swine flu

For several days in a row I have heard some key words again and again from the radio, "swine flu outbreak", "Mexico", "WHO raises pandemic alert level", "wash your hands often". They all bring back the memory of the period of SARS years ago, the time when you had to have your temperature taken on forehead before you enter any public institution, and if the result was negative, you got a colored dot sticker on your clothes to show that you were safe. I did not throw away the stickers, but stuck them on my motorcycle as a decoration. You can still see their traces after these years, only faded and weather-beaten. They are the proof that my motorcycle does not have a fever; truth be told, it is so cold and old that I don't ride it any more.