Worry worry worry....

Besides the saga that unfolded on Sat, I was watching closely how H1N1 is escalating in the world and at our doorstep...

For the first time, I am reacting to this potential pandemic as a fulltime salaried staff. I was actively selling way back in 2003 when SARS happened. I recalled my business was poor then and prospects or clients were not comfortable to meet sales people like us, for fear that we were potential carriers...

I can understand that, I would if I was in their shoes too.... I had to meet so many different people everyday, it was part of my biz routine then.... Potential exposures were indeed very high. I ended up at home most of the time then....

Now back to the present....

Over the weekend, my mind kept wondering if our Snr Mgt had started the Biz Contingency Plans and what kind of solid preventive measures would be put in place come Mon when I report to work...
It was already Code Orange last week and many places had set up Thermal Scanners and temperature scanning and contact recording as a SOP... as per gov advice...

The first thing I realised when I walked through my tower lobby, it was like any other day.... I was a little concerned... Building management is not responding to the alert state. No temperature checks, no contact recordings and so on...

Then I overheard my HoD rushing off to an urgent meeting on BCP. Its 'no-duff' (real scenario situation) and unlike the exercise I participated in last year, its the real thing now...

But the post meeting briefing was not very happening, as far as I am concern...

Half of the back & front end support will move to Great World City office as the alternate operations site tomorrow.

The planning committee even suggested we mobilize 3-4 trainers over to GWC.... But I asked my HoD if there are training rooms and if it is really feasible to have a satellite training centre?
She agreed its not feasible...

Somehow I feel the planning committee don't seemed to understand the nature of our work ....

Moreover, as a learning centre, the volume of human traffic that passes on our level alone exceeds hundreds everyday!

I think we need our own preventive measures and checks until some realistic measures are rolled out.

Why am I reacting you wonder?....

Well, if a probable case happens to be on our level, receiving training with the tens or hundreds that move about in our 5 training rooms everyday, with the whole premise enclosed and airconditioned, the mulitplying effect is unimaginable...

The lobby, the lift car, the centre's corridor and so on....

For me, my family will be affected indirectly if I am infected. For others, their families too would likely be infected.....

The current proposed measures when rolled out does not effectively block or stop a potential cases from entering the tower premise altogether....

I just hope that the flu bug would die off without any 2nd or 3rd wave.... If there's a case here, let it be quickly contained and isolated for the good of everybody...