Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Sex Talk with Your Children

Discussing sex with your children is very difficult. It is awkward and there's just no way to go about it without that strange feeling of unease. I don't know about other cultures but Filipinos don't have sex talk as a normal day to day conversation.

Looking back, my parents didn't talk to me about the birds and the bees when I was young. Well, maybe except when my father shouted for me to wear a condom as I was leaving for a date---best talk ever, right? But hey, my parents are traditional folks. They grew up during the time when men and women were prim and proper. In this day and age, dating is almost synonymous to sex (notice I said ALMOST---this is because I would like to believe there are still those who suscribe to the sanctity of sex---a rare breed I should add).

How do we cope with the changing times?

Well, it's sad that moral fortitude is now a dying virtue. Accountability goes to US parents for not instilling this in our children. However, all is not lost. While it is true that experience is the best teacher---to fall prey to early pregnancy is too expensive an experience to look forward to. So let us just be pragmatic about the situation.

I have said it many times before---"WALANG NAGSISISI SA UNA." Our children need to know that engaging in sex early in their lives entails accountabilities. As Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action there is an equal and opposite re-action. Hence, it is important to THINK before you act.

Unfortunately, boys will be boys.

The male brain can often times be saturated with testosterone that logical function just stop working and the neanderthal within dominates with its animalistic needs. Funny that after 5 minutes the beast within is quelled and suddenly panic ensues with regard to the potential consequence of the deed. But wait...these young ones are internet babies! Information is just a click of a keyboard. So if you can't keep your zipper up at least know what you're doing.

To be forewarned is to be forearmed. If you can't control the beast, at least know how to do it safely. The wiser ones researches on the subject matter of sex like that dastardly Cayote who's chasing the Roadrunner! Obviously, the most convinient birth control method is the Rhythm Method. By merely knowing the before and after window of a woman's mentrual cycle is an opportunity waiting to happen. However, this is good only for women with a regular menstrual cyle. Unfortunately, 25-30% of women have irregular cycles that would render this method useless. Since the beast cannot be contained in a schedule anyway and often times the itch dominates reason---a prophylactic device becomes a handy back up.

Now, wearing a condom can be quite restricting to the wearer simply because it takes off the sensation in the art of copulation (very scientifically stated, don't you agree?). In other words, it's like feeling the texture of the apple with gloves on.

Condoms comes in different...well, if we're talking about pipes---GAUGE. Going back to the glove analogy, there would be the surgical gloves, thermal gloves, mitts---you know where I'm getting at, right? Naturalmente, this is not a favorite option. Other than the sensation issue, procuring a condom can be "diyahe" to do for a young man of barely legal age.

Then there is coistus interruptus---simply put: widrawal. Not unless you have complete physiological control of your seminal excretions I don't suggest this method. This is a disaster waiting to happen. I should know, all my children were made this way! Now do you understand how irrational the urge is when it’s triggered?

When there's an itch you just can't help but scratch it! Have you tried restricting yourself from scratching an itch? Impossible not to do, correct? Same thing with the male sexual appetite! However, the best way to stop a fire is to dose it with water!

I know for a fact how hard it is to control the urge (did I already mention that I have six kids?) but the only way to really dampen the hunger is to think about the potential consequence of the act. Worse case is you'll be an undergrad, unemployed, and unwitting parents to an unborn child. Just imagine what kind of life you'll live or should I say suffer through. I fell prey to this kind of life and I must say that it was a real hard one to live! I was a student by day, a service crew by night, and a budding daddy in between! I was 21. Yes, I managed to live through it but it was a direction not worth epitomizing.

In life, there are two choices---the hard way and the HARDER WAY. Trust me, no one has it easy!

Come to think of it---man and his actions is the instigator to a lot of the disasters in world history. But on top of man’s many disastrous forays is BITING THAT DAMN APPLE! Did you ever wonder what life would have been if Adam did not temp Eve into eating the forbidden fruit? If Eve did not give into the urging of Adam?

Yes, it occurred to me that I may not be in existence if that had happened but I think it is the better choice than me having to write this article.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Fav Shows Season Premier

Dexter Season 5, September 26: "My Bad"
No synopsis yet.


Supernatural Season 6, September 24: "Exile on Main Street"

Sam is mysteriously released from hell and seeks out Dean to have a normal life. Together, the brothers reunite with their maternal grandfather, Samuel, and begin the fight anew.

