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After about 3 weeks of quarantine and confident in camp, thanks a series of poorly implemented measures to initially, contain the spread of H1N1, and then subsequently, to prevent stationed troops from being exposed to H1N1, I’m home again.

It wasn’t a pleasant experience, but it was during these hours that I realized how important my friends and family were to me. My parents brought me supplies to ease the difficulty of staying away for such a long period, and the few friends that I had helped kept my spirits up. I’d especially like to thank these people: my mom and dad, Giada, Stephanie,  Brenda and Jade for all the support they have given. I wouldn’t know what to do without you folks. Also special thanks to my bunkmate, Daniel and Marcus, for helping me make light of the whole situation.

Over-reaction to Influenza A(H1N1)

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“A biological weapon did not just go off here, but it sure as hell look a lot like it did.”

That was what I though when I returned to camp this morning. All guard duty personnel were wearing protective face masks, and two tents had been set up outside the guard house to screen incoming people. It reminded me a lot of the scene from a reason episode of 24, after a biological agent was released and respond teams from the CDC arrived to cordon off the area.

In the evening as I was leaving the premises, I noticed that no longer was anyone donning protective face masks. Someone up there must have awoken their senses and realized that it was a measure too extreme. If their intention was to show the population that they have matters under control, all they’re doing is to create more of a panic by making matters seem more serve than they actually are.