Well, I understand how some of you feel that it’s silly for them to do this. But just imagine… if people start announcing the winners before Contender Asia fans get a chance to watch the show… it’s very “shao xing” (spoil mood)

I understand there aren’t many Contender Asia fans in Singapore yet, afterall, Muay Thai is a relatively new sport/martial art in Singapore. That being said, now imagine if the scenario is played out for a Harry Potter story book.

I recalled a few months ago, when Harry Potter’s latest sequel came out, there were some idiots lurking around the internet shoving Harry Potter spoilers to others that haven’t read Harry Potter yet. Imagine if someone got to read the book 3 months before it was published and the spoilers were published in Newspaper, magazines, and on the internet. Everyone would be damn pissed right?

I said “3 months”, because I’ve watched the Contender Asia 3 months ago LIVE at Toa Payoh for many episodes and I’ve known for months that the final was going to be John Wayne Parr and Yodsanklai. (Yes, I signed the gag order too)
So perhaps we shouldn’t be so quick to judge the intentions of the producers of the show. Perhaps announcing the winner would spoil the entertainment of many others. And perhaps many of you can brush this off easily because you’re not really a fan of the show.

Isn’t very sad to know the ending before watching a show or reading a book?

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However, single mothers that love their children would not harm their children on any level more than a typical nucleus family (a father and a mother) with problems. “Jia jia you ben nan yan zi jing” – everyone family has its own problems.

In Maia Lee’s pregnancy case, if you wish to blame Maia Lee for making the choice of potentially hurting her children, how about blaming the guys for knocking her up in the first place? And if Contender Asia contestant, Zidov, actually plays a father’s role in the child’s life, as he promised, then what is the problem? The kid will have a mother and father that does not live together, like millions of other families in the world.

What I’m disgusted at, however, is how people are critising Maia Lee for NOT going for an abortion. Who are these people to say “This baby is better off dead than being brought up by a perceived unfit mother”.

What’s wrong with you people? When we say women have the right to chose because it’s their own body, we gave them (us) the right to chose to abort the child OR keep the child.

If we can predict that the child would live an unhappy and unbalanced life, and thus feel that Maia should have aborted the child… then what about other cases whereby it is scientifically proven that the child would lead an unbalanced life?

Parents have a known congenital disease. They should not be allowed to have children so as not pollute our gene pool with defective humans? Parents that are retarded? Parents that are mentally or physically handicapped since they probably can’t give their children a “normal” lifestyle? So handicapped, diseased and retarded people should be sterilized by the government?

Are Singaporeans Nazis at heart? Do we really want to go down this slippery slope, feeling all morally high and mighty telling others to abort (some might say murder) their unborn child because they don’t approve of their mother?

Calling Maia Lee a whore for sleeping with a man she met for a few months… seriously.. if you really wish go hold a banner and stand outside the other known pubs in Singapore for men to get laid and women engaging in one night stands. And why aren’t we calling Zidov a bastard for sleeping with his girlfriend? I understand that we’re still an Asian society and that our traditional morals force us to put the blame on the women – a.k.a. it’s fine for men to sleep around with many women, he’s a Casanova. When women have sex with their boyfriends of one month, she’s a whore.

It’s just ridiculous the double standards especially when what we’re debating here isn’t about casual sex, it’s about men not getting the same kind of stigma as women even though they engage in similar or worse acts. Perhaps this is Singapore, and we all secretly love to read about these scandals in newspapers and magazines but are too ashamed to admit that everyone is doing it. We feel these people (like Maia Lee, Edison Chen, Gillian Cheung, Cecilia Chung etc.) should be shamed even though these are fellow humans that have only done human things – have sex.

Incase anyone haven’t read about the news The Electric New Paper has a story on Maia’s pregnancy

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Some random noobs on the internet asked if I was abused or bullied as a kid when they heard that I learn Muay Thai. The answer is……… NO?! Duh!

I’ve always love sports. Represented my secondary school for dance and track & field and a proud member of my netball club. I’ve danced ballet for most of my life, but stopped ballet since 15. I’ve learnt International Latin dance (Cha Cha, Samba, Rhumba & Jive) for a couple of years, but I found it rather… slow as compared to ballet. I’ve taken some hip hop dance classes but I don’t really enjoy the dance moves that much.

I might be weird, but I found Muay Thai to be the best thing besides ballet. My parents don’t understand how a lady brought up learning ballet, piano and “lady like skills” would take up Muay Thai. It’s simple.

Like ballet, Muay Thai requires Determination, Perseverance, Discipline, Strength, Technique, and most of all – ♥♥ PASSION ♥♥.

The guys at my gym find it odd that I like to stand in front of the mirror to practice shadow boxing. It’s natural to me to practice in front of the mirror, as I have learnt from 10 years of ballet from Sylvia McCully Dance Studio that you have to look at the mirror to see if your form and positioning is right. Some people find it difficult to coordinate your legs when kicking, but to me, it’s like doing a grand battement (a high kick).

Anyway The Contender Asia is now airing on AXN and you can download the show from bit torrent websites like mininova.com if you don’t have AXN. Also, do pop by Contender Asia Fan website for more info about the show.

It’s a really good show, but too bad for you guys…. the show was best viewed when you’re sitting 2 meters away from the ring. Yes, I went for about 5 to 10 Contender Asia shows and it was definitely a BLAST! There were also various celebrities present during the show like Alvin, Pierre Png, Maia Lee (she does Muay Thai), Eunice Olsen and a few others… The highlight was still the Contender fights.. bruises, bloody noses, red patches from getting kicked… ouch!!! The adrenaline rush watching the Contender Asia live was simply so shiok that I actually considered training to fight professionally. That would have required me to train 5 times a week, 4 hours a day. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen because……… I’m afraid of pain

Ah well, I’ll continue practicing Muay Thai, though I haven’t been to lessons for the past 2 weeks because of my new job, I do hope I can continue training in this kick ass form of martial arts – Muay Thai.

BTW, if anyone sees my face in the audience of Contender Asia episodes, please let me know.

So far I only spotted the top of my head in Episode 5 (Soren vs Bruce). Can’t even see my face! My face was covered by another guy

*** I drew this with my tablet and Photoshop CS 2 last December, I’ve cropped the head away because I can’t get the face right. The girl looks ugly ***

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