Girls in tears after 'touch-touch feel-feel' games

SINGAPORE - Inappropriate orientation games for students have made the news again!

A female student recently burst into tears when taking part in a 3-day 2-night orientation camp held by a local university.

According to an insider at the camp, the girl had been uncomfortable with the physical contact in bonding games and had excused herself by saying she had a headache. However, she could not stand the peer pressure and eventually broke down into tears.

Tears in the Chrysanthemum Palace

It is a tale of unmitigated sorrow of a woman who made a very personal choice under great duress at the age of 30 to marry a prince.

(Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne by Ben Hills) The phrase “lived happily ever after” as many modern married couples will tell you exists only in fairy tale books.

It is all the more true when it comes to royal households, especially in the 20th and 21st centuries. This book by Australian journalist Ben Hills is a compelling read, simply because Crown Prince Naruhito will be the next Emperor of Japan in due course.

His wife, Masako Owada, is the central figure or subject of great interest in the book. Her upbringing, background and impressive academic credentials are factors behind the heavily veiled goings-on in Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne which has been in existence for 2,600 years.

It is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the Japan so one can understand why royal traditions and decorum are strictly adhered to under all circumstances.

My tears will never dry', says Amy's ex

AMY Winehouse's jailed ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil collapsed in his cell after prison officials informed him of his ex-wife's passing.

The 29-year-old former junkie who is serving time for burglary and a firearm offence pledged his eternal love for the star.

"I'm beyond inconsolable ... " Fielder-Civil told The Sun.

"My tears won't dry."

"I will never ever again feel the love I felt for her".