Wanted to post this before i talk about myself. Even by reading, u can imagine how bimbotic it muz have sounded..haha...
A conversation with Singapore’s most (in)famous ex-beauty queen
THE stage lights have long dimmed and the cat-fighting is now only a distant purr, but Ris Low is not going quietly into the night.
Had it turn out differently, she'd be trading air kisses with the rich and famous or fulfilling other obligations expected of a beauty queen. But with her Miss Singapore World title gone, the Singlish-sprouting student spends her free time making smart appearances on talk shows and coining new words faster than you can shout 'BOOMZ!'
We caught up with the 19-year-old over lunch (which for the self-confessed binger meant a glass of chocolate milk shake for the entire day), and found that she has engaged a manger to turn around her negative public image.
After all she's been through, this young woman just shrugs off criticism and ridicule. Make no mistake, Ris may have given up her crown after her brush with the law, but she has never been so ready for the big time.
Q: Ris, it's no exaggeration to say that you're now officially Singapore's most recognizable former ex-beauty-queen. Has fame been a dream or nightmare for you so far? It's been a dream, a fabulous dream. It's like being in wonderland, people recognize you and you get freebies...
Q: What sort of freebies? Oh I get a lot of free nail treatments and hair treatments.
Q: I see. But surely it hasn't all been smooth-sailing? You have been getting your fair share of flak and criticism ... (interrupts) No, I take everything with a pinch of salt. So it's just been a dream to me, even the bad parts.
Q: So you're thoroughly enjoying yourself? Ah huh. There's no such thing as bad publicity, only publicity. (smiles)
Q: Some people say that you don't know what you're doing and have dragged our country's reputation down with you. What do you have to say to these people? Can I tell them that they're bull-sh**ing? Please take a look at yourself in the mirror, as if you're not disgracing yourself. Is your English really that good? Can you really speak that well? Can you write that well? Do you think you can stand on the stage and portray yourself? No, I don't think so. You're just somebody behind a computer, a nerd wearing specs, typing away. Just a coward.
Q: Has there been anything brought up in the media that you would like to clarify? They said I bought my title, but obviously that's not true. If you spend money and effort going to grooming classes and catwalk classes, of course you'll win. Nothing comes for free. You must put in the effort to make yourself well known, make yourself be seen. Saying I bought my title is so not true.
Q: Speaking of well-known, did you ever think that the word 'boomz' will become the national phenomena it is now? No, I thought 'boomz' was just a word used by myself and in the comics, where the cars go crashing and then boomz!
Q: So how long have you been using this word? I think since I was young. I'll just play with the (toy) trucks and go boomz, boomz, boomz!
Q: And did it always come with the z at the back? You know there was this point in time whereby everything came with a z at the back? It was so yesterday, but ya ...
Q: So I see you've coined a new word, shingz, which you said translate to 'sucks'. Was that also from your childhood? No, that's recently. It's like saying basket ... and when you can't say that, you just say shingz.
Q: So are you going to get into the habit of coining new words? Ya, I can start a Ris Low dictionary anytime. (smiles) Because I'm always into new words, and I like coming up with new ways of expressing myself through different sounds. I base them on sounds la, don't really think there're words actually.
Q: Interesting. So has your daily 10pm curfew been 'shingz' for you? Obviously, I can't go for any events if it's after 10pm, or I have to get approval from my probation officer. Other than that, it's not much of a problem because I'm not much of a nightlife person. I don't go chionging (clubbing), even though I look like a chiongster.
Q: What do you do when you want to go out and have a good time then? Shopping, shopping, tons of shopping. (laughs) A woman can never get enough of shopping. You get real excitement and thrill out of shopping. It's like you're looking at the clothes and they're asking you to try them out. (in animated tone) That gorgeous dress, ooh look at that!
Q: Where do you usually do your shopping? Anywhere with clothes. Heeren, Bugis, Cineleisure. And the infamous City Plaza.
Q: City Plaza? Eh isn't that where all the aunties do their shopping? No. (shakes head disapprovingly) ... the clothes are so trashy. And I like trashy clothes.
Q: So what's the trashiest outfit that you have? Haha, I don't even dare to wear it out, I think my mom will kill me. It's all furry, mid-riff and comes with a short skirt.
Good news, i never went to city plaza! HAHAHAHA...kk, watever, anyway, to update on my life...2 more days be4 OP...den its freedom!(literally). My black sketchbook with my phy mindmaps is officially lost. Thanx to all who kept insisting dat i will get it...i know ur trying to help but really...it juz pisses me off...my life sux, and i know it. I knew i will not get it back...
What else? Oh, with our plan to escape cancelled prev, we are planning to go this Sun! All we can do is pray dat it dosen't rain...
Tdy OP run suxed..my teacher juz went like...BOOMZ! Haha...seriously...he went boomz..in my grp, only i managed to speak fully and even then, he didn't comment on me at all and juz told all us to get out...haha, still, TP116 rulez! Woohoo!
Okay ya...happy happy...i dun wanna think of the hassle of needing to do my mindmaps again...not yet anyway..coz nw wit OP...i think within me i am juz hoping dat it will pop out somewhere..haha, juz be happy :)
Recalled at 4:54 AM :)
Thursday, November 05, 2009
OKAY. Long time nvr post a long post..haha...
