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Vicious attack on S'porean horse trainer : 'It was so painful, I cried' <!-- TITLE : end--> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3" height="15">
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Ah neh, asked you to kelong and tarik horse you don't want!
HE HAD just called home to tell his wife that he was heading home for coffee, following a hard day's work at the stables. But instead of sipping coffee at home, he ended up in excruciating pain, nursing a wide gash on his head, a broken leg, and bruises all over his body at a hospital. Mr Prakash Pereira, 58, is an award-winning Singaporean horse trainer based in Malaysia. He was driving home from Selangor Turf Club at Seri Kembangan last Tuesday at about 5pm in his maroon BMW 723, when he was ambushed.
Stunned
Speaking to The New Paper over the phone from his hospital bed in Petaling Jaya last night, he recalled: "I was at a traffic junction that was just a five-minute drive from the stables when a black Honda Accord hit my car from behind. "I stopped my car and got out to see the damage when these four or five guys came at me with iron rods and a hammer." What ensued was mayhem, as his attackers rained blows on him, hitting him all over his body. Passers-by were stunned but nobody stepped in to help. "There was a traffic jam in the area. So many people were around, but nobody bothered to help me," he recalled. Powerless against their weapons, he could only try to avoid being too badly injured.
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</td></tr><tr><td>AWARD-WINNER: Mr Prakash Pereira won the National Stud Farm Wira Malaysia Cup last year. He also made headlines in 2006 when his horse won two major races.</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
"I just remembered my Singapore army training. I curled up on the ground and took the blows," said Mr Pereira, who is based at the Selangor Turf Club.
He added: "I couldn't do anything else, so I made sure I remembered the car's licence plate number." He later gave the number to the police, but it turned out that the licence plate was actually registered to a lorry.
Mr Pereira said: "My glasses fell to the ground, so I couldn't see very well. But I remember that the driver of the Honda was wearing black, and he was very tall. "He also came out of the car to join in the attack." His attackers looked young, either in their 20s or early 30s, he said. "Then,one of them hit my head with a hammer, and hit me in my right ribs," he added. After that, his attackers started whacking his car. His windscreen was smashed. His 12-year-old BMW, which he bought second- hand two years ago, remains in the workshop. After the vicious attack, which he reckoned lasted about 10 minutes, the assailants fled in their car.
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td>HURT BADLY: Mr Prakash Pereira at Sunway Medical centre. He suffered a wide gash on his head, a broken leg and bruises all over his body.</td> </tr> </tbody></table> "It was so painful that I even cried," Mr Pereira recalled. "I tried getting my handphone from inside my pocket, but I couldn't because I couldn't really feel my fingers." A jockey then drove by and saw him lying behind his car. He said: "This jockey and his two friends then carried me into their car, and drove me to hospital.
"I don't remember much, but I remember that the shirt of the jockey who carried me was totally stained with my blood. "I got my jockey friend to call my wife when we were on the way to the hospital. "When I got to the hospital, the doctor said that he could even see part of my brain." The next few hours in hospital were critical, as doctors regularly checked on him and took his blood pressure. At about 11pm that day, his condition stabilised. But he remains hospitalised, and is expected to stay in hospital for another 10 days.
Not robbed
His 48-year-old wife of 12 years, who usually helps him at the stables, has been busy looking after him at the hospital. He said: "She has been massaging my hands and my legs, where there are a lot of blood clots." Mr Pereira, who started his training career in Dubai in 2001, believes that the attack was an ambush, and that the attackers specifically targeted him. This is because he was not robbed. "They took nothing. They only wanted to hurt me and smash my car," he said. "They just wanted to make sure I didn't go back to racing." Why does he think so? Mr Pereira suspects that the attack was a result of his refusal to "hookup horses".He claimed that he has been asked "countless times" to fix horse races, but has always refused. "I've been a very straight trainer. I never want to hook up horses," he said. About two weeks ago, his apprentice, who has been learning the ropes from him for two years, missed a jump during a race. "I was very unhappy with the boy's riding, so I complained to the steward," he said.
Wants to return to S'pore
Mr Pereira, who made headlines in 2006 when his horse, Golden Ace, won two major races, said that he now suspects that the group behind his apprentice is responsible for the attack on him. A report by the New Straits Times revealed that this was the fourth racing-related attack last year involving individuals working at the Selangor Turf Club. Mr Pereira said that he has applied to return to Singapore to continue his career. He alleged: "There is so much corruption (in Malaysia)." The trainer, who won the National Stud Farm Wira Malaysia Cup last year, added: "It's safer in Singapore. Life is more important." Malaysian police are investigating the attack.
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This article was first published in The New Paper.
