ORAL sex can lead to throat cancer

New Paper
11 April 2009


Sex act linked to throat cancer

ORAL sex can lead to throat cancer, say US scientists.

A study conducted by Johns Hopkins University has revealed that the human papilloma virus (HPV) poses a greater risk in contracting cancer than smoking or alcohol.

Oral sex is the main mode of HPV transmission.

And those who had already experienced a previous oral HPV infection were 32 times more likely to develop cancer.

The American study of 300 people also found that that those with more than six partners were almost nine times at greater risk of contracting the disease.

During the study, men and women who had been recently diagnosed with oropharyngeal cancer had blood and saliva samples taken and were also asked about their sexual practices and family history.

They found HPV16 - one of the most common cancer-causing strains of the virus - was present in the tumours of 72 per cent of cancer patients, reported the Daily Mail.

Scientists said the majority of HPV infections had no symptoms and often did not require treatment.

But they also said a small percentage of those who contracted high-risk strains may go on to develop cancer.

Study author Dr Gypsyamber D'Souza told the BBC: 'It is important for health care providers to know that people without the traditional risk factors of tobacco and alcohol use can nevertheless be at risk of oropharyngeal cancer.'

Co-researcher Dr Maura Gillison said that oropharyngeal cancer is still relatively uncommon and that most people who contracted HPV probably wouldn't develop throat cancer.

Dr Julie Sharp, science information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: 'As this was a small study, further research is needed to confirm these observations.

'We know that after age, the main causes of mouth cancer are smoking or chewing tobacco or betel nut, and drinking too much alcohol.'

Lewd University Orientation

Well, I have made my say over the issue of lewd orientation. Some activities are simply bordering on the sexually suggestive.

Frankly, I am surprised that some students actually find the orientation games harmless. Are you kidding?

And joining in almost sexual activities are suppose to help them and socialise with their peers? How is that suppose to help in building team spirit and instilling a sense of belonging?

Maybe I am too conservative and prudish? And kids these days are too liberal and open minded?

After all, these days, how many are still virgins by the time they reached university age?

There is still the element of peer pressure. These are not full adults. They are young, undeveloped adults and they tend to conform to the usual norms.

I came across a blog where a female student narrated her experience with lewd orientation at her university.

She said that most of these orientation forfeits seemed to involve the more private parts of the body like the face, buttocks, mouth, chest etc.

On the very first day, she was made to do this forfeit where she had to pass this sweet to a guy mouth to mouth. And you know what, he was actually using this as an excuse and she could feel his tongue in her mouth, groping about. She felt humilated and awkward. She had never kissed a guy before and here, she was, with this guy, who was swirling his tongue in her mouth. All in the name of fun and sport. And getting to know other people.

She felt violated but she dared not say anything. She did not wanted to be labelled a spoilsport, a wet blanket. So she continued.

Another forfeit she had to do was that she had to lie on the ground with her back facing the sky while the guy did push ups above her body.

This time, it was even worse. As he did his pushups, she could felt his dick pressing on her buttocks with each pushup. She was extremely disgusted. She really wanted to walk out but she couldn't. She did not want people to talk bad about her. And then the worst thing happened. He collapsed on her!

She was horrified. She could feel his erected prick pressing on her back!

She who had never had intimate contact with any other guys, had some guy's erected dick on her back. It was so sick and it felt so wrong.

She felt so sexually violated and thus made up an excuse that she was sick and skipped the rest of the day's orientation activities.

That very night, she was that terrified and tramatised that she developed a high fever. She was sick for the rest of the week and skipped all her orientation.

She wanted to complain to the university. This was suppose to be orientation activities to help new students socialise and break the ice. But she felt she had enrolled in in some sort of hell camp for sex slaves.

But a female classmate told her to grow up and stop being a whiner. She was also accused of being uptight, childish and sensitive.

In the end, she did not take any actions but she developed this fear of the opposite sex. Especially if a guy is too physically close to her in proximity.

End of story.

Frankly, all these orientation activities are just an excuse for bullying by seniors on freshmen. Bullying disguised as initiation. What crap!

And who know who thought of all these sexually suggestive activities?

Horny male university undergrads! Just in case, you dun know, boys at this age are their most horny or rather most sexually curious peak. And they thought of all these almost sexual activities to fulfill their sick sexual fantasies.

And SDU endorses universities orientation activities. Well, no one complained! Until someone wrote in the the forum, triggering this expose.

If such lewd activities are so ice-breaking, how come SDU did not incorporate these into their social activities programs?

So are we developing these undergrads into sluts and players? Is this the way to go to promote having more babies?

When the time comes to say no and walk out, can you actually walk out? Even when there is extreme peer pressure, when people called you names like, wet blanket, uptight, sensitive, spoilsport, not sporting etc?

Many cannot.

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The Sunday Times
31 Aug 2008

Orientation - just fun or plain lewd?

Students, academics, freshmen and others weigh in on the sexual slant

By Shuli Sudderuddin

When National University of Singapore (NUS) freshman Rachel Lee turned up at an orientation camp in campus last month, she got a rude shock.

