04 July 2005

Gasp!!! The Fog! The Fog!

My windows are closed. The door is locked.

Santa Claus sure ain't coming to town.

Instead, it's the Health Ministry and their fogging truck! They'll stroll past every block and blow out the white gas that helps keep aedes mosquitos at bay. Apparently, it works for humans too as every time they fog the place, you'll see a large group of residents standing outside their block waiting for the smoke to clear out. This can take anywhere from 10 minutes to 30 minutes, especially if they go "all the way" and spray it along the corridors as well. If they do that, the whole place will be oily until the cleaners come and mop the place up the next day.

David has evacuated the building. I am brave enough to hole myself up here and to write this post. Or is that stupid enough?

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