Posted On: January 20, 2011
This article first appeared on The Online Citizen. There is a new beauty pageant in Singapore. It’s named TruMe, an online transgender beauty pageant organised by Action for Aids; it will be officially launched next month. The moderator of Sggurls, a transgender activist who identifies herself as Nicole Singslave, told me that she coined the […]
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Posted On: January 3, 2011
This article first appeared on Good Vibrations Magazine. A free clinic offering sex education and advice for youths in Shanghai, China, which operated in the city for five years, has closed because it was not attracting enough visitors. Operated under the Shanghai International Peace Maternal and Child Health Hospital, the clinic was set up to […]
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Posted On: January 2, 2011
This article first appeared on Good Vibrations Magazine. For the second time this year, fashion magazine Elle finds itself caught in a racial controversy after reportedly whitening the skin of Bollywood superstar Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the photograph that appears on its cover. Readers reacted with anger after it was suggested that the fashion magazine […]
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Posted On: November 2, 2010
This article first appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. On October 25th, a Taiwanese woman, Chen Wei-yih, was reported by Reuters to be set to marry herself at a cost of T$50,000 (US$1,623). Uninspired by the men she’s met but facing social pressure to get married, the 30-year-old Taipei office worker will hold the reception […]
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Posted On: September 9, 2010
I spoke at the press conference launching Zydena in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 25 August. Zydena (Udenafil) is the newest phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE5) inhibitor for erectile dysfunction (ED) in Malaysia. It comes in 100 mg and 200 mg tablet strengths and must be prescribed by a medical doctor. I agree to speak at the […]
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Posted On: August 23, 2010
I was mentioned in Sunday Times, Singapore on Sunday 15 August 2010. The same appeared in The Star on Sunday, 22 Aug 2010. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
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Posted On: July 18, 2010
‘Sexting‘ is the act of sending sexually explicit messages or photographs, primarily between mobile phones. The term was first popularized around 2005, and is a portmanteau of sex and texting, where the latter is meant in the wide sense of sending a text possibly with images According to a recent Reuters report, twenty percent of […]
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Posted On: February 26, 2010
A total of 28% of women said they never make love, with the figure being highest in Scotland (38%) and lowest in the Midlands (32%). Among those having sex, women without children said they had more orgasms, with 41% saying they orgasm most of the time. The figure dropped to 12% of women with one […]
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Posted On: February 9, 2010
A controversial new U.K. report suggested too much sex is responsible for wrist pain. Repetitive movements during lovemaking put extra weight on the wrists, said a top medical practitioner, which can cause carpal tunnel syndrome – one of the most common types of wrist problem in Britain. “Sexual intercourse can explain the increase in the […]
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Posted On: January 8, 2010
Cosplay is a hobby that allows you to transcend the world of reality to that of fantasy. In short, you dress up as a character, but it’s not just that. You will have to ‘become’ the character and mimic the character’s personality, gestures and even speaking mannerisms! It’s like a grown-up game of dress-up and […]
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Posted On: January 6, 2010
Taiwan is to protect the right of nursing mothers to breastfeed in public with hefty fines for those who try to stop them, as part of a campaign to promote the practice, officials said Wednesday. The government’s Bureau of Health Promotion is drafting a bill that would impose a penalty of up to 30,000 Taiwan […]
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Posted On: January 5, 2010
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