Comeback discussing sex, my country has one of the youngest populations in south-east Asia, with more than 60% of the population aged under twenty-four, and also has the highest adolescent birth rates in East Asia and the Pacific – almost one in 10 girls aged 15 to 19 have given birth. Honestly, attitudes discouraging young people from talking about sex have contributed to silence on the issue, preventing us from receiving the advice we need. It is conservative, our culture. We are not that innocent about sex anymore. I have access to the internet which means I have accidentally or out of curiosity seen porn. I can see sex in movies and advertisements. My smartphones make sharing and accessing pornographic material easier. I know a lot of students who are studying in college are going to have sex anyway, but many of them may have no ability to get condoms on their own or are too embarrassed to do so. (Me too) Although my country is aiming to teach us about sexual health and family planning, schools have tampons for girls when they forget their own. But they did not have condoms for boys in secondary school. I think that there is no reason we shouldn’t have a “rubber”?!!

Today was supposed to be a nice fishing trip, but I stumbled upon something unexpected in the river—a condom. Not exactly what I was hoping to find while enjoying nature! It got me thinking, though. I know it’s a bit of an odd question, but how are you supposed to properly dispose of used condoms? I mean, I get that it’s not the most glamorous topic, but it feels like something worth knowing. Anyway, the fishing was decent, but that little find definitely added an interesting twist to the day!