Letters

I WAS surprised to read about Simon Bromyard's astounding DreamBody win in last week's edition of GulfWeekly.

Among the many subjects I studied at school, there was also a little thing called arithmetic and it was here that I learned about numbers. I have been using this skill since then and it comes in very handy on a daily basis.

Imagine my surprise when I read that GDN reporter Mohammed Al Garf, who dropped a staggering 26kg in the weight loss competition, came in second to Mr Bromyard who only lost 11kg and walked away with the BD1,001 prize!

I would like to know who was doing the arithmetic at the end of the competition? Even a five-year-old can understand that 26 is a bigger number than 11, and not just marginally. How can the DreamBody Centre justify such a scandalous decision, when it's clear to anyone with a 1st grade education that Mr Bromyard was not the winner?

I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Mohammed for his amazing transformation and let him know that although he did not win the competition, he is the real winner in my eyes.

Dr Jeremy Fisher, by email.

DID I miss something? The front page of last week's GulfWeekly has left me consumed with doubt and a smatter of disappointment over the announcement of the winner of the DreamBody Centre's weight loss contest. While I'm quite happy for Mr Simon Bromyard to have been named the winner, something stuck out like a sore thumb after reading a column in your sister paper, the GDN.

It seems that GDN columnist Mohammed Al Garf, who also entered the contest, had lost a great deal more weight than Mr Bromyard.

I've been told that I have quite a healthy imagination, but upon re-reading both stories, it was evident that the facts were out in the open in black and white for all the world to see, and that I had NOT imagined the discrepancy. It seems to me that Mohammed was denied a prize that was rightfully his. He'd lost more weight than Mr Bromyard. Wasn't that what the contestants were supposed to do?

I realise that the 'percentage of body weight lost' clause could be the dividing factor between two contestants. However, looking at the facts Mohammed seems to have outclassed his opponent in every aspect in leaps and bounds.

I feel so let down. I was quite disappointed when I read that Mohammed hadn't won. I'm sure that hundreds of others, just like me, had our fingers crossed for him to win the contest. I don't understand what happened. Could someone shed some light on this for me please? Dear Mohammed, if you are reading this, don't be dismayed or lose heart. You remain an inspiration to us all. Keep up the good work.

Ali Stirred,

by email.

I MUST say you guys run a great paper ... keep the competitions coming!

Ancy Mathew,

by email.