letter to dear piggies - a complaint and a confession

dear piggies,

i thought we are friends, arent we? perhaps its not me that youre targeting at, but what youve been doing is affecting me as much the 97/98 econ tsunami was affecting hk - greatly, terribly, disatrously. two days ago i was not really paying too much attention to you. you know, you are not as close as a relative to us as my beloved atypical pneumonia was, anyway, we had the isolation to-dai (somehow read like to-die) area, we had our former mrs CE in her hilarious astronaut outfit, we had the so called artists singing we shall overcome to console souls and faces behind the thin blue or M96 (was it M96?) masks, we had selfless medical crews taking care of patients who coughed and sneezed constantly. the most vivid picture of mine about the sars year, however, is rather personal: i remember well my standing on the right, dear oldie on the bed, the mask veiled all my tears and nose water. i know he heard what i meant to say.

i have never looked down upon you as many people do. i never stereotype you as being low, dumb or lazy or whatever the negative label tag. jeez! piggie, or perhaps youre just like any of us the divine superb human beings? are you a victim not a culprit of the disease? so i understand the importance of staying healthy. never catch a bug a virus and let it mutate or transform. the influenza is now like uncontrollable. people say its more destructive than sars. its a real epidemic. places im going to are exactly the places where the virus has been found: UK, SPAIN, US (and i thought its spreading southward and eastward to france and italy...). ay. still not sure if the tour will actually be cancelled. and i have already paid for the hostels and the flight. woe is me. please, piggie and virus, stay clear from these places, stay clear form planet earth. stay clear from the universe. well, please, arrogant human beings, live simple and stop overusing drugs and chemicals, our arrogant manner and our abusive behaviour have ultimately led to the rise of super bugs and virus. civilisation refers not only to an open mind, also an appropriate modest attitude to our mother nature. be respectful! human beings are no where higher than animals. we belong to the fixth not the sixth kingdom. oh - i end my confession.

humbly,
prosey