Roses falling from the ICU ceiling

I just woke up from a few days of general anesthesia. I still did not remember if I was still intubated or if the ventilator had been removed, on this Feb 20-21, 2020

I saw a dark red color falling from the ceiling of the ICU room.

Keeping an eye on it. Ooh it looked like roses, falling like light raindrops ...
falling slowly to wet the earth...

After more conscious, I closed and opened my eyes again. When I closed my eyes, the roses were gone.
But when I opened my eyes, I saw them again.
"Oh there are still many roses"

Thank you St.Therese Lisieux, for sending these beautiful roses to strengthen me !

https://www.littleflower.org/st-therese/

Ask Ompung-Manis for help

I copied from the ServiamTO mailing list: with a few edits and added photos.

"Ask the Lord Ompung Manis for help, Who is very good!"

I did that firstly when I looked for a job. I have made more than 100 applications, and got training at Job-Searching agents I never got a call.

Finally after more than one month I was called for an interview, but failed. And keep praying to Ompung Manis (that is the name I call my Lord JESUS). Eventually Ompung-Manis helped! I was accepted as casual,then part-time, next full time. I worked as a full-time Residential Care Attendance for 15 years until retirement.

2014, my group-home that I worked make a farewell for me. Surprisingly the Director for all DDA adult-grouphomes will come. She told me that she would like to give me a surprise gift. The surprise gift is my first grouphome manager Mr.B. Mr B said that, "Actually the person who accepted you was not me, but the second interviewer Mr.H. Mr.H said to Mr.B, please hired this person!" And Mr.H immediately asked me to work in his group-home night shift, even though I had not been trained at his group-home yet.

Now  as a reflection, I try to use clear "glasses" to see all these events. I used to work very well, money came, I was praised and respected in Jakarta. Coming to Canada, I still thought like that, that I had the privilege to easily find work. Well, because I'm a doctor, psychiatrist and super child psychiatrist. But I could not get a job. I tried to downgrade, apply a job for a researcher at UBC, and all Vancouver universities, colleges, still no answer...

There is a need to follow first two years residency, but the waiting time was too long. There were 500 international doctors to queue, each year only accepts 5 candidates. Or go to the Yukon but having to be separated from the family. Continue to searching, go to another section/job: for computer data, insurances, etc., still no response.

Then CL advised: "Just do it according to your field." So I followed this advice by looking to work on the health sector, becoming as a Health Care Worker (RCA).

While i was waiting to get a job, I studied ESL. From grade 0, continue to Medium level, then jump to grade 10. Then enter the LPN school at VCC. When in VCC, I saw a DDA advertisement looking for a RCA. I applied to DDA right away. The first interview failed. Only a few months later the second interview came. It was successful. I thought this was accepted by Mr.B who was interviewing me, but actually I was accepeted by Mr.H.

In conclusion, I was proud and arrogant. Only after I got stuck I remembered God. HE is the Boss of all bosses. Praise the Lord, God still accept me. God sent Mr.CL who is an atheist (he admitted openly, you know), and Mr.H who is a gay (also openly). I am very grateful to both of them. We were helping and mutually respectful each other.

Petrus

more pictures: Happy Retirement 2014

Trust as Mother Mary

 According to Erik Erikson, man grow and develop from born, need task in every stages of his life.

The most important is the Trust.

We could and should imitate Mother Mary who trust completely to God, when she got news from angel Gabriel, 
“Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38

An open letter to Ms.Jennifer Jacobs, Canadian Embassy employee in Japan

Yokohama, 04Feb-08Mar 2020

Yokohama Bay

Dear Jennifer Jacobs,

First of all we hope you are well. We always remember how fortunate we are to have all of the good people like you who work so hard for others, who work even after business hours.

It started when we were quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise, Petrus had high fever which was not alleviated by Tylenol and for 2 days I kept calling the emergency line with the response "we take a note or we will call you later". In this frustrated situation in the evening I emailed Canadian Embassy, Consular Section in Tokyo. We got a quick reply " it's been alerted". Some medical doctors from Japanese Authority by midnight came to check Petrus and I showed the note that his body temperature a few times was high even until 39.5 degrees Celsius. I really begged the doctors to transfer Petrus to a hospital. They could not make a decision, but they had to consult first. Then they came back with a wheelchair. Petrus was the 66th passenger among other passengers who disembarked that night. By ambulance, early in the morning on February 11, 2020 Petrus was taken to a hospital in Japan. We did not know what hospital he was transferred to, he could only say it was about 25 minutes drive from the dock. Family members were trying to find out using GPS which hospital the ambulance sent Petrus.

