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KUALA LUMPUR: “Dia bukan bodoh,” kata Presiden Persatuan Melayu United Kingdom (Melayu UK), Hamidi Abdul Rahman mengenai kemungkinan wanita genius matematik, Sufiah Yusof, 23, kembali ke pangkal jalan selepas tersilap langkah menjadi pelacur.
Hamidi berkata, beliau yakin bekas pelajar Universiti Oxford yang menggemparkan dunia menerusi pendedahan kisahnya menjadi pelacur dalam akhbar News of The World, akan menghubungi pihaknya dan bersetuju menjalani rawatan menggunakan kaedah Islam seperti ditawarkan sebelum ini.
“Kerjayanya sekarang tiada ‘future’ (masa depan) dan sebagai seorang yang pintar, Sufiah pasti mempertimbangkan tawaran kami dengan sewajarnya.
“Sebelum ini, mungkin dia tak tahu nak hubungi siapa untuk meminta bantuan. Insya-Allah, apabila mengetahui hajat kami ini, dia akan bersetuju untuk dirawat,” katanya ketika dihubungi di London, malam tadi.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sufiah tak bodoh
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
GLAM TO BE CALL GIRL? RUBBISH
By Maureen Koh from newpaper.asia1.com.sg
April 14, 2008
TREATED like a princess?
Rubbish.
Men showering you with gifts?
Rubbish.
Glam lifestyle?
Rubbish
MsCaimee, 27, said: 'Call it delusion or illusion.
'Ms Sufiah is definitely not telling everything as it is.'
Ms Caimee is a Singaporean Arts and Social Sciences graduate-turned-social escort.
She is one of six tertiary-educated Singapore social escorts who scoff at the rosy picture of prostitution painted by British mathematics prodigy Sufiah Yusof.
Ms Sufiah, 23, had boasted of her sordid lifestyle as a prostitute in a video interview with The News of the World last Sunday.
She had claimed that selling her body provided her with a far more 'glamorous' life than she ever dreamt of when she went to Oxford University.
She has no regrets because, she claimed, she's treated like a 'princess' by the men who buy her body.
Princess?
Puh-lease, Ms Charlene said.
A former law undergrad from a local university who dropped out and became a social escort, Ms Charlene said she was so badly abused by a client two years ago - she was sodomised - that she was hospitalised for more than two weeks.
'I had to stop working for about a month after that,' she said. 'That is one of the perils of the job.
'You don't have control over who your clients are, and you can't expect to meet gentlemen all the time.'
Ms Charlene, 29, has also contracted sexually transmitted diseases - twice.
'One of them was a regular client who refused to wear a condom,' she said.
What of Ms Sufiah's claim of being showered with gifts?
'Showered with gifts?' Ms Elise, 27, asked. 'Please, most of the stuff I own, I paid for with my own money.'
Ms Elise became a social escort when she found that the money helped pay for her 'love for branded goods'.
Ms Charlene said that being showered with attention is likelier: 'Well, they paid for the time, so of course their attention will be on you. Would you be expecting anything less?'
And then there is Ms Sufiah's boast that her expertise in mathematics was part of the thrill for her clients.
'My clients,' Ms Charlene said, 'don't get turned on by my intelligence in bed. I really don't think any of them would want me to recite the penal code to them while we are having sex.'
She laughed derisively and said: 'It would be a complete turn-off!'
But if the life of a social escort is so sordid, why waste a good education and sell your body?
Apart from the easy money, there are always extenuating circumstances.
Of the six who spoke to The New Paper on Sunday, Ms Charlene said she could identify with Ms Sufiah most of all.
'In some aspects, I think we're quite alike.'
PRESSURE
Unable to take the constant pressure of lectures and tutorials, she dropped out of her law studies in 2004. An only child, she said her life spiralled out of control from that moment.
She recalled: 'My mum was utterly disappointed with me.
'But what she did not realise was that the high hopes she had placed on me gave me tremendous pressure.'
Her parents had divorced when she was three.
When her mother found out that she had quit her studies, their relationship soured.
'She simply went ballistic when my dean called her,' Ms Charlene said.
She tried to reconcile with her mother, but was unsuccessful. Then she sank into depression.
'I had to put up with a friend. I had no money,' she said.
Her friend, also a law student, was working part-time as a social escort.
Ms Charlene said: 'Oh, they had different names - professional entertainer, lady companion - but ultimately, they all mean the same thing.
'I became a high-class prostitute.'
She added: 'Somehow, you feel the sex is all so sordid, but it's also the fastest way to get clients. You take as many as you can, to earn the money you want.'