During one of the games, she was made to do a forfeit where the 'girls had to lie down and the guys had to do push-ups over them', she said. Ms Lee, 19, declined to comply - she felt the act was lewd.

Another game she observed required participants to pass M&M chocolates to one another using their mouths.

'I left after the first day with five or six like-minded friends,' she said of the five-day camp organised by the NUS Students' Union.

'Lewd and improper' orientation activities were the subject of a letter by reader Soh Eng Phang, who wrote to the Straits Times Forum page recently complaining about this. In a phone interview elaborating on this, Ms Soh, who is in her 40s, said: 'They are totally uncalled for and give youth a very superficial idea about making friends and finding a partner.'

Orientation is held at the start of a school year in July and August to welcome freshmen. This year, the three universities here welcomed 14,700 freshmen.

Most camps are run by students and attendance at most activities is optional.

In the past, the trend was to subject freshmen to humiliating treatment such as having one's head dunked in a toilet bowl or having to do chores at their seniors' bidding.

Over the years, however, orientation has taken on a more sexual slant.

Unlike Ms Lee, however, many other freshmen accept such games as a time-honoured ritual and do not find them objectionable.

Ms Yvonne Ho, 19, a freshman at the NUS faculty of arts and social sciences, attended a camp run by Sheares Hall hostel earlier this month. Forfeits included touching the chests of males.

'I don't see a reason to get agitated. This is in fun and we laugh about it. There's nothing sexual,' she said.

Students from NUS and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) said their orientation camps often included risque games and forfeits. At the Singapore Management University (SMU), students said games and forfeits were milder.

Dr Carol Balhetchet, director of youth services at the Singapore Children's Society, said the young today are more confident.

'They are bolder and some set up situations to break social barriers, especially since those between ages 18 and 21 are beginning to seek partners,' she noted.

Said Mr Sam Kuna, family therapist and executive director of volunteer welfare organisation Teen Challenge: 'Normal games and old-fashioned ragging just don't cut it anymore.'

But sexually-charged activities can backfire if they are too extreme, he said. 'At least 70 per cent of students are conservative and these games could make someone more inhibited.'

Universities said they put a firm foot down on any demeaning activities.

Associate Professor Low Aik Meng, dean of students at SMU, said: 'SMU does not feel that ragging will help our students achieve the objectives of building collegiality, team spirit and a sense of belonging.'

A spokesman for NTU said the university will take action against students who overstep the boundaries of decency.

Over at NUS, a spokesman said that if the university receives complaints, it will investigate and counsel or discipline students.

However, some students and organisers feel that activities involving physical contact are no big deal.

NTU Cultural Activities Club camp programmer Choi Wen Ting, 22, said: 'These games are only small elements and can boost the spirit of the camp. University students are sensible enough to speak up if they are uncomfortable.'

This sentiment is shared by Ms Nadya Huang, 20, who sits on the executive committee of the NUS Students' Arts and Social Sciences Club.

'It's just for fun and we're all adults. I've never seen people do anything against their will.'

Sex addiction

This actually reminded me of a joke.

It is kinky when you do it with a feather. It's SICK when you use a whole chicken.

So when is it actually classified sexual addiction? Is it considered an addiction, only when it interferes with work and life?

I read a comment in a forum, a guy wrote that it is addiction only when the sexual activities disrupts daily life. Otherwise it is not considered addiction even if the person has numerous multiple sex partners.

Frankly, I dun totally agreed with that.

I have actually know of some guys who are sex addicts. They have about a different sex partner or more a week. Well, that's about 52 partners a year. And that is a very conservative estimate.

Most actually average about 2-4 partners a week. Which means about 100-200 plus different sexual partners a year.

Gosh, is that normal or ordinary? That is so freakish!

And it is not sexual activities if it does not affects the person life and work?

Stop kidding. 100-200 sexual partners is simply not the norm! It is too perverted and sick. Just because it did not interferes with normal living did not mean it is not sexual addiction.

It is sexual addiction when you cannot stop thinking about it or doing it. It may not interferes and disrupts life but when that is beyond the norms of normal people, it is sexual addiction!

How many people actually have sex with 1oo-200 people in a year! Even one different sex partner a month is not the norm!

I know a friend of a friend who was a sex addict. He was this gay guy who liked to frequent saunas and gyms. Every chance he got and whenever he's free.

And each time, he would have several multiple sexual partners. And he claimed that he used protection in all his sexual encounters.

Now he has Hiv. He was diagnosed last year with Hiv after a bout of sickness. He could not stop his sexual activities addiction and thus contacted Hiv from some stranger in some sexual activities.

Of course, he was full of regrets and remorse for his actions. For the first few months.

And then life was back to normal when he realised that Hiv is not that fatal in the short term and that he was not going to drop dead in the next few years.

His partner (yes, he has a partner for years) said that he refused to eat healthy, take vitamins or even exercise.