Fortunately Petrus was taken to a very good hospital which is Saiseikai Yokohamashi Tobu Hospital. At the Emergency room they took a throat swab, blood work, chest X-ray besides vital signs checked. Petrus was admitted and later we knew that he was diagnosed with pneumonia and the test of Covid-19 was positive. The problems encountered was how to communicate with the doctors to know Petrus' condition.

Our daughter Anindita asked Jennifer if we, family members could get an update on Petrus' condition from the hospital doctor. Family was worried because sometimes Petrus had difficulties to hear and understand when people talked to him, especially with different language. Jennifer agreed to facilitate us using whatsapp group chat. Jennifer is the one who let us join her meeting with the doctor. It was not easy to talk in another language, and also the doctor did not want to share information to family members through the phone. But Jennifer was able to take care of the lack of communication. We heard that Petrus’ respiratory worsened. Doctors told him that they need to put him into artificial respiratory (AR). It was a very difficult situation, Petrus declined to do it, remembering that 20 years ago his dad died after the AR. But Anindita and all of our children: Dodi n Wita, tried to convince her dad with the progress of medical technology and knowledge the result would be different. Petrus changed his mind and told doctors he was ready to get the AR. Between life and death, Petrus had a request to get the anointing oil for the sick from a Catholic priest before he was put into the machine. Family was looking for a priest in Tokyo who could give the sacrament and Jennifer was informed. My son emailed a priest who resided in Japan. But, then we learned that with this very contagious disease, this would not be happening. Hospital would not allow a visitor to come and we did not want to risk the priest being exposed with the virus. Fr. Antonius Firmansyah S.J. kindly called Petrus, so Petrus could do a confession and Father spiritually gave a blessing for Petrus.

The next day, on February 14 in the afternoon at 14:30 Jennifer set the meeting with hospital doctors to release medical information. We knew from the doctor that Petrus with symptoms of fever and headache, had severe respiratory problems, bloodwork results were not good, and on the day before they received the result of the coronavirus test which was positive. Petrus has been transferred to the Intensive Care Unit and a team of doctors has intubated Petrus into the Artificial Respiratory.

On the ship, in the evening a doctor came to my cabin, did a coronavirus swab test for me.

Lots of family members, relatives, and friends from Canada, the United States of America, Indonesia, Netherland, Rome, Australia, Singapore, Japan were asking and concerned for the health condition of Petrus and they offered prayers for Petrus. Anindita created a Whatsapp group “please pray for us” as a medium to communicate, to update Petrus' condition of health, and to ask for prayers for Petrus. Lots of prayers and masses were offered with the intention for the healing of Petrus.

With this worse situation, Jennifer worked so hard to get me to the hospital so I could be with my husband. She contacted the Japanese Ministry of Health so the Quarantine Office could assist me to disembark. Jennifer updated us, the Ministry of Health spoke with the head of hospital, they considered that Petrus' condition was not urgently critical so the ambulance would not leave that night.

The next morning I was texted from ~R Brown that the authorities were working on getting the ambulance to the ship. At 12:20 Dr. Yoshitaka came asking for my medical history and an hour later he called me that the preparation was done to disembark.

An ambulance took me to Saiseikai Hospital on February 15. Thank you to ~ R. Brown who texted me to ensure I was able to make it to the hospital and asked whether I was able to see my husband.

I was checked for the coronavirus besides blood work and an x-ray. Two doctors Dr. Hamanaka and Dr. Toyoda met me at the Emergency Room and explained to me sometimes in English and or using a tablet to translate from Japanese to English that "Petrus was in bad condition. Covid-19 is a new disease and there is no medication in the world for it". I would be allowed to see my husband if my swab test against the virus was negative. I was admitted to Rm.1071 in quarantine status, I was not allowed to go out of my room.

Thank you to Jennifer who did not leave me alone and checked me everyday to see how we both were doing and offered her help.

The next day, Dr. Toyoda and Dr. Kawai came to my room telling Petrus' condition was worse, showed me all the results of blood work and had a plan to change the antiviral given to an anti-HIV medication. They explained these drugs have some side-effects to other organs. I really agreed and supported their plan to change the medication.

Two days later on February 18, Dr. Nakajima told me that the result of my test to covid-19 was negative, hence the doctor/nurse who would come to my room did not need to wear a special outfit. In the evening at 18:00 Dr. Toyoda and Dr. Kawai came telling me that they were happy Petrus' condition had been changed to be improving, the temperature was normal, and showed me the bloodwork results were getting much better. And because I was negatively tested, they said that I could see Petrus the next day.

