[UPDATE 05 MAY: New Parodies Below!]
I woke up today to some news that peeved me so much that I have to write about it. Before I even get started, I usually don’t slam people on my website unless it is really necessary IMHO.
Main people involved:
Aaron Aw aka Phenic, the incompetent and cocky GM of Singapore Sword, better known for a face which many sponsors, ex-sponsors or people who would like to slap
Wilson Chia aka Tetra, the one and only Singapore pro gamer so far, who has been bringing home international medals
Main Action:
A well-deserved slap (or some dicks lied that it was “a punch”)
Permanent ban from CGS
Supporting People:
Daphne Chow aka Perpetiel, the fiancee of Aaron, better known for spamming as a DOA player
Supporting Act:
The weakest link
Really Extra Extra:
Oo Gin Lee aka the SPH Straits Times reporter
Extra Extra Act:
Running a sensationalised article that is worth putting on Wanbao than on Straits Times.
My dear friend Wilson, better known as Tetra, has ended his pro-gaming days in CGS yesterday and he is removed from Singapore Sword team.
The Misquote
If you haven’t known, the sensationalised article is ran on Straits Times today, titled, “Punch dashes gamer’s career dreams”, claiming that Wilson punched and misquoted Wilson in the article. This is untrue. Tetra did not punch Phenic. Tetra slapped Phenic.
So looking at Wilson’s blog, this reporter wrote a comment:
This is Gin Lee, the reporter who wrote the article in The Straits Times today. I understand from Wilson that he has an issue over the dispute on whather he punched or slapped Aaron and he is concerned this might damage his online reputation.
I would like to clarify that at all times Wilson has insisted that he slapped Aaron and never punched him.
I’ve omitted his “personal note” that continued in the comment because I don’t care about what his personal note is when his first paragraph is so dodgy, insincere and lack of empathy. The reporter, Oo Gin Lee, has misquoted Wilson. Look, Oo Gin Lee, who do you think really bother if you “would like to clarify that at all times Wilson has insisted that he slapped Aaron and never punched him” when the article is already published?
My conversation with Wilson over the msn:

Apparently, the reporter does not want to fix his mistake on the papers; meaning he just want to avoid all the trouble to correct the misquote, putting someone’s reputation into stake on a national paper that “most of the citizens” trust and believe what they read. Think that just a sorry over the phone and a dodgy comment on his blog could fix the problem that he has caused due to his negligence?
Where is all the journalism integrity or professionalism?
I think this reporter could do a better job in Wanbao.
Black sheep of the SPH ST reporters? Or most of the SPH ST reporters are like that? I’ll leave you, my dear readers, with these questions.
So what’s triggered the SLAP / “PUNCH” ?
From Wilson’s blog:
Part 1 - Overall
This whole issue is caused by not just me but everyone else involved in this league. Phenic as a manager failing his role. He did not announced to the other players properly who is our female DOA player. Neither did he try to mediate the worsening situation where everyone hates Perpetiel and him. CGS should have known better that the problem will escalate to even worst problems. Covering points for her has caused immense stress for all the team members.
Part 2 - His Reason
Why does the Singapore Sword players care so much about who is being selected? It is because unlike Region 1 players, ONLY the top 2 teams will get fully paid as a professional gamer in CGS. This caused alot of disturbances within the team itself. In no way did Phenic try to help the team in this matter except helping his fiancee to be part of the team.
We also escalated this issue to CGS. They didnt really care much. After I slapped Phenic, they started saying we were a bunch of troublemakers and stuff like that.
Honestly, we cared about the team, our career as a pro, our pride as a Singaporean.
Because of all this crap, Singapore Sword will have problems in getting salary again… I cant play for CGS anymore. And neither am I willing to spend the time to train new blood after all this had happened. I scouted and trained 3 other females to participate in Singapore drafts. Phenic just took it as nothing compared to his wife. What does this leave us, Singaporeans? I honestly dont know what can be done at this point. But this has defeated my purpose of helping people learn DOA.
Part 3 - Personal Efforts of Tetra and The Arrogance of Phenic & Perpetiel
I tried my best. Over at China, I spent my time SMILING at the 2 of them. I even approached them in their rooms to train her. While neglecting my own training, I never even get a single “Thank you” for my efforts late at night. They avoided conversation with me as much as possible. Everytime it ended fast and without much meaning. It is really sad that things cant be solved right up front when both of them have huge pride.
It comes to a point that nice people snap too. Here these passionate gamers like Tetra who has been trying his best to bring glory to our country and get these pro-gamers a salary, but obviously the GM who uses his dad’s credit cards like nobody’s business, does not care about all these. Not to sound crude, but I think he only cares about where his cock is banging every night. Who cares about these team of pro-gamers when he is clearly an incompetent GM but rich bastard who can easily spend USD8,000 when he went LA?
Look, people can be filthy rich in their personal life, but if you’re someone who has been so arrogant, backstabbed people to get to the current GM position, so arrogant (again) that potential sponsors or ex-sponsors hate him so much, make dick-ruled decision that jeopardises the entire team’s chance to get their salary, you’re pretty much a loser.
