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HIV POSITIVE

2007-04-06T04:26:00.000-07:00

Huang (45) and Zhu (44), Rural China

A couple who has contracted HIV through a blood transfusion where they sold their blood to clear their debts. And they took up a debt to pay off ZHU, the wife's medical bill. they are forced into such a situation due to abject poverty, or not this will not be the only means where they can earn an income, to satisfy one of human's ost basic needs-healthcare. and also due to some irresponsible HIV POSITIVE guy who spreads his ailments to others. and out of all illnesses it is HIV, an incurable, life-shattering one. all this can be prevented, lives can be changed, saved. reminds me of the jap's drama- oh god, pls give me more time..

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Ann (13), Thailand

"This is a photo of me on my bike. I am wearing yellow because it's the colour of the king. I have been on antiretrovirals (ARVs) for almost three years now and I think I am as healthy as all the other children. I can do everything they can.

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After two months I could go back to school. People said I looked like I was about to die. The teachers knew I was HIV-positive, but the other pupils didn't.
At my old school people eventually found out about my status and parents began to tell their children not to play with me. But my cousin stood by me. She said she would beat up anyone who teased me. It was hard and sometimes I was sad. Sometimes I just got angry. Some people were very understanding but others weren't. I still had my friends though.
This photo reminds me of the time I had a terrible cough. We used to line up for assembly here, but because of my cough I had to stand all on my own to one side, away from all the others. It was awful.
I now go to a different school where no one knows my status. There are some pupils there from my old school there but they haven't said anything and I prefer it that way.
I enjoy school, particularly maths, and when I grow up I would like to train as a nurse. "

ann's - http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/hiv-aids/wad2006/t_ann/index.htm

huang and zhu's- http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/hiv-aids/wad2006/c_huang/index.htm

other people- http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/hiv-aids/wad2006/index.htm

A 13 year-old girl, so young. listening to mika's happy ending and over my shoulder and reading thru ann's photo journal. am getting the tingles. visit the website to read ann's and many others HIV POSITIVE but yet still people who r all trying to return their lives back to normalcy and live their own lives with or w/o HIV

she writes, i shop (:

2007-04-01T01:33:00.000-07:00

hey all, we have an emerging chinese novelist arnd the corner, who is she btw?/

*drums roll* it's jessie ting!!

so all pls visit her chinese web novel at
http://www.jjwxc.net/oneauthor.php?authorid=149594

the name of the novel is "The Angel of the Dark Night" (sorry pple sounds weird cuz i kinda literally translate it frm chinese)

she can really write man,go and see it for yrself, and undeniably she write better than me in the chinese medium.. (self-humbling is good u know)

so just go and pop by there (:

plus on another thing is that i've managed to online shop : 2 dresses, 1 blouse, 1 skirt & 2 earrings at the cost of less than 92 bucks. it's cosidered to be quitea mighty feat alr.

assortment

2007-04-01T00:50:00.000-07:00

the urban sweathouse

when temperature rises,

tempers flare,

patience runs dry,

it all boils down,

it all comes down,

to the mistaken.

laid in the ruin,

cuz of all he is doing,

does it even matter,

that he intentions were actually mistaken.

the atmosphere tenses,

the tones harsher,

voices are raised,

all directed at the mistaken.

is there a need for the mistaken to be treated as such?

is there any redemption for the mistakes of the mistaken?

most importantly, is there a need to treat anyone as such?

do put yourself in the shoes of the mistaken.

then inter-personal relations shall never be shaken.

for there is kindness and patience that one shall offer,

to the mistaken.

as one shall never cease to be mistaken, as we, all, do err.

this is actually what i was thinking on this really bad day at my workplace. but lucky me, it's not really m colleagues' faults, cuz i do understand that they are faced with a lot of stress.but even as it is, i'll always keep to mind that it doesn't feel pleasant to be spoken to in such tones for such an innocent mistake.

hush

silence looms outside,

while

voices blast inside,

our inner-voices,

resonating all our feelings and thoughts.

only the happy ones are spoken about and the merriment was shared.

while the sinking feelings we have in our heavy worries

are left in the exception.

who, when and how can we be free of such weights?

often, so often it was unspoken,

maybe so in our negligence,

or maybe so in a matter of decision,

drowning us further, deeper into the hurting sensation.

as the voices are shut inside.

while silence reigns outside.

in such times do be aware,

that i've been awkwardly silent,

that trouble waters is running deep,

that even though i may not raise the siren,

to startle you with my predicament,

do let me know that you care.

cuz it's of my tender nature,

to remain uspoken,

as my inner voices

are holding on to the emotions,
our inner feelings are all sealed inside.
as the inner voices only chose to stay silent.

movies i wanna watch

2007-03-31T10:25:00.000-07:00

i wanna watch:

freedom writers. it's abt discrimination, and i guess my anticipation to watch it has much to do with my applivation to ntu's communication studies, just to reassure myself that it's the right course forme and period, no regrets or turning back.

conversation(s) with other women.

and guess what it's a M18 film.ha sound rather exciting and nope it's not cuz im a disgusting girl who likes to be sexually titillated. but there is not much of such fils in this movie anw. i m attrated to it as i has received quite a number of accolades and it is a witty film on love and it's also a poignant romance story.

I'll very much like to go and watch thesse movies with other friends reading who are interested in it too.heh no im not desperate even thou i sound like im. just that it'll be nice to hang out with peeps i miss and dun really see much of u all right now.

epoch

2007-03-31T08:34:00.000-07:00

heyyea! ok this is my new blog, i kinda like the skin, it's simple and makes reading easy. i have just gotten my pay, and guess what, the inevitable is occuring, heh i've been spending money on shopping, like online and also in the normal way.

anw, while i was searching for this blog skin, i came upon this sweet blog layout which u can literally feel love from it. and it has this pic: (credits to, http://www.blogskins.com/info/129354)