I’ve been religiously using lip gloss of late, mostly due to the fact that the air conditioned environment I am working in will dry up my lips very fast if I don’t take some extra care.

I used to like buying lip gloss and not using them because I find that I must apply lip gloss with mirror, as I simply can’t bear those shiny lip gloss going out of my lip line.

Another point is that makes me hate putting on lipgloss is, my long hair will get stuck to it whenever the wind blows. Aside from that my lips are quite sensitive to the ingredients of the lip balm or lip gloss, as some brands will cause irritation.

Still, I need to smack on some lip gloss right now or risk peeling, chapped lips. All the more reason to splurge on those, colourful, cute and tasty lip glosses! 

First, someone found out that she is prostituting herself, and the news got published all over The Star.

Then, some kaypochi from some ministry in Malaysia wanted to help her. (I wonder how, and why, as if there isn’t enough of problems back at home to handle, and its not like she is a Malaysian anyway)

Then Sufiah herself says she is into it by choice. So, people, just stop all the drama about her already. 

I have no regrets, says Sufiah

PETALING JAYA: Maths prodigy Sufiah Yusof, who is now working as a prostitute, claims she is living the life she wants without any regrets.

She does not think being an escort is sleazy and terrible and says her clients treat her like a princess in an interview with British tabloid News of the World.

“People think escorting is sleazy and terrible but I don’t see it like that,” she said in a no-holds-barred interview that was published with pictures of her in skimpy attire and sexy poses. Sufiah: ‘People think escorting is sleazy and terrible but I don’t see it like that’

Sufiah claimed that she wanted to be in control of her life.

“I hate this stereotype society has of escorts as being exploited. It is so far from the truth. My clients treat me like a princess. One guy took me shopping on Bond Street. He bought me a beautiful black Gucci dress for £300 (RM1,920) and then took me to Selfridges, where I could pick a handbag I liked.”

Sufiah chose a £600 (RM3,840) Gucci clutch and later that night, she repaid him for his generosity .

The 23-year-old Sufiah, who passed her Maths A-level when she was only 12, was enrolled at St Hilda’s College in Oxford a year later.

She was working as an administrative assistant earning £16,000 (RM102,400) a year in Manchester when, about four months ago in a bar, she was asked by an “immaculate lady in a designer suit” to become an escort.

She found the offer appealing because she was running up debts of about £3,500 (RM22,400) in rent and credit card expenses.

“I have studied so intensely for so many years, I wanted to have some fun,” said Sufiah, whose Pakistani father Farooq Yusof forced her to study day and night.

The father is now in jail for sexually assaulting two pupils.

She sent her photographs to an escort website and the agency listed her. A few days later, she was offered a client.

She admitted being quite nervous, but excited as well.

Sufiah said the first client was a “lovely man” in his late 20s, tall and handsome.

“I left that night feeling totally elated having an amazing time with £250 (RM1,600) in my purse,” said Sufiah.

She has built a base of regular clients and saw between five and 10 men each week.

“I don’t believe my education had been wasted – in fact, I usually take problem sheets with me to solve before appointments,” she said.

Sufiah claimed she could earn more than £1,000 (RM6,400) a night by having dinner and staying over with a client.

“Now, I wonder if I could go back to a normal relationship, where you watch EastEnders and have boring sex. I’ve gotten used to being treated like a princess,” she said.

If Sufiah talked glowingly about her “career,” she was not so effusive when talking about her childhood and her father.

She recalled studying maths all the time. She did not have any friends or allowed to join any activities.

“As I grew older, I began to clash with my father. He was violent at times. He pushed me so far academically, I became more confident for any girl my age. I grew up too quickly.

“Oxford was an amazing place but I was too young. By the time I was 15, I wanted to be in control of my life. I fought back,” she said.

That was the year she ran away from university.

Sufiah told the News of the World she ran away with £200 (RM1,280). She found a hostel in London for £14 (RM89.60) a night. After a week, she moved to a hostel in Bournemouth.

When she was found in an Internet cafe, Sufiah refused to go home. She was placed in foster care.

When she was 18, Sufiah returned to Oxford to resume her studies. She fell in love and married fellow student Jonathan Marshall a year later.

“At that time, I thought we would be together forever, but we married too young and grew apart,” she said.

After the divorce, she moved back to London and taught maths in the evening. Six months ago, she shifted to Manchester and became an escort.

“I still enjoy learning and I find it puts me in the right frame of mind for an intelligent conversation with my clients,” she said.

Sufiah is adamant about continuing with her “career” because “I have a nice life.”

She also does not want much to do with her parents. Describing the relationship as estranged, she said she was in contact with them occasionally but “couldn’t speculate what they will think of my new life.”

“I have never felt so confident about my body and I’ve had some of the best sex of my life,” she said.

The Star

Aside from the brains that made into Oxford in a young tender age, Sufiah’s story on how she got herself into prostitution and enjoying it at the same time is somewhat similar to those escort girls who got themselves into the trade: broken family, debts and addiction to a high class lifestyle, to name a few.

Obviously, she is enjoying what she does. With her smart brains where employment shouldn’t be a problem, she made the choice and is happy with it. 

Her confession:

Shock confession of maths prodigy who turned to life of vice

‘I love being a call girl - I’m in control,’ boasts fallen child genius 

 
This, is one hell of a popular thread topic that will be started every months or so in most of the forums I visit, and one that receives a lot of attention without fail.

If you are so curious, just do a quick google and I bet you will find more reasons than you could actually think of. Seriously.

Let’s look at what marriage is about before arguing about whether or not should sex occur before, or after it.

Marriage or wedlock is an institution in which interpersonal relationships (usually intimate and sexual) are sanctioned with governmental, social, or religious recognition. It is often created by a contract or through civil processes. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution.

Wikipedia

Seriously, when you ask whether to have sex before or after marriage, you are actually asking: Should I preserve my virginity for my future spouse?  

I bet if we couldn’t tell whether a person is a virgin or otherwise because by nature the idea does not exist, this issue wouldn’t crop up at all.

Now that it did, it is an endless debate. *facepalm*

So, before or after marriage? Or, ahem, virgin on the wedding night or otherwise? Does it even matter?

Stripping away the society perception, religious dogma and skeptical ideas, sex is an act of intimacy between two individuals. Therefore, it very much had to do with the two individuals rather than the rest of the world. So, aside from reading about some opinions there is just no need to specifically ask for permission.

It is undeniable that sex is fun, fulfilling and makes you feel loved, if the individuals involved knows what they are doing. Sex before marriage does not equate to sexual promiscuity, because having sex before marriage doesn’t mean that people are morally loose and tend to sleep around. That is a bad image painted by prudent people towards sex before marriage.

So as long as you both know what you are doing, and are willing to take responsibility for the consequences of your action, then there is no harm in doing it.

Just remember to practice safe sex. 

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.”

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..

So, should I, or should I not? 

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.

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.

:) Have fun!