And frankly, I suspected that he was going back to his sexual activities. I am not that close to him, so I dun really know for sure.

I mean, could he really curb his sexual urges? Just because he got Hiv did not mean that his sexual urges died with the surfacing of the disease. His urges are still there, his addiction is still there, he is still as horny as hell.

Frankly, most young male adults in some point of their life has sexual addiction. But not in having real actual sex with other people, but more of a pornography addiction.

With the rampant surge of the internet, it is now so easy to view pornographic material online these days. And well, young men are sexually curious. They cannot help it. It's in them, their constant sexual urges.

And they may not be experienced enough to experience multiple sex partners, but that does not stop them from looking at porn contantly.

So when is sexual addiction, an addiction? Only when it affects normal life? Or when is it is not the norm?

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The Sunday Times
31 Aug 2008

Just can't say NO to SEX

Psychiatrists here are seeing more sex-addiction cases, mostly men. Stress can be a trigger for such urges

By Shuli Sudderuddin

Just three years ago, psychiatrists here hardly saw what may be described as sex-addiction cases.

The situation today is different. Three psychiatrists interviewed said they each see two to four cases a year, most of whom are men.

The disorder made the news last week when it was reported that Hollywood actor David Duchovny, 48, most famous for his TV series The X-Files, was seeking treatment for it.

'Before 2005, I saw zero cases. Now I see two or three cases a year,' said Dr Ang Yong Guan, a consultant psychiatrist at Paragon Medical.

Experts said sex addiction is a disorder similar to other addictions and dependencies like alcohol abuse. There is seemingly no genetic cause for it and it may lie dormant in a person for years, only to appear when triggered by stress.

It also commonly occurs in people who are vulnerable to other addictions like drugs. It can take several forms, ranging from a constant urge to view pornographic material to seeking out one-night stands with, say, prostitutes. Some even indulge in fetishes like sex with objects.

Although some addicts have partners, they often seek external stimulation at the expense of their relationships as they may find their partners boring. The affliction becomes serious when one's social life or work is noticeably affected.

Several factors have contributed to the increase in the number of people being identified with sex addiction.

Dr Ken Ung, a consultant psychiatrist at Adam Road Medical Centre under the Pacific Healthcare Group, noted that the Internet has led to chatlines and easily available pornography.

Dr Adrian Wang, a consultant psychiatrist at Gleneagles Medical Centre, agreed and cited cases in which addicts were able to satisfy their urges online, from viewing pornography to contacting people for sex. The Internet has also led to more people being caught for their addiction as partners or family members can track the addict's history of visited websites.

The experts said sex addiction is more prevalent in men and that it cuts across social classes.

Dr Ung added: 'It is seen more commonly in men as they are more open than women in dealing with their needs.'

Dr Ang said that people who have experienced abuse or neglect may be more prone to developing sex addictions. 'Often, it manifests in people with shy, introverted personalities who have social anxiety and are under some kind of stress,' he said.

Added Dr Ung: 'People with high sex drives who use sex as a way of coping with life's stresses are also more prone to addiction.'

In women, sex addiction usually takes the form of highly impulsive sexual relationships like one-night stands. Sex addiction can lead to crimes like molestation or the stealing of fetish items like underwear.

There are various treatments, lasting from six months to a year.

Dr Ung uses a combination of medication like anti-depressants and therapy. In the latter, the patient has to imagine his arousing behaviour alongside consequences like getting caught. 'Sometimes, practical methods help. A businessman travelling often can limit the opportunity to stray by arranging to share a room with a male colleague,' he said.

Dr Wang teaches patients to focus on the negative impact of their addictions and helps them identify the trigger factors, which can be anything from low selfesteem to relationship or work stress. It is also important to improve their sex lives with their partners, who they sometimes find sexually boring, he said.

He had a case of a young man who was addicted to seeking commercial sex but seldom had sex with his own girlfriend. The man later learnt that sex with his girlfriend could be more satisfying if he abstained from commercial sex.

He added: 'Sex addiction is probably more prevalent than we imagine because it is less socially acceptable than addictions like drinking or gambling. People are still less likely to seek help.'

Naughty and perverted in local universities

Well, it has been common knowledge that orientation activities at universities are naughty. But frankly, I am surprised it has been reduced to such humiliating stage, bordering even on the sexual.

Who are those sick, horny and perverted bastards who thought of all these sexual filled activities? Are there no other simple activities to bond?

I did not attend the local university, so I did not know much about the orientation there. The university I attended had no orientation, so I considered myself lucky.

When I was in junior college, I did not attend the 1st two weeks of orientation, cos on the first day of orientation, I saw the type of "sick" games they made us play to break the ice. And I just skipped all the 2 weeks of orientation after that. I was not interested and I also did not care. I was in depression at that time also and I find such cheerful activities nauseating. I did not find that I missed any thing much any way.

Teens can be such impressionable, weak minded creatures. Influenced by peer pressure, sometimes, one has no choice but to follow the crowd.