Six months into the trade, MsCharlene decided to get her own 'agent' - a pimp - to manage her bookings.
She charges about $550 for an hour and 'clients have to book a minimum of three hours'. Her agent takes a 10 per cent cut of the first hour.
She does not serve Singapore clients.
'Most of the men I serve are businessmen from Brunei and Indonesian Chinese,' she said.
'They're usually more generous with their money. The tips are better.'
Ms Charlene admitted: 'It's easy money for me, however shameful that may come across.'
Yet there are risks and sacrifices.
'Now and then, the clients have odd requests such as role-play,' she said. 'And sometimes, the play gets too rough and turns ugly.'
EMBARRASSING
She also has to deal with embarrassing situations, such as running into former classmates and friends.
'If I see them from afar, I try to avoid them,' she added.
'It would be too humiliating for me if they knew the truth.'
Ms Charlene's mother died in September last year after battling liver cancer. Mother and daughter never got to make peace.
There are times, Ms Charlene said, when she looks at her mother's photos and wishes she had spent more time with her before she died.
'My aunty tells me that Mum died of a broken heart. And sometimes I think it's true.
'I don't think she has forgiven me.'
This is why Ms Charlene felt that Ms Sufiah should reconcile with her mother, Mrs Halimahton Yusof.
She said: 'I feel for both of them.
'From media reports, it seems that Ms Sufiah has led a warped life from young.
'Now that she has been thrust into the limelight, maybe she should reconsider her options and go back to her family.
'She must realise one thing: Easy cash does not pay for low self-esteem.'
Last year, Ms Charlene took up part-time studies at a university. She hopes to earn herself a degree in four years.
'There are just so many years you can sell your body. There'll come a day when clients are attracted to younger, prettier women,' she said.
'I don't want to wait idly for that day to come - it'll be too lonesome for me. There are many things I regret now... but I can't turn time around.
'I can only try to be kinder to myself.'
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Sufiah's mum starts family website
  Halimahton's Wordpress Blog |
COVENTRY: The mother of Sufiah Farooq, the child genius who shocked the world with her revelation that she is a social escort, has started a family website to counter "misconceptions" about her family.
The first entry, which did not directly address 23-year-old Sufiah's situation, said the majority of articles about Sufiah were misleading.
It said much had been written about Sufiah's current occupation but most had been misleading on several crucial points.
"Sadly, it seems that most journalists would rather entertain their readers than focus on writing factually accurate articles; it's not entirely their fault, though, as Farooq often talked nonsense to journalists and sometimes seemed to be trying to cultivate the appearance of eccentricity."
The website said one of the "inaccuracies" was that Farooq was behind the outstanding academic prowess of her five children, including Sufiah, who was accepted by Oxford University at age 13.
According to the entry, Farooq wasn't largely responsible for teaching the children.
"For most of the Yusof children's early life, Halimahton was practically a single parent as Farooq was in prison, having been convicted of mortgage fraud, or on the run for six years.
"He only returned to the household when Iskander, the youngest at the time, was 7 years old. By this stage, the Yusof children were already prodigies."
The entry said they were anywhere between three and seven years ahead in most academic subjects despite the fact that they spent most of their time engaged in less bookish activities such as tennis or playing with other children.
Farooq is now back in prison for indecent assault of two 15-year-old girls whom he tutored.
Halimahton, who has since started divorce proceedings, said in a recent interview that she wanted to set the record straight on her children's much-touted genius.
"The teaching methods are all mine. I taught the children since they were small. However, Farooq took the credit but I did not mind as it was a family thing. Sometimes, I felt upset and the children thought it was unfair."
Claims of strict regimes, that the cold would help concentration were explained as rantings by Farooq, who either did it to boast to reporters or in the words of his wife, "He just loved to talk".
The site did not list Sufiah or Farooq.
When asked why the misconceptions were not corrected earlier, Halimahton said the family never read or cared about what was being said in the press.
"We didn't care about what people said about us. We are a family. But now I feel that I should put some things straight."
Halimahton and Iskander were in the process of compiling a book on the principles of teaching when the latest story on Sufiah made headlines.
The story in the News of The World, the British newspaper which uncovered her sex-for-sale activities recently, stated that Sufiah charged up to STG1,000 (RM6,400) per customer.
When Halimahton was reported in Malaysian newspapers as saying how much she missed her daughter, Sufiah revealed that she enjoyed a life "far more glamorous than she ever dreamt of when she went to Oxford University aged 13".
Halimahton, who was born in Muar, studied at the Tunku Khursiah College before going to the United Kingdom where she pursued further education and studied organometallic chemistry at the University of Hull.
