Diseases Brought by Love

Sexually transmitted diseases also known in the acronym STD’s are diseases or infection that are transmitted between human beings usually by means of coitus [1]. This behaviour commonly refers to the act in which the phallus (male reproductive organ) enters the vagina (female reproductive organ). It may also include sexual penetrative activities such as penetration of non-sexual organs (i.e. oral and anal sex) [2].

STD’s are already very famous in the past decade especially in the late 90’s where it was referred to venereal diseases named after the roman goddess of love (Venus), for its means of transmission is via “love making” [2].

There are a number of STDs that are re-emerging in the present. These STD’s includes but is not limited to Hepatitis A (fecal-oral route), B (venereal fluids) and E (fecal-oral route) [2]; Syphilis caused by Treponema pallidum (recent outbreak in 2007) [3]; Herpes simplex (caused by herpes virus 1 and 2) in 2005 - 2008 [4]; Chlamydia caused by a bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis recent outbreak in US at 2007[5]; Gonorrhea caused by a bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae trending in the US during 2007 to present[5]; and of course the ever famous Human Immunodeficiency Virus transferred via venereal fluids, semen, breast milk, blood causing AIDS and was famous 80’s but still lingers in the present[6].

This emergence of different strains of these microorganisms causes these diseases stronger and harder to eliminate.

My personal opinion as of now about the idea of getting involved in a sexual activity would be a big strict no. Standing in a religious ground, as the Philippines consist mostly of Christians, sex out of marriage is a sin. It may then appear as a deviant activity, if ever found out that one is involve in sexual activity outside marriage. Thus, it is a great shame in the reputation and may result to maltreatment. Standing in a scientific ground, it would be impractical to get involve since protection offers only 98% percent safety with a significance of 2% chance to fail [6]. Another reason for that is the possibility acquiring STDs, since protection can only offer to cover the phallus preventing its contact with the vagina; however other STDs can still be transmitted. In an economic ground, it is still impractical since as we have known the Philippines suffering from over population and unwanted pregnancy from teens like my age would make matters worse. And my personal opinion is that coitus is a process which sole purpose is for reproduction, so unless the need to reproduce is not needed, abstinence should be practice.

References:

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coitus
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexually_transmitted_disease
[3] http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5906a2.htm
[4] http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5915a3.htm
[5] http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats07/trends.htm
[6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AIDS_hypothesis
[7] http://www.teenhelp.com/teen-sexuality/condoms.html

Billboards Top 10 -Oct 30, 2009

1. Fireflies- Owl City

2. Whatcha Say- Jaso DeRulo

3. Down- Jay Sean ft. Lil Wayne

4. Party in the U.S.A- Miley Cyrus

5. Run this town- Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West

6. Paparazzi- Lady Gaga

7. Meet Me Half Way- Black Eyed Peas

8. 3- Britney Spears

9. I Gotto Feeling- Black Eyed Peas

10. Sweet Dreams- Beyonce

Exams, from a student’s point of view…

What are examinations?

Examinations, a twelve lettered word that makes me tremble. I’m always not prepared for it but I have to face every time. It’s my worst nightmare. I have to study every night long to prepare for it. It’s a burden to me. It makes me go dizzy.

Teachers enjoy giving examination. Yes! They enjoyed it. Can you just imagine those witches griming while looking at us, bleeding while taking their tricky exams. They are preparing very hard exams to make us fail.

Examination papers are cursed paper, whoever has will surely die with hemorrhage, or if not will have mental breakdown. Examination is like a road full of suffering and it only goes to one end “failure.”

Examination rooms are like haunted house or house of doom, once you entered it, you will never be the same when you’re out. That is if you can go out alive, without having to loss your blood by nose bleeding. Examination is the most dangerous thing for a student like me.

I still remembered my first semester in college. My professor told me that I was about to fail a certain subject. Gosh that made me very terrified. I was feeling happy go lucky that time when suddenly that news slapped my face. It felt the world turned upside down.

The subject is really hard for me because I took it for granted when I was in high school. I even slept one time in that class and the professor didn’t even bother. I was feeling really dumb.

I hate it. I felt like I’m going to die and suicide is the only choice and it’s the only way out of this misery. Then a friend talked to me and helped me study. It’s still is five days before the final examinations and I still have time to digest all the lessons. I have all the materials I can have like books, internet, calculator and all. All I need is to put myself together and study.

