Sex blogger 'unlikely' to complete law
degree here
But NUS student may come back
to interview S'poreans about sex
Mr Alvin Tan, who is back in his native Malaysia, says
he may continue his studies there.
By PEARL LEE
THE law student who hit the headlines last year for posting
sexually explicit photos and videos of his girlfriend and himself
in an online blog does not intend to return to the National
University of Singapore (NUS) to complete his degree.
But Mr Alvin Tan Jye Yee told The Straits Times he
is thinking of returning - to interview Singaporeans about sex for
his new YouTube project.
Now living in his native Malaysia with partner
Vivian Lee, 24, he has so far resisted pressure from his parents to
graduate from NUS.
Mr Tan, 25, said that as well as terminating his
law scholarship, NUS had also suspended him for one semester. "I
can only go back in August when the next semester starts but it is
very unlikely that I will."
The former Asean scholar, who has one more year of
study remaining, said he prefers life in his rented apartment in
Kuala Lumpur. But he added: "Sooner or later I will get my degree.
I may transfer my credits to another university in Malaysia that
allows me to study on a part-time basis."
The couple started a YouTube channel two weeks ago
on which they discuss sex.
Mr Tan said: "We may go to Singapore to film street
interviews where we ask Singaporeans to discuss controversial
topics such as rape or incest."
He had been told by NUS to attend counselling
sessions at the university's health centre, which he did not
do.
Mr Tan, who has been on a leave of absence from NUS
since August 2011, started a blog last September on which he posted
controversial photos and videos of Ms Lee and himself. The
university's board of discipline met Mr Tan in November and he was
subsequently stripped of his scholarship. NUS said his actions were
"detrimental to the reputation and dignity of the university".
Education Minister Heng Swee Keat said in
Parliament that Mr Tan's conduct was "reprehensible and unbecoming
of a scholar".
Mr Tan runs an online daily- deals company but said
his main source of income is from stock dividends.
He pays for Ms Lee's expenses, as she is unemployed
and no longer lives with her family.
He said: "Vivian is living permanently with me. She
hasn't seen her family in months. When I picked her up at a bus
station in Johor Baru, she had 11 boxes of stuff with her."
Mr Tan added that Ms Lee's family has yet to come
to terms with her behaviour and her relationship with him.
Home, The Straits Times, Thursday January 24 2013, Pg B9
