Viet brides bought for threesomes

From ‘Childless couple has threesome with Viet bride’, 1 Oct 2011, article in insing.com, translated from Sin Ming Daily The boss of a matchmaking agency that specialises in Vietnamese brides has come out to share some of his more bizarre experiences with clients. Lin Ma Ke recalls one of his clients, a well-to-do businessman in [...]

Abercrombie hires only good looking people

From ‘Wrong to hire staff solely on looks’, 27 Aug 2011, ST Forum (Bryan Chow): IT IS worrisome that the hiring practices of Abercrombie & Fitch have been confined to purely good looks (‘Abercrombie & Fitch on hunt for attractive staff’; Thursday). By choosing to adopt such discriminatory practices, the fashion icon is subscribing to [...]

Kebaya for beauty pageants instead of swimsuits

From ‘Beauty queens and too much skin’, 6 Aug 2011, Mailbag, Life! (Musliha Ajmain Janssen):…I would not presume to know whose idea it was to include the swimsuit in the beauty pagents but from what I have learnt, it is more than just about showing off one’s best figure. In Europe, particularly in Scandinavia and [...]

Double O’s double standards

From ‘Ladies Night Dress Code’, 28 June 2011, Voices, Today (Shalini Jayaraj and Jerrie Tan Qiu Lin): MY FRIENDS and I regularly patronise dblO, a nightclub, on Wednesdays as women get complimentary entry because of Ladies Night. This practice is longstanding among most nightclubs. My friends and I have never had problems getting in. However, [...]

Abercrombie ad hints at nether regions

From ‘Orchard Rd topless ad causes stir’, 25 June 2011, article in insing.com translated from LHWB A topless billboard ad along Orchard Road has caused a stir for its giant display of a chiselled male body. Only the model’s upper body can be seen, with a pair of extremely low-slung jeans hinting at his nether [...]

Naked sushi dinner is a culinary renaissance

From ‘Secret Cooks Club’s novel dinners spark interest’, 19 June 2011, article by Amelia Tan, Sunday Times, and ‘Secret cooks club lets diners eat sushi off naked woman’, 18 June 2011, article in insing.com BORING is certainly not a word that can be used to describe a dinner hosted by the Secret Cooks Club. Since [...]

Wives’ duty to make love better than prostitutes

From ‘S’poreans set up local Obedient Wives Club’,  13 June 2011, article in Sg yahoo news. Three Singaporeans have taken it upon themselves to pioneer a local branch of the controversial Obedient Wives Club (OWC). Dr Darlan Zaini, a literature professor, Hamidah Ari and her brother, Azman Ari, are representatives of the newly-formed club in [...]

The Carnal Prayer Mat in 3D

From ‘In 3-D Harmony’, 30 March 2011, article by Boon Chan, Life! ST Desire, debauchery and dirty sex are not the three Ds in Korean erotic drama Natali that will catch the attention of movie goers. It is its 3-D effects that will likely get tongues wagging…Tentatively scheduled for an April 28 release is 3D [...]

Women slowly unzipping their tops in bra ad

From ‘Was bra ad appropriate?’, 29 March 2011, Voices, Today (Tan Chor Hoon): At 10.45 on a weeknight, as I was tuned in to a Mandarin current affairs programme, Focus, on Channel 8, I was appalled to see an explicit advertisement for a maximizer bra of a renowned lingerie brand. The approximately one-minute commercial featured [...]

Semi-nude lingerie model wearing only panties

From ‘Does lingerie ad show women in right light?’, 16 Feb 2011, Today online. Thanks to quirkyhill. (Grace Leong): I saw a big lingerie advertisement near a bus stop along Pasir Ris Drive 1. It shows frontal view of a bigger-than-life semi-nude model, wearing only panties, her bare chest covered by her arms. …Are there [...]

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