With the helped of a friend, encouragement from my parent, and trust in God I learned our lesson in just five days.

All are just simple. I only need to read and understand the book and then I am able to apply it. It wasn’t so bad. Now the final step is to take the exam.

My heart is rapidly beating as I entered the “room of doom” as I labelled it. The teacher asked if I am ready and I answered yes. I prayed first before the teacher handed me the cursive paper… Then I read the question. To my surprise, they all are just simply to answer.

The questions are just the same in the examples on the book only that the given values are different. I answered 10 problems and 20 multiple choice in less than an hour. And then went out of that cursive room.

Guess what, I got 1.75 (A) in that exam and I’m so proud of it.
Examinations are not so bad after all. Without examination, gosh I could be no one. Examinations are the one making me study hard. Examination are the one measuring how much I’ve learned and how prepared I am.

Examinations are given by teacher not to make me feel dumb but to let me know how much I learned for the semester.

Exams are not bad after all. As long as you study, the exam will just be easy.

Suicide, a choice…?

Suicide is when a person took his life with his own two hands. Common suicide techniques are hanging yourself on a tree or roof to death, over dosage, or cutting oneself. It is self killing, but is it right or wrong? Is it a choice?

“Suicide is wrong.”

Yes! it is wrong to kill yourself because of some problems you are encountering. It is as well selfish for a person to commit suicide because he is only thinking of escaping his problem without even thinking of how the people who love him will feel.
In Christianity suicide is a sin. It is self murder and thus a mortal sin as described by the bible. God gave you life and only god has the right to take it away from you. Suicide is never right!

“Suicide is a Right!”

Suicide is never wrong because it is sole right of individual to live and as well die whenever he wanted however he wanted to. In a democratic country, People have the right to live, and then it follows that he also has the right to die.

People may think that suicidal people are going crazy. No! They are not crazy. How can they decide to die if they are crazy in the first place? Crazy people cannot decide.

Another argument is that suicidal people are in rush and reckless, deciding without thinking of the pros and cons. I again disagree. Having to decide to die is a very touch decision. And well know what, before deciding to die, one will always evaluate what the pros and cons are. The thing is people want to commit suicide because it’s the last resort they can have. It’s the fastest means to run away from the problem. It’s an express train away from the pain and heart aches of life.

Why should we force someone to live he’s life if already tired of it? Each and every one of us is the property of no one but himself. And John Locke’s concept of property says “Everyman has the right to utilized, dispose or destroys his property.” Thus I say that everyman has the right what to do with his life.

“Suicide a choice”

It really depends on the person if he wants to commit suicide. Whatever we do, we cannot stop him from doing it if he is really desperate. All we can do is to help him decide and understand what he is about to do. After he understand it, let him decide for himself whether to live or die. Thus suicide is a choice.

My Best friend

Do you have a best friend? I don't! Yes, from birth ‘til now, I’ve never had a best friend.

What is a best friend by the way?

A best friend is a friend whom you trusted the most. He is the one who knows all the secret

Well that’s my definition of a best friend. And indeed, I don’t need one! I don’t need someone to cry on because I’m strong and I would never cry. I don’t need to tell anyone a secret because they may tell the world. I’m already grown up and need not to be pampered. And I hate it when anyone knows me better than I do. In other words I don’t need a best friend. Only weak people do…

People say you will need someone to talk to when you’re feeling an intense emotion. I need not to, it’s just a little scratch on my sketch pad and that emotion is gone. If I’m lonely and depressed or is on a very tough situation, they say you need to let it out. I don’t need to tell it to someone, with my coloured pencil; I can sketch my deepest emotion into my sketch pad. It’s the way I do things, it’s the way I express myself.

One time I’m so depressed because I might fail my subject, I decided to commit suicide. Verts. He is the one who knows your happiness and sadness, and knows how to make you happy and sad. He is the one to whom you cry on when your lonely, pampered you when your sad and tamed you when your mad. He knows you more than anyone does. He is the best friend.y shallow eh! That’s me. Then I opened the box where the blade is kept. Inside it were my coloured pencil and the blade of course. Then as I saw the coloured pencil, I remembered my sketch pad. I then searched for it after I’ve put the blade beside me with the coloured pencil. I’m thinking maybe I could sketch one more thing before I die.

