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Kim Taeyeon (金泰姸), was spotted in Singapore recently at Vivocity and Universal Studios Singapore. She seems to be on a vacation with her family.

Taeyeon is a member of Korean pop group Girls’ Generation (SNSD), formed by SM Entertainment. Besides being a singer, she has also ventured into DJ-ing and reality-variety shows.

The Korean celeb may still be in Singapore. So if you bump into Taeyeon at our tourist attractions and shopping centres, give her some space and be polite.

Singapore's Feng Tianwei, Wang Yuegu and Sun Bei Bei created history when they beat reigning champions China 3-1 in the World Team Table Tennis Championships 2010.

Credit goes to Feng Tianwei, Singapore’s world No 2, for staging a comeback against China’s world No 4, Ding Ning in the first singles. That gave Wang Yuegu the confidence to score an upset over world No.1 Liu Shiwen 11-7, 11-8, 2-11, 12-10. However Sun Beibei’s lost to China’s Guo Yan. Fortunately, Feng Tianwei clinched the winning point against Liu Shiwen.

Winning the World Championships is sweet revenge for Singapore after losing in the 2008 final and the Olympic final to the Chinese. China has been table tennis world champions for 19 years but we show that putting heart and soul into a task can yield miracles. South Korea also stunned China recently in the Uber Cup.

Some Singaporeans may think that China B team has won. To be fair, if we are to depend on our own talents, we can never rub shoulders with China, not to mention being world champions in table tennis. China's system of talent spotting and training regime is just too good.

The girls in our team are talented and hardworking (especially Feng Tianwei who has incredible fighting spirit) but not good enough to make it into China's A Team. They will languish in mediocrity if Singapore has not given them the chance to compete.

So Singaporeans can feel proud that it is our infrastructure, coaching and opportunity that have made this world champion feat possible. Of course, there is also a huge element of luck considering that Feng Tianwei has never won against China top ranked players.

Can we aspire to Olympic glory too? We may need more luck as China is not likely to slip up again. For now, let's just celebrate and congratulate our victorious table tennis team which will arrive back at Changi's Terminal 1 at 9pm.

[CNA]

Miss Singapore Universe 2010 was crowned on last Friday at the Shangri-La Hotel.

Accounts executive Tania Lim, 22, beat hot favourite Annabel Tan, 25, who came in second. A former New Paper New Face finalist, Raine Ng, 23, won third place.

Tania Lim who has a bachelor's degree in mass communication from Murdoch University will now have a chance to do Singapore proud in the Miss Universe pageant at Las Vegas.

[Straits Times]

Taiwanese actor Ethan Ruan is in too many sex scandals. Fortunately, his long girlfriend Tiffany Xu, star of idol TV drama, "It Started With A Kiss," stands by him.

Tiffany Xu rebukes Ethan Ruan's philandering rumors which include dumping an ex-girlfriend after impregnating her, and being the first guy to sleep with actress-singer, Esther Lau.

"Ethan is a victim. People are just making use of the opportunity to create headlines and news - they are the ones with ulterior motives. This is not true at all!" she angrily exclaimed.

Tiffany Hsu is a really trusting and forgiving girl. I think Ethan Ruan has to treasure her and care more about her feelings.

Ethan Ruan's popularity has become red-hot after successful idol drams 败犬女王 and movie Monga. It is inevitable when a person becomes more famous, he will attract more scandals. But there are just too many of his philandering coincidences.

In February, Ethan Ruan was caught checking into a hotel with an unknown woman. He has since explained that the woman is the girlfriend of a friend who joined them later. Although the two spent the night together, they slept separately. Do you believe that?

Ethan Ruan has also admitted that Esther Lau is one of his 4 girlfriends after entering showbiz. Recently, it was reported that Ethan Ruan has intimate MSN conversations with Alice Tzeng 曾愷玹 and that made Tiffany extremely jealous.

Is Ethan Ruan loyal to Tiffany Xu? What do you guys think?

Online gaming model Honey Chen revealed on the variety show Gossip Queen's studio recording on Monday that Asian superstar Jay Chou once asked for her number and that she has been on his 'Batmobile' before.

However Jay's black, winged 'Batmobile' was only shipped to Taiwan this year. The singer-songwriter could only mumble helplessly, "I hope new artistes will relook at their values, and not behave like this."

