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Objectionable website on Singapore girls
The Straits Times
May 13, 2005

AT FIRST glance, the website www.sggirls.com seems to be showcasing Oriental beauties but, beneath that facade of innocence, it is anything but decent.

Most of the photographs are of Singaporean girls, as indicated by the website's address. I believe many of the photographs were published without their owners' knowledge.

Most of these photographs came out of good, clean fun, but the comments below some of them carry sexual innuendos; others - featuring male fantasies - are outright obscene.

The pictures are even divided into categories, including one of girls in school uniforms. Even these photographs of students in their uniforms are not spared the risque remarks, and risk damaging the schools' reputation.

Worse still, innocent victims are getting their names tarnished and are being subjected to emotional and mental harm - that is, if they are aware that their photographs are being scrutinised by people all over the world. Such audacity and impudence cannot be tolerated.

Although every individual has a role to play in protecting his rights and preventing invasion of privacy, it must be noted that many of the photographs are ordinary, everyday ones and may have been put up elsewhere on the Internet - if not by the subjects themselves, then by friends who had no intention whatsoever of causing harm to them.

It is the abusers who have so odiously re-published the photographs on sggirls, together with lewd remarks.

Ever since the Internet was established, there has been much controversy regarding its pros and cons. As much as I enjoy logging on, some people have turned what was meant to benefit the human race into a forebidding realm - and they have taken it a step too far this time.

The development of digital cameras has made it easier for pictures to be uploaded on the Internet. Not surprisingly, mankind has yet again found a way to misuse the work of geniuses.

Technology is constantly advancing and the Internet is no longer simply a virtual world providing information and entertainment.

It is, in fact, an extension of our real world, and it is high time that laws are extended to this new boundary.

I am sure the authorities would not be very happy to have people around the world stumbling onto www.sggirls. com and going, 'Oh! So this is what Singaporean girls are like.'

I hope the authorities will act on this matter.

Chu Yin Chan (Ms)

'Oh! So this is what Singaporean girls are like.'

Erm... yeah. Just because you are too blinded by your neon racing-light special-FocusOnFamily-edition chastity-belt to see that your little sixteen year old 小妹妹, quietly studying in her room now, has developed sexual thoughts, doesn't mean she really bought that digicam for Photog Club.

But if the government is really intent on being consistent at its level of anal-retentiveness, then why not usurp the domain name and put up a gallery of nuns in various positions of prayer instead?

Then the world will log-on to www.sgnuns.com and go 'Oh! So this is what Singaporean girls are like.' Not to say the nun photos will stop men around the world from milking themselves to them, but i digress.

Maybe they can set up www.sgwimps.com as well to better represent and define the whiney NS-liable guys. You know, those who have a tendency to break government statutory board scholarship bonds so that they can pursue higher-paying jobs overseas because they are so bloody immature.

Fuck. I'm starting to get extremely irritated by this lovely nation of ours again. And it's not even the General Elections yet.

Kettle, this is pot. Pot, this is kettle. Squee!

Whips up howls of protest;
Critics, especially on the Net, accuse him of making 'sweeping statement'
The Straits Times
May 15, 2005

WHO says we are wimps?

Yes, you are, says Mr Philip Yeo, chairman of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star).

You whine and you are immature even after those years in national service, the veteran civil servant insisted in a recent interview.

His harsh criticism of male scholarship holders has prompted howls of protest, with many accusing him of making a 'sweeping statement'.

The indignation has been loudest on Internet forums and weblogs.

A posting by 'Robin' on the Young PAP Discussion Forum is typical.

'If he thinks only Singapore women and foreigners appreciate the scholarships, then to make things even, make them serve national service as well. Then, we can see who will be whining, the Singapore boys or his favourite girls and foreigners.'

The controversy erupted when Mr Yeo, fed up with Singapore men breaking their government scholarship bond, told The New Paper about a week ago: 'I don't want whining Singapore boys. They are not mature even though they have national service and are over 22 years old when they take up undergraduate studies. They give me so much trouble and waste our precious time.'