On February 19, Dr. Toyoda and Dr. Kawai picked me up to see Petrus in ICU and explained that Petrus was conscious and the vital signs were good. Dr. Toyoda showed me the results of blood tests were getting better toward normal and the lung X-ray photo was much better compared to the photo from February 14. It was their plan if everything was stable, AR will be taken off the next day.

On February 20, Dr. Toyoda and Dr. Kawai took me to see Petrus at ICU. The AR has been removed. According to doctors, Petrus’ health condition was stable. With the help of a nurse Petrus could see me standing outside his room and say “hello”.

On February 21, Doctors told me the lung X-ray was clear and planned to transfer Petrus to the general ward after a long week-end, because after week-end there was a big holiday in Japan which was the Emperor's birthday. Petrus could not move his hand or leg, his muscles were very weak. A Physical Therapist examined and diagnosed Petrus with “Disuse Syndrome”, so Petrus needed rehabilitation therapy.

On February 22, at 8:30 Dr. Kawai picked me to ICU because Petrus declined to do bloodwork and to take his medication. According to the doctor, Petrus was in the stage of delirium since last night. I could see him with an oxygen face mask through the glass wall and Dr. Kawai let me communicate by phone with Petrus who was inside his room, assuring him to do what the doctor asked him to do. Petrus nodded. Dr. Kawai took Petrus’ blood and a nurse gave him some tablets and an injection. Then another nurse did a thorax X-ray. In the afternoon Petrus texted me that he was able to finish his meal and it was likely he was relieved from his delirium.

On Sunday, February 23 Dr. Kawai told Petrus what has been happening since Petrus was admitted, the examinations and the treatment. Petrus was cooperative and his communication got better. He was trained to walk in his ICU Room for 30 minutes three times a day.

On Monday, February 24, “Emperor’s birthday” was a national holiday, Petrus was able to lift his body to sit up and trained to walk. Dr. Toyoda at 16:00 came to my room telling me that “Petrus was stable in good condition, oxygen was given low 1 liter per minute. The cough and sore throat were much better. Tomorrow Petrus will be discharged to the general ward. When Petrus was free of Covid-19, he would be discharged from hospital”. IVFD was taken off.

On Tuesday, February 25 Dr. Toyoda came telling me “because hospital beds at the general ward were full so Petrus remained staying at ICU. X- ray and blood work were done”. Petrus was still connected to lots of wires which made noise if he was moving his body. He could sit and walk several steps on his own using a walker.

At 21:00 a nurse came telling me that there was a discussion between Canadian Embassy and hospital. First that I would be discharged on February 29, but then she said on March 1.

On February 26 Dr. Nakajima came telling the hospitalisation was from February 15 to 29, discharge would be March 1. Before my discharge, I requested whether I could be tested again. Dr. Nakajima said it was not the hospital's decision to do PCR test, but the government’s decision. When I asked for clarification from Jennifer, she said that on March 1, I will be discharged and Princess Cruise has arranged for me to be transferred to a hotel.

On that day Petrus was free from all wires and oxygen and at 15:00 was transferred to the general ward room 771. As told previously, since Petrus at the general ward, I would not be allowed to see him.

At 16:00 Dr. Takayuki Oishi - Biomedical Laboratory Scientist and Ms. Miho Tanaka - Administrative Staff came to my room. Dr. Oishi told me “because I was negative of Covid-19 when tested on February 15, the day I disembarked from Diamond Princess and during the quarantined days at this hospital, there was no symptom, they would not do PCR test again. When I requested a letter of free-covid, he declined to give it. He mentioned that I would be discharged on March 1 between 10-11 a.m. which has been discussed between hospital and Canadian Embassy. After being discharged, I could no longer visit Petrus in his room.

On February 27, Petrus said his blood pressure and blood glucose were normal. Insulin injection was stopped. He could walk in his room and shower since the day before.

At 16:00 Dr. Nakajima and RN Rena Iwamoto came to my room with a translator Japanese-English through a tablet. He said that I was negatively tested, I did not have an infection of Covid and on March 1 I would be discharged. Petrus was infected by Covid, got worse, had severe breathing failure, entered ICU, had Artificial Respiratory. Fortunately with the most efforts of ICU doctors and nurses, AR could be removed in a week. On February 26, Petrus entered the general ward room 771. He was surprised. The treatment of oxygen and all medications were stopped. Blood pressure was stable and the X-ray of the lung was very good. I asked how the result of Petrus PCR when Petrus was extubated from AR on February 20. Dr. Nakajima has not got the result.

