So why then am I flying off to the UK, the country with the sixth highest number of confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) cases in the world?
There were at least 1,752 confirmed cases and one fatality there, according to our Ministry of Health website yesterday.
Nothing to sniff at, by all accounts.
Yet, despite those scary numbers, my family and I are going ahead with our planned week-long holiday in London.
Am I a horribly irresponsible person, just waiting to catch the virus, bring it back and spread it here?
I think not.
But it may be hard to convince people who have been wagging their fingers at those who insist on travelling to flu-affected areas, and calling them irresponsible.
This despite doctors having stated unequivocally that this isn't Sars. And that the H1N1 flu isn't very much different from the seasonal flu.
That's not to say I'm being complacent. I know H1N1 can kill.
The consequences of a widespread community outbreak - already suspected to have started in Singapore - isn't anything to dismiss.
But life, as we know it, has to go on - with the necessary precautions, of course.
It's up to individuals to monitor themselves and their health.
So even if you stay in Singapore, it doesn't make you more responsible if you show a poor level of hygiene and decide to sneeze and cough everywhere without covering your nose and mouth.
That's why my mum, a former nurse, will be playing the role of chief health officer during the trip.
Stuffed into her already massive luggage will be masks and thermometers.
That's on top of the stash of Vitamin C pills she takes along whenever she travels.
Mum, you see, is actually a major reason why my older brother and I are taking this family trip.
My mum is now in her 70s and has been longing to visit a friend of hers for a very long time.
While this friend has visited us frequently over the years, the last time my mum managed a visit was more than 15 years ago.
Holidays can be postponed, but I want to do this trip when my mum is still in good health.
So while she can, we hope to take the trip with her and spend some rare quality time together - with reasonable precautions, of course.
And when I tell my friends about our trip to an H1N1 hot zone, they seem to be rather blase about it.
Maybe it's because we now have a much better understanding of the virus than we did three months ago.
As one friend put it: 'H1N1 is not that terrifying since it can be treated and we are medically equipped.'
And she adds: 'The UK is so big, what are the chances of catching it?'
I nod my head, while tapping my hands firmly on my wooden table.
