Still undetected and at my age everything is still good. Salamat Lord. I guess mapapalaban pa rin ako sa buhay and sa career this 2024. Sana sa ❤️ din please! Going strong for 14 years!!!! 🥰🙏
Seriously nagresign ang genz hire ko na earning 20k per month with hmo and 100% flexi time and 100% wfh because of mental health. Good luck sa other work opportunities these days na on-site. Hireable naman siya but I think he’ll realize later on he had a good deal haha.
It’s that time of the year again. May dagdag na tests na ako kasi matanda na sabi ni doc and need na magcheck re other health concerns aside from HIV. 😂😂😂 Hope to still be undetectable. More than 13 years and still alive and kicking! ❤️
Super symptomatic last 2010 with a "very bad" prognosis sub-100 cd4. Still alive and kickin' with an 800+ cd4 welcoming 2018. Undetectable. Looking for dates.
Yey still undetectable since 2012. Thank you Lord for the wonderful gift. I remember last 2010 when I was like a zombie since I was symptomatic. 2020 here I come!
9 years ago officially diagnosed with HIV at one of premiere hospitals in Metro Manila. 2 months prior my health was deteriorating af; I was dying AIDS stage. So in denial that could have saved myself the trouble and a lot of money if I just had HIV test right away.
#stillalive
Top guys (and some bottoms) on prep are funny. They say trust them kasi they’re on prep or negative. If you say you’re HIV negative, no issue. Would even suggest bb. No effort to “validate” if you’re being honest. If you say you’re positive but undetectable ayun off na. Haha.
Top guys on prep are confused. Met another one na who wants to bb kasi daw nakaprep siya. And no worries. So I disclosed. Ayaw na niya. Do they understand what prep is and u=u? Dapat ang mga nag-ask ng prep e pinapatake ng exam e. Oral exam. 🫢
Dear NON-REACTIVE ppl who just got good news: it's OK to post ur HIV screening results to spread awareness & help cure stigma. Pero huwag naman sana may "mabuti na lang wala akong HIV/AIDS/AIDA/SOMETHING unlike sa mga makakati/malalandi/maharot/etc diyan" na dagdag. Thanks! 🙃
I'm sooo excited. Matutuloy na mapromote ko 2 staff ko.
1. Supervisor (65k) to Manager (90k per month+++), 2.5 years tenure
2. SME (30k) to Supervisor (65k per month+++), 3.5 years tenure
Merry Christmas sa inyo dalawa and great job!
Bakit may nakakalimot magdala ng meds esp if plano niyo talaga mag out of town or mag overnight? This is your life now. Forgetting your meds is like forgetting to breathe.
So decided to sell some of the stocks I've earned as bonus as an employee. First time to receive a call from the bank which I'm pretty sure was an AMLA check haha. They asked for documents kasi unusual dollar activity. I sold it since I decided to start/invest in a business.
Kumusta mga sweldo ninyo? Buhay pa ba? Aabot pa ba until the next cut-off? Kasi kahit PLHIV ka buhay ka pa and aabot ka pa to your golden years so don't spend like there's no tomorrow. 😘
Hahaha so it's been 11 years since I got diagnosed with HIV. Based on my lab results and symptoms I was already an AIDS patient. This was me then. I was around 120 lbs in this pic. At my worst I was 95 lbs. Imagine... Keep on surviving, keep on living, keep on excelling everyone!
Super symptomatic last 2010 with a "very bad" prognosis sub-100 cd4. Still alive and kickin' with an 800+ cd4 welcoming 2018. Undetectable. Looking for dates.
Started to put myself out there and now dated 2 guys. Casual meet first, no kiss or sex at all. My plan is to tell them about my HIV status before we meet for 2nd time. If they ghost me, no issues. But so far very engaged and laging nagmemessage.
Saw my first love, my ex, at the gym today. He dumped me 16 years ago. Then I said “no” when he wanted magkabalikan 3 years after. He’s married now with 2 kids. My heart skipped when I saw him. I think he did too. He doesn’t look happy. I miss him though. This is sad. Awkward.
2009 was lowest point of my career.
Then got diagnosed with HIV by 2010.
I decided to fight and took advanced studies.
2019 have a great job & I can see a great career. Im financially free to a certain extent to make career & life changing decisions w/out fear.
2020 I am ready.
I am a person living with HIV
OF COURSE….