Both Dr. Nakajima and RN Rena told me that it is hospital rule not to share patient information through phone and he could not write a letter stating that I have been quarantined since February 15 when I asked for him to write a statement about my quarantine.

Anindita called me after she spoke to Global Affairs that the hospital fee would be paid by Japanese government and a Landing Permit certificate would be sufficient for me.

On February 28, Mr. Marc-Olivier Jean- Canadian Embassy called me saying that the Canadian Authorities would need a discharge certificate stating that I have been quarantined since February 15 to March 1. This document would then be used to get a clearance certificate from the Canadian Authorities to waive the 14 day quarantine in Canada. Marc told me that I was a compassionate patient at this hospital and if the hospital would not give me a certificate stating that I was done my quarantine, then I should be in quarantine again for 14 days in Canada. Marc also gave me advice on the discharge day, I should ask the taxi driver to pick me up from the Emergency Ward Entrance.

At 19:00 Dr. T. Oishi and Ms.M. Tanaka came together with The quarantine Team Staff - who handed to me an Approval of Disembarkation according to Article 5 (1) of the Quarantine Act of Japan: “This is to confirm that the person above has been onboard the cruise ship Diamond Princess which had arrived at Yokohama Port on February3rd and been kept under observation in an appropriate environment for infection control for the period of 14 days, and has tested negative for the virus. Yokohama Quarantine Office hereby certifies that the person above has been permitted to disembark and enter Japan according to disembark and enter Japan according to Article 5 (1) of the Quarantine Act of Japan as the Director of the Station has confirmed that the person above poses no risk of infection of nCov, as the said person has also presented no symptoms including fever at the end of the period of observation”.

Dr. Oishi explained to me when I asked how long the virus could live outside the human body. According to him, the virus could live 3 hours at linen, 5 days on the solid surface, 12 days on urine or faeces.

Ms. Tanaka told me all hospital fees were paid by Japanese Government and to contact Mrs. Nagai at Canadian Embassy. When a taxi arrived on March 1, at 10:30 at the Emergency Ward Entrance, the taxi driver should report to the person in charge there to contact the Nursing Station, looking for Room 1071. They knew that I was arranged to go to a hotel.

Sunday, March 1, 2020 I was supposed to leave Room 1071 at 10:30 but the taxi has not come yet. Nurse Yukiko Ito came several times asking me about the taxi. The nurse handed me a 3 page nice letter. I called my daughter Anindita, who then contacted Michelle from Princess, asking about the taxi. Marc - Canadian Embassy called me asking how I was doing. I told him I was anxious because the taxi was not there yet. My anxiety was relieved that Canadian Embassy did not leave me alone. At 12:30 a taxi came. Nurse Yukiko accompanied me to walk to the Emergency Entrance until I got into the taxi. The taxi took me to Intercontinental Yokohama Grand Hotel which has been reserved by Michelle from Princess.
Monday, March 2, Marc - Canadian Embassy faxed me a form Traveller Attestation to be filled. We were lucky. not being lonely, because all of our grandchildren, families talked with us by WhatsApp.

March 06, 2020 Petrus discharged from Yokohama hospital, and joined with me at Intercontinental Yokohama GH. We walked slowly together around the shopping centre closed to the hotel.
March 07, we moved to a New Otani Yokohama Inn Premium by a taxi, because we should bring bags. Even though this second hotel just 15 minutes walk-distance from the first hotel.
Our daughter Anindita has worked together with Canadian Government, and luckily we got Air-Canada tickets to Ottawa on 08 March 2020.
We flew on the bussiness class, and arrived in our Ottawa condo at 01:00 AM 09 Mar, 2020

Thank you Lord, we arrived safely at home.

Sincerely,

Farida

 

Machu Picchu March-April 2012

Machu Picchu, 2012

Peru,
especially Machu Pichu is Extra Ordinary !

Shirley n I were lucky could go to Peru
for three weeks in March-April 2012

We arrived in Lima, stayed in Miraflores, Peru
After few days, Nicholas n Anin prepared us for a three weeks trip
Arequipa, Cuzco, Machu Pichu, Lake Titicaca, dan Iquitos

By bus to Arequipa
by bus to Cuzco, 

by bus to Machu Picchu, Cuzco again
Continue to Lake Titicaca

From Juliaca: flight to Iquiton, stop by in Lima

From Iquitos City, by small boat to Amazon river junggles,
      Unfortunately there was a big flood in the Amazon River,
      which widened two kilometers left and right.