That is when I sketch an Island with red moon shinning on a red lake surrounded by pine trees covered by red snow… I titled it “Night of the Red snow.” And know what; suddenly I realized I don’t really want to die. So did not commit suicide thanks to my sketch pad. Now all If I opened my sketch pad and see that sketch I’m always thanking it for the second life.

Another time when I’m feeling so down because I couldn’t go home from the University to my Parents house I made something weird again. I was about to cry that time when I started to scratch my coloured pencil on my sketch pad and I end up drawing a cemetery where there are falling swords from the sky. I titled it “The Judgement.”

But it is not only when I am lonely that do thing like that… Sometime I do it when I’m nervous or very happy. It’s my way to express what I really feel.

So who needs a best friend? I don’t, I told a friend.

==The Beach from my Window ====== The Well in the Meadow ==

Then he ask me, "To whom do you go when you are lonely."

I answered “No one, I just sketch it to my sketch pad then I’m good as new.”

He asked again, “If you’re happy, to whom do you tell it.”

I answered “I just keep it to myself and start drawing what I feel then I’m on the go.”

"Then to whom do you tell your problem." He asked again.I answered again “none except me and my Sketch Pad.”

The he smiled at me and sad, “It’s obvious that you don’t need a best friend.” “You already have one, and it will remain faithful to you ‘til you die.” And that’s when I realized a best friend does not need to be another person. It may be your pillow, your favourite Teddy bear, your favourite chocolate or even yourself. My Sketch Pad is my best friend.

Now tell me, do you have a best friend? I do.

My Heart is Yours (short story)

Today I really wanted to surf the net but I got a lot of exam to do... failing to do what I want makes me depressed that’s why I wrote this narrative below... Enjoy reading and hope you like it.

It was a serene night; I was sitting under a pine tree on the other side of my best friend’s house while the party kept going on the other side. I don’t really like parties but my friend really insisted so I came. I was gazing on the full moon when you came.

“Hey cutie,” you greeted me. I was surprised to see you. I wonder why such a beauty is alone that night.

“Good evening,” I bowed and greeted you a smile. You were so beautiful; I felt heaven as I laid eyes on you. “

“What’s with the formality,” you smiled. Then you went near me. I can smell your sweet perfume travelling the air. “Imagine, the two of us meeting each other in a full moon. Maybe we are destined to be together.”

I smiled.

“Why are you smiling.” You asked me.

“Are you not afraid of me?” I asked. “I mean you don’t even know me.” I added. “Maybe I’m a rapist, a serial killer or a vampire that would kill you later.”

You laughed and then said “If you’re a killer you better back off ‘coz I’m a black belter, but if you’re a vampire you’re lucky, I’m type AB. “

“Well I’m type AB too,”

“We are really destined.” Then you grabbed my arms. “Let’s dance.” I didn’t argue. How can I say no to such a beauty like you? That night our love story begun...

We dated and became lovers. And we promised to love each other forever.

One time we’ve had a misunderstanding. I left you at your house even if we hadn’t cleared everything. Then I received a call; you were admitted to the hospital. It was heart failure due to depression. I rushed on the way to see you.

As I stepped foot on the hospital, I rapidly run to your room... Tears flowed down to my eye as I see you wearing an oxygen mask. “If only I can be in your place instead.”

The doctor told me you will need a heart transplant as soon as possible. I’ve went to so many hospitals to see donors, but none was there. Then I returned to you crying. I cannot live without, I know I can’t...

I held your hand and kissed you on the forehead. “I’m sorry I can’t be with you anymore,” you said. But I just kissed you and said “I love you, and I’ll be with you forever.” I’m blaming myself for what had happened that’s why I decided to leave you and left only a single letter.

The next day, your family found a donor, and the operation started. You wanted to see me that time but I wasn’t there anymore.

The operation got you better and you are now safe from heart disease. That is when your mother handed the letter I left when you were sick.

It reads: “I’m sorry if I’m not there during your operation... But I’m happy we will never be apart again. Please take care of my heart”

Koreas Top 10 Music Videos- May 2009

1. Lollipop- 2NE1 and Bigbang

2. Yearnig of the Hearts- A'st 1

3. Sorry Sorry- Super Junior

4. Diva- After School

5. Gee- Girl's Generation

6. Again and again- 2PM

7. 1,2,3,- Younha

8. On Saturday Night- Son Dam Bi

9. Mission No. 4- Son Dam Bi

10. Now- Wonder girls