[About this blog] Inspired by local soccer player Mike Lim during my rookie reporter days at Singapore Polytechnic, I set up this blog in August 2002. I feel that blogging is a novel platform to document interesting facets of my life and my thoughts on certain issues. [Email blogger] ephraim@singnet.com.sg

Friday, February 24, 2006

[Porn stars and superstars]
Well, just waiting to go to work and wait is a few hours, so I'll blog.

Let me explain first why I have not been blogging.

As you know, Monday was the largest thing in the whole of the People's Association - our annual workplan seminar. And yes, we have been asked to improve our service standards and image. And thereafter, it was back to work, and a late night.

Then the next few days, I was learning how to react to chokes, administer CPR, learn bandaging at the compulsory three-day first aid course.

Tuesday night was spent helping out at a Meet-the-People session, and it was also a late night.

Wednesday night, was spent in the office clearing some work, then boss asked me to go through the actvity list for the last calender year. Another late night.

And yesterday, I went to attend a DJ Workshop at my workplace and had a chat with the Zaobao reporter who came to cover the workshop. It was also a late night.

Then tonight, although I am off, I have been asked to go back to office to cover a colleague. And that (you know what I am going to say next) is going to be another late night.

Okay, so back to the topic.

We know that famous NYP video. We know the famous stars, Tammy and Alex (as one blog puts it). It had so much publicity generating that I had to see it. But please don't ask me how I managed to watch it, and nope I won't even distribute it. All I can say, the video is pretty sexed up - in fact three different types too.

Some reliable sources even provided photos of the lovely couple - one of them even shows the guy wearing a nightdress (presumebly his girlfriend's). another is lovey dovey kissing pose. And another, presumably, taken on a holiday trip.

So while SP has it's own stable of stars, Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah, Jocie Guo, Kelly Poon, Silver Ang, Ivy Lee, Lincoln Khoo, winning band 3-dash-1 and that Malay singing competition winner.

NYP has it's own fair share of stars too. Porn Stars, that is, unfortunately. Think the lecturer and student controvesy. And the latest oh-so-unfortunate Tammy clip. Aspiring porn stars can apply.

So much said, I just wonder why the big fuss about the video. then again, it shows the power of the Internet.

Now, who says we need The New Paper when we have such interesting news on the Internet?

Reporters even had to ask bloggers for information.

Anyone aspiring to be the next Wendy Cheng or Tammy can consider this method.