I am so sick and tired of this ceaseless discussion and the general palaver surrounding the swine flu. I mean fine . . . it is a serious issue and we all need to protect ourselves and our loved ones from it but there happens to be a limit to everything and this time all of us have gone way overboard.

Such unprecedented degree of media hype though helped create awareness initially and led to the consequent adoption of a fair range of precautions. But it has now become a source to perpetuate the myths attached to this disease.

I am sure a lot of you share my opinion and are just as much dying to see a news bulletin without any mention of the swine flu  or its deadly virus as i am.

Now what i find amusing is the kind of hilarious effects it has brought about. I love it when people get paranoid! More so, when its completely uncalled for. So this was probably one of the reasons why i almost died laughing when one of my classmates who remained absent for three days returned wheezing and sneezing and the teacher certain in her knowledge that it is nothing but the swine flu that has come to target her clutched her files and handbag and ran out of the class like a matador dashing away from a raging bull!! Now every time she enters the class it is but impossible to suppress the desire to sneeze :P

All you need is a sneeze around you and observe the flurry of activity around your otherwise normal eventless surrounding. You’ll see someone practising breath control all of a sudden (pranayama at mid day...Anyone??)

Or spot another one rushing out of the room . . .

And the stupidest among them all will be seen pressing that flimsy piece of cotton handkerchief against her nose, her eyes wide open in horror!

Get a life people! You wont die for god’s sake! At least not like this!

Stop acting like such delicate darlings and show us your finicky and paranoid side. You will only end up becoming a laughing stock. Spread awareness. Not fear or panic.

And try to look at the brighter side of it all J

Be safe!