An Interview with An HIV Positive Woman

A few years ago, I was still working for a well respected medical institution somewhere in Metro Manila. I was tasked by one of  the senior medical resident to conduct an interview of a mid-50s woman who was awaiting for her queue outside the ICU waiting. I let her inside on one of the cubicle of the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital which was empty. Before conducting some actual interviews, I made her feel a little bit comfortable with my approach and gave her a pen to fill-out the consent forms prior to HIV/AIDS testing and so we went to room to conduct a private matter relating to her test.

She was a bit nervous about it as when I was about to conduct an interview with her personally. I did asked her some funny and outrageous questions regarding her sexuality? Like how many multiple sex partners did she slept with, Having sex with same gender? She did answered truthfully about it. Did she already had information about HIV/AIDS which transmissible through blood transfusion, sexual contact and others which is kind of a short orientation on the topic of this illness before undergoing blood collection and testing which is mandatory under the current Philippine HIV / AIDS Law (Republic Act 8504). As I became serious on discussing her a bit of the disease which still felt apprehensive. Usually an HIV/AIDS consent for testing interviews are usually conducted by either a Physician, Nurse, Medical Technologist or even a Medical Social Worker trained or oriented to handle cases like these. Still "PATIENT CONFIDENTIALITY" is still practiced in order to protect the identity of the patient suspected with this illness.

Sex Education: This is what our children need right now!

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Learning Sex Education should be FREE and ACCESSIBLE.

Before HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health Law and others. Sex education was still at its infancy then but still our teachers in science class are discussing about basics of human reproductive system. One of our lecturer then when we were in 6th grade was a medical doctor who turned into a politician and high profile government figure a few years ago. We attended his half-day lecture-seminar in our school library and the section were present. He lectured about sex and discussed it a bit in a creative way to address the needs of us 11-12 year old boys and girls then who were educated in private religious Roman Catholic school. I can still recall the time when a male classmate of mine was feeling awkward when he hears the word "SEX" during the discussion. He did admit to us that he was a bit horny and had his penis erected with those words when the lecturer was discussing this. Come to think of it during those elementary it made me laugh at him for being a "schmuck" up till the present.

GM Experience: Back in The Hunting Grounds?

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It's been more than a decade since I left college or the university and completed my university degree. I did have a promising career with the profession I chosen before and I did love it. But a month ago, someone from my Facebook friends sent me a message and was asking where you can hunt for an instant pick-up. I did answer some stuff but technically everything requires the so-called "TRADECRAFT" of being a pick-up artist. Although I am a novice and still learning the ropes of the tricks in this game at that time. I started as a wannabe myself during those early days. To tell you, I am not a professional P.A or the so-called snipers and it wasn't easy.

A Career Shift: Leaving the PSP Industry…

I wonder what happens to a PSP who finally decided to leave the industry for good and would like to settle back on being a normal person again. I asked one of the PSP I knew before she retired from the industry and into the next chapter of her life. I was totally amazed of her decision to let go and move forward although I have missed our conversations over a coffee and rendezvous at one point in life. Not knowing if we can still meet again since it will be our last conversation as a guest – client at that time. It takes a lot of guts to step out of the shell of being PSP and changing herself as an ordinary Jane which is a metamorphosis of new positive life. Everything in being a PSP is all TEMPORARY and NOT PERMANENT SOLUTION especially with financial burdens and poverty. It is a hard fact that there are many dependents to support making them breadwinners of their families and feeling the brunt of it without being comforted by their own loved ones. Some ladies love the piece of the action and do this for just for fun of in making extra buck. Others are living independently from their parents and are supporting themselves on their studies and defray personal needs to cover daily expenses from school or other works.

A Cautionary Tale for the ESCORTS and GMs alike!

This is a clip from Tobi of Burgos Street - A Cautionary Tale from Youtbe. Although This video material doesn't belong to me. It did caught my attention on a randomly searching for something on my research. She is a familiar face within the streets of P. Burgos's Makati's Entertainment Area if ever I get a chance to pass around the area with my officemates or boss on one occassion. She is wondering aimlessly and walking around in circles searching for money or things she could use for daily living?