
In Asia, the rules for Covid prevention are taken rather seriously. No one really argues or complains. Today at the airport as I flew back to Cambodia, I encountered this masked garuda reminding the traveling public:
You WILL wear a mask!
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In Asia, the rules for Covid prevention are taken rather seriously. No one really argues or complains. Today at the airport as I flew back to Cambodia, I encountered this masked garuda reminding the traveling public:
You WILL wear a mask!
Given my choice, I would prefer not to spend a week or ten days in Covid isolation, but if I have to do it, the Maryknoll house in Bangkok hasn’t been so bad. I’ve spent much of my time alone on the third floor so others can use the house and not worry about my infecting them, but for days at a time I have been alone and able to make use of the rest of the house.
Here are some scenes from the ground floor of the office.
I came to Bangkok planning to stay at the Maryknoll office for three nights while I took a Covid-delayed physical exam. I am still here, three weeks later, although the end is in sight.
This is the Maryknoll office in Bangkok at present, a much smaller house than was had previously. When i first arrived in Southeast Asia, we had 25 or 30 Maryknoll lay missioners, brothers, sisters, and priests assigned to Thailand. Now there are three priests, and one of them is still in the process of getting his visa.
The house and the center manager provide invaluable assistance to us all, especially in medical situations. My unplanned surgery and recuperation here is a good example.
This is the infamous Bangkok traffic at 4:30 PM on a workday afternoon. Things do move slowly but at least vehicles are in lanes. follow the rules, etc. I was walking from BNH Hospital across Thanon Sathorn to catch a pick-up truck with seats in the back.
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