I am fortunate I am undetectable by taking my ARV
I keep myself healthy
I have a deeper perspective of life and connections
I know my value and only want someone who will accept me
#PLHIVOfCourse
Last Aug 2010 started to feel something was wrong. Took this pic 1st week I dropped weight by 15 lbs. Officially diagnosed last October 2010 and received my ARV by November. The first 3 months was unbearable. Reached 90 lbs.
It's been 10 years baby! Still as strong as ever!
HIV increases risk of cancer....
HIV increases risk of dementia....
HIV increases risk of blah-blah....
Stop worrying. Start living. Isipin mo na lang even those without HIV are at risk of cancer or dementia. Some are heavy smokers. And everyone is at risk getting hit by a car.
Guys please trust your doctors more than the Internet. I was one of the earliest who took LTE last 2010. Dami din akong pinagdaanan and different ARV cocktails until we found one with minimal side effects and thats LTE. Dont second guess or pangunahan docs niyo please.
Annual merit salary increase and annual performance bonus is here! 2019 is starting with a great gift from God ahhhhhhh!!! Magbabakasyon na talaga ako sa
#DreamDestination
real soon!
Your HIV status does not make you a second-class, inferior, defective human being inasmuch as it doesn’t make you “special.” Our status does not define who we are in life. ✌🏻
I will never judge people for feeling down or suicidal after knowing they're HIV positive or while first days of taking meds. I was 90 lbs when I finally got my arv. After a month I reached 110 lbs. The moment I looked healthy enough, I jogged and applied for a job. Tiwala lang.
So got an interview invite from a respectacle PH listed company for my job function. Interesting kasi “silent” and not posted sa Jobstreet and LinkedIn. Kapag maayos compben makapagdayshift na nga. If ok sweldo, HMO, retirement, car plan, incentives, housing plan then let’s see.
Realized today is last week of month. Dates hazy dont want to bother checkin but last weekend of October 2010 I finally admitted to all diseases was having for 6+ months & doc reco then that this could be HIV. Took the test and got the results. Its been 8 years yey! Salamat Lord.
Kapag successful ito I'll be out and about talaga about HIV awareness tbh. And oh, hope you guys will be inspired. 5 years ago I was earning 1/4 of what I do now. And job was bad. 10 years ago I almost died with AIDS. To all my PLHIV friends..... just fight.... it gets better.
Hi PLHIV guys nung naging super symptomatic kayo did you experience severe loss of appetite and a time wherein your taste buds malfunctioned? There was a time everything tasted salty for me. Even ripe mangoes. Those were crazy days. Haha.
So I met someone 10 years younger than me haha. He asked if I'm safe. I said nope. He said I'm just joking. I said nope. Anyway we met up. Nothing crazy happened but there was a spark. Let's see where this goes.
I know PLHIVs are depressed esp newly diagnosed but rather posting same content & joining huhufest I post abt my day, work, future. Im not insensitive Ive been there. But life gets better & ull experience same shit as everyone not just virus or stigma. Want you to know that. Haha
To newly dx people posting hopeless tweets & desire to end it, please remember HIV doesnt define you as a human being. It can be managed. Just stay optimistic. Last 2010 didnt think about suicide but was already "preparing to die." If I didnt fight it, I wouldnt be here. Believe.
I remember when I got my confirmatory test sa St Luke's tinatry pa ako comfort ng nurse last 2010 in the best way possible. Eh tapos na ako sa first test so sabi ko "alam ko na yan. I just need the results so I can give it to my doc and can process what to do with my life." Haha.
Lost 10 lbs in a year na yes so Im no longer overweight. Now working on my back and arms. Summer 2019 na walang Laboracay here I come! Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!
I really don't think a retirement fund of P1m to P1.5 million after 20-30 years is enough considering inflation. You need to have a continued source of income for monthly expenses, health, some wants, and sadly taxes. This keeps me awake at night.
Naggroup exercise sa anytime fitness tapos may isang hottie na tingin ng tingin then nagsmile after sa class. Di ko alam if into guys or interested or friendly lang. Failed to smile kasi conscious ako. Next time uunahan ko smile and if interested talaga ill invite for coffee haha
6th day of not jacking off. So horny Im about to explode. I remember when I was symptomatic 3 months yun. Had no sex drive, didnt jack off, didnt get hard any more. Worried about dying. Then started taking ARV days after tumitigas na. So I said aba, Im going to survive this haha.
COO (interviewer): we put premium on loyalty.... schwar.... we dont want job hoppers.... schwar....
Me: so why aren’t you looking into promoting someone? why are you interviewing external applicants? if your internal talent lack expertise, why not invest in training instead?
