too scared to cough

The buzz in the air quite literally is the H1N1 Swine flu. Yesterday, I took the flight from New Delhi to Srinagar, Kashmir and there were many a masks in sight, people covering their mouths and in general the raise of an eyebrow at the sound of a tiny sniffle.

Let's just say that being on the backend of the flu (not swine), with a bottle of throat relievers and a pack of tissues in hand, I wasn't their favourite person.

Arrival in Srinagar ensured a different level of craziness. Everyone was in masks, people arriving were being videotaped with health forms and doctors galore.

I was trying hard to not cough, having clearly marked on the form and signed a declaration that I did NOT have fever, cold, throat problems etc in the last 10 days.

Lets just say that walking out of the airport was sweet relief and i'm really excited about this journey.