Passing sweets with the mouth, mimicking copulation...frankly, I would have just walked out. Who cares if I am labelled a spoilt sport, a wet blanket, not sociable or not sporty. I just dun do things I dun like. Since then. Even now.

Some of my friends and ex colleague knew I am like that. They called it "Attitude" mockingly.

I have been known to walk out of meetings, lunches, dinners etc, if I find that I dun like the company or the activities.

And dun bother to try to match make me with a blind date. I have been known to viciously tear down people who even dared to do it. And I have walked out of several lunches and dinners when I find another stranger who is a single in status at the table. No question asked.

When I arranged lunches or dinners with friends, I always specified to those attending, no strangers allowed.

Yeah....I am bad.

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The Straits Times
Forum
23 Aug 2008

Making friends or making out?

I UNDERSTAND the Government worries about the reluctance among the young to marry and have children. But, certain organisations are taking the message too far.

Several of my nephews and nieces in their first year at two of our local universities told me that their orientation camp organised lewd and improper activities. These games, I was told, were backed by the Social Development Unit (SDU).

In one game, female students were made to exchange sweets with male students using their mouths as they sat in a circle.

Another required a female student to lie on the floor as a male student did push-ups on top of her, obviously mimicking copulation.

There were also games where girls were asked to pick boys they wished to pair up with for a segment of the camp. Less 'attractive looking girls' were subjected to the taunts of boys who groaned and lamented to their friends when they were picked by these 'ugly girls'.

Such activities concern me. Are our youth being taught that physical attraction and touching are more important than appreciating another person's character?

Yes, physical attraction has some importance in forging relationships. But it should not be overtly emphasised. Moreover, if youth are taught to focus on the heat and sexual attraction of young love, their relationships will never be healthy, wholesome and enriching.

Do our universities and the SDU want our youth to end up sleeping together and waking up the next day only to discover that they cannot stand the character of the person whom they have just spent the night with, but still having had the best time in bed anyway?

I question the rationale in allowing such games. Without proper guidance, orientation organisers, who are inexperienced and hormone-charged youth, will lead their younger fellow students astray.

We want more of our youth to get married, but such activities demean both sexes and the idea of marriage.

If I'm not wrong, most undergraduates attend the orientation camp to make friends with people they will be studying with. My nieces and nephews say that they've made very few friends.

If they feel uncomfortable participating in such games, they are labelled 'square' and lacking in sportsmanship.

Such camps are teaching our youth to drop their moral values and religious beliefs for sexual gratification.

I don't think we want a nation of youth engaged in relationships that are lacking in moral values and religious beliefs just to halt the falling birthrate.

I urge the authorities to regulate such programmes. I wouldn't want my child dating a schoolmate who did push-ups on top of her.

Soh Eng Phang (Ms)

Where's the nipple?

Nothing stirs up publicity like controversy. Now that everyone knows that there is a nipple in the commercial, everyone is interested to see that nipple.

That is going to be a very famous nipple.

Anyway, if you are interested, the nipple appeared after the 13th seconds in the video. And the nipple only appear for about 3 seconds or less. Happy gawking.

If you are turned on by the slight glimpse of the nipple, you are simply pathetic! It's only a nipple. Just like asshole, everyone has one. Just admire your own!

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The New Paper
08 Aug 2008

Calvin Klein TV ad banned in US because actress shows too much

ACTRESS Eva Mendes' commercial for the new Calvin Klein perfume Secret Obsession has been banned by US television networks because it shows a brief glimpse of her nipple. In the 30-second black and white commercial, a mostly naked Eva rolls around seductively in an unmade bed. At one point, the 34-year-old caresses herself, offering a clear view of her bare chest.

'Between love and madness lies obsession,' she whispers. 'Love, madness - it's my secret.'

Calvin Klein bosses don't seem upset by the controversy, posting the advert on their website under the headline 'Eva Mendes banned advert'.

'This development is not entirely a surprise for the US market,' said Mr Tom Murry, president and chief operating officer of Calvin Klein. 'We believe the commercial is exceptional and hits the mark for Secret Obsession. We will reach our consumers in the US primarily through the website, the print campaign and at point of sale.

Ms Catherine Walsh, vice-president of Coty Prestige, which makes the perfume, says that the attention surrounding the ad 'just reinforces our belief in the campaign that has really struck a cord with consumers and in true Calvin Klein fashion, sparks controversy.'

An edited version of the racy TV spot will run on US cable TV while the original ad will run outside of the country.

Mendes, who has starred in hit movies such as Hitch and Ghost Rider, previously exposed her body in the 2007 film We Own The Night. She told reporters at the time she was horrified by what her father might think.

'It premiered in Cannes and I'm sitting there in the audience and I was like, 'Oh my god, no! That's me. Oh my god, oh my god, that's me! That's my boob! That's my boob!'

Anyone wants to be a Coffee boy?

Hmmm.....Making good coffee could bring about opportunities to travel on overseas trips.

So anyone wanted to be a coffee boy? You just need to make damn good coffee.

