LEE: Got the mother of all scoldings from her parents, which forced her and Tan to take down their blog.PETALING JAYA: Vivian Lee, the woman who posted nude and erotic pictures and videos of herself and her boyfriend on their blog, has no regrets making her sexual life an open book.
"I see nothing wrong in posting the nude pictures and videos of our sexual relationship on the Internet. It was intended for the world to see how much we love each other. I cannot understand why people have to make so much fuss about this. It is our private affair," she said.
Lee, 23, and her boyfriend of six months Alvin Tan Jye Yee, 24, caused a cyber furore when their postings on their blog Sumptuous Erotica became viral and was caught on by the Singapore media.
"To us, the pictures on the blog were a work of art. We are open-minded people and we just want to share this with the world. We want them to see how pretty it was."
Lee said she failed to understand why people had different perceptions on Asians when they posted such images in cyberspace.
"It is all right for Westerners to do this but not Asians. This is double standard. I cannot understand why people have to judge us."
She said Asians should not be too conservative but be open about their sex life.
"There is nothing wrong talking about or having sex. It is a normal thing between two consenting adults. There should not be any stigma when a couple wants to talk or be frank about this. I cannot understand why this has to be blown out of proportion and sensationalised."
Lee, who is staying with her parents in Johor Baru, said they never anticipated their blog to become so prominent overnight.
"It was not done for commercial purposes. It was simply for fun and love. When we started the blog in September, we got a small following, mostly from Westerners. But three weeks into the postings and after more pictures and videos were uploaded, Singaporean and Malaysian Internet users got wind of it, and in less than two days, the site went viral, followed by exposure by the Singapore media."
Lee said they had no choice but to shut down the blog due to pressure from their parents.
"My parents were upset when they found out about it in the newspapers. I got the mother of all scoldings.
"However, they are calmer now and have fully accepted my actions."
Lee appealed to the media to leave her parents and family alone and stop harassing them.
"They have nothing to do with this. Please don't haunt them."
Lee said she was unafraid to face the consequences of her actions.
She would continue to live life "as though nothing had happened", she said.
"I don't care about what people think or say about me or their perception of who I am. I don't care if men stare or ogle when I am out in public. Neither am I embarrassed for being the girl in the erotic pictures and videos."
Lee, who just finished her business studies and is now looking for a job, said the uproar would not stop her from continuing her relationship with Tan.
"Instead, this would make our relationship stronger," said Lee, who planned to visit her boyfriend in Kuala Lumpur soon.
'Porn' blogger says he wants to keep 'doing it'
TAN: Says his parents are more concerned about him being in trouble with the law than the morality of the issue.Erotic blogger Alvin Tan Jye Yee wants to continue having "a lot of sex" with partner Vivian Lee and he intends to keep recording the trysts.
He has absolutely no regrets about the furore the sex blog he shared with Lee has caused.
"We're going to stick together and have a lot of sex, and record it too," he told The Star yesterday.
The Asean scholarship holder is currently under the spotlight for his raunchy images on the Internet, but neither he nor his girlfriend are frightened by the attention.
"My parents aren't really saying much about the morality of it they are more concerned I will be in trouble with the law or my university (National University of Singapore). They aren't saying, oh my gosh, this is so morally shameful," said Tan.
The Malaysian couple also said they were keen to leverage off their fame and had set up a function on their now-blocked blog where fans can send them e-mail and be kept abreast of their lives.
"This is a critical period, and we intend to use this time to build a following. Perhaps we won't do videos and such anymore for public consumption, but we could be bloggers or endorsers. We want Alvin and Vivian to become a household name, a pair known for being a sexually open duo," said Tan.
The couple revealed that they had received masses of fan mail, including propositions for sex from men and women.
Tan also brushed off the threat of legal action, saying he didn't believe they were “in much trouble legally”.
"People are advising us to lie low, to focus on getting lawyers or dealing with the National University of Singapore (NUS).
"But we are focusing on leveraging on this for more lasting fame," said the NUS law student, adding that on Monday his blog had received over 100,000 visitors.
Tan, who is expected to face a disciplinary hearing by a National University of Singapore (NUS) board later in the month, said he was currently preparing for the encounter and would decide what to do afterwards.
"I'm surprised they gave me so much time to prepare. I'm just going to stand my ground. Everything I want to say, I've already said to the media."
He admitted that although his life “did not depend” on staying at NUS, he would rather not face expulsion.
Tan said the couple intended to stay together for the foreseeable future, although they admitted they are not "your traditional monogamous, exclusive couple."
- The Star
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