Tuesday, April 8
- all about SARS.
* six have died and 106 are infected
* one sure sign is that a sense of humour has begun to show through: 'my colleague told me Sars stands for Singaporeans Are Really Scared,' said 31-year-old engineer Loh Kar Kheng.
* an SMS message doing the rounds says: nobody cares if I live or die but everyone cares if I cough. ( i kana a sales assistant drifting away from me even when i sneezed last week, and i saw her making short quick steps to the back while trying to act calmed at the same time. damn funny. )
* other people point to the high recovery rate. ( my main concern )
* but today, as more is known about the virus and the situation appears under better control, some singaporeans are breathing easier.
* people are now crazy for ban lan geng, a chinese herb for treating virus symptoms such as fever, chills and body aches.
* the rush has driven the price of ban lan geng up from $2.70 per 100 g, to $13. ( = daylight robbery. sames goes to cod liver oil too. )
* but there appears to be a downside, said one family doctor, who is now treating more cases of diarrhoea because people have taken too much. ( please take note )
* meanwhile, vitamins, masks and other products to keep one in the pink of health have been flying off pharmacy and health shop shelves.
* some people were bidding for and selling masks on the Internet. A box of 20 goes for more than $100. ( no, im not buying these shit )
* but for most Singaporeans, life goes on. ( *switches on the "boh chap" mode* )
* the crisis has brought us closer emotionally. ( always look on the bright side of life.. )
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