passport and luggage are still at airport.  I gave away several of my shirts for their back up.  Several of them were tested positive on the 3rd, 13th, or 14th days of their mandatory quarantine in hotel.  Several of them were tested positive during their employment.  Several of them are first arrivals in Hong Kong so they are not fluent in Cantonese nor English so I also help to be their translator when they get a call visit from the doctor and nurse outside our Hall or when they need to talk with the nurse at the hall.  One of them was moved to hospital and her vital signs were checked every three hours but she didn’t get any medicine and moved back after three days.  One of them asked me to pray for her next day tests and she was discharged the following evening.  Thanks be to God!

On Dec 12, the doctor said that my blood test is fine but the DTS didn’t meet the standard yet.  I didn’t have any test for two days.

I had chest X-ray on Dec 14 and 17 and my lungs are clear.  I  had blood test on Dec 14 (3 bottles) and 16 (4 bottles including antibody test).  All are good and I have antibody on Dec 16 test.  I submitted DTS specimen on Dec 15, 16, 18, 19 and 20 and the CT value of the last two days were 32 so on Dec 21 morning the doctor said I could be discharged.  Thanks be to God!  We need to have antibody and CT value above 30 to be discharged.  After packing my belongings, I went to nurse station and then two nurses accompanied me to go to special door for discharging patient, checked my HKG ID and cut my wrist tag and asked me to wipe my bag and clothes with the wet tissue in the small room, not to enter again and a staff would meet me outside the small room (it’s in between the Hall 1 door and open hall door) to check my HKG ID.  The staff at the open hall gave me the discharge slip, medical certificate, certificate of SARS-CoV-2 antibody, appointment slip for check up on Feb 2021 at Tuen Mun Hospital, hospital discharge advice and a brochure of FoC Chinese Medicine general consultations.  I walked to the bus stop to go home and received package of a pink Santa Claus from Ms. Pinny upon arriving home.

 


I led the marriage preparation program on Dec 13 and 20 by asking them to watch the DVD
“I do” from the Hong Kong Diocesan Pastoral Commission for Marriage and the Family, movie “Courageous” and short video about the Secret Life of Water by Masaro Emoto, which is part of the program and asked them to write their insight and sent it to my we chat and then share it among the participants.  I also ask volunteers to prepare for the renewal of marriage vows at Holy Family Church on Dec 27 including ordering their gifts.

  I re-read the book “Jesus Today” https://www.academia.edu/1432073/Albert_Nolan_s_Spirituality_of_Radical_Freedom_ besides watching the Putonghua Mass online.  I remember a quotation from the Spiritual Exercise of St. Ignatius of Loyola, “We should not prefer health to sickness, riches to poverty, honor to dishonor, a long life to a short life. . . . Our one desire and choice should be what is more conducive to the end for which we are created.” and Ecclesiastes 3 : Everything has its time.  Due to the fourth wave outbreak of covid-19, there are no public Masses in Hong Kong starting Dec 2.

Mrs. Sylvia tried to send Chinese medicine and daily necessity on her way to send a family to airport but it was refused by the early morning security guard.   Later I heard that one of the Indonesians received items from her employer during day time.


I am grateful for all the experiences during my 11 days at AWE CTF, to the doctors, nurses, staffs (laboratorium and cleaning service) for their dedication and hard work, to Maryknoll Sisters, Indonesian Catholic Community in Hong Kong, staffs of Yuen Long Caritas District Elderly Center, my family and friends for their prayers and support.  The Elderly center was disinfected and closed for one day as I learned how to conduct the“知命乐天”session on Dec 3.

 

Hong Kong, Dec 22, 2020

 

 

Sr. Anastasia B. Lindawati, M.M.

Let’s control our shopping urges to support less waste living for a better world.


P.S. 

Jan 29, 2021

I went to Tun Muen Hospital Authority Ambulatory Care Center to have blood taking test (no need fasting)  as follow up of covid-19.


Feb 5, 2021
Thank God every things is normal, no need further follow up.

Mar 22, 2021
Got the first dose of Corminaty vaccine.  I felt a little bit painful, hard and swollen on the first night but it's disappear on the second day except if I press it.  By the forth day, it's fine.

April 17, 2021
Hospital Authority offered Special Chinese medicine Programme for Covid-19 In-patients so I went for my first consultation at Pok Oi Hospital - The Chinese University of Hong Kong Clinicial Centre for Teaching and Research in Chinese Medicine (Yuen Long) https://cmk.ha.org.hk/services/SpecialCMIPProg/SpecialCMIPProgEng/ and got free 10 packs of granular Chinese medicine for 5 days.