NCIS Los Angeles Season 2, September 21: "Human Traffic"

While undercover an NCIS agent goes missing and Cullen's team is assigned to find him. The police is investigating the matter in terms of money laundering, human trafficking and drug trading. The team will need to coordinate with the LAPD to find the missing agent.

Chuck Season 4, September 20: "Chuck vs The Anniversary"

Chuck and Morgan seeks out Chuck's mother while Casey and Sarah investigates a Russion operative.

Big Bang Theory Season 4, September: "The Robotic Manipulation"
Howard uses a robotic arm for his own pleasure while Penny assist Sheldon with his first date.

House Season 7, September 20: "Now What?"

Now that they are together, House and Cuddy try to establish a normal relationship. Meanwhile, House's team comes to the aid of an ailing Princeton neurosurgeon and discovers that they need House's help and he is no where to be found.

NCIS Season 8, September 21: "Spider and the Fly"

The members of the NCIS team find themselves to be the target of Paloma Reynosa's vendetta against Gibbs.

UNICEF's Champions for Children


"I believe that children are our future,
teach them well and let them lead the way."


That song can never be more true. I guess UNICEF also had this in mind when they launched their Champions for Children campaign last May of 2009.

Having 6 children of my own, I stress on the importance of education in their lives. I have promised them that I will move heaven and earth to get them though their education. Unfortunately for the 2 million children of our country, between 6-11 years old, education is something that their parents cannot afford to provide. This is quite disturbing given that public education is FREE. However, school supplies is another matter.

I am not rich but I do believe that giving to those in need is a soul feeding endeavor. Now let me quantify this. I don't believe in giving alms. I do believe in hard work and support those that show effort and still believe in hope.

A couple of years ago, I have this group of around 15 young children who flock the doors of the Jollibee store , where I used to work as manager, every 4th and the 19th of the month. During that time I buy Php 5.00 worth of sampaguitas to each of them. It isn't much but it is Php 5.00 less sampaguita for them to sell and earlier time for them to go back to their respective familites. My heart breaks whenever I hear them talk about their hardships in making ends meet and how much they wanted to stay in school but couldn't afford it.

These children are all grown up now. I slowly lost touch with them when I transfered to the main office. The younger ones still visited me at our home during Christmas time but that too eventually stopped as they got older.

I was devastated when I saw one of them obviously pregnant as I was riding a jeep to work one day---she was 16. Such is the peril of poverty.

Education is the key that would unlock the shackles of poverty. Believe me, those who are less fortunate are more driven to finish school than those with the means to do so.

When I signed up as a sponsor for The Champions for Children I saw this as an opportunity to revive my support for the needy. My contribution will help support 5 children to go to schools with complete supplies and give oral rehydration salts (ORS) to 24 children suffering from diarrhea. The good thing here is that you are given updates with regard to the progress of the children you are supporting and take part in their educational milestones. That, is reward in itself!

Right now, there are 1,800 sponsors for the Champions for Children. That is equivalent to 9,000 children with an equal chance of rising out of poverty. Be counted and make a difference for our future!
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For more information on Champions for Children, visit http://www.unicef.ph/ and click on the Champions for Children on the homepage. Or, call the donor hotline: (632) 758-1000 or 758-1442, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. You can also drop by at the Champion for Children booths in all SM Malls.

Sunday, September 12, 2010

Resident Evil: Afterlife


The continuing saga of Alice as she scours the world for survivors in a planet ravaged by the T-virus and her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation and the undead.

Resident Evil Afterlife is the fourth movie installment (after Resident Evil, Resident Evil Apocalypse, and Resident Evil Extinction) since the first movie was shown in 2002. Based on the hit video game, Resident Evil, which debuted in the Sony Playstation and Sega platforms in 1996, the first movie was a commercial success grossing more than 100,000 in world-wide sales.

As you may well know by now, I'm an action movie buff but other than that---I'm also a sucker for zombie movies. Add action and zombie and I'm sure to go nuts! Needless to say, I've watched all the prior Resident Evil movies---so I'm not going to miss this one!

Bad news: bitin!

Good news: there's a 5th installment coming! Mila Jovovich is still ravishing but with the addition of Ali Larter (Heroes fame) it's now double the HOTNESS! Hoooo-weee!!!

Action filled! Not as gory as the previous ones but enjoyable just the same!