See Photos:

Machu Pichu. March 2012

Arequipa

Lake Titicaca

Amazon river... flooding

Love Story

Love story   slide-show video

Mary Magdalene, La Sainte Baume, Provence, France

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Baume

https://www.paroissesaintmaximin.fr/

Basilique Sainte Marie Madeleine

Photos-videos: Mary Magdalene, La Sainte Baume, France

Mary Magdalene

According to the Tradition of Provence, Mary Magdalene, Lazare of Bethany, and Maximinus, one of the Seventy Disciples and some companions, expelled by persecutions from the Holy Land, traversed the Mediterranean in a frail boat with neither rudder nor mast and landed at the place called Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer near Arles. Lazarus came to Marseille and converted the whole of Provence. Magdalene is said to have retired to a cave on a hill by Marseille, La Sainte-Baume ("Holy Cave", baumo in Provençal), where she gave herself up to a life of prayer and contemplation. The cave is now a Christian pilgrimage site.^[1]

Louis IX of France visited the grotto in 1254. The site was under the management of the Dominicans when it was pillaged during the French Revolution. They subsequently returned in 1859 at the behest of Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire.

In 1941, a hostel and school were established to serve as refuge for those fleeing Nazi persecution.

DB-R

I am re-collecting re:DB-R, after got cured of Covid-19 in March 2020.

GOD surely help me 100 %. But God ask me to participate. This breathing exercises is my only - very small participation.

Before got sick, I am doing tai-chi.  More over, in 1999 - 2000, while I was studying at LPN, VCC,in Vancouver, I got a lesson of DB-R (Deep Breathing - Relaxation), which has the same technique in tai-chi. We should teach this simple technique to all post-operative patients. Small or big surgeries.

Methods: Inhale and Exhale, slowly, softly and continuously (3 L)

1. Slow, deep (lambat): the longer the better
2. Soft, not force (lunak): feel the body fall to the floor
3. Continuously, not broken (lingkar)

and 

4. Loved , Being loved by God Almighty, ..... wife and children

with praying: JESUS. inhale with Je...., and exhale: Sus...

information:

Slow: count our inhale and exhale. Ratio Inhale: Exhale = 2:3
Soft  : feel relaxing your muscles from head to toe.
Continously : circle, moving inhale - exhale naturally ... 

- use diaphragm breathing = enlarge the chest cavity, then the abdominal cavity

- the tip of the tongue touches the palate

Keep practicing this exercise every day, there are no teachers or students

TUHAN adalah pemilik hidupku

Semua AKU yang punya

Saya telah di angkat dari lembah kematian oleh tangan TUHAN yang kuasa.

Farida dan saya, bersama dengan 4 teman Canada, ikut cruise Diamond Princess: 20 Jan sd 4 Feb 2020. Namun 04 Feb, kami tak bisa keluar dari cruise sesampai di Yokohama, krn harus di karantina. Pada 7 Februari 2020, saya mulai sakit. Untunglah Farida tidak. Saya batuk, mula-mula beringus, lalu batuk kering; tak nafsu makan, muntah satu kali, mau tidur terus, sakit kepala dan badan panas. Sampai panas 39.5 Celsius, yang tidak bisa turun dengan obat anti panas, akhirnya saya dirawat di Rumah Sakit Yokohama.  Mulai 11 Feb sampai dengan 6 Maret, dengan diagnosa: ARDS, pneumonia Covid-19.

12 Feb nafas makin sulit, dan team dokter menganjurkan saya untuk dipasang ventilator. Saya menolak, karena ingat akan papa yg setelah memakai ventilator, tak bisa bicara sampai papa meninggal. Tetapi Anak2 dan isteri terus menganjurkan,

“Sekarang sudah banyak kemajuan kedokteran. Ikuti saja pendapat dokter…”, 

akhirnya 13 Feb saya menyatakan setuju, dan 14 Feb ventilator dipasang.

Dalam ventilator, saya merasa berada di ruang yg sangat panas. Di Ujung kaki terlihat api warna merah kuning menyala-nyala. Saya takut mati. Saya panggil TUHAN Jesus. “ Jesus datanglah, Jesus datanglah.” Saya teriak walaupun sebetulnya tak ada suara yang keluar. “
"Datanglah Jesus, biarlah saya memegang jubah-MU, maka saya akan sembuh.”
“ Mana janji-MU, Mana? Mana? “
“ ENGKAU bilang, mintalah, ketuklah, maka kamu akan mendapat.”
“ Mana janji -MU?”

