HIV/AIDS

There are a of of myths and rumors about this deadly disease, but here are some facts:

* You cannot get HIV/ AIDS by drinking from the glass of someone who is infected.
* Hugging someone who is HIV + does not give you the disease.
*You cannot cure HIV/AIDS by having sex by a person who is not infected.

But...

*You can get HIV/ AIDS from having sex with someone who is infected. And without medical tests, you would not know if that person has it or not.
*You can get HIV/ AIDS if you were born of an infected parent/ parents.
You can get HIV/ AIDS from a blood transfusion if the donor of the blood is infected with the disease.
*You can get HIV/ AIDS if you share a needle to inject drugs with someone who is infected.

What if all this scares you? First, you can greatly reduce your risk by not having sex before you married, even sex that is supposed to be protected. Second, if you or someone you know has been infected, God is a friend you can count on who offers you hope. When you put your life in his care you find out that no situation is ever too difficult for HIM.

Time Management

It is easy to become frustrated when you do not manage your time well. School requirements start piling up. Appointments and responsibilities overlap. You do not have time for your social activities. Suddenly, it feels like you are losing control of your time and, consequently, your life.

As a student, perhaps you notice that attending classes, keeping up with assignments and other requirements, studying and attending extracurricular activities demand more of your time. This heavy work load often affects your social life and even your leisure time too. Such reality tells you how important it is to plan and prioritize your activities so that you can perform your school ligation without denying yourself of other important things.

Since organizing and managing your time is the key to your better control of your time and your life, time management should be a major concern for you as a student given your numerous tasks and responsibilities in school and at home. When you manage your time well, you can be responsible, meet deadlines and put your life back on track. Learning time management techniques and developing your time management skills will help you plan the activities that you know and cope with those that will come.

Pornography and Sexual Addiction

I look at pornography as an addiction. You keep on craving something that is harder and harder..... until you reach a point where pornography goes so far. You reach that jumping- off point where you begin to wonder if actually doing it will give you that which is beyond just reading about it or looking at it.

Pornography is the gateway drug of most sexual addiction. Like any other addiction sex addiction is progressive. There is a built- in dynamic that always drives the addict to the next level and the next.

Sex is the void of intimacy (such as pornography and casual sex) works as addictively as any pill or injection. Sex provides a quick mood change. It is a reliable escape.It masks the pain. Eventually the sex addicts becomes powerless over it. The addict goes out of control as the compulsion takes control. Even harmful consequences cannot deter the sex addict's compulsion to repeat the act and find temporary relief.

You're Beautiful The Way You Are

Have you ever looked in the mirror and wished you were someone else? If you answer yes, you're in the majority. Probably everyone who has ever lived wished that they could change at least one thing about themselves: their nose, their height, their personality- something.

Looks. Money. Possessions.Popularity. They all have one thing in common, their not guaranteed. Even if you have them, they're all temporary. When your self- worth relies on the outward aspects of your life, happiness and fulfillment will always be short lived. For everything you see by your naked eye is not permanent.

True worth can only be measured by accepting to yourself of what and who you are. It is showing contentment of what GOD has given you. Remember You are beautiful the way you are. Just have confidence to carry yourself out of the billion.Bear in mind that the essence of beauty isn't seen by the eyes rather perceives by the heart.

The Real Success

How do you measure success?

Let's say you had lot of money. Anything you wanted, you could buy. Now, you'd probably have a pretty long shopping list. And with all that money, many people would say that you are successful.

But what about the other list? The real list of things that money can't buy. The list that comes from the heart. The real list that probably includes: you long to be loved; you want your family to get along; you need to be accepted just the way you are. And you want the hole in your heart filled.

Too often the standards for success are measured by the level of education we have attained, the amount of money we have in the bank, the size of our house, or how much material possessions we own.

Education is important; we should go for all that is available to us. And there's nothing wrong with a good job and wealth. But in reality, it is how we treat others and what we do with our education and money that people will remember long after we are gone.

Real success can only be measured at the end of our lives by how we used what we had to serve society and honor GOD. This is the only success that can never be taken away from you.

So work for the real success......success of the heart.

