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Official Statement

Hi Fans,
I will not be in town for the coming fortnight and I will not be responsible for any posts that are published during this period of time.


Please do contact my co-editor if you wish to clarify on my whereabouts. Fan mails will be strictly ignored.


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Selamat Hari Raya

The editors of Youareben would like to wish all our Muslim readers a happy Hari Raya and also to all Singaporeans a happy holiday.


-The Editors-

A Vision of Persistence

I have seen you many times, Mr Jeyaratnam, or may I affectionately call you Mr JBJ. I have seen you on the streets, waving your book and party newsletter in front of me. The last time I saw you in person was almost two years ago.

Even until the day you fell, never once did you give up.

It is a sad day for all Singaporeans. Look beyond the exhilaration of Formula One. Singapore has just lost one of her most hardworking sons.

Even though I do not believe in what you preach, I express my heartfelt admiration for your persistence in what you believe in.

Thank you for everything, Mr JBJ.

Rest in peace, The Hatchet Man of Singapore.

靓绝五台山

Is that really him?

Actually, the focus is not on the geek but the lady on his right. She was one of the most beautiful female artistes in HK back in her heydays. I remember her pretty face clearly from 大时代 and 大话西游. But now she is no longer 大 (in terms of popularity, mind you)

According to reports, she became mentally disturbed after a visit to Singapore when she was violated by a '娱乐圈大哥' from HK. Without posting her recent picture and scaring my dearest fans, you can see her 衰样 here. My deepest sympathy to Ms Lam.

Just to sum up what she had been through. From what I understand, two of her beaus committed suicide. An old and ugly retired lawyer promised to take care of her last year. But in fact, it was just a media stance to make himself famous. Without looking into the mirror, he had even stated that she was 'old and ugly' in front of her. And now, she is abandoned and taken as a joke in HK.

What is in store for this tragic figure? I hope someone will save her from her plight soon.

杰出国民

I was never a fan of F1. Even now, I'm not convinced even though the race is right smack at the Little Red Dot.

But somehow as I watched on, I found the night view of Singapore looking so much nicer while the cars are battling out in the race.

The Old Parliament House, Esplanade and even the highways filled being nosy drivers looking down at the race. I just wonder why Singaporeans always brag about their visits to this city in old Europe and that town in USA when they have something closer home they should be bragging about.

Not all pastures are greener on the other side.

By the way, 24th Singapore French Film Festival will be starting on 3 Oct. If keen, please contact your fat editor( I am not referring to Alex Man). Cheers.

- Your Fat Editor-

Is it really him?

A Tribute to the King

I first notice 李南星in the drama serial 边缘少年in 1988. I may be only 5 years old then, but I was won over by his 叛逆-ness in the show. Not to forget the scene where he literally crushed 严丙量's fingers outside the Subordinate Court.

In 1993, Li appeared in the classic "The Unbeatables" and cemented his status as the King of Caldecott Hill with his performance as 言飞. Alongside with Zoe Tay, they were the golden couple of SBC-TCS Mediacorp in the 1990s.

However, his fate took a sharp turn after his performance in "The Magnate". Not only he lost the Most Popular Male Artist award to Chen Hanwei, he appeared in mostly telemovies for the next 3 years, not before making a comeback in "The Unbeatables II".

Due to the nature of his character, he was often perceived as uninterested in his career. However, he did not give up on acting and in 2002, he mesmerised the audience with another award winning outing in 豹子胆 as an ex- convict who was caught in a dilemma on whether to seek revenge or to turn over a new leaf. Once again, 南星showed that Christopher Lee was not even close in replacing him as the King.

Earlier this year, 南星was successful in enticing tens of thousands of Singaporeans who have not tune in to Ch 8 to follow a drama serial in years with his outing in "The Golden Path". Although age has caught up with him, he certainly proved that he was not called Singapore's Chow Yuan Fatt for nothing. Who can forget the way he looked when he cycled Felicia Chin along the streets in Geylang in a particular scene? Also the way he curled his last finger when he was nearly arrested by Tay Ping Hui?

南星has disappeared from our tv screen for almost 9 months since the final episode of "The Golden Path". However, I believe that he will be back sooner or later with another unforgettable performance (not the one in "十三鞭, of course).

Long Live the King! Long Live 李南星!