[Xin MSN]

Jay Chou is caught in too many scandals recently, notably the claims by Devin Wu that she lost her virginity to Jay Chou before he became famous.

Now another Taiwan celeb has used Jay Chou's name to seek publicity. This is not an ethical way to become famous. Is this becoming the norm for Taiwan entertainment industry?

Good news for Super Junior (SuJU) fans. You can catch the Korean boy band in Singapore on 6 June 2010 at the Super Junior Galaxy Showcase.

Just purchase the Samsung Galaxy S Smartphone and receive a pair of invites to the exclusive Super Junior Galaxy Showcase presented by SingTel and Samsung. There are 800 pairs of invites to be given out.

After a year's hiatus from releasing their third album "Sorry Sorry," Super Junior's 4th album “BONAMANA” has become another smashing success.


I don't know how long Super Junior will stick together, after Han Kyung's contract disputes last December. Han Kyung is also said to be preparing for a comeback to the Chinese music industry with his first solo album.

By the way, check out Super Junior's Victory Korea MV Teaser for the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2010 below.



[SingTel]

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Donnie Yen's wife, Cissy Wang (汪诗诗), who was present with her younger sister and mother at a press conference for skin care product, admitted to earlier miscarriage reports.

The 29-year-old Hong Kong socialite and former winner of Miss Chinese Toronto Pageant 2000 also revealed that she was bleeding continuously for a month long and only realized it was an ectopic pregnancy after consulting with doctors.

Lucky for Cissy Wang, a doting Donnie took leave from the production team to accompany her through this difficult time.

I guess Donnie Yen is staying true to the character in Ip Man. Besides doting on Cissy Wang, he has reportedly insured each of his limbs for HK$100 million and made her the beneficiary of the policies.

[Xin MSN]

The Miss Universe Singapore 2010 Pageant finals will be held on May 28th 2010.

The 16 finalists gathered at Hayden Boutique recently to try on their evening wear. You can see the beautiful ladies try out their fitting here.

Let's hope the finalists of Miss Universe Singapore 2010 brush up their English. We don't want to see another Ris Low making headlines for the wrong reason...

The public can immerse themselves in the Navy experience during the Navy Open House at the Changi Naval Base this weekend (from May 22-23, 9am to 7pm).

Expect thrills and spills galore as the Singapore Navy shows off its muscle.

Visitors can go on ship cruises, guided tour of frigate, attend workshop and try their hands on boat and weapons simulators. The highlight is ship-storming by our elite naval divers as they diffuse hostage situations.

Access to the Navy Open House 2010 is free and entry will be by shuttle bus at Singapore Expo Hall 1 only.

[CNA]

For years, companies have creamed off a larger share of economic gains - larger than those in other developed countries or industrialising economies in Asia.

As a result, workers get a slice of Singapore's gross domestic product (GDP) that is considered unusually small compared with their counterparts' share in those countries.

Workers' wages account for less than half of Singapore's GDP. In contrast, wages take up more than half of GDP in developed countries.

Source: AsiaOne

Finally a report which has workers' interest at heart. I wonder if bosses are reading this article or they turn a blind eye? US wages is 58% of GDP so if we want to be world class, must follow their example mah.

But to be fair, the economy is just recovering and still a lot of uncertainties. Will you dare to be a hero and ask your boss for salary increment next month?

BERITA Minggu reported on a young divorcee who frequented a Kuala Lumpur restaurant to offer sex to male customers to finance her upcoming engagement.

The woman, who identified herself as Ma, said she asked for RM100 (S$43.80), not inclusive of hotel room charges, from each client who wanted to have sex with her at a nearby hotel.

Ma, who started "operating" since April, has an average of two to five clients a day, with lunchtime being the peak hour.

Source: AsiaOne

RM 100 per client, that means she needs to service 30 men to pay for the $3000 engagement. Unless she wants to earn more money for the honeymoon and house deposit too.

Proving that you love your partner by offering sex to others is a bit extreme. I don't know if you can call this act love. After all, an engagement is just a formality..

This year's National Day Parade (NDP 2010) will held at the Padang and marks Singapore's 45th year of independence.

The theme is “Live Our Dreams, Fly Our Flag.” Colonel Benedict Lim, chairman of NDP 2010 Executive Committee, hopes that Singaporeans can fly the flag and reflect upon our achievements.

There will be perennial favorites at the NDP 2010 such as the Aerial display, Mobile Column Drive Past, City Fireworks, etc.