Well, got to say, its been bad omen these few days. Let me explain it as a process. For OP, we have been going to each other houses to do OP. 1st was my hse on Mon..and my frens nw call it the food paradise. No pics taken, only video and dat is not on FB coz it takes F'ing 2 hours to upload...so i did it on youtube..haha..
On Tues, we went YY hse..well, dat day went well. So here are the pics i took.
Okay..F it..i can't upload my pics on photobucket...F it bitch... anyway...go see on my fb den...
Wed, we went Poh Ling's hse to do a bit of OP, den watch movie. On the way, it was sunny. So we walked coz the path is by the road and there is no shelter for a long way. When we were halfway walking, it rained! But no point running back so we ran forward. Still, we got drenched and we all looked like we came out of the shower.
So we did a bit of OP den wen wanna watch movie..NO SPEAKER! Plus for the movie dat we wanted to watch, 'Drag me to Hell', the speaker max vol of the laptop was too soft..so in the end we switched movie and watched Bolt...the vol was dman loud..but me and YY see oledy and it was kinda of a bummer to watch Bolt in that dark cold atmosphere..but oh well...
The next day and Fri, we have no skl! Coz our grp oledy have our OP on Wed. So we decided to go escape...and the crap, its not open on weekdays! Even so..it was raining the whole freaking day..on and off...dat open also no point..so in the end we were walking arnd like gundus..going into NTUC for i dunno wat reason...coz we didn't feel like doing anything else other den go escape...den we enetered the bowling alley in EHub and juz sat down to watch an Ang Moh guy bowling..damn good la..haha...we cheerd and all and he smiled at us...den soon..out came the cameras! So ya, can't put the pics here...go see them on fb...
After dat, we went to watch movie..Jennifer's Body...not bad la..den we went cycling and Poh Ling fell down!!!! OMG..certainly a bad day..but all she was worried abt was how her leg looked...WALAU...felt like slapping here...anyway, wen cycling back to get her leg treated...it started raining and we managed to seek refuge in a toilet juz in time. The uncle there had plaster so after it all, we waited for the rain to stop. Den we returned the bike(ya..we hardly cycled..not coz of PPL...but the rain too)...den we went to Watsons to get PPL a better plaster coz the small plaster too smal for her wound...den dey went to eat while i went home
So all in all..we hanged out..but in a freaking wierd way...and tdy, i found out dat my phy mindmap book is f'ing missing..ALL my hardwork..GONE. And i also f'ing found the stupid IMEA code for my prev hp...wen i tot i didn't have it..wtf..wats the point nw...F it man...
So ya..nw when i am suppose to be studying, i am using the com coz i am just f'ing pissed wit everything happening rite nw...F it i tell u...all was goin well and den there is always that huge pitfall..i'm just nt meant to stay happy for long...i rather suffer misery everyday coz at least the pitfalls wldnt be so huge...
F IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Recalled at 10:38 PM :)
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
I saw the 'message from God' for my friend in FB...and this message struck me so hard and deep dat i almost cried. So wld like to share it wit u guys.
God wants her to know... ... that every little part of you is magical.
Yes, even the parts that hurt, even the ones that are feeling disease right now. It's alright to love what is in pain. More than alright, that's exactly where your love is needed the most. So why not touch that part that hurts and smile at it, at yourself through it, and whisper: ''I love you.''
I shall sign off on that magical note :)
Recalled at 5:16 AM :)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
So how's life? Well, tdy i was finally able to relax. But my internet just had to lag... OP run was tdy, so no PW for tdy. Homework done..so now all that's left is to finally go to sleep early after such a long time..
How's my HP? AWESOME. Haha...but still figuring certain functions out coz i haven't had the time to sit down and experiment it. So ya..still figuring out my Wi-fi...haven't experimented my cam at all...haha...
Coming Mon is A Level MT and for the 1st time...i have not even started on anything...there has juz not been enough time...i'm not keen on going for a second try either even if i get B3 coz i doubt i can jump grades...i couldn't even do so in O level...
Well..that's about all really. There is still plenty to work on. So tmr will be my so called admin day...clean my table, and study...yes, STUDY. Haha...
Oh, sad news. My mp3 sudd not working...i have no idea what i did..i doubt i did anything anyway..but it just dosen't wanna turn on..i charged it coz i tot maybe the batt became totally flat..but no use. My com can't even read my mp3 wen i connect it..sigh...1st my hp...nw diz...why me :( Haha..maybe its the proverb u get one, u lose one..ah, what bullshit x.x
Well..dat's all really. Juz keep Smiling! =)
Recalled at 7:48 AM :)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Thailand ads are so creative :)
Recalled at 8:00 AM :)
Saturday, October 24, 2009
MY NEW BEST FRIEND :) :) :)
Recalled at 8:07 AM :)
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Videos i promised. This guy has a whole list in youtube and he has even released comics and a book 'The sunny side down'...damn cool...the probs are so realistic and true...enjoy!
"Conversation" Tales Of Mere Existence
There are really more but these are my few favs..there are others so check dem out :)
