changi airport terminal three, singaporeapr 2009
it was as if there was some party going on at the third terminal the other weekend when the shuttler was there. it was extremely crowded everywhere, especially the dining places (no surprise, given that it was almost dinner time when the shuttler stepped into the terminal). guess everyone was escaping from the sweltering heat outside, choosing to remain in the spacious and cooling terminal.
the swine flu that has gotten the entire world on high alert has occupied a good half of the daily news bulletin. the shuttler's guess is that everyone would be affected at one point in time, given that most of the shuttler's friends are in the healthcare industry. friends who are busy scuttling writing travel advisory, doing triage checks, working in direct contact with patients, and even planning emergency responses - no place and no chance of escape.
good thing that this time round, the nation is prepared to fight the swine flu, to keep it beyond our shores. thermal scanners appeared almost the very next day at various immigration checkpoints and at the hospital where the shuttler works. all hospital staff are expected to do urgent mask fitting if they have yet done so, and all are to don masks especially at the front line.
the tension is in the air.
and meanwhile, the shuttler and prodi, together with another friend of theirs would be escaping the shores to the nearby countries for a relaxing holiday. not quite the time to relax, but nothing can be done since the holiday has already been planned.
all they can do, is cross their fingers and hope very hard that the health alert would not be raised.
the swine flu that has gotten the entire world on high alert has occupied a good half of the daily news bulletin. the shuttler's guess is that everyone would be affected at one point in time, given that most of the shuttler's friends are in the healthcare industry. friends who are busy scuttling writing travel advisory, doing triage checks, working in direct contact with patients, and even planning emergency responses - no place and no chance of escape.
good thing that this time round, the nation is prepared to fight the swine flu, to keep it beyond our shores. thermal scanners appeared almost the very next day at various immigration checkpoints and at the hospital where the shuttler works. all hospital staff are expected to do urgent mask fitting if they have yet done so, and all are to don masks especially at the front line.
the tension is in the air.
and meanwhile, the shuttler and prodi, together with another friend of theirs would be escaping the shores to the nearby countries for a relaxing holiday. not quite the time to relax, but nothing can be done since the holiday has already been planned.
all they can do, is cross their fingers and hope very hard that the health alert would not be raised.
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