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The Straits Times
03 Aug 2008

'Coffee Boy' Saiful claims Anwar took him on three overseas trips

Mr Saiful Bukhari Azlan, the former aide of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim who claimed he was sexually assaulted by his boss, has said that, despite his so-called 'coffee boy' status, he had accompanied Datuk Seri Anwar on three overseas trips, including one to Singapore.

In a blog post, Mr Saiful also claimed to have helped arrange secret meetings in a luxury condominium unit between Mr Anwar and government politicians who wanted to defect to the opposition.

The claims are sure to rile Mr Anwar and the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), as they have portrayed him as a volunteer 'coffee boy' who is being manipulated by Umno leaders.

Mr Saiful, 23, is in hiding after claiming on June 28 that Mr Anwar had sodomised him.

The PKR, which is unofficially led by Mr Anwar, has dismissed Mr Saiful's charges. Some party officials have also disparaged his role in the party, saying that he was a university dropout who worked as a part-time volunteer, mostly driving Mr Anwar around and making him coffee.

Mr Saiful, in his blog mohdsaifulbukhari.blogspot.com, portrayed himself as someone who was close to his former boss.

His latest post on Friday afternoon was titled The Tasks of a Former 'Coffee Boy' to DSAI. Mr Anwar is known as DSAI to his supporters. DSAI stands for 'Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim'.

In the post, Mr Saiful said that his first duty was to help the PKR's chief of staff manage Mr Anwar's schedule.

His second duty was to 'arrange secret meetings' for Members of Parliament who wanted to cross over to the opposition. He claimed that the meetings took place in a unit at the posh Desa Damansara condominium. He named the owner of the unit as a grassroots leader of opposition Parti Islam SeMalaysia.

But it is his alleged third task that could become the biggest problem for the PKR.

Mr Saiful said that he had accompanied his former boss to Hong Kong and Bangkok in May, and to Singapore from June 16 to 18.

'It is up to you to believe or not. Or try and ask DSAI to explain himself whether this is true or not,' Mr Saiful said. 'To DSAI, I wish him good luck in his contest,' he added, a clear reference to the politician's plan to stand in a by-election in his old Penang constituency.

The blog, if it indeed originates from Mr Saiful, has had only three posts. The blog's Malay title is By God, Religion, Race and Country.

Mr Anwar has not denied that Mr Saiful had accompanied him abroad when asked about it in a July 4 interview with online newspaper Malaysiakini.

He added that his aides took turns to go with him whenever he had to give a public lecture or attend conferences abroad.

Mr Saiful's latest post is expected to prompt Mr Anwar's political foes to fire fresh salvos at him. And they are likely to be along the lines of a blog post two weeks ago by Mr Khairy Jamaluddin, Umno Youth's deputy chief.

In a tart response to Mr Anwar's admission that Mr Saiful had indeed gone with him abroad, Mr Khairy asked: 'Now, why in the world would you take your volunteer coffee boy on an overseas visit?

'If he was a nobody, just as Anwar and his lackeys painted him out to be, why would he be part of a coveted overseas entourage?'

He concluded: 'The only explanation I can think of is that his coffee must be damn bloody good.'

This dude called Edison

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The New Paper
27 July 2008

6 MONTHS AFTER SEX TAPE SCANDAL...

I'm hurt but... I DON'T BLAME EDISON

Gillian Chung calls ex-beau 'coward' for not facing press earlier but admits he paid high price

AFTER six months of lying low following her involvement in the Edison Chen sex photo scandal, Gillian Chung has broken her silence.The bare-all article, which reveals the Twins singer's feelings after explicit photos of her were leaked online, was released yesterday.

It is titled Angels In The World, a compilation of articles about Emperor Entertainment Group artistes.

She wrote about Edison: 'I was silly and naive to have fallen for the wrong man. 'I was once deeply in love with him and I have no regrets. Nor do I hate him. 'Since I loved him, I should not blame him. He has already paid a high price for it.'

The Hong Kong singer-actor had taken explicit pictures of himself and various female celebrities over five years. They surfaced on the Internet in January this year.

Gillian had stopped work since February after the sex scandal broke, leaving Twins' other member, Charlene Choi, to appear at public functions alone.

Apart from revealing her feelings about Edison, she also said she wished he had faced the media when the scandal first broke. 'But he chose to be the 'coward', forcing me to face the hounding press alone and admitting that I was the person in the sex photos,' she wrote.

'Since he is the guy, he should be the one to speak out first. But he never did. 'How could I be the one admitting it first? What should I, as a girl, say?'

Chen held a press conference a few weeks after the scandal broke. He apologised for the photos and has since left the Hong Kong entertainment scene.

Gillian has arguably suffered the worst backlash as her successful Twins career was built on a 'good girl' image. Her public apology was widely criticised. The media slammed her composure as a sign of lack of remorse. She also became a target of public scorn.

Gillian wrote: 'I did not cry during the press conference because I really did it (posed for the pictures). I did it and had to admit it.' She added that she had taken tranquilisers before the press conference, so she 'could not think clearly of what to say' at that time.