“ Tetapi saya tak mau di jemput pulang, saya masih ingin melihat cucu-cucu menjadi besar.”

Lalu terjadi tawar-menawar dengan malaekat TUHAN. Lalu riwayat hidup saya di rewind. Diperlihatkan semua keburukan dan dosa-dosa saya. Lalai, pelit, sombong. Tiba-tiba terdengar suara “Semua ini AKU yang punya !” 

Saya menangis, menyesal dan bertobat. “ Jesus sembuhkanlah saya..” Begitu permintaan saya ber-kali-kali sambil menangis. Kemudian saya tidak ingat apa-apa, dan sayup-sayup saya mendengar suara dokter Kawai. Rupanya sudah 20 Feb, ventilator dicabut, dan saya telah dipindah ke ruang ICU-biasa. "Saya mau cabut semua pipa , selang infus, apakah boleh”, tanya dokter Kawai.

Saya tidak bisa bilang apa-apa, karena sebenarnya saya takut, badan lemah sekali, tangan hanya bisa digeser. Bagaimana bila alat bantu ini diangkat. Dari jendela, Farida terlihat mengangguk-angguk kan kepala: “Setuju saja, ikuti saja perintah dokter.” Ya mau apa lagi, saya meng-angguk kepala, dan semua pipa selang diangkat, sampai selang infus khusus untuk memasukkan obat dan ambil sample darah diangkat juga. Beberapa menit kemudian selang khusus ini dipasang kembali. Sejak saat itu saya semakin membaik. Latihan duduk, berjalan sedikit dituntun, lalu berjalan sendiri dengan tiang infus. Dokter memberikan rencana saya untuk keluar RS,

“ Bila keadaan membaik, kamu akan dipindah ke kamar biasa. Lalu bila semua baik dan hasil PCR dua kali negatif, kamu boleh keluar RS."

Saya tanya: “Kapan saya boleh keluar dari ICU?”, dokter tidak menjawab, lalu pergi. Hanya perawat menjawab:, “Bila semuanya membaik,"  tetapi tak ada waktu yg pasti. 

Saya tak mau mati, dan tak mau cacat. Saya segera, sebisanya, terus berlatih dengan semangat. Kalau tidak mengantuk saya akan jalan kaki, usahakan sedikit hanya 10 menit, 3 kali sehari, dan sampai 3 x 30 sehari. Saya bisa bak (buang air kecil) dengan botol dan bila bab (buang air besar) harus turun dari tempat tidur, hanya dengan pertolongan perawat. Saat inilah saya merasa hopeless dan useless. Untunglah perawat sangat baik, sampai ditanya hobinya apa. “Menyanyi.” Lalu perawat Izume mengajak saya bernyanyi bersama: “ I just called to saya I love you.” Stevie Wonder.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58RgLQ_0Ars

Di Ruang ICU-biasa, 20-26 Feb, di kamar biasa 26 Feb--6 March. Tanggal 6 March, saya keluar RS, dan ke hotel bertemu kembali dg Farida. Langsung bisa jalan-jalan ke pertokoan disekitar hotel. Syukur kami cepat sekali dapat tiket pesawat. Dalam dua hari, tanggal 8 Maret 2020, kami terbang kembali ke Ottawa. Dan dapat bonus tambahan upgrade ke First Class. 

Dari catatan isteri, ternyata saya sebenarnya sudah mati tanggal 17 Feb. 

15 Feb: Petrus was in bad condition 

16 Feb P was worse 

17 Feb P tidak ada harapan.. 

18 Feb… eh keadaan saya membaik, ada gerakan bola mata. 19 Feb keadaan umum makin membaik. Lab membaik, dan direncanakan untuk extubasi 20 Feb, bila semua tetap membaik.  

Puji Tuhan ! Untunglah Farida tidak kena covid, sehingga ia bisa membantu saya yang sakit, bingung delirium.

Farida bisa menginap di RS, dengan kekecualian khusus. Sebelumnya RS hanya untuk orang yg sakit saja. Farida diberikan kamar di RS 14 Feb sd 1 Maret. Lalu pindah ke hotel 1 Maret.
Saya berterima kasih sekali atas bantuan dan perhatian dan doa semua teman dan saudara, terutama isteri dan anak, yang telah berupaya mengetuk pintu ke-Rahim-an Tuhan. Saya mendapat doa-doa, puasa, dan perjamuan Misa Suci. Yang mendoakan saya, bukan hanya teman yg katolik, tapi juga teman Kristen, Islam, Budha, Hindhu, dan yang-tak-beragama. 

