I just heard that one of my friend’s kids was down with the H1N1 virus. My god! Is that bug still around?

It IS! So, recently, I find myself slacking when it comes to absolute hygiene. Not to say I’m a dirty person, but when the first H1N1 wave came in, I was pretty anal about bringing my kids out, washing hands 10 times a day, stuff like that. I was pretty alarm to say the least, and at that time, my kids were ill all the time, so I was deathly afraid their weak bodies would not be able to cope with something so dangerous.

Anyways, no prizes for telling me that we should all still be really careful.

Here’s what Kristen Suzanne, (a raw food chef) from Kristen’s Raw blog (who by the way is happily pregnant) tips on keeping oneself healthy. Those below and chugging green juice like there’s no tomorrow.

…After scouring the Internet for information on pregnant women and the seasonal / swine flus, I came have a list of things to do (I came up with most of these from Mothering.com’s forum):

Wash hands for 30 seconds with soap OFTEN (avoiding anti-bacterial gels). A good trick is to hum the “Happy Birthday” song three times while hand washing.
PLENTY OF REST!
Don’t touch face
Get Vitamin D!!! (I get mine from the sun, 15-25 minutes daily or every other day)
Gargle with warm salt water twice a day
Take warm salt water and dip a q-tip into it and swab the inside of nostrils daily (or use a neti pot)
Eat fresh, organic, raw garlic
Drink warm liquids
Consume plenty of vitamin C-rich foods
Stay hydrated
Avoid crowded places

We try not to go out nowadays because of the Swine Flu (H1N1 virus) pandemic. However, last Sunday, Shaun had to give an Internet talk at THE biggest bookfest in Southeast Asia (Shaun, by the way, is known as Sen Ze to the internet world) at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center next to the KLCC shopping center. KLCC is an iconic place because this is where the world famous Petronas Twin Tower is at.

The shopping center with lots of fabulous shops,
the world class aquarium called the Aquaria
and the Convention Center are right below the towering twin towers!

While we were there at the Convention Center, I noticed that quite a number of people wearing masks either to protect themselves or to protect people from their flu.

You can see people wearing masks at the background.
There are more people on the left wearing masks
but can’t see from this angle

Shaun has only one complain about wearing masks. His hot breathe tends to fog up his glasses!

Shaun paying parking

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Today, I saw a random newspaper picture of a plump Chinese guy nicely sleeping in his plane seat with his face mask covering his eyes like an eye mask. That was funny. Which, you know, means you could also use a face mask as a hair band, pretty much the way people place sun glasses at the top of their head to keep their hair out of their face. Yup. There’s many other ways to use face masks.

Ok, so it’s uncomfortable wearing masks. I would be the first to admit it. It is. I feel like Darth Vader when I wear it. It’s hard to breathe, and I’m just this much closer sounding like Darth Vader as well. And like Shaun, having your glasses fogged up is no fun. Can’t see. But hey, it’s for the greater good! I mean, if I coughed a storm up, and didn’t wear a face mask, you’d be pissed, won’t you?