Bethlehem

Homemade curry
puffs

 Today my breathing has worsened. The chest pains are sharper and walking even 5 metres leave me gasping for air and blacking out. Still I managed to go to the MC convent at 6.30am for Mass, after class ended at 6am. There isn't much time in between since it takes me 20 minutes to walk 100 meters to their convent. So I had to wake up early at 3am to wash up, prepare the laundry, throw the garbage, feed the birds before starting class.

After Mass I left immediately to Bethlehem to bring two enormous luggages of clothes and beddings, plus donations and food to the MC sisters there. They were very worried that I was in hospital again and wanted to see me. Sr. Kolbe cooked my favourite curry puffs with quails eggs inside, as well as a huge tub of pansit (fried bee hoon). It's always nice to go there, as the sisters make me feel at home. However I didn't want to disturb them as they had to tube-feed a couple of patients so I went back to Jerusalem. There I had to go to the pharmacy to buy medicines for the MC sisters in Gaza who were coming to Jerusalem today. It was a lot of work, and given my health situation, I'm really not feeling well at all .... hopefully M. Teresa will see it and help me get to heaven.

Luggages of
clothes

Everyone is hopeful that Covid restrictions will be lifted soon as infection rates have fallen. Looks like the booster shot is kicking in. Over here, Green Pass means having the 3rd shot. The 1st 2 don't count anymore as it's passed 1 yr.

2,500 health workers have resigned from their work because of 26 hr working shifts. It's simply too much and their health and service are being compromised. I think the govt should re-train unemployed people to work in hospitals and health facilities in simple jobs so that nurses and doctors can concentrate on healing the sick ... not making beds, serving meals etc. They are today's heroes, but not enough appreciation is shown.

I am exhausted as I've been awake for 16 hours now. I need to sleep.