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[2089] Of on the road to Tomaree’s guns

I was away for a few days and I am on post-trip blues.

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This battered path leads to at least two stations that used to house a gun each during the World War II to protect a natural harbor close by.

I wonder how it feels like during the night with clear sky and stars glittering in the southern sky. I should have looked up when I was there at night. I did not do so and I completely ignored the heaven. In the past, I would not have given the opportunity a miss.

Even if I had looked up, I can no longer recognize the constellations in the sky.

It is probably a sign of how dreams changed.

How I wish I had never grown up.

[2075] Of wash your hands properly

In Australia, specifically in New South Wales where I am at the moment, the state government has been running an awareness campaign with respect to the spread of H1N1.

This is one of the posters:

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Yup. Wash your hands, friends.

The stress on soap is consistent with Ms. Hwa’s opinion published who guest-blogged here earlier. To recap, she wrote:

Some researchers think that flu is more likely to spread by contact or fomites (contaminated objects) in tropical regions. That means that your best friend is not a facemask, but a soap bottle. As an enveloped virus, flu is particularly susceptible to detergents. Why this has not been more strongly emphasized by the MOH, and why you can see toilet attendants wearing facemasks while guarding public toilets with no soap, boggles the mind. Masquerading: H1N1, facemasks and soap. Hwa Shi-Hsia