He added that he would be better off giving more scholarships to foreign students and Singapore girls.

It touched a raw nerve in blogger Singapore Ink, who wrote in his weblog: 'Many Singapore girls, while demure, sweet and genuinely nice people, lack opinions on issues and are wishy-washy.

'Singapore girls are nice but intellectual and decision-making feather-weights.'

However, TalkNoAction on Sammyboy.com's Alfresco Coffeeshop believes Mr Yeo is spot on. 'There is this 'entitlement mentality' among scholars that I've seen and am disgusted by.

'The best (of the best) people are very humble and have a sense of duty.'

Like many, IT engineer Pua Yong Hock, 32, chides Mr Yeo for making what he sees as a sweeping statement.

He said: 'Obviously not all Singapore guys are like that. He's Singaporean as well, if whatever he says is true, then it applies to himself as well.'

Added businessman Tan Liang Swee, 33: 'Saying such a thing shows he's close-minded. There are always good and bad.'

But Mr Yeo said, when contacted by The Sunday Times: 'It's a pointed statement. It pinpoints whining Singapore boys, not all Singapore males.

'Most boys grow up to be men. Between male wimps and mature women, I prefer mature female scholars. Mature male scholars are welcome!'

He also said that women scholarship holders approach senior officers if they have problems and want to appeal against decisions.

They do not whine.

'They may even put their points of view across in a robust fashion. Forget about old fashioned lady-like,' he added.

Mr Yeo is well-known for making controversial statements on male scholarship holders.

Back in 1997, he declared that he wanted government scholarship holders who could 'ski, windsurf and jump from planes' and who do not look like 'water lilies' or 'yellowish bookworms'.

Some men may wince at his choice of words but Mr Yeo's outbursts are very likely prompted by the unpleasant fact that government bond-breakers tend to be male and Singaporean.

He is not wrong, maintain women scholarship holders like Ms Chng Zhenzhi.

Ms Chng, 23, who has received an A*Star scholarship, is waiting to attend Harvard Medical School later this year.

She said: 'It's quite obvious that the female scholars are more aggressive, Type-A, go-getting types, while the males are more soft-spoken and tend to be easily bullied by females.'

To her, Singapore males are fine until they go into the military for their national service.

'Once they enter NS, they complain a lot. I didn't know that guys could talk about the most minute things.

'Perhaps, they're not used to the physical training or regimentation,' she added.

Ms Chng attributes the women's behaviour to their attitude.

'The female scholars I hang out with - we know that getting the scholarship is not an entitlement, but a privilege.

'People start complaining when they don't understand that it's a privilege - that they don't automatically deserve a scholarship.'

Phillip Yeo: Squee... Singapore guys are so immature, they break bonds... Squee!

Guy Scholar: Squee... No, we are not whiney. We break bonds because MNCs with their ass-cracks over-flowing with money pay us to break them. Some how, they don't like the Type-A, go-getting type females leh... Squee!

Girl Scholar: Squee... No lor. Guys are so whiney, especially after doing NS... Squee!

Me: Squee... Everyone just shut the fuck up... Squee!

A certain female scholarship holder is obviously begging for someone to slap her. Just because she is a bitchy, over-bearing, emancipated, shadow of a spinster does not make all men wimps.

The only conclusive point of this article is that all Singaporeans are fully capable of whining, albeit some better than others (Yes Phillip, I'm talking about you).

Quick Quip on the recent Political Film Debacle

Notice how usually anything related to the Singapore Government I term a debacle? See a trend?

Our dear Minister for the Tyranny of Film-makers came out to say that political films are disallowed because they will "sway voters and affect election results". I'm like, isn't that the whole point of contestation in a democracy? To "sway voters and affect election results"?

