Swine Flu. You've heard it. It's here. Right at our doorstep. The new and improved strain of the influenza virus is coming at us at a rate faster than you can imagine. With the effects of H5N1 still fresh in the minds of many, it is easy to understand why some people are washing their hands more frequently. At a global level, many countries have stepped up their border surveillance. The Australians too are fast to react. As of midnight 1st May, anyone coming from high risk countries and running a fever, will be quarantined.
And the situation is made worst by the flu season. So now if someone beside you on the bus sneezes, you cannot tell if he has the swine flu or just a stuffy nose. Speaking of the flu season, it is so cold now that you'd literally freeze your ass out when you go to the bathroom.
On a separate but equally important issue. Plastic bags will be banned in major supermarkets starting tomorrow. Any shops caught giving plastic bags to customers will be severely dealt with (this means I dunno what the authorities would do but its not anything good). This is bad news because the question now is, what am I going to use to hold my rubbish? With plastic bags now out of the picture, they are now looking to replacing plastic packaging.
So the take home message is, don't come to Australia now. It's a bad idea. But if you must come, bring some plastic bags for me.
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