Our office issued an official memo that all employees travelling abroad will have to take a 10-day quarantine period upon their return to the country. It's either the employee uses his remaining vacation leave credits or work from home depending on the agreement between him and his department head. In my case, I will have to work from home when I get back from Thailand on Monday.
Many people would think that this is fun. I will be able to do what I want while I'm working at home - watch the DVD, play computer games, etc. Or perhaps work from a coffeeshop or from a friend's house. I'll be able to save up my lunch money and gas allocations given that I will not obliged to leave the house. But being a workaholic, it's gonna be a pain in the ass. Communicating with colleagues would be problematic as most of my tasks revolve around updates, meetings, and visuals. *sigh*
I still have another trip in August to Malaysia. Will it be the same? I won't cancel it as I have already paid for my plane ticket, hotel accommodation, and park entrances. I am hoping that by that time, this influenza scare has diminished. Just like SARS.
A(H1N1) for me is just a normal flu! The media just hyped it up to something very contagious and deadly. Just like common flu, only children and elderly with weak immune system have died of the disease. Methinks that it's a conspiracy to perk up the demand and price of the upcoming vaccine for this. Dengue is even more deadlier and contagious than A(H1N1). WTF with the world governments and media?!?
Many people would think that this is fun. I will be able to do what I want while I'm working at home - watch the DVD, play computer games, etc. Or perhaps work from a coffeeshop or from a friend's house. I'll be able to save up my lunch money and gas allocations given that I will not obliged to leave the house. But being a workaholic, it's gonna be a pain in the ass. Communicating with colleagues would be problematic as most of my tasks revolve around updates, meetings, and visuals. *sigh*I still have another trip in August to Malaysia. Will it be the same? I won't cancel it as I have already paid for my plane ticket, hotel accommodation, and park entrances. I am hoping that by that time, this influenza scare has diminished. Just like SARS.
A(H1N1) for me is just a normal flu! The media just hyped it up to something very contagious and deadly. Just like common flu, only children and elderly with weak immune system have died of the disease. Methinks that it's a conspiracy to perk up the demand and price of the upcoming vaccine for this. Dengue is even more deadlier and contagious than A(H1N1). WTF with the world governments and media?!?
