let's not talk about my grades for once shall we.

And the way to achieve this would be talking about Something else, which I have thought about for quite awhile and decided to talk about the dengue fever problem:

In light of the recent Dengue fever issue in town, there have been several encounters with friends that made me ponder seriously about the problem.

S, who had in June been warded into hospital for dengue fever, has decided to take it upon himself to educate us about how we could prevent the breeding of mozzies.

G's mom had decided that it was best to be safe rather than sorry ( That's a cliche by the way) and provided us with Mosquito repellent creams during the chalet. It- the cream- smelt suspiciously like Chinese Medicated plasters. My face was increasingly distorted with dislike for the smell, as G lathered herself up with that poisonous smelling thing. :)

K had recently caught a fever. His paranoid mommy took it upon herself to make sure he was checked thoroughly for Dengue fever. Taking him to the docs and drawing blood. Making sure that not a single strain of that virus could get near her darling son. ( Yes, he's a real darling.) although he has recovered, his mommy refuses to let him out of her sight each day after he finishes work. And thus, it has began fuelling my dislike of going out on Friday nights all over again.

M and I had to go back to school for three days despite it being the school holidays. There we fed the desperate mozzies ( since school's out and there's less people to feed on) with nice warm blood. And each mozzie bite fuelled our imaginations. Thinking of what may happen if I got dengue. I started giving a pessimistic count- no one will turn up at the hospital and I'll be left to die alone- and a optimistic count- i foresee So and So visiting me if i'm That lucky. as of the last time i checked, i had 4 major mozzie bites. which i have managed to effectively treat with my Hamilton's Stingose. :)

indeed, there are always funny situations that would arise when diseases and viruses turn into national issues. however, there are always much to be desired...

there will always be the few who act ignorant. they do not bother to take the heed of the er.... Rap about the 10 minutes mozzie wipe out, nor the ads with an actress talking about the prevention of breeding of those wretched vermins.

i still see potted plants with an overflowing amount of water that lays stagnant. and i've heard of people who were unaware of basic ways of preventing their toiletbowls being a breeding ground while they are away from home for a couple of days.

i reckon it's good that the government has taken steps to educate the public about the problem. but you see, we can't always start doing Something when we are told to do it. because sometimes it maybe a case of 'a little too late'.

and the best way to prevent dengue fever from getting you is to start taking active steps yourself. being a little less selfish sometimes does go a long way. :)