Sex

It's on the billboards and TV, in magazines and movies. Advertisers use it to sell us their goods. It's in the music we listen to, and floods the internet. Sex is suggested by styles of dress. It's been used to destroy the innocence of children and has made a mess of way too many lives.

Sex is definitely here to stay. Easy to get, anytime with whomever, no commitment, and no responsibilty. But sex has come a long way from the original design God intended. Thats right, believe it or not, sex was designed by God. He created men and women different physically for the purpose of sexual intimacy. Although one purpose is for sexual relationship is for bringing children into the world, God also planned for sex to be pleasurable.

Everything that God created has purpose. But it also has order. God's design for sex, then, must be enjoyed within the boundaries of marraige, love, and a lifetime commitment. Beyond this sex results in confusion, conflict and chaos.

Outside the marraige, sex does not build up self- worth, but rather destroys it. Those who use it as currency to buy things they want emotionally or physically end up bankrupt. Couples who choose no to wait until marraige bring the weight of guilt, loss of respect, and mistrust to their relationship.

Sex that is practiced outside of God's plan has long term consequences, like the heartache of unwanted pregnancies, abortion, rape, and other form of sexual abuse. Then there is the long list of tragic sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS.

God's design for sex is something quite the opposite and a whole lot better! those who wait until marraige not only avoid the avoid the dangers of premarital sex, they are also setting themselves up for a lifetime of discovery, satisfaction, and fulfillment within marital love. And something worh waiting for

Tikoy Wants to be your Friend

What is a friend?

There are acquaintances, casual friendships, close friendships and intimate friendships. We all have aquaintances, faces we recognize and people we greet by name. Casual friendships happen through continued contact. Close friendships are developed through sharing of interests and spending time together in certain activities. But intimate friendships are what everyone desires and needs. These are friends that stay with us no matter what. They listen to us and are genuinely interested in what is best for us. They always tell us the truth, even if it hurts sometimes. But that's ok because they are interested in our well- being.

When you're in trouble or facing a difficult situation, who do you depend on to help you sort it all out? Who do you wish you could turn to? Everyone wants the kind of friend that will be there for them no matter what. Who are your friends? Are they just aqcuaintances, or intimate friends? Sometimes even our friends may let us down, but there is one thing that is sure- Tikoy wants to be your friend.

( M.O.R ) My Only Radio For life

Before, I wasn't that big fan of listening to radio stations. Everytime I turned my radio on, I never stick to listen in a certain channel, instead, I shift it every now and then depending to the type of music played. Now, I've changed. I am now tuning only in one channel, My Only Radio for life (M. O R.) This station got my attention. The DJ's are so funny referring to Idol Dagul, the not so goodlooking, merely charming Dj. Inday Tanini, The itchful caterpillar alive (hehehehe).Mario Penduco the nursing student capturer. Big Jo, the langga- langga king....lol Jeremiah...hmmmm...no comment. And Monica, the witty and outspoken among DJ's. Every early in the morning, I would always laugh on bed as I listen to the the tandem of Idol Dagul and Inday Tanini. Mga Gapnud sa Kinabuhi, that's the name of their segment morningly. It is something about reading a letter from a sender stating their problems in life. The two would read it uniquely their style and would always do it in a comical, dramatical conversation.It is so unique yet, a big hit every morning. This is one of my favorite. As 11:00 am starts, The langga- langga express would rock a lot. Hosted by the M.O.R's darling DJ Monica. This concerns about those listeners who want to search for textmates and callmates and hopefully become their partners (hehehehe).It is worth listening though. But, among all programs, the best of all would be the Memories on Radio with Dear Monica. It is again hosted by Monica. It is like Mga Gapnud sa Kinabuhi every morning the only difference is that, this program is done in a serious way wherein Monica herself reads the letter in the most proper and heartful way. I think, she is the best DJ I've known. She always put her heart the moment she starts to read a letter in Memories in Radio which made the program so interesting to listen every 1:00 pm- 3:00pm From monday to friday. It even recieved an award and undiniably gets great ratings. I tried to listen before to other stations but it pissed my ears off. Some DJ's would speak in a flirty tune, the others would do it using double meaning words as their attraction to the listeners but still, for me it couldn't compensate M.O.R's uniqueness. They have fake advertisements like Tanini Products that sounds so hillarious, Jokes are quite simple but could really get your weaknesses to laugh out loud. The songs are so relevant to your taste and to life. Hmmmmmm....what can you ask for more? If you want to be in trend, then start it yourself in tuning to 101.1 My Only Radio for life, (kasi yan ang dapat! hehehehe galinga oy.......may lain pa?)