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Vicious attack on S'porean horse trainer : 'It was so painful, I cried' <!-- TITLE : end--> </td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3" height="15">
Ah neh, asked you to kelong and tarik horse you don't want!
HE HAD just called home to tell his wife that he was heading home for coffee, following a hard day's work at the stables. But instead of sipping coffee at home, he ended up in excruciating pain, nursing a wide gash on his head, a broken leg, and bruises all over his body at a hospital. Mr Prakash Pereira, 58, is an award-winning Singaporean horse trainer based in Malaysia. He was driving home from Selangor Turf Club at Seri Kembangan last Tuesday at about 5pm in his maroon BMW 723, when he was ambushed.
Stunned
Speaking to The New Paper over the phone from his hospital bed in Petaling Jaya last night, he recalled: "I was at a traffic junction that was just a five-minute drive from the stables when a black Honda Accord hit my car from behind. "I stopped my car and got out to see the damage when these four or five guys came at me with iron rods and a hammer." What ensued was mayhem, as his attackers rained blows on him, hitting him all over his body. Passers-by were stunned but nobody stepped in to help. "There was a traffic jam in the area. So many people were around, but nobody bothered to help me," he recalled. Powerless against their weapons, he could only try to avoid being too badly injured.
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</td></tr><tr><td>AWARD-WINNER: Mr Prakash Pereira won the National Stud Farm Wira Malaysia Cup last year. He also made headlines in 2006 when his horse won two major races.</td> </tr> </tbody></table>
"I just remembered my Singapore army training. I curled up on the ground and took the blows," said Mr Pereira, who is based at the Selangor Turf Club.
He added: "I couldn't do anything else, so I made sure I remembered the car's licence plate number." He later gave the number to the police, but it turned out that the licence plate was actually registered to a lorry.
Mr Pereira said: "My glasses fell to the ground, so I couldn't see very well. But I remember that the driver of the Honda was wearing black, and he was very tall. "He also came out of the car to join in the attack." His attackers looked young, either in their 20s or early 30s, he said. "Then,one of them hit my head with a hammer, and hit me in my right ribs," he added. After that, his attackers started whacking his car. His windscreen was smashed. His 12-year-old BMW, which he bought second- hand two years ago, remains in the workshop. After the vicious attack, which he reckoned lasted about 10 minutes, the assailants fled in their car.
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"I don't remember much, but I remember that the shirt of the jockey who carried me was totally stained with my blood. "I got my jockey friend to call my wife when we were on the way to the hospital. "When I got to the hospital, the doctor said that he could even see part of my brain." The next few hours in hospital were critical, as doctors regularly checked on him and took his blood pressure. At about 11pm that day, his condition stabilised. But he remains hospitalised, and is expected to stay in hospital for another 10 days.
Not robbed
His 48-year-old wife of 12 years, who usually helps him at the stables, has been busy looking after him at the hospital. He said: "She has been massaging my hands and my legs, where there are a lot of blood clots." Mr Pereira, who started his training career in Dubai in 2001, believes that the attack was an ambush, and that the attackers specifically targeted him. This is because he was not robbed. "They took nothing. They only wanted to hurt me and smash my car," he said. "They just wanted to make sure I didn't go back to racing." Why does he think so? Mr Pereira suspects that the attack was a result of his refusal to "hookup horses".He claimed that he has been asked "countless times" to fix horse races, but has always refused. "I've been a very straight trainer. I never want to hook up horses," he said. About two weeks ago, his apprentice, who has been learning the ropes from him for two years, missed a jump during a race. "I was very unhappy with the boy's riding, so I complained to the steward," he said.
Wants to return to S'pore
Mr Pereira, who made headlines in 2006 when his horse, Golden Ace, won two major races, said that he now suspects that the group behind his apprentice is responsible for the attack on him. A report by the New Straits Times revealed that this was the fourth racing-related attack last year involving individuals working at the Selangor Turf Club. Mr Pereira said that he has applied to return to Singapore to continue his career. He alleged: "There is so much corruption (in Malaysia)." The trainer, who won the National Stud Farm Wira Malaysia Cup last year, added: "It's safer in Singapore. Life is more important." Malaysian police are investigating the attack.
[email protected]
This article was first published in The New Paper.
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i love him to this day because we are still together. but we were just chilling listening to love songs and started kissing then the next thing i know i had lost my virginity :o but he was very gentle and romantic and the music in the background almost made it sureal. i started 2 cry out of pain and slight fear but he kissed me told me he loved me and paused and asked if i wanted him to stop because he would but i told him to go on because i couldnt think of a better person to give my virginity to. and when it was all over i cleaned up and i layed on his chest and 
