pump up the love
By Pat Law™ • Nov 16th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story
Where will you be come December 1, 2008? Will you be out drinking yourself silly at the bar with the boys? Perhaps you’d spot yourself a nice ass and before you know it, you’re letting her take it from behind.
Unprotected.
Right, with at least one person diagnosed with HIV every single day in Singapore, you can’t possibly be the next, eh? Who sent you that memo? God? With your summa cum laude education, yes I do expect more from you, peabrain.
I’m amazed at the number of people I know, both females and males, who have unprotected sex in this modern day and age. I’m sure the people I know are fully aware what HIV and AIDS are, and the detrimental impact they have on one’s life, which hence puzzles me – why the fuck would you go unprotected?! Surely I can’t be that unlucky. Again, who the fuck sent you that memo?
I had a scare once when I was eighteen and as such, I make it a point to go for a HIV test every year. It’s anonymous, it doesn’t cost more than S$20.00 and it takes merely 20 minutes to get your results. A small price to pay for a peace of mind, don’t you think? GO THINK ABOUT IT, peabrain.
December 1 is designated by the United Nations as World AIDS Day, and activities are carried out to highlight the issue of HIV and AIDS. In this special year, Singapore will be having first ever World AIDS Day concert – Love Amplified.
Organized by the Health Promotion Board, Love Amplified brings together a constellation of talented blood, from Electrico to The Strikeforce, to Dim Sum Dollies and the list goes on.
Love Amplified aims to crank up the volume on HIV and AIDS awareness in Singapore and bring down the walls of ignorance about the disease and about People Living with HIV (PLHIV). It’s more than just discussing and understanding, it’s about embracing the truth and facts about the disease. Only then can we begin to fight HIV and AIDS and spread the message of hope and love.
Watch Fort Canning Park play host to the event on Friday night, November 29, 2008. Get your tickets here.
I will be there without a doubt. What about you? What will you be doing?
Pat Law™ is a Digital Strategist who, in her time in the Adland, has marketed a range of global brands including adidas, Cadbury Schweppes, Chrysler, Harley-Davidson, Hewlett-Packard, Johnnie Walker, L’Oréal, and Royal Salute. Pat also writes for iSh, LOTL International, and Singapore Architect.
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