Beware of innocent looks
I hope all of you have gone through the metal detector before entering my column. These are days of strict vigilance and we cannot afford to relax. If you haven’t, go back and be scanned. Excuse us: We are still in the honeymoon security alertness; where love, care and selflessness prevail among t
I hope all of you have gone through the metal detector before entering my column. These are days of strict vigilance and we cannot afford to relax. If you haven’t, go back and be scanned. Excuse us: We are still in the honeymoon security alertness; where love, care and selflessness prevail among the newly married. Of course you wonder where all that goes eventually, I hope we don’t lose gas as normally happens in marriage.
Last Saturday, I was impressed as I got checked everywhere I went including the taxi park. But on Sunday, I wasn’t checked as I entered Christ the King for the 11:00am mass. Did I look that innocent? Beware; innocent looks are the most deceptive. If I were security, I would let ruffians go but scan innocent looking people up to beneath their skins.
That is what actually happened on Saturday. I was leaving this wedding when a nice looking, light skinned, smart awesome lady asked me for a lift to somewhere. I looked at her and her only — and unfortunately the biggest problem was she looked innocent!
She was the type of character men must find themselves accepting instantly. As we walked to my car, her innocence kept bothering me. I opened the door for her but just as she was about to board, I cleared my throat and explained that I had to search her. In Kampala, that is no longer a request that should solicit a frown on anybody’s beautiful face.
The gauge of atmospheric visibility was not so eye-friendly, so if she had a bomb atop her breast, the eye would not have ascertained with absolute precision. So, it was obvious that in the absence of a metal scanner, my hand would be the only available improvised tool.
But she would have none of it! First she confessed innocence (which made her suspect number one!). Then she said I was male and could not scan a female using hands! What a scientific, historical, and common sense error: Ever since I started knowing the difference between male and female, I have personally participated in innumerable female body scans using hands! So, how could anyone imagine that it was not possible?
I can see you becoming uncomfortable at the ‘mistreatment’ of the innocent girl. And that has been our biggest problem; laxity in security. This scanning is supposed to be in every love affair, especially slightly before the very first sexual contact. But what do we hear? She looks innocent! She will be offended! He will run away if I ask for an HIV test! He looks healthy enough!
And eventually, HIV smiles all the way down to your Kyadondo parts. Just for emphasis, everyone who looks innocent, healthy andtoo good to miss should remind you of a wrapped present. The wrapping paper is intended to make the present look far better than it actually is. You can give it all your excitement but don’t dare to give it your life.
There are many suicide bombers in Uganda, whose bomb cannot be detected by a metal detector. According to UNAIDS statistics, over 75% adults do not know their HIV status. And you could actually be one of them. I know someone who still moves around with HIV results of 2005. And he is a married man.
Throw off that bomber identity. Test together before your sexual debut. If you are married, test at least every six months. If you know there is a metal detector in the next few months, you will be extra careful in the face of extreme temptation.
But above all, know your HIV status and keep updating your information. From now on, every time you pass through a metal detector, remember you need to go through the other detector as well.
hbainemigisha@newvision.co.ug
Last Saturday, I was impressed as I got checked everywhere I went including the taxi park. But on Sunday, I wasn’t checked as I entered Christ the King for the 11:00am mass. Did I look that innocent? Beware; innocent looks are the most deceptive. If I were security, I would let ruffians go but scan innocent looking people up to beneath their skins.
That is what actually happened on Saturday. I was leaving this wedding when a nice looking, light skinned, smart awesome lady asked me for a lift to somewhere. I looked at her and her only — and unfortunately the biggest problem was she looked innocent!
She was the type of character men must find themselves accepting instantly. As we walked to my car, her innocence kept bothering me. I opened the door for her but just as she was about to board, I cleared my throat and explained that I had to search her. In Kampala, that is no longer a request that should solicit a frown on anybody’s beautiful face.
The gauge of atmospheric visibility was not so eye-friendly, so if she had a bomb atop her breast, the eye would not have ascertained with absolute precision. So, it was obvious that in the absence of a metal scanner, my hand would be the only available improvised tool.
But she would have none of it! First she confessed innocence (which made her suspect number one!). Then she said I was male and could not scan a female using hands! What a scientific, historical, and common sense error: Ever since I started knowing the difference between male and female, I have personally participated in innumerable female body scans using hands! So, how could anyone imagine that it was not possible?
I can see you becoming uncomfortable at the ‘mistreatment’ of the innocent girl. And that has been our biggest problem; laxity in security. This scanning is supposed to be in every love affair, especially slightly before the very first sexual contact. But what do we hear? She looks innocent! She will be offended! He will run away if I ask for an HIV test! He looks healthy enough!
And eventually, HIV smiles all the way down to your Kyadondo parts. Just for emphasis, everyone who looks innocent, healthy andtoo good to miss should remind you of a wrapped present. The wrapping paper is intended to make the present look far better than it actually is. You can give it all your excitement but don’t dare to give it your life.
There are many suicide bombers in Uganda, whose bomb cannot be detected by a metal detector. According to UNAIDS statistics, over 75% adults do not know their HIV status. And you could actually be one of them. I know someone who still moves around with HIV results of 2005. And he is a married man.
Throw off that bomber identity. Test together before your sexual debut. If you are married, test at least every six months. If you know there is a metal detector in the next few months, you will be extra careful in the face of extreme temptation.
But above all, know your HIV status and keep updating your information. From now on, every time you pass through a metal detector, remember you need to go through the other detector as well.
hbainemigisha@newvision.co.ug