OPEN A CAN OF WORMS

As a teacher of the English Language, I would often teach my students some proverbs, idioms or sayings so that that they can use of them to make their essays more interesting. Well, today I would like to talk about the saying, "open a can of worms".

Here is the what it means:

Some experts say the "open a can of worms" metaphor is a modern extension of Pandora's Box. In the original story, a mortal was warned not to open a box belonging to Pandora. When curiosity got the best of this mortal, he opened the box and inadvertently released numerous plagues on the world. According to legend, the only thing remaining in Pandora's box was a creature called Hope. In this same sense, to open a can of worms means to release a host of often irrevocable problems or complications. As long as the "can" remained sealed, there would be no harm or foul.
Source: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-it-mean-to-open-a-can-of-worms.htm

Now I would like to blog about what effect the revelation of Andy Lau's secret marriage has on the Asian entertainment scene.

It is because people wish to know about Andy's marital status they somehow managed to get the records from Las Vegas. As a result a can of worms was opened, resulting in the discovery that Leon Lai and Miriam Yeong had married their respective spouses there as well. Because of that there was discovery that one celebrity had been married for 20 over years but had kept it a secret from his fans. Now stars are coming out to reveal secrets they have kept from their fans. I guess they thought that it is better to tell now then to be found out later and be labelled as a liar like what is happening to Andy Lau.

The latest revelation I read is of one Chinese celebrity called Guo Liang who took his girlfriend for an abortion. He came clean about it and gave a detailed explanation about the whole affair. If you want to read more, please click here.