Spidey would have been proud..

As college has started(and closed)and then started again,I thought I'd share this amazing turn of events courtesy of the now notorious H1N1 virus,which is lovingly called SWINE FLU.

For the first time in its illustrious 51 year history,IIT BOMBAY remained closed for one full week because of the swine flu scare.All this was done,primarily for the safety of the students,to keep them in a protective environment and make sure that they are not exposed to the nitty-gritties of this virus which is on a killing spree right from earlier this year.

But eccentric creatures as IITians are,they chose to look at the wierd(is this how you spell it??) and funny side of it.Apparently,a few quizzes had been put off due to this unprecedented"swine flu"holiday.Status messages like"I love you swine flu"and"Swine flu rocks"(In IIT if anything is even a semblance of something good,IT ROXX MAN) alongwith"Screw quizzes and Professors"suddenly rented the air.The swine flu masks have really become a fashion statement here,apart from being used like a scarecrow.In the midst of unsuspecting commuters,wearing those 3 layered masks,deafening sneezes and voluntary coughs surface and people start scattering helter skelter.The swine flu menace has already been made bigger than it seems by the oh so disgusting Indian media that me taking another dig at it,won't be of any importance.

Only when I ventured out of campus did I realize that Mumbai has really become a spiderman fashion parade-masks galore and that too bought at about 10 times the price.Wonder if they start selling swine flu protective headgear or chocolate flavoured tamiflu tablets or some such crap.The commercialisation,sensationalisation and the unnecessary hype that it has generated,has ensured that drawing rooms,local trains,tv stations and even the useless Indian parliament has found a bunny topic of endless discussion.

Personally,I think that my state government is doing a commendable job.Otherwise with India,an epidemic can only spread.In IIT too,with us being epitomes of laziness,carelessness and a sense of hygiene that better not be talked about,it wouldn't have taken a lot of exercise for the virus to spread its wings.Thankfully,it's all finally dying down now as people are finding other things to do and read about.

But all said and done,SWINE FLU ROCKS MANN..It gave us sleep deprived,prof-afflicted and homesick college students a week to savour..I LOVE PIGS..,MUAHHHHH......