Health concious

Recently, I strongly believe that the world is stunned by the emergence of the not yet but soon to be terrifying H1N1 virus, which is known as the pig flu last time, but know it is also known as the swine flu now. Most part of the world is now being affected by this virus, yet it is not so serious compared to the SARS.

Lately, the virus had spread to my area. Many students in my area had been affected by this annoying virus. In fact, there are rumours saying that there are 2 students of my school were infected by this H1N1 flu. Anyway, I won't take that as a truth as there weren't any factual prove. Even if there is, I bet the headmaster won't order the school for a close down for one week. Want to bet? Whether there is or not people infected with the H1N1 flu, one wise advice for all of you is that, kindly get yourself a mask. A satisfying mask would cost you about Rm0.80 each. If you are looking for a better one, you may go for the RM8 each, or take the oxygen tank.

I wore a mask to school one day, and guess what a friend of mine said? He said it won't be so easy for us to get it. Yet he said prevention is better than cure. Point taken. Prevention is in fact better than cure. It is not easy for you to get infected with H1N1, but you will never know that just in case, you were the "lucky" one to get it. When I was asking my classmates whether they want to wear mask to school or not, they turn a cold shoulder on me. Their response was, well, can't be considered as disappointing as they have the right to make their own decision, they are not going to wear, unless the school has made it a compulsory to wear a mask to school.

This attitude, has taught me a lesson. Yes, this virus is not as fearsome as SARS, yet we can't look down at it. There are a lot of people who died of this so-called pig flu, in other word, swine flu. Last time when there was the SARS outbreak, many of people out there was wearing mask, of course not in my area because there isn't any case at my area. So I was one of them who do not wear a mask when going out. One of the reason is that, I believe I will not be the lucky one to be selected to bear this special prize. But, I am different now. I am looking at the consequence, just in case I am the "lucky" one. Who knows? When I mentioned about wearing a mask to school, they said it is not necessary. But the problem now is, there are more and more people infected by this virus, and worst though, it is very near with us. Yet, they still don't want to take any action against it. Somehow I was hoping if they will be given a lesson during the H1N1 outbreak period.

Prevention is better than cure. Think of the consequences. You will not be able to go to school. You will miss out a lot of lesson ad etc etc. Spend some on the mask and it may spare you from thousands of problems.

Yours sincerely...