Thursday, May 7, 2009
Don't sneeze, don't cough, don't burn
'Sweet-acular', the week is. I can say it a million or a trillion times but here's what, it's never boring down at the office; always brimming with life and pranks and all sorts of what-nots. Only downside to all these? I guess that'd be the infamous 'Auntiesaurus' but I'll just let that slide since she's been kept on a tight leash and behaving well these past two weeks due to the crapload of work she had to do, courtesy of the swine flu aka. mexican flu aka. H1N1 flu virus. Call it whatever you want but it's that nasty pandemic that's been spreading around the world.
Now that reminds me. Because of that, we had to go through this stupid temperature taking routine each day while having to update our everyday whereabouts in a movement record book which, in my opinion, is the epitome of pure senselessness. Wonder where they even got these ideas from, 'Gaga-land' perhaps? I mean, think about it, what's the point of giving us these logbooks when we can just refuse to update it by simply stating that we were home all day. They might be intending for us to work hand in hand but in this seemingly rebellious point in time, can't they come up with something more foolproof, rather than foolprone.
Pandemics aside, on Monday, I finally got to play a major part in 'checking-in' the guys who are called back for their training, partly owing it to the flu -- once again. Like I said, because of the flu, various regulations and guidelines have been set up to prevent such infections, should there be one, from spreading. One of them was for us to take the temperature of the guys before allowing them to check-in. Needless to say, I was tasked with that responsibility. Though it's a tad different from what we usually have to do, it's an amazing experience -- though it tends to be overwhelming at times when a bunch of guys swarms in on us. It kinda feels like you're a doctor when you're really not. Other than having to monitor their temperature, we also have to make sure that they fill up a declaration form as to wether they have been overseas for the past 2 weeks. Oh right, that rings another bell.
So, we've been doing this check-in procedure at the hangar quite a few time and never once did the 'Auntiesaurus' tag along. Surprisngly though, like how the sun would never rise from the west, she decided to join us, claiming that she's going to supervise us since new regulations were implemented. Seriously though, do we really need supervision for taking temperatures? I mean, look at it, even a child knows how to handle and use a thermometer. It's not like we're operating a crane, bulldozer or those delicate robotic arms used in some operations, for crying out loud. As always, something our section loves to do is to second-guess her true motive and in this case, we came to the same conclusion. Instead of supervising us, we think it's more likely that she's trying to avoid her work. Exemplary, simply exemplary, even more so for a superior. Not. As expected, she was throwing her weight around and instead of helping us out, she's become more of a hassle hindering our work. As if that wasn't enough, she had to make this imbecilic decision for everyone to declare if they have been overseas, starting March '09. Ok, as we jolly well know, the flu only broke out about 2 weeks ago, 3 weeks at best, so why the heck do they need to declare where they've been over the past few months? I guess some people are just so doltish that they're beyond our comprehension.
Anyway, since WHO has already dropped the threat level to yellow, I guess we could say that the worst is in the past but well...we all know how unpredictable the future is. Let's just pray that this pandemic will blow off soon so that we can drop all these incongruous practices and ditch the vexatious 'Auntiesaurus' in the office, once and for all.
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