义大利饮咖啡 路边吃Spaghetti

It's a bird...it's a plane... No! it's our very own funnyman, Henry Thiaaaa (cue Hui Ge screaming 'AH BUUUUU AHHHH' at the top of his voice).

I have always been a fan of the genre of actors who call themselves comedians. Just to mention some prominent figures that I follow religiously: Charlie (Chaplin, not Cao), Stephen Chow, Adam Sandler, Rowan Atkinson, and many of the members in the Frat Pack. Henry Thia, for his fabulous comedic timing over the years, is slowing climbing my chart of favourite comedians. Who can forget his endearing performances in the now defunct 搞笑行动? Even though his comedic skills have largely remained stagnant over the years, his performances remain sincere and certainly the personification of everything Singaporean.

Understanding again that its downright despicable to repeatedly apply the tribute theme over and over again, I will try my very best to keep my schoolboy admiration for 辉哥 in check. well, at least for the next few minutes while I get my verbal diarrhoea out of the way.

Managed to catch Money No Enough 2 even though it was released almost 1.5 months ago. Together with my regular film kaki whom I realized had "heart and intestines made of iron",
it was a movie that tugged greatly at my heartstrings.

The story revolves around three brothers from a middle-income background in contemporary Singapore. The three brothers, played magnificently by Henry Thia, Mark Lee and Jack Neo (in order of merit), represented the atas, yuppy-wannabe and bo lui lang in Singapore. In the midst of making money in ingenious ways, an underlying theme of family bonds and ties made the movie so much more emotionally grounded as compared to his previous films. The three brothers had to grapple with issues of money (duh) and their Alzheimer's disease-strucked mother. Lai Ming ( usually stereotyped as 尖酸刻薄 mothers or in-laws and bearing an uncanny resemblance to my grandmother) was so convincing that I could not stop tearing whenever she was on-screen.

As much as I tried to act in accordance to the usual social stigma of appearing macho and manly in front of the other gender, the entire theater probably felt their seats trembling with my relentless sniffling and constant effort to wipe off my tears (Much to the disgust of my film kaki ). Peppered with local jokes and gags that laugh at ourselves, I am extremely glad I managed to catch it before its run ended. In general, it was a sincere performance from the cast and a great movie. The last time I heard, its making waves across the Causeway as well. Just make sure you dont watch it with someone whom you fancy lest you make a fool out of yourselves by soaking the cinema floor wet with your tears.

Just a gentle reminder, October 1st and 27th are public holidays. To fans who have stayed with us all this while, have a great and healthy week ahead. It has been a pleasure for the weekend. Till the next weekend, while I try to perfect my own rendition of 辉哥's routine grimace in the mirror.

-Your insane editor-

这年头没兄弟真的活不下去........

Sworn brothers, knew each other for more than 20 years, drink at the same pub every week, worked together for almost year. Yet he was double crossed by the one he trusted wholeheartedly.


这年头没兄弟真的活不下去........


我呸!


No Money, No Buddy.

Press Release

Dear Fans,

Reccently, we have received emails and letters from our fans enquiring on the identity of our guest editor and after some serious discussion, the decision is to maintain his mysterious status. However, in order not to disappoint our fans, we have decided to publish the below photo :



This is the best we can do.



Regards,
Editors of YouareBen

Pressure, Fear and ultimately, Failure

With the stunning demise of yet another 2 of Wall Street's "Big 5", you can really sense the world's biggest economy sinking and being gripped by fear.

It wasn't that long ago when these powerhouses were posting extraordinary profits in extraordinarily short amount of time. In the blink of an eye, those billions "earned"(USD,nt ruppiah)were being written off like you would write off liverpool's chances of winning the EPL; assets were impaired, shares and indexes plummented, ratings were slashed, credit was crunched and, after months of intense pressure, fear and ultimately, failure, the century old Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch finally succumbed, hence being forever consigned to finance txtbooks as classic examples of "victims of the early 21st century's sub-prime crisis".

This week will probably pass just like any other for most of us, but take a second off to savour these historical moments in the making, because 40 years down the road, you'll have to answer your grandchildren when they ask "where were you, and what was it like back then when the legendary Bear Sterns, Lehman and Merill(and maybe AIG) fell?"

-Your solemn Guest Editor