NUS Law Scholar faces potential disciplinary actions.

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NUS SEX BLOGGER

'I have only one regret'
Undergrad sorry NUS was dragged into controversy, but he remains defiant



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Published on Oct 19, 2012
The Straits Times

By Pearl Lee


THE university scholar whose sex blog has garnered attention and criticism on both sides of the Causeway claims to have only one regret - that his institution's name was dragged into it.

\"I don't feel good about NUS being dragged in. It was never my intention to let that happen,\" Mr Alvin Tan Jye Yee, 24, said yesterday.

\"This was just my own personal thing,\" the National University of Singapore law student added.

Mr Tan, a Malaysian, will go before a university disciplinary inquiry on Oct 31. It will comprise three senior academics elected by the university senate and two student representatives elected by the students' union.

They will decide on the appropriate action to take on the undergraduate, who is on an Asean scholarship but has been on a leave of absence since August last year.

He has not received any scholarship funds since.

Last Sunday, he publicised on a local forum the link to his blog. It featured sexually explicit photos and videos of himself and his Malaysian girlfriend, Miss Vivian Lee, 23.

The blog has since been taken down after objections from both their parents.

Mr Tan continued to be defiant about his actions yesterday.

Speaking to The Straits Times' Razor TV, he said NUS has told him that he can prepare a statement ahead of the inquiry.

But this was not necessary, he said, adding: \"Whatever that I want to say is already out in the media.\"

An NUS spokesman said Mr Tan can present and explain his case at the meeting. He added that if Mr Tan does not show up for the inquiry, the board will review the case and inform him of its decision within seven days.

Mr Tan said he hopes the scholarship will not be revoked, despite the adverse publicity.

A report on the Malaysian Insider website yesterday said that the authorities across the Causeway were considering taking action against the couple for violation of obscenity laws. The punishment is imprisonment of up to three years or a fine.

Meanwhile, it is understood that the authorities here are not taking any action on the blog so far, as it is hardto determine if the obscene pictures and videos were uploaded in Singapore. If they were, Mr Tan mayhave violated the Films Act.

Mr Tan came to Singapore under the Asean scholarship in 2004 and attended Xinmin Secondary School and Raffles Junior College before he went to NUS.

He is based in Kuala Lumpur, where he has an online business. His mother helps to run a family business, while his father works in sales.

He said that since news of the sex blog broke, his mother has received numerous calls from her business associates.

Yesterday, he took a bus to Singapore from Miss Lee's house in Johor Bahru for a series of media interviews here. She was supposed to have accompanied him here but had to pull out at the last minute as her parents, upset by the publicity, refused to let her have her passport. Mr Tan said she enjoys the media attention.

\"She was scared at first and at a loss... (as to) how to explain to her family and friends. But she is comfortable with it now.\"

He was dressed in the same green singlet and colourful beanie that he wore in his Facebook profile display picture, which has since been reproduced in newspapers and websites.

\"It's personal branding... a bit like Steve Jobs and his turtleneck,\" he said.

He gave confident replies, including rating himself an 11 when asked to do so on a scale of one to 10.

\"If there is one thing that I really like about myself, it is my body.\"

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Source: The Straits Times

[mamago]

Tao kak pai ki liao lah…

[Fresco]

Poor fella thinks he is cool with his messed up life. :roll:


I'll weep if my kid ever turn out like that. :scared:

[BeContented]

The couple were on CNA (exclusive interview) just minutes ago.

Din managed to catch what they said totally, but apparently they hope to get into entertainment area. Seemed like already been approached for a possible movie...... :slapshead:

[mamago]

BeContented:

The couple were on CNA (exclusive interview) just minutes ago.

Din managed to catch what they said totally, but apparently they hope to get into entertainment area. Seemed like already been approached for a possible movie...... :slapshead:

Oh, dear :slapshead: .. that's what they are up to?? (!!)

(Show biz? :slapshead: Why study law, why took up the Asean scholarship? That scholarship could have benefited someone else, a true scholar... )

[mamago]

What lah, the world has become?? :? :?: :imdrowning:

[Dreamaurora]

I think this Alvin illustrates what can happen when there is no moral boundary in the pursuit of success. I earnestly believe all this sex blog thing is a calculated move by him to put him in the spotlight and therefore putting him in a favorable position to strengthen his prestige and finance. Because of his sex blog thing, people actually read his articles. I won’t be surprised if he turns into someone like Robert Kiyosaki. The girl unfortunately is a collateral, but hey, everything is permissible as long the end result is achieved, right?


This is the sad reality of the world we live in. We live in a world where we worship superficial achievements and gloss over character and moral flaws. We can say whatever we want now, but this Alvin guy is going to be very successful and earn loads of money. And our kids are going to ask us why we are against it and why doing the right things may seem to be counterproductive to achieve success. My fear of God keeps me in check from doing dishonest and amoral acts; I just hope my children in the future will feel the same.

[mamago]

Dreamaurora:

I think this Alvin illustrates what can happen when there is no moral boundary in the pursuit of success. I earnestly believe all this sex blog thing is a calculated move by him to put him in the spotlight and therefore putting him in a favorable position to strengthen his prestige and finance. Because of his sex blog thing, people actually read his articles. I won't be surprised if he turns into someone like Robert Kiyosaki. The girl unfortunately is a collateral, but hey, everything is permissible as long the end result is achieved, right?


This is the sad reality of the world we live in. We live in a world where we worship superficial achievements and gloss over character and moral flaws. We can say whatever we want now, but this Alvin guy is going to be very successful and earn loads of money. And our kids are going to ask us why we are against it and why doing the right things may seem to be counterproductive to achieve success. My fear of God keeps me in check from doing dishonest and amoral acts; I just hope my children in the future will feel the same.

Yap! you are right... he is into making a few quick bucks with his 15 mins fame... sad truth about this materialistic generation... *weep*

but ah, life is just too long for a calculated mistake like this... there'll be pay back time... whatever he earned from this episode plus interest is not gonna be enough....

[Dreamaurora]

mamago:

Dreamaurora:

I think this Alvin illustrates what can happen when there is no moral boundary in the pursuit of success. I earnestly believe all this sex blog thing is a calculated move by him to put him in the spotlight and therefore putting him in a favorable position to strengthen his prestige and finance. Because of his sex blog thing, people actually read his articles. I won't be surprised if he turns into someone like Robert Kiyosaki. The girl unfortunately is a collateral, but hey, everything is permissible as long the end result is achieved, right?


This is the sad reality of the world we live in. We live in a world where we worship superficial achievements and gloss over character and moral flaws. We can say whatever we want now, but this Alvin guy is going to be very successful and earn loads of money. And our kids are going to ask us why we are against it and why doing the right things may seem to be counterproductive to achieve success. My fear of God keeps me in check from doing dishonest and amoral acts; I just hope my children in the future will feel the same.

Yap! you are right... he is into making a few quick bucks with his 15 mins fame... sad truth about this materialistic generation... *weep*

but ah, life is just too long for a calculated mistake like this... there'll be pay back time... whatever he earned from this episode plus interest is not gonna be enough....

Yeah, perhaps in the future he will get his payback. But sadly doing the right thing nowadays often comes at a cost. Remember the Olympus incident? The CEO got sacked for trying to expose lies. And he expressed that very few companies want to employ him anymore because he is now viewed as a snitch.

But I would rather live knowing that I have done the right thing. I don't think I will be able to sleep at night if I have done something wrong and decide not to do anything about it.

[mamago]

People always don’t know/see the junction that he did not take…