SLY very poor thing leh...
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In order to let SLY participate in Singapore Idol, his in-debt mother borrowed $5k from dunno who lah without telling him or her which is illegal. Now...
his mother was jailed for 5 years -
It's all part of creating the rocker image for Sly. -
Doesn't make sense for a mom to do something deliberately that'll land her in jail just to 'create a rocker image'. I guess she just wanted to help her child in pursuing his dreams and in her haste and perhaps desperacy, made a big mistake.
It's all about a mother's love.
Poor Sly... first he lost the competition, now this. -
5k for 5 years?? -
Dec 8, 2004
Idol's mum jailed for hiding bankruptcy
By Selina Lum
THE mother of Singapore Idol first runner-up Sylvester Sim has been jailed for five weeks for borrowing money without disclosing that she is a bankrupt.
Her sentence comes less than a week after the 21-year-old freelance graphic designer was defeated last Wednesday by national serviceman Taufik Batisah, in the finals of the popular TV talent show.
On Monday, a magistrate's court convicted Sim's mother, Avigline Lim Poh Leng, 44, for borrowing $5,000 from Madam Chay See Soon, without telling the woman she was a bankrupt.
The court heard that Madam Chay, believed to be an acquaintance, and her husband had given Lim a cheque for $5,000 as a personal loan in March last year.
The couple made a complaint to the Official Assignee six months later. To date, Lim has repaid $1,050.
Lim, who did not have a lawyer, said in her mitigation plea she was taking medication for depression.
It is an offence under the Bankruptcy Act for a bankrupt to obtain credit of $500 or more without disclosing his or her status.
The maximum punishment is a $10,000 fine and a jail term of up to three years.
Even during the run-up to the finals, Sim's mother, who was made a bankrupt in June 2002, made headlines.
It was reported that seven people had made police reports against her, alleging they gave her $132,000 - of which $90,000 remains unpaid - for a business venture to provide food and lodging to students from Indonesia.
One woman claimed she had tried to get the money back from Lim when it seemed the business was not taking off, but received only excuses.
At one point, it looked like Sim, whose rocker image set many teen girls' hearts a-flutter, might be dragged into the scandal, as some of the dud cheques received by his mother's business partners had been issued in his name.
Despite the media attention, Lim turned up at the Indoor Stadium with her husband Larry to support their son, known affectionately as Sly, at the Singapore Idol finals.
Sim, who came second but ended up with the same prize as winner Taufik, is expected to be groomed for the Mandarin pop market.
He told MediaCorp's Channel News Asia: 'I am saddened by what has happened. But I need to focus on things coming up ahead. I will cover up my pain and concentrate on doing what I have to do for my career, and for my fans who have been supporting me all this way.' -
ello elloOriginally posted by TakumiFujiwara:In order to let SLY participate in Singapore Idol, his in-debt mother borrowed $5k from dunno who lah without telling him or her which is illegal. Now... his mother was jailed for 5 years
5 weeks nia lah............ -
how come u need 5k to participate in Spore Idol??? If that is so, then how did Taufik get the money since he come from such a needy family?
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I though onli a month?
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nah it's her fault tt she didn't declare her bankruptcy. hope she learn from her mistakes.
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song boh
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Small thing only also kanna sue..
What to say? Why is the 5k needed for the Singapore Idol anyways? hmm.. -
Wat crap need $ to join spore idol !
ROcker image my foot ...... he is ah beng wannabe rocker. cant sing a rock song .... no looks ... can balik kampung
Pity him for his mum's jai lsentence but for losing spore idol ...... he deserve it ! there are a lot better people like olinda, leandra, chris ..... -
everything has a price tag.....SG Idol is not worth anything. 'tan hua yi xian'....but many people hunger after instant fame....bo bian. its better to 1 step 1 footprint...lesson learntOriginally posted by mohanraj0085:Wat crap need $ to join spore idol !
ROcker image my foot ...... he is ah beng wannabe rocker. cant sing a rock song .... no looks ... can balik kampung
Pity him for his mum's jai lsentence but for losing spore idol ...... he deserve it ! there are a lot better people like olinda, leandra, chris ..... -
server her right
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i tot she is jailed for 5 weeks?
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bo bian...but he still can make money wad...with the album he is coming out....but maybe due to this none would by wor
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Paiseh lah! I heard wrong! Dun need to suan me one! MOD!Originally posted by FireIce:ello ello
5 weeks nia lah............ -
lolz..suan ppl veri song
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how the hell u noe she borrowed the money for the sg idol...y not say the rest of the 100+k she borrowed to feed sly up to let him take part in the competition...
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ha, i doubt so, he got no talent, no looks. its a freak incident dat he got to the finals and he paid the price for it.....point is....is it worth it, only he himself know.Originally posted by jay_rocks:bo bian...but he still can make money wad...with the album he is coming out....but maybe due to this none would by wor -
hmmm
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how come he poor thing when it's his mother doing stupid things for herself and getting thrown in gaol for 5 weeks?
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Borrow money for what?
Aiyah, soon she will be having better life liao, her son land himself contracts with recording coy, will be having comfortable life if not luxurious..
shi shang zhi you mama hao, you ma de hai zi xiang ke bao..~~~~~ -
Originally posted by TakumiFujiwara:
You really believed in this fairytale that the mum borrowed $$$ to let the ah beng son get into Singapore Idol? Wake up!!!
[b]In order to let SLY participate in Singapore Idol, his in-debt mother borrowed $5k from dunno who lah without telling him or her which is illegal. Now... his mother was jailed for 5 years [/b] -
The son is your singapore idol.
So, his family is Singapore Idol Family.
Dun be an idiot !
The mother have borrow more than $5000 from her friends.
If her precious son never get famous, her bankrupt status wun be exposed.
Some more, the person who charged her is her friend, not any bank.
She paying for her dues for borrowing the money.
BUT, her creditors still wun get back the money after the jail term.
So, is she smart or what ?????