Shakespeare said “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” For these amazing warriors they certainly achieved greatness. I salute you all – Ms Dana Lam, Constance Singam, Brema Mathia, Margeret Thomas and, last but never least, Mr. Siew Kum Hong who – possibly motivated by a sense of justice – took on the legal role for free!

So join me friends in saluting these amazing Amazon warriors of Singapore. You can’t find me on page 69 or page 73 of anywhere but you can find me here at this blog. So post your ‘salutes’ here and share this moment.

To these warriors, I have a message too. You have earned the respects of many of the 4 million Singaporean; some of whom have come to look upon you all as guardians of civil society.

I’ve heard it been said more than a few times. Women in Singapore have it good, maybe even better than men, what are they whining about for? What do you need AWARE for?

Fact:

• Out of 3 pregnancies, 2 babies are born, 1 is aborted
• ¾ of women aborting babies are MARRIED — 1/3 are homemakers
• ½ of 10,000 STI cases per year – patients are between 20 – 30yrs, 1/3 – between 30-40yrs old, 5% amongst teens
• PAVe found in 2003 that out of 2,200 secondary and junior college students polled, 15 to 30 per cent had encountered family or dating violence.

A lot of women actually know if their husbands are fooling around outside and know if they are at risk for STIs (sexually transmitted infections). Doing something about it is something else altogether.

Two things you can do to protect yourself from STIs if your partner is straying (and in many cases, with paid-sex). You can abstain from sex with him, or you can use a condom. Both of these actions lead to conflict. In many cases, these conflicts are violent and abusive, if not physically, definitely emotionally and mentally so.