"In Your Head, ZOMBIES"

...what if a zombie apocalypse broke out?

I know, I know. It's a completely inappropriate subject to talk about, what with all this swine flu news circulating the entire globe. But that's actually what got me thinking, aside from the fact that i watched "Land of the Dead" and read Max Brook's "World War Z". Since way back people are already contracting these unknown diseases. Swine flue, bird flu, SARS, mad cow disease, you name it. It's just a thought but don't you think that maybe, sooner or later, a certain virus would exist to reanimate the dead? And if that happened and thousands of people are starting to get infected, what would you do?

Bear with me. I'm too fascinated by my own imagination that i just have to talk about it.

I won't lie. I did imagine myself being in that horrible situation. Abandoned buildings, people running away screaming, dead bodies coming from here and there, chaos...And i honestly think i won't survive for that long. Even suicide is a better option than fighting to stay alive. Who the hell would want to wake up the next morning to fight off another horde of walking dead bodies?? Cause c'mon let's face it. Zombies, they're unstoppable. Yeah they're pretty slow, you'd probably have no problem taking one out when it's alone. But it's a different story when you're handling a lot of them. You see, zombies are not human. They're not people at all. That's why you refer to one as an "it" and not a "he" or a "she". They're terrible mindless things that act only upon instinct. They do not think nor feel. The only things they are after are fresh human organs. And it's horrible cause they'll keep eating one human body after another. The only way to eliminate a zombie is by bashing or shooting its brain. Shooting its leg, chest or any other part would do you no good.

Wow. Just imagine if every country's being devoured by zombies. Imagine how people would react. Everyone would panic. Some would refuse to accept the fact, and just go nuts. Others would abandon all hope and commit suicide. A few strong-willed ones would pack provisions and get ready for war, or in their case, survival.

Just in case corpses would reanimate, here are the top ten lessons for surviving a zombie attack:

1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Bades don't need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

This list was taken from Max Brook's "The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection From the Living Dead". I haven't read it yet, but i've already been trying to find the book for some time.

Well! Thanks for taking your time to read this. I know, it's a really weird topic to blog about, but still. Thanks anyway.

I have one parting question. Let's say you found out that one of your loved ones is infected. You know perfectly well that there is no antidote to cure it and that sooner or later your loved one would turn into one of them. Will you put him/her to sleep before it's too late?