She did not complete her PhD as she wanted to spend time with her children.
The youngest, Zuleikha Sabrina, has enough A's at 14 to enter university but is waiting for two more years as "I want to to learn more social skills before I go to university".
Halimahton was concerned that Sufiah would be seen as a role model, especially when she was accepted into university at a tender age.
"Do not glorify her. Do not condone her actions. I fear that youngsters see her as a role model. If anyone should be seen as role models, it is her siblings.
"I would say they are cleverer. Being clever means that you can adapt to situations and still keep our principles."
Habuan lumayan
KUALA LUMPUR: Wanita genius matematik, Sufiah Yusof, mungkin terdesak atau diumpan dengan bayaran lumayan sehingga terdorong membuat pengakuan kononnya dia dengan rela hati menjadi pelacur.
Demikian pendapat Presiden Persatuan Masyarakat Melayu United Kingdom, Hamidi Abdul Rahman berikutan wujud kelompangan dalam dua laporan akhbar edisi on-line News of the World mengenai bekas pelajar Universiti Oxford itu.
“Kalau dibandingkan dua berita iaitu waktu mula-mula cerita ini tersebar dan berita pengakuannya, wujud beberapa fakta agak meragukan. Contohnya, dalam laporan pertama ada menyebut dia sekadar menerima bayaran 130 paun (RM845) untuk melakukan seks dengan pelanggan di flet kos rendahnya tetapi dalam berita susulan, tiba-tiba melaporkan dia hidup mewah, mendapat pakaian dan beg berjenama, bercuti di kapal mewah dan menaiki helikopter.
“Dalam laporan pertama juga menyebut dia gementar ketika membuka baju tapi laporan seterusnya tanpa segan-silu Sufiah kononnya berkata dengan mudah dapat memberi rangsangan terbaik untuk minda dan tubuh pelanggannya. Mana mungkin dalam masa seminggu dia berubah hati dan membuat kenyataan berbeza dengan laporan sebelumnya,” katanya ketika dihubungi, malam tadi.
Hamidi juga tidak menolak kemungkinan Sufiah memerlukan bantuan kewangan sehingga sanggup membiarkan wartawan yang menemubualnya memutarbelitkan laporan dan menulis apa saja asalkan mendapat bayaran.
“Saya tak mahu membuat sebarang tuduhan tetapi menjadi kebiasaan pengamal media di sini (United Kingdom) untuk memberi bayaran kepada mana-mana individu bagi memperoleh berita eksklusif untuk disiarkan.
“Mungkin Sufiah terdesak dan memerlukan duit hingga merelakan cerita mengenai kehidupannya diputarbelitkan sedangkan apa yang berlaku tidak begitu,” katanya.
Menurutnya, dia yakin Sufiah masih memerlukan bantuan dan ingin mencari jalan keluar daripada kemelut yang melanda kehidupannya.
“Sebab itu kami tak akan berputus asa dan sedaya upaya cuba membantu Sufiah supaya dapat kembali ke pangkal jalan. Usaha kami ini pun bukan setakat untuk Sufiah saja, tapi juga buat wanita Melayu atau Islam di sini yang mengalami nasib serupa,” katanya.
Ditanya keadaan ibu Sufiah, Halimaton Yusof, Hamidi berkata, wanita itu kini banyak melakukan ibadat dan berdoa supaya anak kesayangannya itu dapat diselamatkan.
p/s : dari info laman social escort, bayaran pelacur kelas atasan lebih 200 pound sejam, sufiah tak layak disebut pelacur kelas atasan
Bukan tak cukup duit
BANGI: Jabatan Penuntut Malaysia (MSD) mendapati pelajar pintar matematik yang diterima masuk ke Universiti Oxford ketika berusia 13 tahun, Sufiah Yusof yang terbabit dengan kegiatan tidak bermoral disebabkan soal peribadi semata-mata.
Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Datuk Khaled Nordin, berkata menerusi maklumat dikumpul MSD, tindakan wanita warga Britain itu bukan disebabkan masalah kewangan untuk menampung pengajiannya tetapi lebih kepada masalah peribadi.
“Ini bukan soal tidak cukup duit kerana dia sudah lama meninggalkan universiti tempat pengajiannya.
“Ini hanya soal peribadi dan tiada kaitan langsung dengan universiti,” katanya pada sidang media selepas mengadakan lawatan pertama ke Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), semalam.
Hadir sama timbalannya, Datuk Idris Haron dan Naib Canselor UKM, Profesor Datuk Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin.