A smart, arrogant and rich person could probably get his own family business/money to sponsor Singapore Sword instead. No more looking for / facing “outsider” sponsors for funds, your team is well-taken care of financially and you can stay as cocky as you want. That just makes life easy for everyone and he won’t look so bad or even getting that deserving slap now. In fact, he could pull off looking successful at managing the team. *coughs*
A Possible Lawsuit
It is most likely that Penis Phenic wants to sue Tetra for the assault. Seriously, this dude is digging his own graveyard even though he could afford the lawsuit anytime. If there is a lawsuit coming up, it is going to be a lose-lose situation for him. Anyone who is smart enough should know why, so I don’t want to say more. But anyone is welcomed to elaborate on this.
About Wilson Chia
My friendship with Tetra began from a gaming event that we were involved in. He is an easy-going person and a patient teacher. Even though I don’t encourage people to resort to physical assault, I think that slap was well-given because given the situations like these, some people just need to be slapped - literally or figuratively. If all of us (my pals and I) could do a encore, we would like Tetra to do a KO punch instead.
Nonetheless, this first slap of his life had also won his so much support over the internet and the community. Nice but angry guys don’t finish last, but most importantly, good reputation is not built overnight to have such tremendous support.
About Aaron Aw
I often hear claims from mutual friends and people around that Phenic brags that he knows me.
Seriously, I don’t know him as a friend but he probably just know who I am. The first time I knew of his existence was 9-10 years ago, when my classmate was his ex-girlfriend. As a young dick, he has all the traits of an asshole - according to my friend.
As for me, all I know is that he is a person who emailed or messaged me a few times over the span of 2001-2007 for things that he wanted to benefit from me. I never have a good impression of his time-wasting requests. To me, he’s always a person behind an email, webpage, or message. Perhaps I’ve met him in real life before, but I don’t remember, I don’t give a shit and I think he deserved the slap for all that.
Heard that he is going to be removed from this GM position.
AW…………. How apt his surname is.
About CGS’s decision to pban Tetra
Well, I couldn’t say it better than Chompr, a pro-gamer from US, on CGS Forums.
Everyone is saying “GL in your future hope you find something blah blah blah”
You know what, I’m not going to say that. Because I don’t think he should be banned at all.
Slap to the face = permanent ban!?!?!
With everyone trying to legitimize CGS as a ‘real’ sport, then why don’t they treat it like one? In any other sport, waaaay worse things happen and the only consequence is a fine/short suspension.
Ex) NASCAR - occasionally has “fights” (ROFL) which normally means someone gets hit or slapped, and they get FINED.
Ex) NBA - hard fouls around the basket when the defender isn’t going for the ball (flagrant foul) results in suspension and/or fine.
Ex) MLB - Pitcher/hitter dispute results in someone charging the mound and both dugouts empty with some punches thrown. At worst a couple games suspension and/or fine.
These are more established than the CGS obviously, which is perhaps why CGS doesn’t want to take any risks. However if you look at the story behind this, all info leads to the same answer: that the manager of the Singapore Sword wasn’t doing the right things and that Tetra had tried to help his team but was unsuccessful. Everything he said just got brushed under the carpet, so he thought his only other option was to ‘get physical’. YES he crossed the line and should be penalized, but not to this extent (maybe we need to see the slap I guess :S)
Jokes aside, I hope to see you again in the CGS Tetra!!
For a pro-gamer who is under the contract of CGS, he speaks up for what he thinks; even though the truth may be painful, it is for the better. So if CGS wants to be a ‘real sport’, it should act like one. CGS should fix its flaw.
Here’s not just to CGS, Phenic, Perpetiel and Oo Gin Lee, but to all in general, be it corporations, people, friends, lovers and family, we don’t look down on people who admit their mistakes. If people could be more humbled to admit and FIX their mistake, they could gain a lot of newfound respect from others. But for people who always think that they are right at all cost, just prepare to get critisized and disrespected.
For more reads:
1) Wilson’s entry on his personal blog
2) The Wanbao-worthy article by Oo Gin Lee - A disgrace of Straits Times
3) How GameSync has done a better job in reporting news than Straits Times
4) Chompr’s quote on CGS Forum
5) If you’re kaypo to see how Phenic or his fiancee look like
OR
If you find that my entry is too heavy, here are some light-hearted parodies done by my friend, Sock aka Splint3r. Totally dig his humour.
I’ve gone ahead to name these videos as such:
How Fiancee Perpetiel Got It Her Way
Behind Closed Doors: Lover Phenic & Perpetiel’s Heated Argument
[UPDATE: 05 MAY] New Parodies!!
Phenic & Perpetiel’s DAILY DOA Practice! - by yours truly
Spammer Perpetiel Hates Chiu - by yours truly
Back Home: Phenic and His Old Man - by Splint3r
Back Home: Phenic and His Sister - by Numbskull
What Phenic Should’ve Gotten - by Splint3r
End note: 