🐸
Some good news at work! Due to our global salary equity alignment (vs internal, market data), I'm getting an increase of 7.5% effective January 1, 2021. Now this does not disqualify me from merit increase come March 2021. Ayos!
So got vaccinated for covid-19... didnt wait for company vaccine na hindi rin pala Pfizer or Astra makukuha kasi nga need donation sa govt na ayaw ng global leadership namin. In the end waiting 2 months more for brand premium isn't worth it anymore. Got Sinovac. Stay safe guys.
Had 4 bottles of beer on an empty stomach. Bad, wrong decision. Ginapang ko pag-drive pauwi. May mga cute pero di na ako lumandi. May mga lumalandi din pero that’s the life these days. Soon....
People are dying left and right. Not just with HIV if you’re wondering. Cancer. Diabetes. Heart attack. Coma. Suicide. Keep your body fit. Keep your heart strong. Keep your mind whole.
Sometimes really just want to resign. But knowing my company stock incentives at work will convert to cash by February is reenergizing me. 25% tax though 😭. Hope incentive will still be OK for 2021 with COVID. Pasensiya sa flex. Wala ako kausap in real life need to inspire self
So if things happen smoothly and we’re successful eto ang magiging kausap ko daily since he’s the IT person of the client haha. Laging nakasmile ako ganun. Let’s win this! Haha.
Magandang pangdate movie ang
#BohemianRhapsody
for PLHIVs with non-PLHIVs. Opens up the discussion tapos malalaman mo ang perception ng date mo about HIV. Hehe.
One-on-one with my boss earlier. He said, "I want you to continue with your positivity."
Gusto ko sana sabihin na "ay, I'm hoping may gamot na." Hahahahaha.
Tried to be more “out of the box” sa corporate fashion ko this 2019 pero hanggang TM Lewin and Daniel Hechter pa rin trip ko. Next weekend I’ll buy a new casual washday wardrobe na din para matanggal na aking tito look haha.
Every day I eat this much druits and vegetables. But tamad na ako these days so I jusy bought a blender and drink smoothies. Hehehe. Per doctor's orders kesa multivitamins daw.
So I knew that guy who committed suicide weeks ago. Saw him somewhere in Makati; he wasn’t really smiling was avoiding people so hindi ko na rin hinabol. Now another friend disclosed to me na he tried to kill himself. Currently supervised by parents....
Apparently the dumb paralegals and legal associates na inaway ko from HQ corporate look like abercrombie models. Magpapakabait na nga ako kahit medyo inefficient sila. Hahaha.
Haha may bagong construction worker for the house. Mga early 20s ata mga 5'9 lean with defined abs and maganda ang ngipin hahaha. Mapapalagi ang visit ko nito hahaha. Unfortunately blurry pic he looks better in person.
Marami sabi na aware sila sa HIV facts and OK sila sa PLHIV pero madami naman ayaw to be in a rel with one; doubt pa rin sa undetectable = untransmittable. Same thing with morena skin vs white skin re Glutamax. Daming “woke” but iba pa rin sa actions. Malayo pa tayo as a society.
Good luck: interviewed a relatively fresh grad applicant from UPD (batch 2018) and he is asking for a 500k basic salary. Haha. I understand he has technical skills but seriously 500k pesosesoses monthly tapos negotiable 250k? Whatta!
Girlfriend ng affam walang puwet 🍑. Ang arte pa nagmamaganda sa McDo ayaw kumain gusto sa sosyal hahaha. Maganda lang tan at buhok mo hija mas maganda pa yang girl na naka black sneakers na tinititigan ng boylet mo hahahaha.
A lot of people within my network died recently. Some are LGBT. If an LGBT died young HIV or AIDS agad? Worse the “talks” come from fellow LGBT? Pretty sure when I die same thing will happen (we all die) kaya I really don’t buy this gay pride unity talk. Sad.
So excited for today. Dami kong dinaanan at "nakalaban" indirectly & directly over a short period of time. But today the BIG bosses are gonna announce that my role is gonna get bigger at work. Here's for the c-suite, baby....
#promoted
People ask if I got the PWD card. I didn't. I would love availing the benefits but just a personal preference not to. I don't want to be defined as a PLHIV in my career or life. After 8+ years I also don't see this as a handicap, something that can slow me down. Just my 2 cents.
Seeing this makes me realize I did reach the AIDS level huh? Like seriously I was like only 95 lbs sub 100 cd4 and had all kind of infections. Even my throat were infected. Tapos cycle of chills and fever. And everything tasted sour. Weeeiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrd. Thank God I survived.