S'pore teens think skinny is glamourous
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Thin is in for Singapore youth
SINGAPORE (AFP) - - Fauzi Rassull is a slim 20-year-old blogger, popular among Singapore's fashionable youngsters, who flaunts his 1.73-metre (5-foot 8-inch), 60-kilogram (132-pound) frame in glamour shots splashed on his sites.
Followers share tips on eating and Fauzi himself swears by his regimen of two meals a day consisting of bread, instant noodles and salad.
Thanks in part to anti-fat advocates like Fauzi, thin is in among Singapore teens and young adults, but experts warn that the fad is behind a worrying spike in the number of people developing eating disorders.
"I don't see myself as thin, I don't think I'm thin now," he insisted, saying he was aiming to cut his weight down to 53 kilograms.
Fauzi's dream weight would put him below the healthy range of the Body Mass Index (BMI) system used in many countries to measure fat.
At that weight, Fauzi, who does not hold a regular job and sells ads on his blog, would be risking "nutritional deficiency diseases and osteoporosis" based on the BMI scale of the Singapore Health Promotion Board, a government agency.
Fauzi, whose blog "The Male Bitch" was voted Singapore's most popular blog for four consecutive weeks in 2009, denies he is encouraging anorexia, which afflicts many Asian youngsters.
"I just want to be skinny and people misinterpret skinny and anorexic," he said, referring to hate mail he had been receiving from outraged people accusing him of promoting the eating disorder.
Medical studies show anorexia has become an endemic problem in Asian countries, whether in industrial powerhouses such as Japan and South Korea or emerging economies like India.
Singapore is no exception, with the Eating Disorders Programme of the Singapore General Hospital reporting five new cases a month. Many other cases are handled by private clinics.
Singapore has a resident population of just 3.64 million, of whom 13.4 percent belong to the 15 to 24 age category, the demographic most susceptible to the disorder, according to psychiatrist Ken Ung.
"I think that the eating disorders are sort of a novelty, curiosity, so they are fairly popular to young people," said Ung, who has studied anorexia for years.
He disapproves of websites and blogs such as Fauzi's due to their influence among the young.
"These sites should be taken down, definitely it is harmful to that small vulnerable minority that will be influenced," he said.
Popular social networking site Facebook apparently shared the same sentiments.
Fauzi said his 900-strong Facebook group -- "Get Thin or Die Trying" -- saw a spike in membership before it was taken down by site administrators in April this year.
He was also issued a warning and refused permission to start a new Facebook group after repeated attempts.
In a copy of the warning sent to Fauzi, Facebook said the site does not allow "groups that are hateful, threatening or obscene."
But Fauzi, who is also the creator of "The Thinspo Club" on Facebook's rival social networking site Friendster, said all he was trying to do was gather like-minded individuals to share slimming tips.
"I just want Singaporeans to lead a healthy lifestyle as well," he said.
Lee Huei Yen, the director of the Eating Disorders Programme, was sceptical of Fauzi's diet.
"The diet does not sound healthy and balanced and this person may possibly have an eating disorder," she said.
A freelance model, Braberry Paula Elizabeth, also expressed concern over Fauzi's slimming obsession.
"To me he's really slim, but I don't know why he wants to be thinner," said the svelte 19-year-old contestant in a beauty competition organised by bikini magazine FHM Singapore.
"Slimming is one thing, but there's a limit to everything," she said.
Fauzi brushes aside such concerns and is single-mindedly pursuing his dream of being as fashionably thin as American socialite Paris Hilton.
"She's my idol, she's very pretty, that's why I want to go to the extent of trying to be as thin as possible," he gushed.
"It's all about glamour."
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saw his blog
he is chao ah gua 1
the sissy type 1
and he eats little is becos he nvr exercise wat
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He was my classmate of mine in Lasalle. Aside from his 'sissiness', he's actually bloody hilarious.
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Originally posted by gigabyte14:
saw his blog
he is chao ah gua 1
the sissy type 1
and he eats little is becos he nvr exercise wat
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And he's also a fucking SPG.
