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True or not, it is already in the papers. Or at least, from what I see, in The Star online here.

 

Math prodigy now a £130 hooker claim

Sufiah Yusof, the child Maths genius who won a place at Oxford University when she was just 13, has been found to be working as a prostitute, according to a report in London’s News of the World.

Sufiah, now 23, whose father Farooq is a Pakistani and mother Halimathon is from Johor, was reported to have entertained an undercover reporter in her flat in Manchester.

Claiming that she had posted her services for £130 (RM829) on the Internet, the newspaper said she had called herself Shilpa Lee on a hookers’ website. She is said to have advertised herself as “a sexy, smart student” who preferred “older gentlemen”.

The story in the newspaper comes just days after her father was jailed for sexually assaulting two 15-year-old girls as he home-tutored them in Maths.

Sufiah passed the Maths A-Level she needed for entry into Oxford at the age of 12.

Three years into Oxford, she sparked a massive police hunt after running away.

At the time her father bizarrely claimed Sufiah had been kidnapped and brainwashed by an organisation seeking the key to her intelligence.

But Sufiah sent an e-mail to her family describing her life under her father as a “living hell”.

She was found in an Internet cafe in Bournemouth where she had been working as a hotel waitress.

She refused to go back to her parents and instead was taken into the care of social services.

By then Farooq was in jail for three years for his part in a £1.5mil (RM9.57mil) mortgage swindle.

Sufiah returned to Oxford to complete the final year of her Masters in Maths but failed to finish the course after meeting trainee lawyer Jonathan Marshall.

They were married in 2004 but her parents and siblings failed to turn up. They divorced a year later.

The report, which carried grainy photographs of a semi-nude woman it claimed was Sufiah, said the girl met the reporter who posed as a client wearing a tiny skirt, leather boots and a tight T-shirt. She was carrying three mobile phones.

She also told the reporter that she was studying for a Masters degree in Economics.

Sufiah gave no indication of any sadness at the jailing of her father the previous day. On Wednesday, Farooq, 50, was sentenced to 18 months at Coventry Crown Court for touching two 15-year-old girls when he was home tutoring them.

The report quoted her friend as saying: “Sufiah has suffered so many knocks in her life. I just hope she can drag herself out of this life she has got herself into.

“She deserves a much better life than this. Her gift has been a curse.”

It is an ironic turn for an otherwise bright future indeed. I couldn’t recall the news where she made it to Oxford back then because I was too young and oblivious to the world. Being a genius really forces a young mind to mature faster than it is. It is sad that things turned out the worst, what with the constant pressure and expectations.

 

I don’t know how true the piece of news article is, but from the look of it, she has been through a lot for someone so young. 

You can view some of the alleged photos of her here and here.  

Cellnique Skin Action Sebum Gel: Does it work? The main reason why I highlight the facial nightmare news yesterday was that, I went for a facial the week before, and the beautician recommended the usage of this skin action sebum gel. The description of the product is as follows:

 

Price: RM139.00
Quantity: 30ml

Experience the revolutionary Cellnique skin care products with the combination of the latest pharmaceutical grade skin care ingredients, drug-like delivery system and advanced formulations. By relentlessly focusing on cell renewal and enhancing the skin natural defense system. Cellnique gives the skin the beauty of smooth, radiant, even-toned and baby-soft texture. The complexion will be luminous and flawless that we call it skin by Cellnique.

How it works:
A gentle formula designed for comedogenic, oily and combination skin types to reduce both blackheads and whiteheads. This daily maintenance gel also reduces oil secretion, leaving the skin clean and clear..

I haven’t commited myself into spending money on it, so I was given a sample to try it out. Can’t really notice much different yet, but the news article spooked me out because they do mention that the victim used skin action sebum gel and skin purifying masque, products that sound eeriely familiar.

 

So, should I, or should I not? 

Girls, I think this news might haunt those who wanted to go for facial.

Facial treatment ends in nightmare
By LISA GOH

KUALA LUMPUR: When bank executive Chey Pik Yock signed up for a facial treatment package in November last year, she never imagined she would end up with badly damaged skin.

The treatment left her once clear skin covered with acne and scars, she said, adding that the painful procedure also caused her forehead and cheeks to swell with a burning sensation.

“During each of those treatments, which lasted from 45 minutes to an hour, the beautician would poke and squeeze out my pimples, which was very, very painful.

Before and after: Chey holding up a picture of herself before she signed up for the treatments (right) and another showing her forehead covered with acne.

“When I complained of the pain, she told me that it was a normal procedure, and that the pain and swelling would subside within two or three days,” she told a press conference held by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong.

Chey, 25, had signed up for the facial treatment package at a salon in Kota Damansara to clear up minor pimples on her face.

The total package cost her RM1,499 for eight facial treatments, and she had paid RM700.

“After the first treatment, I was shocked to see my forehead and cheeks red and swollen, but the beautician told me it was normal.

“The beautician also sold me some products (sun block, skin action sebum gel and skin purifying masque) for RM360 which she said would help improve my skin’s condition,” she said.

In January, Chey returned to the salon twice hoping that her skin condition would improve, but instead it worsened with her skin breaking out in acne vulgaris.

On Feb 4, a doctor diagnosed her condition as “acute allergic reaction” to the facial treatment.

Chey called the beauty salon asking for a refund, “but until now, the salon manager has yet to get back to me.”

Chong said he received five similar cases last year, adding that he would contact the beauty salon involved to get a refund.

Why, oh why did she continue going to the salon after the first breakout? Wouldn’t that signal some fore of sensitivity? Didn’t she realize that the product is not suitable if it actually cause some minor breakout? Why did she go to the doctor only when the breakout become so serious? I believe those things don’t exactly pop out midnight all of a sudden.

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It sure is nice to start something new. I just hope that I can stick through it and not abandon this blog after halfway through.

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