Sampai di Ottawa jam 1 am, dini hari hari 9 March 2020. 16 Maret Farida mengajak saya, untuk berjalan ke taman dekat rumah. Bisa jalan kaki 10 menit, lalu 15 menit, 30 menit sampai bisa jalan kaki satu jam. Dan seterusnya, saya ushakan jalan kaki 1 jam setiap hari, lima kali seminggu.

Saya berlatih pernafasan dgn DB-R taichi, dan Ping Shuai Gong 30 menit, plus meditasi satu jam setiap hari. Saya mendapat banyak kemajuan. Bersyukur, sekali lagi bersyukur, bisa bertemu dan main dengan cucu-cucu. Dengan mereka, saya bisa berlari-lari kecil. Hanya kerongkongan-tenggorokan cepat kering, dan masih cepat capai. 

Semuanya ini terjadi karena berkat dan bantuan TUHAN yang Mahakuasa. Yang menarik saya dari lembah kematian. TUHAN memberikan kesempatan saya hidup kembali dengan suatu rencana, yang saya tidak tahu. Yang saya tahu, TUHAN minta saya mengajak orang lain datang pada NYA untuk menikmati berkat yang sama seperti saya alami. Amin.

Puerto-Vallarta, Mexico 2019

 Puerto-Vallarta, 2019

Yokohama to Ottawa, 2020

 

Yokohama - Ottawa, 2020

Botswana, Zimbabwe. South-Africa 2009

 

Photos:
Chobe, Botswana and Cape Town, SouthAfrica, 2009

Three of us: Anindita, Shirley n me
Aug 12, 2009: YVR - Winnipeg, through Chicago airport
                        Met Iskandar Djati- Utomo Yuli
Aug 13: flew to London, Johannesburg, Gaborone Botswana, arrive Aug 15 

Gaborone, Chobe, Maun, Tsodilo, Kanana in Botswana:
Aug 15: Ernest took us to meet CEO Hosp, Gaborone, then to Riverwalk Advance Safari theree perons: P 60,329.70. rent a car. Stay in a doctor house who left for a vacation

Aug 16: Riverwalk, President Hotel, Cathedral Church, 

Aug 17: Gaborone Art Craft, rent a Budget car

Aug 18: 5.45 AM to Francistown (10:30) then to Chobe: difficult streets with big potholes

Aug 19: SAfter breakfast to Victoria Falls with a guided tour. paid US$75, as Canadian, Victoria Falls fee entry $20/person. Livingstone statue. Could see border to Zambia by a bridge

Aug 20-21: Drive Chobe-Maun. Island Safari Lodge. Boat Game 7-9 am: Baboon, Red Sable, Hippopotamus, Crocodilles, Lions, Birds, Elephants

Aug 22-23: Maun Lodge. Drive and walk around Maun

Aug 23-24: With driver n guide to Tsodilo Hills by Toyota open truck. Stayed one night camping, camping fire. In the morning climcbing Tsodilos.

Aug 24-26: Kanana Camp, by a Light Flight Aircraft : Shawake- Kanana, Kanana-Maun. Game boat, walk: Hippos, Crocodile, Elephant's angry, Lions, Leopard. Monkeys, Babbon, Baobab (big) Trees

Aug 26: Air Botswana : Maun-Gaborone
Aug 27: driving around Gaborone

Aug 26-28: Cape Town Package: 2 nights at Lagoon Beach apartment, Breakfast daily, return transfer : total 2 persons= P 11,026.20

Tour to Cape of Good Hope, through Simon's Town, Mandela Garden : one day tour
dinner at Cape Town Beach

Aug 29: Stay with Anin at the nurse house.. lucky

Sunday, Aug 30 at 8-9:30 am: Mass at Cathedral Christ of the King. Main Mall, Bimbo's shawarma, Brazil food

Aug 31, flew to YVR , stop over Chicago

Finish our amazing wonderful  Botswana, Zimbabwe, South-Africa  travel

Note: Thank you Lord, i could NOT get a. four-wheel Jeep to rent for the Botswana trip. So we cancelled one leg trip to Kalahari Desert that even with a Jeep still too difficult

   

China tour, from East to West, Oct 2012

 

Huangshan Mountain

China exploration tour            photos group-eight

Day 1: Oct 08, 2012, Arrived in Hangzhou from Hongkong, transfer to Huangshan city. Walking in Tunxi old town in the afternoon. Night at Barony hotel, Huangshan city.

