Say yes to peer pressure? Part 2.

I’m back, when I ended off my last entry, I promised to talk about something that is close to our hearts, so here goes…

It is important to put yourself first. We have seen too many cases of girls who give in to their boyfriend’s request to have sex because they are so afraid that they will leave if they don’t.

Have you heard about what happens after the guy gets their way? If we live in fairy tale land, everyone will live happily ever after, but we live in a real world. And the real world is cruel, many of them bail out after they have succeeded in their conquests. (guys, I hear your protests, and I am sorry for the stereotype, I know not all of you are like that)

We have also heard of people who have sex with others just so that they don’t get ostracized. But let me ask you something. Is it worth it？

I know fitting in is of utmost importance to most of us, but keep this in mind. Do not ever agree to do something that requires you to compromise your beliefs, or anything that you are unprepared for. Trust me, you are way out of the league for those who have been trying to poison you.

There’s something I believe in. they won’t have a saying if there is no truth in it.

There’s this saying, say no to peer pressure.

Say yes to peer pressure?

Say yes to peer pressure? I don’t think so…

Say no to peer pressure. That sounds familiar doesn’t it? I think I’ve heard that phrase in a no-smoking campaign sometime back. But let’s face it, how many times have we agreed to a friend’s request just because you do not know how to say no?

When someone is important to you, you will want to keep that person as happy as you possibly can, even if it means you have to go the extra mile. But before you agree to do something for someone else, think about what is in it for you. I am not telling you to be mercenary and expect rewards. What I am talking about here is looking after your own welfare. Would you have to survive on plain bread for the next month just because you want to buy that Christian Dior wallet which everyone else in class owns?

Everyone has felt pressured into doing something before. Here is my two cents worth, do not do something just because everyone else is doing it. Embrace yourself,, do not do things that you are not willing to do.

Just because all your friends are talking about their sex life doesn’t mean you have to give in to your boyfriend’s relentless requests to sleep with him.

I will end off here, but I will be talking about something that is close to our hearts in the next entry so do anticipate the next entry.

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TNP 21st Nov 2007 : Proposing new law.

Singapore is considering changes to its HIV laws. One proposal: Before you have
sex, tell your partner if you've been naughty. If you dont, and your partner
gets infected, you face a jail term of up to 10 years or a fine of up to
S$50,000.

For the rest of the article, please read it at the TNP 21st Nov 2007, Pg 6.

Currently this law is enforced. But how well can it control the HIV statistics? Does IT keep you from leading the promiscuous life? Will it decrease the HIV rates? Will you and I get lesser risks?

What do you think?

Promiscuous you (Part 3)

I bet you are thinking what is it that we all know but refuse to acknowledge. Here it is.
A HIV patient does not have HIV written on his forehead. They might now show the signs and symptoms and they do not go around screaming that they have HIV. They look like any of us before the symptoms show. Many times, they are unaware that they have contracted it.

I know, I can already hear the protests in my head screaming: “ hey, have you ever heard of something such as a condom and that it is 99.9% safe if you use it correctly?” True, it may provide 99.9% protection, but are you willing to throw in your bet with that 0.1%?

For me, I would rather have chicken rice for life than to risk having to take a whole bunch of medication for the rest of it. Whether or not the chicken rice is contaminated is another issue altogether and we will leave it to another day to discuss.

To end off, I would like to ask one last question,

what is your take on one night stands?

Promiscuous you (Part 2)

I thank you for coming back to read this entry. Continuing from where I last left off…

Please allow me to use an analogy. No one would like to have chicken rice for life right?

However, there are risks of getting food poisoning if you keep changing your food as you would never know what goes down well. There is a certain someone I know who led a promiscuous lifestyle. To her, it is a lifestyle that is filled with thrills. She feels like a risk-taker for she never knows who or what was around the corner. True, you will never really know what awaits you round the bend. But for the promiscuous, have you ever stopped and think about what COULD be waiting for you?

It could be the cutest guy you have ever met. It could also be your worst nightmare. Yes, it may be thrilling, but have u ever wondered, even for that split second, what you really awaits you? Has it ever occurred to you that it could be something horrible? Like HIV?

If someone were to ask me that a few months ago, I would tell them, with conviction, it would never happen to me. But is it really like that? Deep down, all of us know that this isn’t the case. HIV does not choose its victims like how we choose our victims to pick on in class. (I must emphasize that this is merely an example and I am not a bully.)

With that, I shall sign off. But in the last part of Promiscuous you, I shall reveal something that we all know about, but refuse to acknowledge?

Want to know what that is? Stay here!

Promiscuous you (Part 1)

Sorry Nelly, I ain’t no promiscuous girl

Promiscuous: adj;

1) having many sexual partners
2) of many sorts mixed together in a disorderly manner
3) not choosing carefully

Promiscuous. Truth be told, this is a word that has never existed in my vocabulary till Nelly Furtado came along and made ‘Promiscuous Girl’ a major hit. Then I started to question why people choose to lead a promiscuous lifestyle and how it feels like.

I believe that there are many others out there who hold the same doubts as I do about the lifestyle of the promiscuous.

This is a sensitive topic so I ought to tread carefully.

Let’s look at it this way. Sex/carnal desires are a need. Something which all humans desire. It is also a way of life. It is the sole reason why humans aren’t an endangered/ extinct species. (though technology is advanced, I do not think that cloning is a way to keep the human specie alive.) therefore, we cannot say that people who indulge in sexual activities are wrong, right? Maybe. No one said they were wrong. (I am not propagating the promiscuous lifestyle)

Let’s have a paradigm shift, many of us insist that sex is an act driven by love, passion and the desire to bring the emotional connection to the next level. They are right. It’s all about the mindset.

I shall end off here. To keep you interested, I will be talking continuing with this topic with something slightly controversial. So please do stay tune for the next entry.