Being a Celebrity

It has been childhood dream to become as famous as Michael Jackson, but as I grew up and I knew how "haunting" the life of a celebrity can be, I immediately changed my mind.

Michael Jackson, as we all know, is one of the most famous pop artist, in fact, the "King of Pop". He has many fans and supporters and it seems that there is nothing more he can wish for.

But life is really sad for him. Just because he has so much fame, he faces tremendous stress and pressure everyday to perform. It is known that Michael Jackson is a perfectionist who conducts rehearsals everyday consecutively to make sure nothing goes wrong in his performance. This has somehow taken a toll on his health - he has lack of sleep because he is under so much pressure everyday.

The "King of Pop" has never fail to turn to medication whenever he needs sleep. He uses increasing numbers of it, exceeding health limits, to calm himself down before performances, until one day his fame and stress finally killed him.

Recently, Tiger Woods, the world no. 1 golfer, again faces tremendous pressure from tabloids and reporting that he has an affair with two ladies.

The media has "haunted" him, invading his privacy. A small car accident outside his house was being described the tabloids as a desperate attempt to escape from his wife after a violent argument over the rumors about him.

Whether the rumor are true or are simply lies, Woods faces a great stress from the extent the media invading his personal privacy. He expresses his despair and shock that the media is "scrutinizing" his personal privacy and closed-door family discussions. Personal family matters have to turn into public confessions. There is really no family time, space and privacy for celebrities.

With the numerous time taken away by golf tournaments and handling of rumors, I am unsure whether Woods has enough time with his family. Although he is filthy rich man, I doubt he has time to do what a normal family can do - spend time with their children, play with them, teach them, and bring them out for a simple vacation. What is the use of money then?