As for Charlene, Gillian said: 'We have worked together for six years and are very close to each other. 'After the scandal broke, I apologised to her repeatedly. She was very supportive and gave me a lot of encouragement.'

Gillian added: 'I felt I had affected her. If not for Charlene and her career, I would not have held a press conference to admit that I was involved in the scandal. 'I am part of Twins, so I have to be responsible for her too.'

She also wrote that she had been learning dancing and English for the past few months. On how she will face her future, she wrote: 'I will stand up bravely and continue my career in showbusiness.'

The other celebrities involved in the scandal include married actress Cecilia Cheung and former actress Bobo Chan.

On Thursday, a Hong Kong court jailed clerk Kwok Chun Wai, 24, for two months on three counts of publishing obscene articles between 29 Jan and 6Feb. He was given a suspended jail term of two years.

Two other men will be tried later this year, with Edison expected to be a witness.

The horny PA Part 2

The local papers are so wicked! They actually published the photo of Pang, the horny ex PA of monk Ming Yi. I like! (the papers, NOT Pang or Ming Yi)

Well, the horny little thing actually looks quite boyish and decent. But behind that little boy face lies a lustful mind. He is facing charges of 138 obscene and/ or uncertified films. A definite film buff! Wonder if it is gay porn or straight porn?

Under the MDA website, penalties for the possession of obscene videos are a fine of up to $40,000 and/or a jail term of 1 year. So yeah, i think the horny little thing is gonna get fined only.

Pang got this boy next door look, a guy who looks to be a mummy's boy. Now we know that nice, friendly and outgoing boy next door, the sort who helps elderly carries groceries, could possibly also turn out to be a lustful sex fiend who simply loves porn (obscene films)! Shudder!

BUT the juicy thing about this Ren Ci scandal is netizens online are speculating about the sexuality of monk Ming Yi. There were even talks online of SODOMY!!! How dreadful! How awful!

Gasp! Double GASP!! Faint!

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The Straits Times
18 July 2008

This is the man charged with having obscene films

THE name Pang Leong Chuan did not ring a bell for Ren Ci chairman Chua Thian Poh.

No, Pang was never hired at the charity, he told reporters yesterday.

But Dr Ong Seh Hong, Ren Ci's acting chief executive, set him right: Yes, Pang had been an employee, but only for 'a short while'.

Pang, 27, was the personal assistant to Buddhist monk Ming Yi, the charity's former chief executive. He was charged along with Ming Yi and two others on Tuesday, although initially the charges against him seemed unlinked to Ren Ci.

Pang faces six charges of possessing 138 uncertified and obscene films. Police seized most of the films from an apartment at The Cornwall, an upmarket condominium off Holland Road.

Pang and Ming Yi were believed to have stayed at the flat occasionally. Residents said they had seen the monk and two men returning there at night.

The rest of the films were found at Pang's Tampines address.

Another of Ming Yi's former personal assistants, Raymond Yeung, 33, is accused of helping the monk to give false information.

Ren Ci did not respond to questions about what the two men did in their job, or give other details about their employment with the charity.

Pang is believed to have become Ming Yi's assistant after finishing polytechnic and worked for more than a year. He is said to have travelled often. He is believed to have quit late last year to pursue a degree. People who know his family said that he shared the Tampines flat with his widowed mother, and has a married sister living elsewhere.

Some acquaintances described him as 'friendly and outgoing' and the sort to help the elderly carry their groceries.

He has engaged a lawyer and will re-appear in court next week.

Horny PA of monk

Well, ain't it funny? The monk Ming Yi has a young horny PA.

I suppose we cannot judge a person based on whether he is horny constantly and prefers porn/obscene films. Porn is so common place these days. In fact, it is difficult to find someone who has never watch porn before.

But working for a religious order and loving porn/obscene films? Hahaha! Yeah I find it to be really alarmingly funny and humorous.

Buddhism teachings emphasize a mind devoid of material and emotional attachments. If this fellow's mind is not that clean and pure, how can he volunteer/work for a religious order? Where did Ming Yi find all these people to work for him?

Just wondering if Ming Yi watches porn also? Maybe he could? In the name of RESEARCH??

I am sorry to say this but now porn, PA and monk has been linked together, almost everyone is going to assume that Ming Yi watches porn/obscene films.

Poor monk.

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The Straits Times
16 July 2008

Charged: Man with obscene films in monk's condo

A FOURTH man charged yesterday appeared to have nothing to do with the financial affairs of Ren Ci Hospital. Pang Leong Chuan, 27, was charged with having 138 obscene and uncertified films. He used to be the former personal assistant of monk Ming Yi, and was caught with most of the illegal films in an upscale apartment where the monk sometimes stayed.

Ming Yi is one of five listed owners of the apartment in The Cornwall, a condominium off Holland Road. Checks showed that the other owners included the Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery, where Ming Yi was the abbot.

Monastery staff were said to live in the fourth-floor unit, valued at about $2 million. Pang is believed to have lived there too. Commercial Affairs Department officers confiscated 95 films at the apartment on Feb18, and another 43 from Pang's listed address in Tampines.

