When I was in Melbourne last week, I distributed a few Japanese face masks to my friends – mainly to try and goad them into embarrassing themselves wearing them around town (and hopefully not set off any security alerts…).
With all this talk of swine flu, I didn’t realise how ahead of the times I was! Very soon, this could be you wearing one of these fashionable numbers.
My website statistics are telling me that there’s been a spike in traffic visiting my webpage that road tested some face masks. Mechakucha seems to have provided a valuable community service.
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Wednesday night running
Quick melt
Shibuya in the snow
Snowing in Tokyo
Winter hike to Kawanori-san
Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu
Advertising cacophony
Hakuba
Ear wax
Yakiniku
Adrien mentioned that he might be heading to Mexico City, so knowing that you had already done the leg work I directed him here. I’m sure he found it useful.
At the moment no Melbournians appear to be donning a mask. Not sure that a scarf over one’s face counts. When they do I’ll take a quick snap.
Check out this cartoon about swine flu!
http://pastexpiry.blogspot.com/2009/04/cartoon-swine-flu.html
*CARTOON*
Feel free to post on your blog or “tweet”
The Parmas were nice that day tho David.
I am tossing up whether to put this on my Facebook or not, people might think we are freaks or bioterrorists!
Of course, as you say, we were just incredibly well prepared!