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H1N1 Approaching

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My best friend sent me an email two days ago telling me she, hubby and kids have swine flu… I realise I didn’t take swine flu too serious (I still don’t by the way) but all of a sudden it is very close to home… Let me rephrase that: I don’t take the whole media hype too serious, I never have and I never will. Media is a strong powerful tool and if it’s not used carefully it could be extremely damaging to certain people.

I’ve noticed the media tends to exaggerate big time and make a fuss about things before the facts are clear. Same deal with swine flu which has been less dangerous so far than the run-of-the-mill flu. The normal seasonal influenza is a much bigger health problem each year. The media caused a scare as usual especially since there’s too many gullible people who believe everything they read, see or hear.

Nevertheless my friend is not feeling ok and nor does her family so from here I’ll send them a big fat hug and I wish them well! *Hugs honey, get well soon!!!*

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Pay phones and Letters

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This is written during a brief hiatus from blogging, when I had no internet connection for three weeks

I need to make a few private phone calls and I’m looking for a pay phone. What the hell happened to pay phones? I’m not going into all the details but I just need to make a private call without someone nosy trying to overhear a conversation with a person he/she banned from his/her life for a ridiculous reason, ever since my dad past away. I’m surprised that these days you’re basically forced to have a mobile, what if I don’t want one?

Same goes for internet, I’ve applied for a connection because when I tried to arrange things from London I was told I couldn’t until I was registered and each registration should be done online… What if I’m nearly 80 and I don’t understand a thing about computers? Which is extremely unlikely -the bit about computers that is- because computers *read Apple Macs*, internet and everything related is my juice but you’ll get the point, don’t you?

I really would like to make that phone call but I have no clue where to go… How come I feel so utterly lost again, having no answers to all my questions and not knowing where to go or who to turn to to find these answers? Thankfully, I received a letter on Tuesday from my provider. Only three more weeks to go until I’m connected again but hopefully with a bit of luck I’ll receive the package next week so I can install the network.

Along with the news from the provider, I received a really sweet letter all the way from Malta with a beautiful symbolic gift from my friend Wen. I’m trying to keep my chin up and endure all the madness, sadness and chaos but I really had a tough TOUGH TOUGH week. So when the letter came in it changed my mood completely and lifted my spirit.