SingTel F1 fever is back, but frankly speaking, I don't give a damn about the ongoing race. I'm already too occupied by work commitments to even bother finding out who's gonna win the race here in Singapore. Lewis Hamilton or Fernando Alonso or Piquet or any other racer, the outcome wouldn't matter to me. I will be having my own go at driving during my first ever reservist duty which starts this coming Monday. And even though this is the second time the F1 race is being held in the City Hall region, I didn't enjoy the same enthusiasm as I did last year, esp with the recent audio system cock-up for the performances at Fort Canning Park.
And just when you thought that Singapore Idol 3 is already lacklustre enough, here comes another piece of controversy... or shall we call it, Kentroversy. Chief judge Ken Lim's remarks on Malaque's rendition of Pussay Cat Dolls' "Hush Hush/I Will Survive" caused a furore among the Tamil community. He said abt the good-looking Malaque, "Your performance was amateurish, it lacks quality, but you'll make a good Vasantham Star." What in the blue hell does he mean by that, may I ask?? Even "Mr India Curry House" Vadi PVSS wasn't very amused by this tasteless remark. Most of the SI fans and the Indian viewers wanted Ken to make a public apology. And to think he dared to say that he stands behind his original comment "1000 percent" (???) and that he's not going to take back what he said, as he 'did not see anything wrong about his remark'. What a lame and stupid defense made by Ken, sigh. Are we seeing another Jacintha here?
Whatever the case is, I have begun to lose some respect for the Simon Cowell wannabe, since the 1st Piano show (starting with his remarks on Nurul Huda in regards to her "7-Eleven interviewee" image), and I seriously hope that he come up with something much more constructive than said remarks, or risk being forced to bite his shoe. Dick and Flo won't even dare say anything stupid. And another thing... how can Ken not be fully aware about the existence of the Vasantham Star talent show, which is already in its third season?? Where has he been all this while?? In the planet Uranus??? He should go for Lasik or double eyelid surgery already, his eyes are too small!!!
And... and... if you think Miss Singapore World 2009 winner Ris Low being slammed for her powderful Engrish was bad enough, this piece of news will perhaps shock you even more.
Ris Low, the beleaguered Singapore Miss World who was earlier criticized for her sub-par command of the English language now sparked off a new round of controversies following the revelation that she was recently convicted of credit card fraud.
In April and May last year, she spent more than $2,400 on at least four separate occasions, using at least three illegally obtained credit cards, at times impersonating the identity of their owners. She was sentenced to 24 months of supervised probation in May this year.
Court documents show that Miss Low spent a total of more than $2,400 on at least four separate occasions, using at least three different credit cards in April and May last year. She bought two gold anklets worth almost $1,000, a $698 mobile phone, and food and drinks at a swanky restaurant. It is not known how she obtained the credit cards.
my paper understands that her previous employer, a healthcare company, made a police report about her in April last year.
It suspected that Miss Low, who worked there for five months as a patient-service assistant, had used credit cards belonging to its patients. It asked her to leave the following month.
Before leaving, she was said to have returned a part - an unspecified sum - of the total amount she had spent using the cards.
When contacted by the state media, Miss Low said that she was not in a position to comment. Multiple e-mail messages and phone calls to the organiser of the Miss Singapore World pageant, ERM World, went unanswered.
It is unclear if Ms Low, crowned Miss Singapore World on July 31, will be able to leave Singapore to take part in the Miss World pageant to be held in Johannesburg in December, for which she will need court permission.
Singapore netizens were outraged that Ms Low was selected to represent Singapore in the beauty pageant despite her conviction.
This is really sad and shocking, a nightmare come true. First the broken grammer and the robotic walk, and now the revelation of Ris's past convictions from last year. As if Rachel Kum in a phallic costume wasn't frightening enough, this is the one that truly brings controversy to a whole new level (not the first time such thing had happened... one case was when the winner for Miss Universe 2002 got stripped off the title for being a married invidual,a nd the crown went to the 2nd place winner). And what a bold thing for a 19-yr old lady to do!! I just can't seem to find the right words to phrase this issue as a whole... but I dare to say that the organisers for MSW are indeed totally BLIND to promote Ris heavily via ads and magazine shoots, and perhaps 'book' her to win the pageant!! What's so good about her, seriously?? We need someone with integirty and a CLEAN record to represent our country, not some lowlife bimbo who looks rather plastic, can't speak proper English, and cheats her way to the bank!!! And to think that only now did she reveal that she is actually suffering from BIPOLAR DISORDER!!! The verdict? STRIP RIS OFF THE TITLE ALREADY!!! >:-(((
This is certainly an issue I must include in the "Year in Preview" entry come end of the year... besides other pointers such as the economic downturn, the spread of the H1N1 virus, and yes the passing of the great Michael Jackson...
Temasek Review: Miss Singapore World winner slammed for credit card fraud
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