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I have a friend who had been away from being into school for a couple of years.Just this year, he decided to send himseld back to school. He decided to study in a school that he heard from radio who's cheap yet very worth schooling as advertised. The school is TESDA accredited so he excitedly enroll there. He chose to take a computer course. Ironically, The school isn't like as advertised in the radio. Some of the teachers are boringly, confusingly and redundantly mentoring the students. There's a teacher who appointed to teach a specific subject though its not his/ her field, which resulted to a disaster. The other is speaking mispronoucedly. Worst, is the one who has a very high standard, very strict, inconsiderate to simple things, unappreaciatable to a certain work and relentlessly ruthless as if teaching effectively and vividly but not. That teacher mocks, most of the time when not in the mood would degarade the students. Absolutely fuckin' teachers, thats how my friend would describe them. He even criticized the school 'coz it is so messily untidy, very uncomfortabe to study coz you would smell the dusts, so lack of electric fans, the cr's are very filthy and has a very vomitting effluvium(ewwwww). The library has no enough books for reseacrh, the computers are only few and dont have internet connections. I wonder how it established and given the licsense to teach students? Its really no wonder why most of the students there are patheticly buff brains (huhuhuhu). I'm just so happy my friend decided to leave the school. That would be the smartest decision he made for himself.

Untaken Examination

I was studying Computer Hardware Servicing (C.H.S.) wednseday morning. I would confidently say that everything I've red on it were absorbed in my head. I was so excited for the pre- midterm examination ' coz I could sense that I could exceed my the preliminary examination score I got. For us to pass the examination, we should get at least 70 points out of the 100 items. Very pressuring isn't it? Prior the examination day, our teacher Mr. Jacky, warned us that he'll be cruel and relentlessly fail anyone who wont get the given passing score. So everybody was frightened and painstakingly went study. Everybody was so busy that time, reading the given coverage. The examination will start at 5:00 pm. By 3:00 pm, I went to my mom and asked money for the examination fee as she promised. I was rushing going there so I could still have enough time to study for the examination again. My mom was waiting for me outside, frowning, and seemed like got a bad news. I asked her the money she promised me. Unfortunately, she didn't have money yet. She explained everything why that was so. Of course, I understand her. But that time, everything I hardly studied were completely vanished. It was like every data stored was corrupted from my memory by a single virus. No matter how I tried to retrieve it,
still nothing happened. So, I ended up to sitting down the campus waiting shed, deliberately thinking of what to do as I waited for my classmates finish taking the examination(huhuhuhuhu) .

