Holland V not for heartlanders

Posted on March 24, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Heartlanders not cultured enough for Holland Village’, 24 March 2011, article in Yahoo! News Singapore …(Samantha, caller on 91.3 FM’s The Married Men show): “I live in Holland Village, and I just can’t understand why people from the heartlands want to come here. We people are cultured, and you heartlanders are definitely not cultured,” [...]

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Pregnant women wearing short shorts

Posted on February 13, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Unseemingly mums-to-be’, 13 Feb 2011, Your Letters, Sunday Times (Lee Seck Kay): Some fashion statements are not meant to be made, particularly the kind many young pregnant women seem to be making these days. One sees them in malls, foodcourts, trains and parks dressed in shorts and jersey vests too short to hide their [...]

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No spandex allowed in church

Posted on February 6, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Church is no place for flip-flops or shorts’, 6 Feb 2011, article by Elizabeth Soh in Sunday Times …At the Church of St Anthony in Woodlands, recent guidelines in its weekly bulletin have sparked a debate on whether dress codes should be enforced. The new guidelines include: No skimpy wear, or clothing made of [...]

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Miss World ogled by dirty old men

Posted on February 6, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘前世姐投诉：邻里商场走猫步　阿伯看得色眯眯’, 5 Feb 2011, article in omg.sg (Sin Ming) and ‘It’s a National Joke’, 5 Feb 2011, Electric New Paper 2006年世姐爆出，她写信向英国的世姐主办单位投诉，新加坡世界小姐选美赛，让选美佳丽在邻里商场穿泳装走猫步，被色伯眼吃冰淇淋，简直是一大笑柄 …她指出，新加坡世姐选美赛在新加坡沦为笑柄，ERM (World Marketing) 经常安排佳丽们出席的促销活动，害她们很丢脸。 例如：她被令穿着比基尼在“东福坊”购物中心走猫步，被那些老男人眼睛吃冰淇淋，以及用手机拍照。 科琳承认，参加选美赛就得在公众面前走秀，但她说，她只是要求得到一点尊敬，比如：促销活动可以在酒店宴会厅或比较庄重的地方举行 Translation: Former Miss World 2006  Colleen Francisca has complained to the Miss World CEO that contestants have been forced by local organisers to catwalk and parade in [...]

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Malays will always play catch-up

Posted on January 29, 2011 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Muslim groups query MM’s remarks’, article by Zakir Hussain, 29 Jan 2011, ST, and Media statement by AMP, 27 Jan 2011, AMP website. …He (MM) also said that Malays would never close the gap in educational attainments with the Indians and Chinese, ‘because as they improve, the others also improve’. …AMP (Association of Muslim [...]

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Magiclean models’ costumes too tight

Posted on December 4, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘莱佛士坊女模特派传单　内衣裤若隐若现’, 4 December 2010, article in omy.sg (SM Daily) 少女模特儿在烈日下穿紧身衣宣传产品，内在美若隐若现，竟然有色伯伯紧跟偷拍。 她们是在昨天中午，于莱佛士坊地铁站旁的广场为家用器具品牌Magiclean进行宣传。她们穿上黄色的超紧身衣、红色靴子，围着红色围裙，拿着清洁器具站作出在打扫的样子。另有少女在分发宣传册子。 在地铁站附近工作的公众吴先生（42岁，司机）说，他注意到少女的衣服太薄也太紧，内衣裤在烈日下一览无余，虽然是展露苗条身材，却连内衣的颜色和花纹都依稀露了出来，好像在穿透视装。” 他说，不少路过的男性对她们从头瞄到脚，不停打量，甚至有猫猫之意的色伯伯拿着手机，跟在少女背后，偷拍背影。 吴先生说，幸好少女的身前有围裙遮挡，否则连胸部都看得到。 “我看这些少女只有10来岁，有些看起来像中学生，可能只为了赚一点零用钱来打工，却要穿这么薄的衣服。” Translation: Teenage Magiclean models parade their wares dressed in yellow skintight costumes in Raffles Place, raising the ire of a certain passerby who claims he could see right through the colour and design of their underwear. If it weren’t [...]

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Teachers confiscate tight trousers

Posted on October 11, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Too much fuss over school uniform?’ 11 Oct 2010, ST Forum online (Jeryln Tan):…I would like to highlight one practice (of Ngee Ann Secondary school) which I do not quite agree with: confiscation of students’ trousers when teachers find them to be too tight or too loose. …Is it reasonable for teachers to confiscate [...]

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Wear lipstick for free booze

Posted on August 22, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘Free booze if you dress to impress’, 22 Aug 2010, article by Cara Van Miriah, Sunday Times …The hostess at the door (at Shanghai Dolly) holds up a sign that reads ‘More effort’ if she spots anyone dressed as though she is heading to a wet market. She then hands the partygoer a coupon [...]

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YOG Neon Sports Bra

Posted on June 27, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘女人不敢穿男人很喜欢　商家迎青奥推出霓虹内衣’, 26 June 2010, article in omy.sg 为了迎接青奥运，黛安芬将推出霓虹色系列的运动内衣，但太鲜艳的颜色却让女人却步，纷纷表示不敢穿。 …一名女受访者说，颜色和她平时穿的衬衫不搭配，所以整体会显得很“奇怪”。 “我还是选择肉色内衣，因为比较容易搭配，也不易外露。” …女人不敢穿黛安芬新推出的内衣，但男人认为，穿上霓虹色的运动内衣的女人会引起他们的注意。 “因为颜色十分亮眼，所以女人会显得特别活泼和阳光。” 调查显示，男人最忌讳女人穿灰色或褐色的胸罩，因为这两个颜色显得较暗沉，看了让他们想作呕。 “褐色胸罩好像是老人家才会穿的颜色。” Translation: In commemoration of the YOG games, Triumph has launched a neon sports bra series, but Singaporean women interviewed said they would not wear it. One felt it would be hard to match, that it would look strange and she  [...]

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Micro-mini skirt

Posted on June 21, 2010 by gdy2shoez

From ‘The girl was just asking for it’ , 21 December 1970, Letters to ST Firstly, perverts and their ‘physical impulses’ should be banned from writing forum letters. Secondly, a bribe giver is one who hopes to benefit at the expense of someone else bending the law. A woman who exposes her anatomy has nothing [...]

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