A resident said three men, including Ming Yi, lived there. Others said they had seen him returning at night in a car with two men. Pang, a university student, was the monk's personal executive for more than a year.

No one was at his Tampines flat when The Straits Times checked yesterday. He is believed to have lived with his mother, though he was seldom home. He faces six charges - four for possessing obscene films and two for having films uncertified for screening - and may be fined and jailed if found guilty. He has engaged a lawyer.


MONK'S CONDO HOME: Ming Yi sometimes stayed at The Cornwall. His former aide was caught there with obscene films. -- ST PHOTO: CHEW SENG KIM

Would you tell?

People seemed to assume that those with HIV dun have sex anymore. Well, the truth is that they should not have sex cos there is the risk of transmission. They are still very much capable of having sex though.

But SOME of these people who contacted HIV, got it cos they have a high sex drive and multiple partners. And after they contacted HIV, can we assume, they would never have sex again?

Nope, their sex drive is still there. And for some, guilt would made them celibate for ever. But for some, they simply dun care. They continued in their risky lifestyle. Afterall, they already contacted the dreaded disease, what else do they need to fear?

I know a friend of a friend who contactd HIV through multiple partners in saunas. When he suspected he contacted HIV, he was worried sick. He thought he was going to drop dead soon. But after going through blood test to confirm his status, and after undergoing counselling, life is pretty much back to normal.

One of the reasons he visited saunas was the fact that he got a raging sex drive. And these places enable him to obtain multiple sex partners every time. Frankly, am I surprised he contacted HIV? Nope, it was something that was going to happen sooner or later. When you indivulged in risky sexual behaviors, you have to pay the consequences sooner or later.

I suppose his sex drive is still in overdrive. But can he cope with having no sex for the rest of his life? HIV may not necessary mean no sex forever. You still can have sex, provided the sex involved is safe and protection is used. And provided the partner knows that he is HIV +.

If someone with HIV tells you, he is HIV positive, would you still have sex with him? Frankly, how many actually dun mind having sex with a HIV person? Not unless you are willing to take a gamble with life and take a risk with death.

So would a HIV person tell? Well, some may not. Telling a potential sex partner that they are HIV + might very well says bye bye to sex with another person. So how many would actually tell?

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The Straits Times
14 July 2008

Man jailed for not telling boy of risk in first HIV case

By Elena Chong

IN THE first case of its kind, a 43-year-old HIV sufferer was jailed for 12 months on Monday for having sex with a boy without telling him of the risk of contracting the infection and getting him to agree to accept that risk.

Chan Mun Chiong, a former chef, pleaded guilty to performing oral sex on the 16-year-old boy at the third level male toilet of Northpoint Shopping Centre in Yishun last year. Deputy Public Prosecutor Royce Wee said that Chan had been diagnosed to have human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV) since March 1999.

On Sept 15 2007, he was at the mall's toilet cubicle when he initiated some hand signals under the partition to the victim in the adjacent cubicle, indicating that he was interested to engage in sex. The duo went one floor up to a cubicle for the disabled. He then performed oral sex on the boy for two to three minutes.

The DPP said Chan did not inform the victim of the risk of contracting HIV infection from him and did not get the boy's voluntary agreement to accept that risk before the sexual intercourse. After that Chan asked the victim to turn around, but he refused. Chan persisted but the boy again refused. The victim told him to get out of the cubicle. Angry, Chan left but followed the victim around the shopping centre.

The victim became worried and approached a security officer for help. The court heard that the boy regretted what Chan did to him and his parents no longer speak to him. The DPP said fortunately, he was not infected.

He asked Principal District Judge Bala Reddy to impose an appropriate sentence on Chan, who could have been fined up to $10,000 and/or jailed for up two years. Under the new laws passed last month, the penalties have been upped to $50,000 or a jail term of up to 10 years or both.

The morning after

The Straits Times
13 July 2008

The 'morning after' HIV drug cocktail

It may keep virus at bay if taken in time but does not always work

By Braema Mathi

The 30-year-old businessman was on a working trip in Bangkok. He visited a male prostitute on his last night in the city. Against his better judgment, they had unprotected sex. But the next morning, he was seized by panic with the sudden realisation he might have exposed himself to HIV - the retrovirus that can lead to Aids.

Upon landing in Singapore that afternoon, he headed straight for the Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections Control (DSC). Not only did he get an Aids test, but he also asked to be prescribed post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).

He had read that the cocktail of antiretroviral drugs with Zidovudine works like a 'morning after' HIV prevention course and may keep the virus at bay. He paid a hefty $1,230 for a 28-day course of PEP, put up with the side effects, including severe diarrhoea, and saw the doctor weekly. He breathed a sigh of relief when another HIV test three months later pronounced him clean.

PEP was first administered in 1998 to health-care staff working with HIV patients in San Francisco, who risked infection from needlestick injuries. It was also used for health-care workers in Singapore around the same time.