Flare Battle 2007

Kadayawan last 2007, there was a competition held in SM City Car Park. It was the Flare Battle 2007. It was participated by students from different schools. Prior the event, my cousin Rinila Tesado, invited me to be there.She was the representative of her school, Davao Doctors Colleges. On the event day, I brought 3 of my friends to witness along with me the competition. Enormous of crowd were watching and cheering for their own ace's. Before it started I went first at the backstage to give my support to my cousin. I introduced her as well to my friends that same time. She was gorgeously nervous so before she performs we took pictures together as a souvenir. As the competition started, a deafing roar from the crowd outburst within the area. Everyone was so alive regardless of the bad weather. It was raining cats and dogs that time nevertheless, the show must go on. Flare Battle 2007 begun, contestants alternately performed on the stage. Everybody was so great heaving those bottles in the air and catching it again so unbelievably. A lot of exhibition were done to impress the audience specially the judges. There were many mistakes done by the contestants yet, the carried it and continue performing as if their performances were perfectly done. The 9th contestant begun to do her piece. She was my cousin. It was like I was the one performing on the stage ' coz I felt more nervous more than she does (hehehehehe). Among the girls who performed, she was the only one who tried and perfectly made the joggling. It was fabulously amazing. Imagine, 3 bottles were aternatey thrown and catched vise versa. Wasn't it fantastic? She even did some undone exibitions which never performed yet by the rest the whole competition. So she was applauded by many. After her performance, we congratulated her for a job well done. But, she humbly said that she'll never win 'coz many of her opponents were more excellent than her. On the other hand, I kinda agreed 'coz a lot of boys were really great. But I still stuck to my faith that she'll be bringing home the bacon. After we talked, I then left together with my companions that time. On the taxi, we were talking about her performance. They both agreed to me that if there's only a girl to win it would probably be Rinila. 1:00 am already and we decided to go home. As I got home, my phone rung. I receive a message from my cousin stating that she won the first pace, she got the gold medal. I never believed her at first ' coz I was thinking that she might be fooling me. Until we met by tomorrow at Matina Town Square (MTS). She showed me the evidence of her winning, so I apologized and congratulated her. I bragged it to all my friends. I even posted it to the bulletin board on my friendster account stating her winning.Fantastic.......That was how the Flare Battle ended. The Gold was gotten by the Flare Empress herself, Rinila tesado.

Tikoy meets Clan B

A neighbor who studies in UIC became a very good friend of mine. He was Anots, a quiet, serious, wrestling fanatic, underground and hardcore type of person. He was a childhood acquaintance who became so close to me 3 years ago, hope 'till now. He shared a lot his college days on me. He even introduced his friends to me that time. Clan B, that was how he named his group. I admit that partly, I became insecure to him for some reasons. He was in school that time while I was just at home doing nothing, He had friends that he could go with everytime he wanted to, He had stuffs I wished to have, most of all he was all I wanted to be (huhuhu). As I was going with him that time I met some of his friends who became close to me too. I met Alma, the mother figure, who never loses of great ideas. Grace, the cute girlfriend of Raphael.Asvy, I don't know what to say(...hehehe).Liezel, my crush (psssssst).Lorelie, who had crush to Ace.Didoy, Grace X. Raphael, Grace present boyfriend. Kevin, the Anti Christ.Gerald, I like his voice. Archie, the rapper. Ace and Steivene, campus crushes.And Mags, the chubby gigantic one. Everybody was so good and nice to me. But among of them, I was closer to Steivene, Grace and Alma. There was a time that I thought Clan B was just riding on me ' coz I was Anots friend. I even tried to avoid them 'coz sometimes I tend to debase myself. I kept on bearing to my mind that we' re not on same levels, that they're superiors and I'm nobody but a nuisance joiner who kept on accompanying them shamelessly (huhuhu). I told Anots about my doubts regarding his friends that's why he was frowning, asking me of how I could think of something like that when they showed nothing but kindness on me. So, I apologized. But still, those thoughts lingered and inculcated on me. The days that I was socializing with Clan B were just a pretend. Pretension, in a sense that I was super- duper ok, that I felt no gap between us and I was one of the clan but definitely, I wasn't.Nonetheless, the only real those times was me as a friend to them. Now, I would say that no more gaps , no more pretensions, no more awkwardness etc. I feel with Clan B. They taught me a lot of virtue in life, and one of it is that friendship doesn't require same level of financial stability and educational equality. What matters most is pure combination of you and me, regardless of your differences. I realized all of these as I met Clan B.