Oct 09, Mt Huangshan tour. Go to Mt Huangshan by 1 hour's driving. Then change cable car up to the mountain. Walking to welcome Pine, Lotus peak, Turtle's peak, etc. Night in Shilin hotel at the summit

Oct 10, Mt Huangshan/Hangzhou. Early in the morning, at 5 am, we catch up the Sun rise or cloud sea of Mt Huangshan. Descend the mountain in the late afternoon, then drive to Hangzhou. At Culture P. hotel

Oct 11, Hangzhou/Zhangjiajie. Visit beautiful West Lake of Hangzhou. then Linyin temple. After lunch take train to Zhangjiajie. Night in the train.... almost missed train and collapsed ..

Oct 12, Zhangjiajie. Arrive at 07:23 meet Gabby, our nice guide. Have a special noodle ,breakfast. Visit beautiful mountain Tianzishan, Jinbianxi creek, and Yuanjiajie. At Zhangjiajie Kaitian International h.

Oct 13, Zhangjiajie. Visit Huangshizhai village and Tianmen cave. at the same hotel: Zhangjiajie K. I. h

Oct 14, Zhangjiajie/Chengdu. Visit Huanglong Cave climb 999 steps, then Baizhagnxia gorge, Tianmen Shan, 1400 m. In the evening fly to Chengdu. At Xinliang hotel

Oct 15, Chengdu/Huanglong. Morning to Panda Garden. Then fly to Huanglong. At Huanglong Shanzhuang h... dingin, mandi di bathtub khusus. 4007 m above sea level.

Oct 16, Huanglong/Jiuzhaigou. Morning Huanglong National Park: colourful lakes of Huanglong. Afternoon drive to Jiuzhaigou (1800m), enjoy Tibetan dinner, yak milk, barly wine. At Soluxe hotel, Zhangzha town, Jiuzhaigou County.

Oct 17, Jizhaigou. known as the fairyland, its lakes, waterfalls, virgin forests, Tibetan villages, all build up a world of paradise. Sightseeing bus to Shuzhen valley, Shuzhen Waterfall, Shuzhen seas, Luwei seas, etc. 

Oct 18, Jiuzhaigou/Chengdu. Continue photo works in the valley. Rize valley, panda sea, pearl sea, the long sea of Zezawa valley. Fly to Chengdu in the evening. At Xinliang hotel.

Oct 19, Chengdu departure. Fly back to Canada. Arrived at Hong Kong airport, Shirley started to feel dizziness..

Holy Fatima pilgrimage, 11-24 August 2018

 

Trevi Fountain, Rome 

Photos, click di:

Holy Fatima 2018

Lourdes 2015

 Trip to Lourdes and Paris, July 2015

With our Leader: Paul n Angela Fong

Itinerary volunteering plus July 1-15, 
Marlou, Joseph, Juliet, Farida n me, and our leader Paul - Angela Fong Vancouver, BC, Berna n Judy from Hong Kong.
July 01: meet at Air France Check-in, Vancouver Ineternational Airport to Pau, Pyrenees, France.
                     
July 02: arrival @ Pau, Pyrenees at 14:45. Take Shuttles from Sea-lifts.com to Lourdes. Go first to the Office of Notre Dame de Lourdes B.P. 197, 65106 Louders Cedex. Getting all rooms keys. 

July 3 to 9: Volunteer works in Lourdes
July 9: group outing in Pyrene. See the house of the shpeherds outside of Lourdes
July 10: Departure from Lourdes to Toulouse by train 14140, Change train to no. 4657 from Toulouse to Marseille. Then take Provence Premium Transport go to Hotellerie de la Ste.Baume, 2200 CD Route de Nans 83640, Plan DAups-Ste Baume. email: hsbaume@gmail.com . Stay until July 13

July 11: Day btrip to St. Joseph 
Special tour dedicated to Mary Magdalene and visit of Basilica, begin by St. Maxim, St. Joseph of Bessillon, Sanctuaire Notre Dame Graces
July 12: Stay in St.Baume.. walking to the top of the hill !
July 13: Departure St.Baume to Marseille train station. Take TGV 6112 to Paris, Gare de Lyon. Take booked shuttle-transfer.net to Ravel Centre, CISP, 6 Avenue Maurice Ravel, 75012 Paris. www.cisp.fr

July 14: Day trip to Lisieux by Metro Line 1-13 to Gare Sainte Lazare then train no.3337. Return train 3346

July 15: Departure Paris to Vancouver