So, you are sexually active...

Recently, I have found out that a friend of mine was tested positive for HIV. It was of course, a shocking news and it affected my mood the whole day. That explains why the random post on safe sex on my Facebook status yesterday.

This made me think...life is so fragile. And I don't know.....it's sometimes just scary. There are just too many diseases lurking around waiting to invade, infect and destroy our oh-so-weak body! But then again, was it because we asked for it? Take HIV for example, you wouldn't get it if you don't get yourself multiple sex partners or just practice safe sex (use condoms for God's sake!) right? I mean....sexual contact is the most common route of infection. Hmm....but I believe some of you had heard, somewhere out there, HIV positive patients contaminate needles with their own blood and start poking people on the street "just to see what will happen"! Pity those innocent and unlucky people...

Everything happens for a reason...and so the saying goes. If you believe this, then what was the reason innocent people like mentioned above became HIV positive?? It's just a little unfair, don't you think?

But don't get me wrong....I am not saying that my friend was infected due to a needle prick. Till now, he/she (this is to protect the identity of the patient) still doesn't know the cause of it. Yes....he/she had had a few encounters of condom-less penetrative and non-penetrative sex with a number of partners. But a phone trace didn't manage to find a link because, none of his/her ex-partners were down with HIV, which baffles me.....

But then again, whatever happened, has happened....no point crying over spilt milk because, this is something that you can't do anything about. Till date, there's no cure for HIV yet, only medications to slow down its effects. In other words.....to prolong the life of the patient. I am truly sadden for my friend, some of you may think, we'll maybe he/she deserves it! Who ask him/her to not practice safe sex and have multiple sex partners? Or maybe some of you may say.....Well, since all his/her previous partners are HIV negative, maybe it's not sex after all.....maybe he/she was a victim of a HIV-infected needle prick?

Whatever it is.....it is a life changing situation. Of course, any normal person will be devastated to hear that they are tested positive for HIV. Who wouldn't?! His/her parents cried when they got to know..... and he/she felt like it's the end of the world..... and I felt so so so different on the perspective on life. He/she told me that he/she will live his/her remaining days to the fullest as he/she doesn't has much left. Which makes me think...... should we start cherishing our life now instead of pondering it over when we are at our deathbed? We receive tonnes of forwarded emails everyday, advising us to live life to its fullest! But how many of us really "listen" to it? I admit, I don't......in fact, I delete some even before reading them. Anyway, my point is..... I think we shouldn't count our blessings when we are old (or in this case, young!) and about to die. We should appreciate and be thankful to God now...

Sigh.....my thoughts are going haywire now.....filled with random emotions as I type all these down....so I think I will stop here.

Guys! And also girls! PLEASE...... bear this in mind....... no matter whatever the situation, no matter how handsome or hot is the guy or girl, PLEASE....... if you were EVER going to engage in sexual acts........... PLEASE PRACTICE SAFE SEX!!! HIV/AIDS death is constantly rising in the world, if not Malaysia,...... we DON'T NEED you to be on the list. SO PLAY SAFE!!!!!!!!!!!

And I am Effing serious!