Computer Sense College Of Technology( CCCT ) Acquaintance Party

Every year, CCCT organizes an acquaintance party. This year, it was held in Garden Oasis. Students were said to pay 130 pesos / head.They were wearing their best suits that almost made the party like it was an awards night for celebrities. Ladies were on their best long gowns with shining, shimmering, splendid jewelries. And, seemed like they were beautified by those renowned make up artist in the country.While the boys looked so elegant with their luxurious tuxedos who definitely prepared a lot so they would be crowned as the King of The Night, and would have had dated pretty, hot ladies. Before the party started, along with my friends, I went outside the hall to do some picture takings. The venue was absolutely fantastic, the ambiance was perfect. In just awhile, the party started. Every department was called by the hosts. As the hosts were calling each departments, The students were like uptown fellows who kept on roaring as their departments were called.The party commenced by a prayer, fallowed by the singing of the National Anthem.Afterwards, the president of the school gave his words of wisdom to the students. After he spoke, intermission numbers such as singing, dancing, and a play from each departments were done to make the crowd alive. Everybody was certainly on their highest peak of happiness that night. The participants were given a round of applause that moment, specially when a teacher from HRM dept. sung the song I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing. It was a superb performance, she was given a standing ovation.Done already with those intermissions, dinner was served and everybody ate.Somehow, the food made us full regardless of its quantity because they served only a little serving of food in our respective tables.As we were eating the president himself, went to the stage to announce who among us would receive cellphones, Pentium III computers and a year full scholarship. Everybody prayed to be included,including me. Sadly, I wasn't included to those who were picked but almost all who won were from our department. After the proclamation of the winners, Disco begun. The lights were turned out and replaced with disco lights. The stage was filled with and he and she. Everybody was dancing crazily. Some were kissing in some unnoticeable areas, the others were sitting and watching our foolishness. Somehow, the party was worth attending.We had even concluded that it might would waste our money that we paid for the party but, we were wrong. We were even wishing to extend party hours but then, no more extension the party was really over so we went home with smiles in our faces. How I wish there will a be next time......

Back To School

Its been almost 4 years of staying home doing nothing, but, eating, watching tv, listening to radio (m.o.r.)chatting with friends, night outing, etc.......Those were my daily routines while being an out of school one. Now I've come to the realization that I'm finally done with these things. These things messed up my time. I should have gone to school (regretingly)instead of wasting my time doing these things. Now, my mind says only one thing and that's schooling. I miss carring my bag with school stuffs inside, writing notes every lesson we take, answering to teachers questions, going out with classmates, having petty arguments with them, being scolded by professors etc. I would say that if I just continue schooling way back, I should have been graduate this year.Its very sad to think that I was anticipated with my batch.Sometimes I tend to sit in one nook and mesmerize my past as a student. I used to be a very agressive student back then. I always join to different organization though I'm kinda irresponsible but, I dont know I just love competition.Today, my brain is finally stable.Studying will probably my priority this. I will try to refresh my self to retrieve the old me I used to be. 'Coz I was stolen by my addiction. I remember a person told me that education could'nt make you rich, when you're done to it you'll absolutely undergoing employment, and being an employee is like being a servant, a slave that's just being commanded by your superior and this stuff is like a mess that's what he said, I just forgot his name. But I'll prove him wrong. 'Coz he is definitely wrong. Education is the key to success. Certainly it is. Why? For me because people that we call somebody of today were once nobody of yesterday and by education, itself , success is now in them.They became successful on their own crafts with the knowledge they got when they were just studying.
So what more can i say?I am now in Computer Sense College of Communication Technology, taking up Computer Technician for Two years.I promise to myself that I'll be doing the best I could possibly do.The old Tikoy is finally back and aiming to get the GOLD.

God You' re Real

I was once longing for the companionship,the great friendship I used to have with the person I treated as bestfriend.....time is running, the serenity of sorroudings reigned....I did nothing but feigning that I was ok....but the truth was that I wanted to talk to him,apologize for the unnecessary words I've uttered.I admit I was wrong.I've waken up into realization that though I have many friends around me,no one can compensate what is so called "bestfriend".Guiltness swallowed my totallity still wanting nothing but recognition that Im his bestfriend,begging for foregiveness 'coz I know I was absolutely wrong, and reconciliation, to put things into where it used to be........I asked the lord...."should i hobnob unto others and have best friendship with them?but as I asked the lord God w/regrdz to that , tears suddenly fell from my eyes, for I know thats not gonna be happening....i hope not......and so I said Im giving the last deal to you my lord.....and thank God! after 7 months of waiting a miracle happened.now we talk oftenly,and do the same things we used to do when a cleansheet of paper wasn't soiled yet......thank you.......God You' re Real