Covid-19 and Me | Pingkan Podung

SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH 2020

6th day in the 6th month, 158th day in year 2020
61st day after I was back from Wisma Atlet Kemayoran, Jakarta, joined Covid-19 Volunteer for 2 weeks there.

How's life? How are you? How's your quarantine?
Well, first, I give thank to God, because He gives me health, happiness, and everything I need.
I can breath well, I can have a contact with beloved people, and just do daily activites with joy and gratitude.

I am arrived in the moment of - reflection - about 2,5 months after the government of Jakarta and my corporate where I work, decided to apply PSBB (kind of Lockdown, but it's called Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar), what have I done these days?

We are taught to be grateful in every way of our lives, yes I do. But, I've been, and still I am, thinking about I've wasted my meaningful time with un-necessary activities. But that's my life, and that's me.

By this writing I'm just realized that, as long as we do everything with our heart to help others, to share with others, and the main thing - making us closer to our Creator, I should be thankful of that.

Well, we can do and explore a lot of new things to do, and it's so challenging yet so fun, to do something we've done before.

Most of my time I spent in my lovely-tiny-indekost room, it's like a "cave" but, I spend a lot of my time during Covid-19 there. And I (and we) should to #dirumahaja #stayathome

In this moment, I learn a lot of things to be reflected and evaluated :

1. My praying time / "Saat teduh"
Am I getting closer to Him? If when I was so busy with my work at office, I often give a reason, I have limit time to do that, or prayer is just a routine for me ... And now, I am reminded again, this 2,5 months should be a very good time and chance to be closer to God. Whatever our religion is, we have the same 24 hours a day in life.

2. Bible Reading
It's almost 2 months, I need to take back my Bible Reading Schedule on the track (praise God, finally!) With #WorkFromHome / #WorkFromKost should make me more diligent to read. Consistency, diligent, and discipline are very needed in our daily lives.

3. Services
Yes, some of public places are closed, included all churches, mosques, temples, etc. We do praying, worshipping, Sunday Services at our own homes.
Livestreaming via YouTube, via Zoom, Video Call, and personal worshipping in private room, become a new way to worship God, in this moment. Yes, eventually, "worship" is not just about I go to the religious places, but about my heart - me - myself as a church (I am Christian) and implemented by my daily activity and when I interact with others.
Nice though, yet not too be surprised, because we have done - praying and singing together via video call - get closer for far away.
Keep shining through whatever we do!

4. Books Reading
Even I think, I wasted a lot of my time, I should admit that in this 2 months I've read some good books ^_^ Not just read, but also share with friends and beloveds ones, makes me so happy.
- Selamat Berteduh (Selamat Series by Andar Ismail)
- Selamat Berkiprah
- Selamat Paskah
- Selamat Memanusia
- Selamat Ribut Rukun
- Selamat Berkerabat
- Selamat Pagi, Tuhan
- Selamat Mengikut Dia (on going)
- #MO - Mobilization & Orchestration by Rhenald Khasali (on going)
- Perbuatan Sederhana yang Mengubah Dunia
- Menebar Kasih Kristus Bagi Sesama (on going)
- Atlas dan Sejarah Alkitab by Paul Lawrence - BPK Gunung Mulia (on going)
- Tokoh-tokoh Dalam Sejarah Gereja (on going)

Book stores give discount for online transaction, so HAPPY READING everyone!!!

5. Gifts Sharing & Donation
This pandemic - Covid19 is not just a good chance for us to reflect and improve ourselves, but more than that, I prefer to share and give. Not just to the ones we know, but to the ones who need.
Give a little help for the ones who need, give a little chance, time, energy, little attention, powerful words, sweet smiles or even ourselves to serve others. This is the time! A whole of our lives in this earth is the time!! This moment of pandemic creates more spaces to us to be more creative and color the days with happiness and joy of giving :)

6. Entertainment
We know ourselves, what we do to release the bored-feeling during this pandemic.
From the end of April - May - and now June, my corporate where I work, gives me chance and also the whole employees in Head Office, to work from office by Shifting and do everything based on Covid-19 Protocol. So, day per day, we work from home then office then home and next.

Playing music instruments, do music ensemble, featuring some friends and sisters, eat favourite foods (and also snacks), at least I've tried to make an Oreo Cake, my 1st and only haha!, buying online (oooo I should stay away of this :p), attend some Webinar/Daring - many online classes offers great topics to be known and discussed (not just Webinar, lots of meetings at office now via online), and then YouTube surfing, and watching
dramas! (Currently I watch Korean and China Drama) yihaaa
- Crash Landing On You (done)
- Hi Bye Mama (done)
- Secret Garden (half)
- The King : Eternal Monarch (on going)
- 100 Days My Prince (done)
- Itaewon Class (Ep.1)
- A Love So Beautiful (done)
- Reply 1988 (now)

I learn, everyone has their own way to face this Covid-19. I can't compare my self to others, we all try to keep productive and creative during this time.
But, we inspire each other by what we do, and keep spreading positive ideas!
I learn a lot from what I see, what I click, what I listen to, what I read, and what I feel.

So, for you who read this blog, I pray for you to stay healthy with your family,
wash our hands often, eat good foods, workout enough, and keep doing your favourite things to be more skilled and the most important thing :
be closer to our Creator - and serve others by our own ways. God bless you all.

In lovely indekost,
Still grateful,


Podungmy :)