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?)