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i think his 173/60 is just nice, not thin ?
im 1.75 and 59 kg
its also interesting he wants to be 'glamorous' , reminds me of party monster movie.
maybe we will have more unique sights to see in sg ^_^
i thought most above 21s like me have full time jobs , how to support yourself being like this?
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sigh maybe he need to see a mental doctor soon
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Originally posted by Keii:
He was my classmate of mine in Lasalle. Aside from his 'sissiness', he's actually bloody hilarious.
does he really wear that makeup all the time?
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Skinny != healthy..... that's one thing this fella fails to grasp.
He should jolly well listen to the doctors and nutritionists about proper eating habits.
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Originally posted by gigabyte14:
saw his blog
he is chao ah gua 1
the sissy type 1
and he eats little is becos he nvr exercise wat
hanor -
Originally posted by av98m:
does he really wear that makeup all the time?hanor hanor
wear until liddat..and all the poses....waliew
gave me the first impression that hes kinda sissified..
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Instant noodles aren't very healthy. I wonder where does he get the idea from that instant noodles can keep weight down?
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ought to be slapped.
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ought to be slapped , shot , revived and shot again
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Originally posted by 93'guy:
ought to be slapped , shot , revived and shot again
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eew...glamour my arse...
he wants to be stick thin...wait if Singapore kena typhoon he sure fly lor...
his diet also cannot replenish wot his body needs...lack of sugar=cannot think properly and cannot even do anything properly...
wait when he sprain his ankle the whole leg break LOL
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Like Bryan Boy ?
lol
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Originally posted by Deino:
eew...glamour my arse...
he wants to be stick thin...wait if Singapore kena typhoon he sure fly lor...
his diet also cannot replenish wot his body needs...lack of sugar=cannot think properly and cannot even do anything properly...
wait when he sprain his ankle the whole leg break LOL
Maybe he eats enough bread? So lack of sugar is not a concern.
But if he eats too many bread, then a buildup of fats is a concern.
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Fauzi Rassull is a slim 20-year-old blogger, popular among Singapore's fashionable youngsters, who flaunts his 1.73-metre (5-foot 8-inch), 60-kilogram (132-pound) frame in glamour shots splashed on his sites.
Been to BMT?
That will wake him up.
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I'm 170/78 kg
I just know when play soccer last time, someone kicked me (I was only standing there) and he sprained his ankle slightly. Then this big sized caucasian, estimated 1.85m/95kg knocked into me while we were both running, then he bounced off while I was still with the ball...
Jialat, so overweight already
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Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:
Maybe he eats enough bread? So lack of sugar is not a concern.
But if he eats too many bread, then a buildup of fats is a concern.
breads, instant noodles and salads...
besides diet, he sure has some kinda gender identity issues...
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Originally posted by {}==[GOD OF FUCK:::;;::>:
i think his 173/60 is just nice, not thin ?
im 1.75 and 59 kg
its also interesting he wants to be 'glamorous' , reminds me of party monster movie.
maybe we will have more unique sights to see in sg ^_^
i thought most above 21s like me have full time jobs , how to support yourself being like this?
Yea...60 at 173 should be ok ba...
i'm 176 and below 60...hard to gain weight sia..
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Originally posted by Deino:
Yea...60 at 173 should be ok ba...
i'm 176 and below 60...hard to gain weight sia..
Eat the same amount as me lor
Example meal the morning after a heavy gym session:
Breakfast
3 slices of Gardenia Multi-grain bread
2 eggs
1 can of Ayam brand tuna, or 1 beef patty:D
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Originally posted by eagle:
Eat the same amount as me lor
Example meal the morning after a heavy gym session:
Breakfast
3 slices of Gardenia Multi-grain bread
2 eggs
1 can of Ayam brand tuna, or 1 beef patty:D
waa...
for me i never restrict myself on diet sia...i eat when i want, what i want as much as i want...
thats the bad thing though coz sometimes lazy to eat...
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wait he go ns everyday chong and chong I see he hungry already still will only eat bread and noodle only anot.
Btw, camp food don't have bread and noodle