Rainy Tokyo (AH CHOOOO)

Coughing in the other direction. PUBLIC COURTESY!!
Bacon-Cheese-Potato Balls. They dont look pretty, but they taste good :D
Coughing is the "in" thing in Tokyo now. With masks getting sold out at an alarming rate (super proportionate to the infection rate of the swine flu in Japan), I'm starting to get the stares from the people around me because...

1) QL wears a mask
2) QL has a sore throat (and accordingly, a sexy deep voice -.-)
3) QL chokes on his phelgm and as a result, coughs from time to time

Hmmm, but considering the following...

- QL does NOT have a fever
- QL does NOT have a running nose
- QL received a vaccination jab before his departure to Japan, and it's supposed to work against flu (incl. swine flu!)
- the people around QL are coughing much more rigorously than he is...(that stupid jijii, a rude term to refer to uncles, who sneezed into the poor girl's face and then continued coughing. how inconsiderate is that??)

SO WHY DO PPL ACT AS THOUGH THEY THINK I HAVE SWINE FLU :@

But well, as a nice law-abiding member of the society, QL has decided to self-quarantine cos sore throat is, after all, one of the symptoms and some of his professors have been kind enough to give their consent. Some have decided to penalize me and take some marks off his record but I don't really care. Fact's simple. Tokyo has many contacts with Osaka and other parts of Japan (and the world). With increased exposure comes increased risk, so why is it even a surprise that swine flu has probably been around in Tokyo for some time? I personally think it might just be a case of unreported infections so I will still take my own measures to try to safeguard myself from it :) Oh, which I will summarize below...

a) Drink lots of fluids, including: 2L of water, 500ml of tea, 500ml of orange juice PER DAY
b) Bathe earlier and dry my hair before I sleep
c) Wrap a muffler around my neck when I go out
d) Prepare a cap when I go out
e) Wear a mask at all times (except bathing)
f) Walk and attempt some form of exercise (however light) to keep the body alert
g) Refrain from mouth contact with others
h) Bring a handkerchief along
i) Eat healthy food (steamed chicken with noodles in chicken broth, egg and vege)

Am I being paranoid? Maybe. But in spite of all these measures, why is it that I still have a sore throat?

Maybe. JUST maybe. I've been lacking just that teeny weeny bit of sleep :D

Ok, time to make some supper. I'm hungry again...so well folks, wherever u are, TAKE CARE!