KUALA LUMPUR: "I don't care about looks. I'm not attracted to handsome faces, but I like young men.
"It's a bonus for them (men) if they can make me like this (a no-nonsense character) to a lovey-dovey person," said the viral police officer, 'Inspector Sheila' or real name Sheila Sharon Steven Kumar, 35, when asked about her ideal man.
Regarding the 'matchmaking advertisement' she uploaded on Facebook (FB), recently, Sheila said she was determined to find a partner openly after getting many questions from people around her following the disclosure of her single status.
Sheila had uploaded a post on Facebook looking for a life partner regardless of age, religion, race and career.
In the post, Sheila invited interested men to try their luck by replying to the comments before July 1.
She was caught off guard when her attempt received so much attention with many comments and messages on the social media platform.
According to her, she read all these messages but had not responded or accepted any of the invitations for a date.
"After the story was out and went viral that I am single, my family asked me why I revealed my unmarried status, and many had also wondered about it.
"Overwhelmed by such questions, I uploaded a post to find a partner, and the sharing got 1,000 likes.
"It is true that there are many men interested in meeting me, not only the Malays, Chinese and Indians but also the Punjabis who live in this country," she said during an exclusive interview with Harian Metro yesterday.
Sheila also shared other criteria of her Mr Right, including the man must be single, not controlling, active in sports and most importantly, have deep respect for women.
"The man has to be 'fit'. I don't want a fat person because I will have to look at him 24 hours a day once I'm married.
"He also has to be good at speaking English since I have a Bachelor's Degree in English, like to travel and prioritise family and religion in addition to having 'standards' (meeting standards) and having a world-class mindset.
"I have also met many Malay men, many of whom are 'sporting'. I am keeping an open mind," she said.
Sheila said she had yet to find "Mr Right" since no one passed the screening test.
"That's why I chose to be single. Should I stay single and solo for the rest of my life, I'll still be happy," said the police inspector, who has a bachelor's degree in Language and Linguistics with a major in English and a minor in Italian from University Malaya.
Regarding herself getting more and more attention, Sheila did not expect her life to change 180 degrees since her story went viral.
The eldest of eight siblings said among the significant changes that could be seen was the number of followers on her FB, which had doubled from 8,400 to 16,000.
"I didn't leave the house for two days when the story went viral on social media. Even if there was a need for me to leave the house, I wore a face mask and a hat.
"But now, that negative perception seems to have changed to the point that many people have asked me to take selfies with them when I'm outside. I'm okay if they ask me to take pictures.
"I also received offers from companies to participate 'live' (live broadcast), and I consulted with my lawyer on this. He (lawyer) said okay as long as it doesn't touch on the case (in the court)," she said, who harboured a dream to become a lawyer.
Sheila was previously brought before the Selayang magistrate's court on three charges of threatening and insulting the honour of a police officer with the rank of lance corporal and two civilians.