Singaporeans and PRs can apply for NDP 2010 tickets starting from May 15 to May 24 2010 through SMS, SAM, AXS stations and NDP website. Applicants can also apply for tickets to the Preview on July 31, 2010. See here for more information.

Are Singaporeans a refined group? The best way to answer this question is to turn up at the Singapore Arts Festival 2010 which run from today to June 13.

This year's theme for Singapore Arts Festival is 'Between You and Me.' For the first time, it will actively reach out to everyone through a programme called com.mune.

Hopefully, it manages to create an intimate connection between Singaporeans and the arts. Yup... we are progresing towards a more cultured society.

The festival's opening act will feature fire bending, juggling and balancing performances. Road closures will begin from 6pm to 11pm at Connaught Drive, Old Parliament Lane and Empress Place.

The Asian Civilisations Museum is worth visiting as it has free admission from 5pm to 11pm, till this Sunday. You can also enrich your senses by checking out other events of the Singapore Arts Festival 2010 too.

According to an ex-English tutor (Daniel Gauss), the popular Korean pop group, Wonder Girls, were ill-treated by their management company JYPE.

Gauss claimed that the Wonder Girls had no insurance converage in US and they were not allowed to leave the JYPE building without permission.

Behind the superstardom and sunny smiles, the Wonder Girls may be living a harsh life with little freedom.

I am not sure if the Wonder Girls are ill-treated or these are common practices in the entertainment industry. Given how competitive the Korean entertainment scene is, maybe it is just a small price to pay for fame.

[AsiaOne]

Recently, a cockroach was found eating a french fry at one of Kentucy Fried Chicken (KFC) busiest UK branch. For that safety infringement, KFC was fined almost S$40,000.

Next time you sink your teeth into the juicy chicken at KFC, it is safer to check around for any unwelcome intruders!

I think Singapore hygiene standards is quite good but you can never be sure. The Indian rojak at Geylang was a freak food poisoning incident but still claimed two lives.

Better be safe than sorry...

[Fit to Post]

Look at how this enraged youth Afiz assaulted a female schoolmate. Very shocking video leh...

Not only is Afiz verbally abusing the girl and slapping her around, he also slammed her head against the wall. All these just because he thought the girl had snitched on him to the teacher.

To add insult to injury, this Afiz beats girl video gets uploaded on the net. Are our kids so violent these days? Is it cool or masculine to hit a girl?

I think the principal and disciplinary master have to take action to stop these kind of bullying.

Have you tried shopping at the new online retail mall, Jipaban already? In case you don't know, “Jipaban” means $1,000,000 in the Hokkien Dialect.

If you are a retailer, you can customize your shop front with pre-designed templates and personal pages. As a shopper, you can customize your mall by selecting different shops and interact with other Jipaban shoppers.

Shopping freaks like me have another place to hang out now and comparison shop for new arrivals.

Sentosa saw a 30% surge in visitors from February to April this year, thanks to new attractions such as Universal Studios Singapore and Resorts World Sentosa.

Other attractions like the Merlion and the Images of Singapore are enjoying renewed interest too.

Sentosa said the good performance can also be attributed to the turnaround in the economy and it said that within the next five years, it's projecting guest arrivals to more than double.

Source: CNA

In the past, a lot of famous attractions in Sentosa fail. Maybe because everything is man-made, hence once the novelty wears off, nobody is interested in spending money there.

Now with the Resorts World Sentosa and Universal Studios, I think the strong visitor numbers can continue. Why?

Singaporeans like to gamble mah, if casino also cannot make it in Sentosa, then really gone case liao.

Korean hunk Rain (Jung Ji-hoon) revealed his ideal woman at the SBS E!TV recently. She is none other than "I’m A Cyborg, but that’s OK" co-star Lim Soo-jung!

During the segment ‘Ideal World Cup’, Rain had to select quickly many Korean beauties like Song Hye Gyo, Han Ye Seul, Shin Min Ah, and Lim Soo Jung. The final round came down to Lim Soo Jung and After School’s Park Kahi.

Explaining his choice of Lim Soo Jung who shared a steamy kiss with him in their previous film, Rain said that she has depth and a great sense of humor.


The MC requested Rain to send a video message to Lim Soo Jung. With a smile, Rain said, “How are you, Lim Soo Jung-sshi? My album came out, so I’m being active as a singer. Let’s eat together sometime.”