Dr Tan Hiok Hee, head of the DSC clinic and senior consultant at the National Skin Centre, told The Sunday Times that the centre made PEP available to the public in 2004. It can also be prescribed by doctors in private practice here.

Since then, Dr Tan has treated 22 people with the drug cocktail. Dr Lin Li from the Communicable Diseases Centre has treated three. The patients - educated, mostly professionals and all males save one - sought treatment after unsafe sex. All tested negative after completing their treatments although it is not known if their sex partners were HIV positive in the first place.

Doctors interviewed by The Sunday Times took great pains to emphasise that PEP does not always work and cannot replace safe-sex practices. 'Studies have shown that PEP is not 100 per cent foolproof against HIV. Its efficacy is around 81 per cent,' said Dr Tan. There have also been reported studies, he added, of at least 20 health-care workers overseas succumbing to HIV despite being treated with PEP.

Dr Lin explained that upon exposure, it takes less than two hours for the HIV virus to start coursing through the body of a person or to lodge itself in the cells. She said the cocktail is best taken as early as possible - not beyond the window period of 72 hours after exposure to the virus.

Only then is there a chance that the drug cocktail can 'wipe out the HIV from the blood, not allowing it to infect another cell even if the first one in which it is lodged dies''. 'It is a race against time - PEP versus the virus - to see which gets into the blood stream first,' added Dr Lin.

'Once the HIV gets established in the brain, the lymph nodes or the testes, it has found its sanctuary in the human body and drugs will find it harder to reach the virus.'' Dr Tan noted that PEP comes with a price - side effects, costs and clinical management. Patients often experience nausea, diarrhoea, anorexia, rash, hair loss, headaches, insomnia and pigmentation on nails. They also need consultations and tests at intervals of between three and six months.

This is important as PEP can, in the course of 28 days, suppress the formation of antibodies to the HIV, reflecting a negative result. A positive HIV result is achieved through the presence of antibodies in the blood. Also, an all-clear does not mean that the person is free of HIV. The virus can remain in the body without converting cells into infected ones.

Dr Tan said it is important to complete the PEP regimen and not forgo it after the initial HIV tests come back negative. 'Taking PEP will also involve loss of days at work to cope with the side effects and consultations.

Then there is the constant anxiety. It is better any day to wear a condom, be safe, than to go through this.' Still PEP, combined with other drugs, has been useful in preventing mother-to-child transmission of the HIV virus, as well as protecting victims of sexual assaults.

Rape victims often end up with lacerations on the anal and vaginal walls, leaving them more vulnerable to HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. In Singapore, emergency department doctors will prescribe PEP to rape victims if necessary.

Doctors and Aids workers said that the drug cocktail is not a substitute for ABC, the cardinal rules of safe sex: abstain, be faithful to partners, and use condoms. Counselling and education are also important.

Dr Lin said: 'As human beings, we always like to think that it will not happen to us. That is why people still take the risk.' Indeed, the number of reported HIV/Aids cases in Singapore has been rising - from 0.8 cases per million in 1985 to 98.9 infections per million in 2006. The main mode of transmission is sexual contact.

There were 422 new HIV infections last year, the highest number in a single year since records started in 1985. As of the end of last year, 3,482 persons in Singapore had contracted HIV/Aids, of whom 1,144 died. Said Dr Tan: 'PEP is not a panacea given by doctors. The drug plays a small role.

What is more important is for people to choose their partners carefully, be faithful and/or practise safe sex.'

A gay movie starring Adrian Pang!

Gosh, I just discovered this short film starring Adrian Pang and Ivan Heng! I think it was made many years ago cos the actors just looked so young and wrinkles free.

If any one is looking for any sex scenes, you would be disappointed. The short movie is eh....rather sex free and amateurish.

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/hR-TugNpbrk/

The Italian Banker

On the series, "Dirty sexy money", there was mention of "Italian Banker", a sexual position.

I was intrigued and did a search online and this was what I found:

Italian banker sexual position
The man is laying down, facing up. The woman is above him, also facing up. Sorta like a crab walk, just above him. She would use her hands to remain above. Possibly referred to as Italian chandelier, could be same .

In the 1960's a pornographic film made in Europe was released. It was generally run of the mill and seemed to mimic most of its genre. However one scene was a stand-out regarding a bank president and the office-affair he was having with his secretary. It may or may not have been the first of its kind to show up on film but the secretary is standing completely naked in front of the banker who is seated. She bends forward and downward to provide oral-sex. The scene is shot from behind her and below and although the position has been repeated countless times since it has always been known in the adult-film industy as "the Italian Banker".
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_italian_banker_supposedly_its_a_sexual_position

Italian banker sex position burns 912 Calories This must be a list for women only because missionary only burns 12 calories. Anyway, in this position the female definitely is a busy person. She lies on her partner (facing upward) and arches her back to allow penetration. Then she has to do a crab-like back-bendy motion to get the motion going.

Oral sex

Oral sex cartoon..... Geee....what were you expecting?