Sometimes it really makes me wonder what gives them the courage and composition (Prozac maybe? OK, maybe something way stronger) to make such moronic statements in Parliament without exploding into throes of giggling directed at the amazingly stupid consistency of the diarrhoea they spew.

Then, to make matters worse, they always immediately follow that up with an almost involuntary violent flourish of vomit that Singapore needs a vibrant Art scene to remain competitive or whatever other shit.

With elite like that who needs fuck-tards?

Random Pics from My Phone

The perennial transcendental question we all ask ourselves each day:
How much Patut do I want to trade today?



WMDs spotted at Carrefour Plaza Singapura.
Terrorists are getting so very devious these days.



This is Chery's Boinger. That sounds rather rude doesn't it?
Let me make it a little more clear: This is Chery's Bouncy Blue Boinger.

Super Update!

Some friends of mine have been asking me to update me blog. Actually that would be quite an understatement considering their taunts ranged from "Update bitch!" to "Stop being such a lazy bastard".

Well, there can only be two possible reasons why I haven't updated for so long.

1. Because my life has been so exciting and filled with such fun and laughter that I just have no time to update my blog;
or,

2. Because my life has been such an inconsequential drivel that I have absolutely nothing to write about.

As much as I would like to inform them that I simply have no time to write due to my multiple adventures to the edge of the world and back, the latter would seriously be much closer to the truth.

So to bring you all up to speed for the past month or two, here's a really brief update of what has been happening!

Right after the mid-terms there were lotsa lotsa project deadlines to meet! But nothing too dire this term.

Round about this time, a certain Minister of State accused homosexuals of causing AIDS! You know like how cows cause global warming by farting so much methane? And you thought the Americans declined the Kyoto Protocol because of the mondo profits at stake, they were simply protecting flatulent bovine rights.

Following that, the Prime Minister came out (no not that kind of coming out) and told that Singapore will get two casinos! Various sectors of society (read: Christian Fundies) came out (again not that sorta coming out) to protest against the audacity of PM LHL to make executive decisions like that. More annoying, during the wake of the announcement in Parliament, a barrage of MPs went up to say that since the decision has already been made, we should just make the best of it and that there is really no reason to continue debating about it ad nauseam. To which I opined: Not that I would find fault with such a suggestion, but then my dear MPs, why are so many of you freakin' reiterating that we should stop reiterating the issue in parliament, whoring for screen time, and delaying my CSI broadcast!? (Note to self: I need to find a life beyond cussing MPs on Telly)

Following that little tirade came my exams! I had four papers in three days. That kinda sucked but it was worth it considering the bragging rights you get over our NUS & NTU counterparts after that. Not that I cared for school to end so soon without anything to do nor plans during the holidays. In fact, I was quite sad that this term had to end so soon. My profs were all so adorable and funny. And what I'm fearing is that from here onwards, the quality of professors I'll get can only go down hill from what I got this term.

And after that episode of inert contemplation, Jiamin, Weizheng and I went on a mission to root out the cheapest cameras in town! Actually I was more bored out of my wits from staying at home then actually going to buy a camera there and then. But at least it occupied me for about a week, after which still no camera. I wanna buy this one by the way. And when my TA money finally comes (if it ever comes) I shall buy it immediately! or not. Hmm...

That brings us to an hour ago when I decided that I shall resurrect my comatose jogging regime! This decision was a direct result of my inability to continue ignoring the gut that is thriving between my line of sight and my privates, no thanks to the multitude of birthday dinners/buffets (buffets are the worse, it is a conspiracy by Plastic Surgeons to get you liable for liposuction I tell you). Not to mention my In-camp Training coming up at the end of the month. I figured since I can't get a proper job, perhaps doing well for my IPPT might earn me a little bonus instead. Did I mention I NEED A JOB? Yeah, I NEED A JOB!

PS: Don't the exclamation marks make my life seem so much more interesting?! (Reference Days of Our Lives article)