Lim Soo Jung is very lucky to be chosen by Rain as his ideal girl. Maybe love will blossom after the dinner?

[KpopLive]

As part of YTL's anniversary celebrations, Singaporeans were treated to an outdoor concert by world-renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Over 10,000 people, including Singapore President S R Nathan were overawed by Andrea Bocelli's magical performance which was accompanied by the Singapore Philharmonic Orchestra and Philharmonic Chamber Choir as well as special guests.

Earlier, YTL managing director Tan Sri Dr Francis Yeoh said the show was a gratitude to the city-state for the company's successful investment here.

[CNA]

Since several MediaCorp princesses left the stable, our local entertainment scene is in danger of a talent drain.

Among them is Paige Chua who has a short two year contract. Paige made her debut in "Just In Singapore" and won Best Newcomer last year as well as Best Supporting Actress this year.


The former model sounded hesitant about her future plans during the lensing ceremony of new drama Unriddle two weeks ago. However, her fans can feel relieved after she hinted about extending her current contract in an exclusive interview with Xin MSN.

Paige Chua is qualified to be a new MediaCorp Princess and she is flattered by the attention, saying: "I'm honoured, actually. To be called a 'Princess' is a recognition."

[Xin MSN]

母其弥雅 (muqimiya) became a model at the age of 14 and after 8 years, she has established herself as an advertiser darling who fronts regular promotion campaigns for companies.

As a car model, 母其弥雅 ranks alongside 兽兽 Zhai Ling in the popularity stakes.



Ever since 母其弥雅 yoga pictorial came out, it has become all the rage on the net. Some of the yoga poses are rather difficult but 母其弥雅 does it elegantly.



No wonder 母其弥雅 muqimiya is billed as the most beautiful yoga teacher in China.

[Win Win]

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Recently, Deric Wan expressed in a blog post the unforgettable "cuteness" or "her" and readers started linking to ex-lover Sonjia Kwok.

Deric Wan 溫兆倫 and Sonjia Kwok 郭羨妮 collaborated in 2002 in TVB series "The Legend of Love" and started dating but their relationship ended within 2 years.

It seems that both were upset with the reports but their responses didn't match up, which created more confusion.

Sonjia Kwok said that within a year there are 1 or 2 phone calls between them, while Deric said they do not keep in touch, implying that "someone' is lying.

He added that he was referring to Pan Xingyi in his blog. The Mainland actress) got into an accident and passed away.

Are Deric Wan and Sonija Kwok back together? Not likely... in any case, Deric Wan already has a girlfriend, Winnie.

[Xin MSN]

Cyndi Wang has gone MIA after canceling a campus event and postponing a song recording, in the wake of ex-lover Wing Fan 范植伟 exposing their intimate photos and details of their relationship.

So far, the sweet-looking singer has evaded the media, including staying home for 66 hours immediately after the incident. She would only be appearing on 14 May for a Teresa Teng memorial concert in Sichuan.

Wing Fan had revealed in a no-holds-barred interview that he was "disappointed" that Cyndi Wang was not a virgin at the tender age of 17, when she started dating him. He suspected that Cyndi has given her virginity to previous boyfriend Edward Ou but the latter denied his accusations.

Wing Fan was subsequently slammed by the public for the tasteless behaviour and for leveraging on her as publicity for himself. He had apologized to Cindy as well as admitting that he has a psychiatric condition.

On the scandal, Cyndi wrote, "I thought I could preserve a little piece of a beautiful memory, escape a bad love affair, and that everything will blow over. It turns out that I have to face both the good and bad parts of a relationship. I will not be left off even if I forget everything."

Fans of Jang Dong Gun 张东健 may think this is a scene out of a Korean melodrama but this is real.


Veteran Korean actor Jang Dong Gun 张东健 and Go So Young 高素英 were married today. Their hugely anticipated wedding ceremony was held at the Shilla Hotel with about 500guests (mostly A-list stars) in attendance.


After the wedding, the couple will spend their first night as husband and wife in the presidential suite and then fly off to Bali, Indonesia for their honeymoon.

Don't the pair look absolutely charming? The bride exudes elegance while the groom is so dashing, just like those lead roles he plays in Korean dramas.


By the way, it was revealed last month that Go So Young is carrying Jang Dong Gun’s baby so it is indeed a double happiness for the couple.